Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs

Viscountess, 92, used her ‘father’s best naval language’ at bailiffs when they turned up at her farm demanding £1,500 for a water bill Marianna Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley is ‘fed up’ with utility company  She claims does not owe the money as she sold the land either side of her home At the end of … Read more

Buddy Franklin’s wife admits to using offensive language by calling someone ‘half’ Indigenous

‘You apologise and do better’: Buddy Franklin’s wife Jesinta admits to using offensive language by calling people ‘half’ or ‘quarter’ Indigenous By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:58 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 00:09 BST, 15 July 2021 Jesinta Franklin (née Campbell) has admitted to inadvertently using offensive language when referring to Indigenous … Read more

Sheepdog who could no longer work after going deaf learns sign language from RSPCA manager

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But that’s not the case for border collie Peggy. Her life as a sheepdog appeared to be over when, at the age of nine, her hearing became so bad that she could no longer hear her owner. But now, in a remarkable twist, Peggy is … Read more

Polish doctor suspended over poor command of English given SEVENTH chance to pass language exam

Dr Tomasz Fryzlewicz, 62, moved to the UK in 2006 from Krakow and has worked at various NHS hospitals A Polish heart doctor who was branded a risk to patients and suspended over his poor command of English has been given a seventh opportunity to pass his language exams by a disciplinary panel. Dr Tomasz … Read more

Keeping Up Appearances ‘is given a viewer warning for offensive language’

Keeping Up Appearances has been given a viewer discretion warning for its release on the streaming service BritBox.  The family sitcom – which starred Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth and Clive Swift as her husband Richard – featured several jokes that have fallen foul of modern-day channel bosses. It comes after another light-hearted comedy, The Good Life was also given … Read more

Keeping Up Appearances ‘is given a viewer warning for offensive language’

Keeping Up Appearances has reported been given a viewer discretion warning for its release on the streaming service BritBox.  The family sitcom – which starred Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth and Clive Swift as her husband Richard – featured several jokes that appeared to have anti-immigration  connotations. It comes after another light-hearted comedy, The Good Life was also given a … Read more

Language started with iconic SOUNDS and not charades-like gestures, study claims 

Iconic sounds made by our ancestors to describe everything from ‘tiger’ to ‘water’  are the root of all languages, and can be understood by anyone, a study claims.  A team from the University of Birmingham tested whether people from different language backgrounds could understand these ‘iconic sounds,’ some grunt-like and others a mimic of real world … Read more

Meghan Markle’s body language ‘nervous’ in first video appearance since Oprah Winfrey interview

Meghan Markle’s thumb rub at Vaxlive concert showed ‘nerves’ while ‘upright but static pose’ replicated the Queen’s ‘style of presence’ in her first video appearance since Oprah interview, body language expert claims Meghan Markle, 39, looked ‘nervous’ in first appearance since Oprah interview Body language expert claimed she replicated Queen’s ‘upright, static pose’ Added royal … Read more

Rachael Finch shares a glimpse of her Russian language class online

Rachael Finch shares a glimpse of her Russian language class after revealing her daughter Violet was fluent in the language by age five By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:30 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 00:30 BST, 8 May 2021 Rachael Finch previously revealed that her daughter Violet was fluent in Russian … Read more