A plain, wheaty, semi-sweet biscuit invented in Scotland in 1839, and Britain's most reliable partner for a cup of tea.
Food and DrinkThe British confusion over what to call the evening meal — a question of region and class as much as of time,…
Food and DrinkThe world's longest-running science fiction television series: a time-travelling alien in a police box, on the BBC since 1963, played by fifteen…
Culture and MediaA practical list of the things visitors most often get wrong in Britain, and the small number that genuinely matter.
Traditions and CustomsBritain's two-storey public buses, red in London and every other colour elsewhere, with the top deck front seats being the best free…
TransportThe short Westminster street containing Number 10, the prime minister's home and office, and Number 11, the Chancellor's — Britain's equivalent of…
Government and LawDriving on the left, in narrower lanes, on smaller roads, with roundabouts instead of four-way stops and speeds posted in miles per…
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