“Imagine two historic nations finally emerging from the long shadow of empire destroyed by world war and trying to forge a new role.” Jack Scott explains that there are more similarities between Britain and Turkey than many realise.
A British-style pillar box – but this one is outside the Custom House in George Town, the main city on the island of Penang in Malaysia’s Pulau Pinang State.
The memorial stupa at the Choeung Ek killing field 15 km south-west of Phnom Penh
Kay describes a visit to the Choeung Ek killing field, memorial and museum 15 km south-west of Phnom Penh.
This month: Barrels, cats and devils – a quick look at naval slang and some of the surprising ways in which it’s affected the English language.
On the second Sunday of every November the United Kingdom remembers the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.