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A folly on a hillside in Somerset

Follies – fantastic or foolish?

People at a Brexit demonstration. A protester carries a European Union flag and a British flag

Why did Brexit happen?

Row of apples on a wall

Why you can’t bring apples into Britain

illuminated ship in Liverpool - one of Britains biggest cities

Guide to Britain’s biggest cities

Information about rents, crime and more
Street with houses and flats, and a rainbow over the top

What makes a good neighbour in Britain?

Shopping in English or Messages in Scots

Scots – a language like English, but not

English Countryside with the low sun showing a rippled pattern in the field caused by the medieval Ridge And Furrow system

Why some fields have a rippled surface

Wreath on door

Why we have Christmas door wreaths

Coat Of Arms

What is a coat of arms?

Window of high street betting shop

Gambling in Britain

Group of grey and white chickens

How modern English evolved

Edwardian Houses

How old is your house?

Market stall selling bread. The stallholder is giving change to a person who has just bought something

Why people say please and thank you so much

Castle Combe, a very charming village in the Cotswolds area of the UK

Why this isn’t a typical English village

Guide to British humour. Two young people laughing together

Guide to British humour

Crows perched on wooden poles by the coast

Why this is called a ‘murder of crows’

Cards from people who have all added an X after their name

What that X means on messages

Bluebells on a slope at Roseberry Topping,Middlesbrough

The best time to see bluebells

View down one part of the M25 flanked by trees and bushes

The hidden beauty of British motorways

People on deckchairs near Brighton Pier

30 very British things to do

Terraced Houses In Chester

Why are there so many terraced houses?

Hand holding a Four Leaf Clover

Lucky and unlucky symbols in Britain

Hot water bottle and fingerless gloves

7 clever tips for winter

A church organ

Pulling out all the stops – and other British expressions

A road sign saying Welcome to Beer please drive carefully. Beer is a town in Devon.

Why British places have such strange names

A pig on a lead

Pigs as pets?

View of a charming village with church in the background and a bridge in the foreground

The most popular properties in Britain

A row of colourful beach huts

Why beach huts are so expensive

View through a steamed-up window

Why there is water on the inside of the windows

Chalkboard on pub wall with the words 'Fancy dress party 80's theme new years eve'

Why fancy dress is so popular