Words in the news

Cycling

What's the furthest you have ever cycled? Perhaps you cycle to school or to work, or maybe at most a short cycling trip with friends? How would you feel about spending months on the road travelling solo from the UK to China, by bike?..
September 15,2008

Duchess - or Princess?

he British actress Keira Knightley has rejected claims that her latest film The Duchess, a historical drama set in the 18th Century, parallels the life of Princess Diana...
August 9,2008

Mamma Mia!

The ever so-beloved West End musical Mamma Mia! has finally been taken from the stage to the silver screen...
July 10,2008

Bond is back

Fans of James Bond have been thrilled with the release of the new Bond book Devil May Care, which was published on 28th May 2008...
June 5,2008

London's new Mayor Boris Johnson

London has a new mayor, after its citizens voted in theConservative Party candidate Boris Johnson, ahead of Labour's Ken Livingstone...
May 14,2008

Heathrow terminal 5

London Heathrow is the biggest airport in the UK and it also handles moreinternational passenger traffic than any other airport in the world...
April 9,2008

Earthquake hits Britain

On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake...
March 6,2008

Oscar hopefuls

The British romantic drama Atonement is leading the pack of British hopefuls for this year's Oscars...
February 18,2008

Egypt jails three leading activists

Three of Egypt's most prominent activists from the 2011 uprising have been sentenced to three years in prison. They are the first to be convicted under a controversial new law that restricts demonstrations.  ..
Feb 07,2014

Putin closes Russian news agency

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has closed down the country's state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. He announced it will be replaced by a news agency called Russia Today, led by one of the Kremlin's strongest supporters.  ..
Feb 07,2014