It's a bumper time for British fleas!

CAN you believe it? Around 40 million unused gadgets are lying around in UK homes. The BBC reports on a survey by the Royal Society of Chemistry which shows that phones, laptops and digital cameras are among the items piled up. The online survey was completed by more than 2,000 people and revealed that half […]

BREXIT continues to dominate British society so much so that The Guardian reports that two anti-Brexit fake banknotes claiming to be from the “Bank of Brexit lies” ...

WE Brits sometimes use unusual language when we talk about the weather. The Daily Mirror reports on a survey of 2,000 people to reveal the words and phrases most likely to be used.  These include ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’, ‘blowing a gale’ and ‘throwing it down’. Other popular phrases include ‘it’s the calm before […]

THE BBC informs us that although 24 million old-style £1 coins have been returned to the Royal Mint in the last year, that still leaves 145 million outstanding.  This is despite the fact that people have been unable to spend them in shops since October 2017. The round coin was replaced  in March 2017 by a 12-sided version, to help crack down […]

THE Guardian reports on a rare discovery by archaeologists in Gloucestershire: They have found a small shard of patterned green glass, part of an 1,800-year-old fish bottle, at Chedworth Roman Villa.