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British passport

The 6 types of British nationality

Burton Agnes Hall in Yorkshire, built in 1598

Why Britain has so many large country houses

Caernarfon Castle in Wales at sunset

Why Britain has so many castles

Belvoir Castle is spelt B E L V O I R but pronounced beever

Aberystwyth to Urquhart – a pronounciation guide

Sheffield at night, with floodlit buildings

How many cities are there in the UK?

View of Oxford street in London with five red double-decker buses

Why London is so different to the rest of Britain

Elegant waste bin with City of London embossed on it and a coat of arms

What is the City of London?

Paper bag filled with Victoria plums

British fruit & vegetables in season

Red sign with the words Heavy Plant Crossing

Britain’s most confusing road signs

Row of cars for sale with prices shown in the windscreen

List of car sales descriptions

Photo showing a road sign with directions to M roads, A roads and B roads

British road names explained

Night scene of busy motorway

Guide to Britain’s busiest roads

Man walking past old garages where the shutters have been painted to look like there are lots of UFOs

From A&E to UFO – common acronyms

Text message language. Close up of mobile phone with the words C U L 8 R typed on the screen

The language of text messages

A public payphone. The word blower is slang for phone

Common slang words and phrases

Row of traditional red telephone boxes

How to say letters of the alphabet over the phone

Remnants of crime scene tape left after an incident

Violent crime in Britain

the legs of people dancing, with yellow balloons floating about

Best places to have a party

Three young women in party dresses

Dress codes explained