Category: England

Paceman Scott Boland Makes His Mark As Australia Clinches Ashes Victory Over England

Australia has retained the Ashes after fast bowler Scott Boland led a demolition of the English side, who were all out for 68 in the third Test. The 32-year-old, who was making his Test debut in front of a home crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), took a remarkable 6/7 to help wrap up…


Spread Cheer Into the New Year With Homemade Wassail

You’ve undoubtedly heard the “Wassail Song,” or “Here We Come A-wassailing,” which seems to be on replay throughout all of December. “Love and joy come to you, / And to you your wassail too,” begins the refrain. With verses that celebrate food, drink, generosity, and merriment, it’s a cheerful tune intended to bring blessings to…


More Than 400 Pubs Vanish in England and Wales in 2021

More than 400 pubs have disappeared from communities in England and Wales as the number calling last orders flatlined despite the toll of the pandemic and pandemic-related restrictions. New analysis has revealed the number of pubs across England and Wales in 2021 was largely unchanged from last year. Analysis of official Government data by real…


StanChart Fined $61.5 Million for Misreporting Liquidity Position

LONDON—The Bank of England said on Monday it was fining Standard Chartered 46.55 million pounds ($61.51 million) for misreporting its liquidity position to the regulator and for failings in its controls. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said the fine related to when the regulator was concerned from late 2017 about a “heightened risk” of U.S….


Learning History Firsthand in England

To really understand the American experience one needs some knowledge of British history until the time of independence. And there is no better way to learn about the shared Anglo-American history than through firsthand experiences. That is especially true now that so much of this history has fallen victim to the woke iconoclasts—assuming it was…


UK Man Removed From Theatre by Police Over Mask-Wearing Dispute

An audience member of a live performance in England was taken by police on Tuesday night after he declined to wear a mask properly and refused to be removed by security. The Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested “in order to prevent a breach of the peace” and later “de-arrested and given words of advice.”…


UK Inflation Hits Decade High, Pressuring Bank of England

LONDON—Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their highest rate in over a decade as a result of soaring energy costs and blockages in the supply chain, official figures showed Wednesday, a day before a highly anticipated interest rate decision from the Bank of England. The Office for National Statistics found that inflation…


England Waives 15-Minute Observation Period After Vaccination to Accelerate Booster Rollout

The 15-minute observation period after administering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines has been temporarily suspended in England, the UK government said on Tuesday. The move to accelerate the rolling out of booster doses was announced after the UK’s medicines regulator and chief medical officers gave the green light to do so. The wait time was introduced…


This Day in Market History: The Panic of 1825

On Dec. 14, 1825, a stock market crash attributed to what many economists call the first modern economic crisis took place in England. Across the pond in the U.S., the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average did not yet exist, and the New York Stock & Exchange Board, which would become the…


Christmas Tree Planted on Elderly UK Couple’s Property in 1978 Is Now 50 Feet Tall

An elderly couple who live in United Kingdom’s darkest village and who’d planted a 6-foot Christmas tree in 1978 now use a cherry picker to decorate the 50-foot magnanimous tree with 3,000 lights. Avril and Christopher Rowlands from Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England, bought the 6-pound (approx. US$8) fir from a garden center shortly after moving into their…