Barry Charles Cryer, OBE (23 March 1935 - 25 January 2022) A legend of British comedy who wrote for some of the great performers of the...

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The rogues gallery of the most wanted fugitives hiding in Spain has been published and it makes for unpleasant reading indeed. Crimes...

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"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we are going into the realms of myth, particularly that of mythical beasts, from the Phoenix to...

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Regional Aragónese leadership anticipate further measures to be announced on the 23rd and instigated the following week. There is...

Potential new nationwide policy could be thrashed out as the country focuses on the Christmas lottery. Wednesday 22nd of December could...

2021 is a record year in Christmas film releases, we wade through the wrapping paper to find the gifts to enjoy! It has been estimated...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" - Long time no see", that is a calque, a phrase that is translated directly from another language. Calque...

"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this instalment we are going to look at Latin that has survived from the Latin era into Modern English....

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