United Notions: Frank McNally on past attempts to bridge the Anglo-Irish linguistic gulf

I’m reminded in passing of a failed 16th- century English monk, Andrew Boorde (c 1490–1549), who was once the subject of an ...

Denmark’s Queen Mary Makes Her First Appearance Following the Death of Her Father

Queen Mary of Denmark made her first public appearance since the death of her father, Professor John Dalgleish Donaldson, ...

Green Smoke – Frank McNally on the history of a nationalist tobacco shop, circa 1904

But McGarvey – a poet and entertainer in his own right, perhaps best known today for having written The Star of the County ...
The Citizen

How to get in on the Highland Gathering action

Here is how you can get entry tickets to the Highland Gathering in Hutchison Park, Amanzimtoti, and what to expect.
Tatler

King Philippe of Belgium and teenage daughter Princess Eléonore mark their joint birthdays with poignant portrait recreating a photo they took 10 years ago

The King of Belgium and his youngest daughter celebrated their warm bond as they celebrated their 66th and 18th birthdays ...

Queen Mary’s father, John Donaldson, dies in Hobart

The Queen of Denmark announced the death of her 84-year-old father on Sunday.
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Think you know Scotland? These 69 facts might prove you wrong

Haggis, loch monsters, whisky, tartan – Scotland is known for many different things to different people and is a fascinating ...
BBC

The English We Speak

To play this audio you need to enable JavaScript. We have an expression that means relax, and often celebrate, particularly after a time of stress or pressure and the phrase is 'let loose'. Yes, well ...
BBC

Talking about the weather

Beth and Neil have a real conversation in easy English about the weather. Learn to talk about how the weather changes your plans Hello and welcome to Real Easy English from BBC Learning English. In ...