Quote of the day by English physicist Brian Cox: “We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets.” |

Brian Cox (Image: Wikipedia) Something is interesting about human beings that appears very early in life. Children ask endless questions before they know anything about science, philosophy or technology. They ask where stars go during the day. They ask why the sky changes colours in the evening. They ask why birds fly, why oceans seem […]

The poor English boy crowned King of England at 10, and years later, he worked in the royal kitchen

For a brief moment in medieval England, a poor boy stood at the centre of a royal rebellion and wore a crown meant for kings. Lambert Simnel was only around 10 years old when Yorkist supporters presented him as a claimant to the English throne during the turbulent years after the Wars of the Roses. […]

Experts stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding oldest English poem

A rare copy of Caedmon’s Hymn is visible in the five lines above the final line of a page from an 8th-century manuscript copy of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Image credit: AP) The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marvelling at a medieval book tracked down in a […]

Scientists stunned after finding the oldest English poem by an agricultural worker inside a medieval manuscript in Rome

A quiet moment inside a digital archive search has led to something that experts are calling a major literary breakthrough. Researchers studying a medieval manuscript in Rome reportedly stumbled upon what appears to be the oldest surviving English poem. The discovery was not made during an excavation or field study, but through digitised pages viewed […]

Meet Indian-American Randeep Dhillon who wants to ‘Make Affordable California Again’ but MAGA does not like his English

Indian-origin Randeep Dhillon wants to ‘Make Affordable California Again’. Dr Randeep S Dhillon is one of the lesser-known Republican candidates for the California Governor election primary who wants to make the state affordable. As he released his campaign videos ahead of the primary in June, he got trolled for his English and MAGA on social […]

‘Not a word of English’: Row over Indian-origin Jay Vaingakar campaigning in Hindi for New Jersey ‘desi community’

A row has broken out in the United States after Indian-origin congressional candidate Jay Vaingakar was criticised for campaigning in Hindi while addressing members of the ‘Desi’ community in New Jersey.The controversy began after Indian American commentator Mehek Cooke posted on X, reacting to a video of Vaingakar speaking in Hindi about uplifting the “desi […]

Nearly blind, spoke no English: Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin dies in New York after immigration officers abandon him at coffee shop

The death of a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, in New York has triggered a major row as border patrol agents left him near a coffee shop, did not inform his family and he was found dead. The 56-year-old Alam spoke little English and was nearly blind. He was in […]

‘My insufficient command of English’: Mark Rutte explains why he called Trump ‘daddy,’ says ‘I am living with it’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has finally explained the real reason he called Donald Trump “Daddy” — and says it’s not what many people think. In an interview with Politico, Rutte insisted the remark was “never intentional,” attributing it — in otherwise fluent English — to what he called his “insufficient command of the English […]

UAE education reform 2026: English mandatory for mathematics and science in private schools | World News

UAE mandates English as the medium for advanced mathematics and science in private schools / image: @moeuae The UAE’s educational landscape is undergoing a monumental transformation. Under a new federal decree, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has officially mandated that Advanced Mathematics and Science subjects must now be taught in English across private schools nationwide.This […]

‘You can’t drive, you don’t speak English’: Trucker placed out of service for hauling ‘hazardous’ gas without paperwork

A truck driver was placed out of service by Arkansas Highway Police after being caught hauling large quantities of ‘hazardous’ nitrous oxide (commonly called “puff gas”) without proper paperwork, safety markings, or legal qualifications. The trucker also failed to pass a quick English proficiency test that the cop gave him. The incident was captured on […]