A boat carrying more than 60 migrants encountered difficulty Friday as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France, and authorities said one person died and another was hospitalized in critical condition after a rescue operation. French
The well-preserved skull of a gigantic prehistoric sea honster has been discovered on a beach in Dorset, and scientists hope it could reveal many secrets about the creatures. The skull belonged to a pilosaur, which dominated the oceans hundreds of millions of
Copies of Omid Scobie’s newest royal book Endgame published in the Netherlands appeared to have named the second person accused of making racist comments about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s then-unborn son. The book, published yesterday, revealed that two senior royals made
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A tiny little English town shares its name with a much more famous American counterpart – but came centuries before its newer namesake. Boston is a city in Massachusetts, USA, famous for films like Good Will Hunting, the Boondock Saints and Martin
A huge Russian warship was spotted travelling through the English Channel last week, as the Royal Navy kept a close eye on the frigate as it moved through UK waters. Plymouth-based warship HMS Richmond kept constant watch on Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich,
Brits in the southeast of England are increasingly speaking without the King’s English and Cockney accents, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Essex, led by Dr Amanda Cole, found that the classic accents were falling among 18 to
France has filed two claims with the European Court of Justice after accusing them of discrimination against non-English speakers. The European Personnel Selection Office, which runs recruitment examinations for the 14,000 strong EU bureaucracy, has reportedly breached EU law by making candidates
France has taken a stand against the European Union’s growing use of English in its hiring practices, arguing that it discriminates against non-anglophone candidates and violates EU treaties promoting equal treatment of all citizens. The EU has seen an increased use of
A former Ofsted chief inspector has slammed the department’s rating system and claimed it gives parents “false comfort”. Sir Michael Wilshaw, who was chief inspector of schools until 2016, told MPs on the House of Commons education select committee that the claim