UK News from Times Online:
IN the windows of the UK Citizenship Centre in Birmingham, posters say it provides “Home Office Approved Certificates”. They boast a “very high success rate” and the process is “quick and easy”. (Read More)
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THE manager and the main man stood exchanging a quiet word as England’s soggy series of autumn performances came to a weary conclusion. Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson, perhaps the two most famous names in the history of t (Read More)
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Immigrants who don’t understand English have been able to buy language certificates that give them the right to settle in Britain. (Read More)
New York Times:
Daniel Agger and Ryan Babel added to Liverpool’s injury problems at Anfield on Saturday in a lively 2-2 draw with visiting Manchester City in the English Premier League.
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L.A. Times - Opinion Blog:
America's Roman Catholic bishops aren't completely obsessed by abortion and gay marriage. My former colleague Ann Rodgers, one of the best religion reporters around, reports in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that bishops have be (Read More)
Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India:
Like the opening day of a much-awaited film, English Unstoppable campaign's first day witnessed excitement, guffaws and requests for a sequel. (Read More)
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Author : Asem EltaherIn the current down economy, more and more people are getting towards getting the benefits of the work online from home concept This concept is keeping on growing and growing and it would probably be the (Read More)
Times Online:
Line & Length is not always the most optimistic of blogs (I am English after all) but I took heart from the top line given to a press release sent out by the ICC ahead of today's first one-day international."Clean sweep will (Read More)
The Age World Headlines:
English county side Hampshire is hoping to re-sign Australian spin king Shane Warne for next season's Twenty20 competition. (Read More)
New York Times:
Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia’s football team for almost two seasons, died of heart-related causes, the dog’s owner said.
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FT.com - World, Asia Pacific:
India is rapidly losing one of its clear economic advantages over China, with the number of Chinese able to speak English on a par with its neighbour and rival. A... (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Earlier this month, Twitter rolled out a Spanish language version of its service. This was the first language to gain native support beyond English and Japanese. Today, it’s announcing French support as well.As the service an (Read More)
FT.com - Arts & weekend, Film:
This American band precisely capture the pretty acoustic guitars and crashing riffs of its source material – English folk-rock of the late-1960s and early-1970s, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney. (Read More)
Financial Times:
India is rapidly losing one of its clear economic advantages over China, with the number of Chinese able to speak English on par with its neighbour and rival, says a new study published by the British Council. (Read More)
Financial Times:
India is rapidly losing one of its clear economic advantages over China, with the number of Chinese able to speak English on par with its neighbour and rival, says a new study published by the British Council. (Read More)
Lifehacker:
My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enou (Read More)
The Economist:
The enduring appeal of Jane AustenA Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen. Edited by Susannah Carson. Random House; 320 pages; $25. Buy from Amazon.com“SOME literary works are mortal; Jan (Read More)
The Economist:
A year in the life of a workaholic king1415: Henry V’s Year of Glory. By Ian Mortimer. Bodley Head; 640 pages; GBP20. Buy from Amazon.co.ukWHAT Shakespeare does for a monarch, it is very hard to undo. Richard III, though soft (Read More)