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Childhood and key life events: Margaret Thatcher (Simple and short)

Childhood and key life events: Margaret Thatcher Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics died following a heart stroke on Monday. She was 87. [...]

Britain's Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', dead at 87

Britain's Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', dead at 87 Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" of British politics died following a heart stroke on Monday. She [...]

British Queen Elizabeth sick but won't let a little thing like ill health get in the way of work!

British Queen Elizabeth is recovering from sickness. What happened to her? Some people say she is strong as an OX! Britain's 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth II was in hospital suffer[...]

It’s nearly Christmas time: Have you been good?

It’s nearly Christmas time: Have you been good? It’s surprising how many countries have characters who keep an eye on children’s behavior. Somehow, they seem to know who has b[...]

HSBC fined £1.2 billion. Why so much fine?

British bank HSBC agrees to pay £1.2 billion in fines What happened? Why is HSBC asked to pay so much money in fines? Understand this and see a picture slideshow exclusive to The [...]

Books vs Ebooks: Which one do you prefer?

Books vs Ebooks: Which one do you prefer? How do you like to read? Do you still look forward to picking up a book, turning its pages and browsing it? Or have you switched to a[...]

The Great Garbage Patch in the Ocean! (Try scooping this!)

The Great Garbage Patch: Why we shouldn’t litter! The Great Pacific Garbage Patch- try scooping this out! The Great Pacific Garbage Patch stretches from Hawaii to San[...]

The Nobel Peace Prize: And the winner is...

The Nobel Peace Prize: And the winner is... Strange but true: the Nobel Peace Prize was set up by the man who invented dynamite! Alfred Nobel’s explosive invention in 1867 made[...]

Guy Fawkes: November is the month of Gunpowder, treason and plot...?

Gunpowder, treason and plot…… Halloween may be growing in popularity in the UK, but November 5 is an even more important date on the British calendar. This historic date has be[...]

Andrew Strauss: Appointed a member of the International Cricket Council!

Andrew Strauss appointed a member of the Cricket Governing body! Have you all heard the name: Andrew Strauss before? No? Surely you know that the name belongs to the former Engl[...]

Paralympics closing ceremony: London says bye - bye to Olympics Summer

So it is has finally ended! Yesterday brought an end to the Olympic Summer with the closing of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Did you enjoy the[...]

What are Paralympics?

Want to see Zorro on wheels? How about Usain bolt with no legs- but still running faster than a normal person can ever run? The Paralympics are here. The Olympics are over. But[...]

The Olympics isn’t over yet! Welcome Paralympics.

Did you see the closing ceremony yesterday? With a musical line-up featuring pop stars new and old, dance routines, incredible fireworks, and comedy, the Olympics closing cerem[...]

Olympics closing ceremony: closing the greatest sports show on Earth

Did you watch the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, on the 27th July? It started at 20:12 when the Red Arrows flew over the stadium marking the start of the 30th Summer Ol[...]

Olympic Athletes: The awesome story of Mo Farah

Team Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes 10,000 meter World champion He was born in Somalia, within War, and now is a British It was a lo[...]

Recipe for World’s Biggest Ice Cream dessert?

World's Biggest Ice Cream dessert in England British Chef Heston Blumenthal created a World Record The people of Gloucester, England created a 13 foot ta[...]

The Biggest Olympic Rings Ever: London 2012

VIDEO TIME LAPSE OF HOW THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE BUILT The Olympic rings signify 5 continents coming together. The Olympic Rings are a pretty important symbol of the Olympics[...]

Living and studying in UK to get difficult?

Visa Changes for Students in UK Studying and Working in UK may be difficult for many UK is changing its policies regarding foreign stu[...]

Queen Elizabeth and a handshake with ex IRA chief. Why is it big?

UK and Republic of Ireland have a history of decades of fighting IRA was reported to be involved in the killing of Queen's Cousin and his two children [...]

Mystery of the vanishing Turtle Doves- What is killing these beautiful birds?

They’ve almost gone, those lovely little Turtle Dove birds that coo and brr all across the UK and Africa are almost extinct- gone forever. There may not be any left in less than a [...]