It has been fifteen years sincepioneeringBritish computer programmer, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, created theprotocolswhich power the World Wide Web. But cou...
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, ...
Scientists in the UK have expressed their enthusiasm for China’s plans to explore the Moon withrobotic spacecraft, and are keen totake partin th...
Here in the UK the sport ofhorse racingis often referred to as the sport of kings”. However, after Zara Phillips stunning victory in the WorldEq...
Watching TV is a very popularpastimein the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, themost-watchedTV programmes every we...
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. ...
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 met...
First Madonna did it and now Kylie's doing it. Two of the world's best knownpop divashave beenbranching out. Instead of performing concerts in...
Every week millions of Britons use computers to access the internet but how many of them actuallyknow their ipods from their IMs? Not many it seems.A ...
Can you imagine beingsavagely attackedby a dog? What if the attack was soseverethat your nose, lips and chin were completelydestroyed? How would youfe...