The national flowers of the United Kingdom.
Each of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – has
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Practise your English
St. George, patron saint of England.
Tradition has it that St. George was a Roman soldier and martyr, decapitated in 303 AD during Emperor Diocletian’s
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National flags and emblems.
The English flag of St. George is a red cross on a white background. When the crowns of England and
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Sir Sean Connery obituary (The Guardian, 31 October 2020) Ronald Bergan
Scottish actor forever associated with his role as the first screen James Bond Despite turning his back on his alter
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Collaboration to develop, produce and distribute a vaccine against COVID-19 brought together the University of Oxford’s world-class expertise in vaccinology
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Imagine the story of the Big Book, a Diana Bell project.
This is the story of when a giant book appeared in a public place. Everyone who passed by was encouraged
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Oxfordshire artist Diana Bell has painted nature every day since first lockdown began.
by Mirranda Norris, Oxfordmail 1st February 2021 A marbled white butterfly, mist in the woods, stinging nettles, flooded meadows –
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L’Alliance Grenoble Oxford
The cities of Grenoble and Oxford have been twinned since 1989. L’AGO was founded in 1993 with the aim of
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Post-Brexit blues
It has been two weeks since the UK left the EU. A last-minute deal was finally signed in Brussels on
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John le Carré, writer and spy master.
John le Carré was the pen name of David Cornwell, who died on 12th December 2020, aged 89. He was
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