English hopes for World Cup success have suffered a serious setback with the news that striker Wayne Rooney has broken a bone in his foot. 20-year-old Rooney collapsed in agony after a harmless-looking tackle during Saturdays Premiership game between
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How do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands? Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socialising in bars, pubs and clubs. However, there is a new generation growing up that finds it easier to man
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For many foreign people the classic image of summer sport in the UK is that of English gentlemen dressed in white flannels playing cricket all day in the village park. However, if you travel north of the border, to Scotland, you may find a very diffe
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It has been fifteen years since pioneering British computer programmer, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, created the protocols which power the World Wide Web. But could he have ever imagined how much the web would transform our lives? And would he approve of how
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You might not know it, but many sports and games that are played all over the world were invented by the British. Football, tennis, cricket, snooker, rugby, and golf all originated in the British Isles. However, if you thought that here in the UK we
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Scientists in the UK have expressed their enthusiasm for Chinas plans to explore the Moon with robotic spacecraft, and are keen to take part in the adventure. British scientists are seeking to collaborate with their Chinese counterparts on the Chenge
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Here in the UK the sport of horse racing is often referred to as the sport of kings. However, after Zara Phillips stunning victory in the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, perhaps equestrian events should be called the sport of princesses. T
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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. They are dramas b
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If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a handful of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, actor Michael J Fox and rapper 50 Cent have all written them. An autob
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Did you like the film The Lord of the Rings? Are you a performer who can sing and dance? And most importantly, are you less than 1.7 metres tall with big, hairy feet? If the answer is yes to all of these questions then maybe you should audition for a
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Every week millions of Britons use computers to access the internet but how many of them actually know their ipods from their IMs? Not many it seems. A recent survey from Nielsen/ NetRatings a global internet, media and market research company - show
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Can you imagine being savagely attacked by a dog? What if the attack was so severe that your nose, lips and chin were completely destroyed? How would you feel about yourself? Would you be able to look at yourself in the mirror? And how do you think o
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Its October the 31st, and across Britain and the USA, thousands of children are dressing up as monsters,ghosts and witches and going to their neighbours houses to ask for sweets or to play tricks on them if they refuse. Many houses have lanterns made
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The Scottish are certain that they invented the game of golf over 500 years ago but the Chinese, the French and even the Dutch have also made such claims in the past. We may never know who first played the game but does this ancient sport really have
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Most people like using short-cuts. We all usually want to get from A to B as quickly as possible and when we want to get our message across to people with the same job as us, we often use jargon. It's a kind of short-cut that helps us communicate wit
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First Madonna did it and now Kylie's doing it. Two of the world's best known pop divas have been branching out. Instead of performing concerts in packed stadiums around the world and recording multi-million selling albums, they have turned their atte
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When many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is the dragon. For them, the dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire. Many popular legends tell of how dragons killed brave knights and ate beautiful maidens. For C
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Its Easter in the UK and the shops are full of Easter eggs, hot-cross buns and Easter bunnies. Although Easter is widely seen as a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, its origins pre-date Christianity and many of its symbol
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1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. Its April Fools Day, a day when people traditionally like to try to make a fool of someone else and laugh at them. There are lots of theories surrounding the origins of the
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When you meet someone for the first time, do you ask for their ASL? Do you LOL if they come out with something funny, and say CU L8er when you finish the conversation? If you know what Im talking about, then you are probably already a user of Instant
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