Has anyone ever told you “you're all bum and parsley”? If you were absolutely flummoxed or utterly baffled, then you’re not ...

There are certain things tourists should never do in London, including standing on the left side of escalators and paying to ...

Each day, you probably use a variety of expressions, idioms, proverbs and slang that aren’t meant to be taken literally. If ...

Check out some inspiring quotes from some African leaders on Africa Day. These quotes celebrate unity, freedom, and hope for ...

Prior to his injury, Furbank was one of the leading contenders to feature in Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions squad, and even if he didn’t make that he would have certainly toured the Americas ...

The Deputy Prime Minister quoted the words of a man who was one of the first British soldiers to liberate Bergen-Belsen. Survivors of the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen and their families ...

Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, reportedly conducted a covert operation that targeted the home servers of Sam Pitroda, the head of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) and a close associate ...

Member nations including the UK were perfectly able to ban the movement of animals and animal products during the "mad cow disease" outbreak in the 1990s, much to the annoyance of the British ...

I don’t know about you, but the idea of a ‘World War 3’ just seems that bit more possible lately. This simulation was a replication of the attacks on Ukraine on the first night of the ...

After creating a list of 100 expressions – including idioms, phrases, and proverbs – from a wide range of sources including the Oxford English Dictionary, academic literature, newspapers and online ...

phrases, and proverbs – from a wide range of sources including the Oxford English Dictionary, academic literature, newspapers and online platforms, the British Council analysed online comments ...