Congress MP Shashi Tharoor goes viral again, turning English teacher to explain the quirky logic behind number names like ...

Now, that dream is being written into policy. The government recently announced plans to make English a mandatory second ...

From Brancepeth to Staithes and Ushaw Moor, the North East has a number of place names that are often mispronounced.

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Educators and administrators do everything possible to prepare for the unexpected. From strengthening communication with ...

To be allowed to take his bride to their wedding, 25-year-old Hanoian Nhat Ninh was told he had to get at least three correct answers out of five in an IELTS quiz.

I've spent years getting frustrated by voice assistants. You know the drill: You get cut off mid-thought or it completely ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who has spent decades navigating ...

Some people are committed to originality. But is the fun you have coming up with an odd name worth the work the child will ...

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

THE third series of BBC’s Celebrity Race Across The World aired its first episode last night, but eagle-eyed fans spotted ...