Melvyn Bragg talked to academics who dedicated their lives to studying very specific things. After more than 1,000 episodes, ...

Candy. Elevator. Highway. Trash. Movie theatre. Fire truck. Americanisms are infiltrating children’s language to the point ...

I have an unusual, “made-up” first name. Nowadays it’s common ... but I’m in my 60s, so it wasn’t common growing up.

Then there is a third camp consisting of former Clinton administration officials who disdain the innate caution of the Obama ...

The word buoy dates back to Middle English (boye or boie, 13th–15th century). Its origin is somewhat uncertain but most ...

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in the UK, under plans announced by the new home secretary. Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to raise the standard of English required from the ...

An English traitor who is fighting for Russia in the conflict against Ukraine has burnt his British passport in protest at what he claims is the UK government's 'threat' to revoke his citizenship.

Learn the pronunciation differences between British and American English! Do you say herb or 'erb? Zebra or zebra? Find out! Dolly Parton breaks silence on health after sister calls for prayers Maddow ...

Even as her debut feature The Deb finds itself mired in controversy, Rebel Wilson is all set for her next directorial titled Girl Group. Billed as a comedy, Girl Group also stars Rebel in the lead ...

Fluent English speakers often add sounds between words to link them together. When one word ends with a vowel sound, and the following word begins with a vowel sound, you might hear a subtle /j/ or /w ...

A report that hopes to take Shropshire in "a new direction" is to be discussed at a council meeting. Submitted by leader Heather Kidd, she said the report, titled "A new direction for Shropshire", ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Major U.S. companies are set to invest a record $205 billion in Britain over the next decade, creating thousands of jobs across the four countries of the United Kingdom, the ...