Stories tagged "british"

Google's new voice recognition application for the iPhone has come under fire because it only recognises North American accents.

In a classic example of a futile government intervention, British Leyland went through billions in taxpayer money before going out of business.

Left-wing activist Cynthia Roberts, who stood as a Labour Parliamentary candidate, worked for the Communists under the codename Agent Hammer, according to documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday.

Alex Briffett Blog: My brother and I popped out for nice pint or two and were shocked to be met at the door

It's a controversial idea in a land known for prudishness about sex teaching kids as young as 5 about the birds and bees.

For those of you who missed history in high school, the account of the IRISH and the GREAT POTATO FAMINE was an interesting one. Apparently, the good 'ol Irish ran out of potatoes and had to flee to America. But is there another side to this?

Thousands of poetry awards and prizes are given throughout the world, ranging from very well-respected down through ones that are nothing more than con schemes designed to milk gullible would-be poets.

British princes William and Harry set off Saturday on a grueling 1,000-mile motorcycle rally in South Africa to raise money for charity.

A British man and woman are found guilty of having sex on a beach in Dubai and sentenced to three months in prison.

The British government on Monday said it would make a multi-billion investment in three of the country's major banks to help them through the "first financial crisis of the global age."