People should be able to declare themselves ‘Black English’ on the census says Labour MP David Lammy Tottenham MP said absence of option showed a lack of racial equality in the UK ONS said tests found ‘evidence didn’t support change to include Black English’ Census also had option for respondents to describe ethnicity in their … Read more
Around 70 migrants were brought ashore by Border Force officers today after they made the perilous crossing across the English Channel. A group of around 20 men, many of whom appeared to be in their 20s, were brought into harbour on the beach at Dungeness, along the coast of Kent, by the Border Force cutter Speedwell at around … Read more
Born in Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast in 1804, John Gould was brought up in Surrey and later Windsor, where his father was a gardener at the monarch’s castle. Gould taught himself taxidermy – the practice of preserving an animal’s body by stuffing or mounting – from an early age. In 1824, he moved … Read more
Born in Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast in 1804, John Gould was brought up in Surrey and later Windsor, where his father was a gardener at the monarch’s castle. Gould taught himself taxidermy – the practice of preserving an animal’s body by stuffing or mounting – from an early age. In 1824, he moved … Read more
Nearly 200 migrants crossed Channel yesterday making May 2021’s busiest month already for small boat crossings An estimated 200 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 migrants are believed to have landed on a beach in Dungeness, Kent … Read more
Up to 100 more migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain including group of 15 who landed their small boat on Kent beach An estimated 100 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 … Read more
Up to 100 more migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain including group of 15 who landed their small boat on Kent beach An estimated 100 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 … Read more
Fan anger as the FA redesigns Three Lions logo swapping them for one male lion, one lioness and one cub to ‘reflect the true diversity’ of the game The Three Lions were dropped in favour of a lion, lioness and cub to show ‘the true diversity’ of English football Some fans dubbed the rebranding of … Read more
Howz yor speling? An organisation known as the International English Spelling Congress has just voted in favour, or favor, of major reform. Apparently, English takes up to three years longer to master than other languages, and the peculiarities of our spelling sytem are at least partly to blame. The congress is concerned that far too … Read more
Caught out! Rick Stein’s online shop is forced to clarify ‘misleading’ claim that its salmon is from English river – when it was actually from the Faroe Islands Stein’s shop faced claims it misled buyers by saying salmon was from England Anti-salmon farming campaigner Don Staniford launched a complaint He said the firm needed to … Read more