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“We in the UK have contributed a great many valuable creations to the world: football, the fry-up, the first commercially successful light farm tractor and the telephone (kind of). The modern world, however, is far more interested in celebrities than pioneering social and scientific advances…” so Jamie Waddell’s come up with a list of female celebs that sprang from the shores of Blighty and made their mark across the globe.
“The overly generous combo of bacon, eggs, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast and a mug of tea has set the honest working men of Britain up for the day and dampened hangovers since time immemorial. Whilst other nations may have equally gluttonous morning menus, there’s something peculiarly unique about a full English breakfast that can’t be emulated anywhere in the world.” Or can it? Jamie Waddell comes up with a few shocking food facts that might make you choke on your cornflakes…
With better weather, better job offers and lower taxes, who wouldn’t want to become an expat? Here are just a few British celebrities who’ve done just that.
Castle Stalker in Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe just north of Oban.
“Scotland is a beautiful, austere and dramatic country, with some of the most mountainous terrain in the United Kingdom. As such, the landscapes of Scotland have featured in a number of films.” Nate takes us on a whistle-stop tour of five Scottish landmarks that feature in famous films.
The City of London has 108 Livery Companies, many of them tracing their history back to the trade and craft guilds of the Middle Ages, others rather more recent. How much do you know about them?