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Valentine's Day

It's that time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards, flowers and chocolates. But Valentine's Day is not only about public displays of affection: in recent years it has also become big business...
Jul 13,2015

Soap operas

Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK. But what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week...
Jul 13,2015

Advent

Christmas is the biggest festival in Britain and is celebrated on 25th December. The four weeks before Christmas are called Advent, and are traditionally celebrated in churches by lighting a candle each Sunday during Advent...
Jul 13,2015

What to wear?

One of the biggest shocks when you arrive in a new country can be the clothes people are wearing. You may look fashionable at home, but you suddenly find you are behind the times or simply someone to laugh at when you arrive abroad...
Jul 13,2015

Freshers' week

The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing...
Jul 13,2015

Ozone layer 'recovering'

The Earth's protective ozone layer is starting to repair itself, according to a panel of United Nations scientists. The main reason behind its recovery, they say, is the fact that certain chemicals, such as those used in aerosol cans, were gradually banned in the 1980s...
Jul 13,2015

Deadly discovery in US labs

Six deadly substances, some over a century old, have been discovered in government laboratories in the United States. The deadly microbes were found in a hunt that started after the accidental discovery in July of bottles of smallpox at a research centre near Washington...
Jul 13,2015

Eat less meat to save the planet, says study

Scientists are warning that we all need to eat less meat to help protect the environment. The study, by Aberdeen and Cambridge Universities, says that greenhouse gases from food production will rise by 80% by 2050 if we don't change our eating habits...
Jul 13,2015

Artist buries gold on British beach

A great number of people have gone to Folkestone beach in the South East of England to dig for gold after a German artist announced he's buried 30 bars worth £10,000. The initiative is part of a local art festival...
Jul 13,2015

Talking turtles

Scientists in Brazil have recorded river turtles apparently talking to each other underwater. They make different noises depending on what they're doing and whether they're with adults or young turtles. Researchers from The Wildlife Conservation Society believe that the turtles might use sound to exc..
Jul 13,2015