Farmers in the UK are being encouraged to plough up some of the most quintessential English landscapes so that they can continue to claim European subsidies, experts have warned. More »

Despite the continued dominance of English as a working language, demand for French classes is increasing among EU staff and accredited ambassadors and journalists in Brussels, says Thierry Lagnau, director of the 'Alliance Française Bruxelles-Europe'. More »

It is unclear whether there will be enough money to protect English properties at risk and which government body will be in charge, a report says

David Cameron can bestride the British political scene at the moment, calmly dispensing advice to other world leaders at Davos, with relatively little concern about being outmanouevred by the other party leaders. With the exception, perhaps, of Alex Salmond, and even he has had to force the pace of the Scottish Independence debate thanks to a Cameron tactical strike. But the two major English part...

This efficient rundown of the Thai/Cambodian conflict over the Preah Jihar temple reminds us that it was the only outbreak of state to state violence ever caused by the decision of a conservation body. So far! Myself, I look forward...

I swore blind that I would not get drawn into what promises to be a long running battle over Scottish independence but Simon Hughes’ call for an English Parliament to answer the West Lothian Question has prompted me to pen this piece. Scottish Nationalists wrongly claim that there is an easy solution to the West

Answering a question on a Scottish piece of writing is to become compulsory in Higher English under plans from the Scottish government.

Cartoonists like to portray Alex Salmond as a modern-day Braveheart preparing to charge the English enemy. But, in truth, Salmond’s strategy is far more subtle — and dangerous — than that.   The SNP leader’s piece in The Guardian today — a preview of the Hugo Young lecture he’s delivering tonight — downplays what a dramatic step independence would be....

More English voters think devolution has made the way the UK is governed worse and the Welsh assembly has a negative impact, research finds.

Remember when I suggested that Father Ted could be remade in China? I think we've found our Craggy Island: A remote mountain village in southwestern Guizhou Province, called Goushi, meaning dog shit in English, adopted a new auspicious name at...