Category: In the News
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I’m still just under two years away from being able to apply for Citizenship, but I’m really rather amused by the Britishness Test UK Citizenship Test that every wannabe-Brit has to pass. “The 45-minute test – covering government, society and…
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I took a peek into the British National Archives, after hearing so much about old content being made available online. It’s worth watching Charley in New Town, as it explains how the New Towns were built in post-war Britain. “In…
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Beavers are being re-introduced into the British landscape for the first time in 500 years. Granted, they’re the European species rather than the American one (which is apparently more destructive), but it’s still six little friends for me! “It is…
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And the award goes to NTL, broadband Internet, phone and television provider to a few millions of sorry customers. The story goes like this: We lived in Sawbridgeworth and had no choice to get NTL for broadband, as it was…
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The race is on! Before we even put away our summer clothes, shops bring in the Christmas stock; chocolates in festive colours, sparkly decorations for the tree but most of all, electronics of all sorts, announced with as much fuss…
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Ok… so this story is nearly a week old by now, but it really fascinates me still, as it’s just so odd. Ai Ai, the Chinese monkey, has kicked her smoking habit after 16 years. The creepiest part is how…
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“More people know what dogging is than blogging, according to a survey which suggests that Brits are not as tech-savvy as might be expected.” Research conducted among taxi drivers, hairdressers and pub landlords – backed up by conventional market research…
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Has anyone seen what the new Japanese Ronald will look like? All I’ve managed to find is this article, which shows a teaser of what the new feminine, slim and healthy mascot will look like. I’m very curious to see…
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Had to happen, didn’t it? The same happened to so many other illegal music-sharing sytems that BitTorrent’s system was too good for the industry to pass. The idea? Gather movies, music, games, and software from Hollywood studios and indie producers…
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The Onion said this a year ago. Gillette press release recently.
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