Peter Stringer has said Ireland will look to get under the skin of ‘hothead’ England captain Owen Farrell when the teams meet in their Six Nations clash in Dublin. The buildup to Saturday’s match (Sunday AEDT), which sees defending Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland up against an improving England at the start of a […]
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Recreational drug use 'widespread' among English footballers, says professor
Drugs such as cocaine and marijuana are commonly used by England’s top flight footballers amid claims that the FA does not take drug-testing seriously, according to an expert in researching the use of drugs in sport. Professor Ivan Waddington, who works at the University of Chester, has spent decades analyzing the impact of drugs on […]
Number of migrants crossing English Channel declared ‘major incident’
The rising number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel has been declared a “major incident” by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid. Javid also asked for an urgent call with his French counterpart to discuss the issue and appointed a gold commander to deal with the crisis. The Home Office said there was […]
Real, Barca and Bayern all want English young gun, Blues target superstar duo
An English young gun is wanted by not one, not two, but THREE huge European clubs following his stellar stint away form British shores. Meanwhile, one Super Lig side are hoping to capitalise on Mesut Ozil’s Turkish roots with the aim of luring him away from the Emirates. All that and more in another edition […]
‘Go f*** yourself!’: Trump-bashing French TV host uses English to tell Donald ‘you’re not welcome’
The French don’t like speaking in foreign languages, but the host of a popular comedy show remembered his English lessons and pulled no punches in the telling US President Donald Trump that he wasn’t welcome in Paris. The ‘Quotidien’ (Daily) program aired on TMC channel ahead of Trump’s arrival to France for the Saturday’s 100th […]
Premier League BREAKAWAY: Leeds owner threatens radical reshape of English football
Leeds made only £7million in television income in 2017 when they pull in more viewers than many Premier League clubs who receive a minimum £100m-a-year and media mogul Radrizzani insists is demanding change. And 10 years after the rebellion that almost brought down Premier League overlord Richard Scudamore, the Elland Road chief is preparing fresh […]
Venom WINS UK box office despite bad reviews – as Johnny English 3 beats A Star Is Born
According to ScreenDaily, the movie has opened with £8 million – of which £5.6 million was the Friday-Sunday weekend period, and the rest was previews on Wednesday and Thursday. The Tom Hardy-fronted movie, based on a popular Marvel Comics favourite, had received cold reviews from critics, winning only a 31% score on Rotten Tomatoes. But […]
Jenna Coleman net worth: English actress is worth this huge sum of money
Jenna Coleman is a famous English actress who has appeared in multiple top-rated TV shows including Doctor Who and Victoria – but how much do you know about the 32-year-old? Jenna was born on April 27, 1986, and grew up in Blackpool. She attended theatre company Yer Space while she was at school. Her first […]
Midwife never delivered a baby …as she couldn’t speak English!
A POLISH woman was trained as a midwife by the NHS but never delivered a single baby – after bosses realised she could barely understand English. Barbara Fall, 35, has now been suspended to protect mothers and babies from a “real risk of harm” in what has been branded a “colossal waste of taxpayers’ money”.
Miss Lou Liberated Jamaica From the Queen’s English
It was Louise Bennett’s first public performance. The 17-year-old recited one of her poems in patois, a radical act in mid-20th-century Jamaica, where a mastery of standard English was considered essential for social and economic advancement. For Bennett’s captivating performance that Christmas Day in 1936, Eric Coverley, 25, a well-known Jamaican actor and comedian, presented […]