This is the fifth of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the fifth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that ...

The most celebrated words that François-Marie Arouet – better known by his pen name, Voltaire – allegedly wrote over his long public career were, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to ...

Words with the letters 'ed' at the end are usually regular past tense verbs like 'started' or adjectives like ‘confused’. The pronunciation of 'ed' can change depending on which sound comes before it ...

Plans to depict Nobel laureate Maria Skłodowska-Curie on a new euro banknote have revived a dispute between France and Poland over whether her Polish maiden name deserves equal billing with her ...

Harris English has established himself as a name to know in the golf world. After turning pro in 2011, English has continued to make incremental improvements throughout his career. In 2020, Harris ...

After days of deliberation, French President Emmanuel Macron turned to a longtime centrist ally in the hope he could unite the country's divided parliament. Emmanuel Macron named centrist François ...

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo found himself in a lighthearted situation during a recent interview with MMA reporter Nina-Marie Daniele. The iconic Brazilian fighter tackled countless ...

Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming English-language premiere of new musical Marie Curie. The production is set to run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre this summer, playing from 1 June until ...

Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...