The English Center

http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20140523-living-in-the-worlds-most-affordable-cities

Living in: The world’s most affordable cities Inexpensive housing, food and transport make these five cities some of the world’s most budget-friendly – but it is their energy and atmosphere that make living there truly priceless.

Did you know?
There are only 4 English words in common use ending in "-dous": hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous.

Interesting facts about England.
England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is however 2.5 times more populous than Australia, and 1.5 times more populous than California. With 2.5 times less inhabitants than Japan, its density of population is slightly higher than the country of the rising sun

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/08/nasa-mars-curiosity-rover-crater-lake

Nasa's Mars Curiosity rover finds that 96-mile-wide crater once held lake Sediments show conditions for microbial life existed billions of years ago, with two years of data pointing to lengthy watery past for Red Planet

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130604-why-we-turn-devices-off-on-planes

BBC - Future - Why we have to turn electronic devices off on planes Mobile phones and other gadgets could interfere with sensitive electronic systems, some theories suggest. But what’s the truth behind the claims?

Did you know?
The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am."

http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/10/how-many-times-does-a-20-note-actually-change-hands-4981424/?ito=facebook

How many times does a £20 note actually change hands? Answer: a lot more than you'd expect

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-theme-park-set-to-feature-top-gear-doctor-who-and-sherlock-to-open-in-2012-9915192.html

Top Gear theme park set to open on British soil in 2020 A theme park set to feature Top Gear, Doctor Who and Sherlock is coming to British soil.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/11281292/A-quarter-of-a-mile-long-and-heading-for-the-UK-the-worlds-largest-ship.html

A quarter of a mile long and heading for the UK - the world's largest ship - Telegraph CSCL Globe, the new holder of the title of the world's biggest container ship, is steaming towards Britain

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2868422/With-120-varieties-20-toppings-12-different-milk-options-UK-s-cereal-cafe-finally-opens-doors-London.html

The UK's first cereal cafe finally opens its doors The Cereal Killer Cafe is the brainchild of identical twins, Alan and Gary Keely, from Belfast - and boasts an impressive offering of the breakfast staple with varieties from around the world.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11283995/The-real-reasons-for-the-tragic-demise-of-the-British-pub-industry.html

The real reasons for the tragic demise of the British pub industry - Telegraph It is hard to see what could rescue the pubs industry, the taxes and rules that have done so much to hurt the industry can only get worse