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Action Needed on Modern Languages

Neil Jeffery | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: French, Coalition, Education, Politics, Twigg, Gove, German, Languages, Spanish, UK Universities & Education News
Neil Jeffery

Beneath all the traditional media publicity and right-wing outcry about public examinations results in England this last Thursday, there was one statistic that for me was very worrying indeed.

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Grosjean to Start German GP With Five-Place Penalty

Todd McCandless | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Allison, Formula One, Penalty, Lotus F1, Gearbox, Motor Sport, Kimi Raikkonen, Formula 1, Romain Grosjean, F1, Boullier, Grand Prix, German, UK Sport News
Todd McCandless

Lotus F1's Romain Grosjean will be starting the German Grand Prix five place adrift of his qualifying efforts due to a gearbox change.

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Learning German and Portuguese Could Help Get Our Economy Back on Track

Tom Wadsworth | Posted 11.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Brics, Politics, Education, Education Policy, Michael Gove, Brazil, UK Politics, Portuguese, German, UK Education, UK Universities and Education, UK Politics News
Tom Wadsworth

Having a generation of kids who can communicate easily with our traditional trading partners in Germany and France, and newer markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs), will help put the UK economy on a much stronger long-term footing.

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WATCH: Emma Stone And Andrew Garfield 'Sing' In 'German' About Spider-Man

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Andrew Garfield, Andrew Garfield Spiderman, Spider-Man Song, Peter Parker, Germany, Spiderpig, UK Viral Videos, Spdier-Man, Spiderman, Comedy Clips, Spider-Pig, German, Spiderman Song, Emma Stone, Video, UK Comedy News

Regular readers will know that we're fans of both Emma Stone - see our post on her 'Dance Dare' on Ellen - and her beau, Andrew Garfield - see our pos...

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48 Hours

Marlon Roudette | Posted 17.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Paris, Swiss Alps, Radio, Tour Bus, New Age, Marlon Roudette, Caprice, German, Parisians, UK Celebrity, UK Entertainment, Home News
Marlon Roudette

A slight shock to the system. From chilling in my flat in London trying to shake off flu to a quick rehearsal, straight onto a German tourbus, then a Dover ferry, before a headline show in Paris, five radio performances, some very good coffee, a train to Lausanne and now a drive to one of my favourite little towns; CransMontana in the Swiss Alps.

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WATCH: Who Knew Germans Could Be This Funny?

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Ipad Sketch, Sketch Show, Knallerfrauen, UK Viral Videos, Ipad 3, Sketch, German Humour, German, Ipad, Video, Ipad Skit, Skit, Germany, German Comedy, Martina Hill, Ipad Joke, Comedy Clips, UK Comedy News

Now we're not looking to reinforce national stereotypes here, but we don't think we'd be going too far in saying that Germany isn't exactly famed for ...

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We Need To Talk About Swinging: Parents Try To Sue After Daughter Spots Sexy Video Online

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Swingers Club, Daughter, UK News, Embarrassed Parents, Sex, Mum and Dad Sex, Rtl, News, German, UK News

A pair of swinging German parents were left red-faced after a TV production company forgot to pixellate their faces during an on-screen romp, and thei...

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Gritty But Edible: Pensioner Eats 64-Year-Old Tin Of Lard

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Lard, Hans, UK News, German Pensioner, World War II, World War, News, Ww2, German, UK News

A durable tin of World War II lard was declared edible by German pensioner Hans Feldmeier, more than 64 years after he received the pig fat in a food ...

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In Comedy, German Stereotypes Are No Laughing Matter - Or Are They?

John Fleming | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Stereotypes, Australia, Xenophobia, World War II, Racial Discrimination, British, German, Comedy, UK Comedy News
John Fleming

British-based German comedian Paco Erhard, is taking his 5-Step Guide to Being German show to the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comed...

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Back to the Future

Tiernan Douieb | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Denzel Washington, UK, French, Celts, Prince William, John Hunstman, Scotland, Mitt Romney, Duchy Originals, Queen Elizabeth II, Public Holidays, Jurassic Park, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Wales, Prince Charles, Michael Gove, 1988, Yacht, German, Kate Middleton, David Cameron, The Queen, Republican Party, Republicans, Royalist, Politics, Political, UK Comedy News
Tiernan Douieb

So in comparison, maybe still acknowledging our Queen isn't all bad. I just don't think she needs a new yacht. Gove said the money wouldn't come from taxpayers but from corporations willing to invest, but hey, Mikey, here's an idea, why not get them to invest in things that benefit the country?

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'At Least We're Not Throwing Bombs At Each Other': Actor David Jason On Germany's 'Fourth Reich'

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Reich, Britain, Eurozone, UK News, David Jason, World War Two, Eurozone Treaty, Only Fools and Horses, Eu, Europe, German, UK News

The actor Sir David Jason has hit out at Britain's involvement with the EU and claimed "the Germans want to run Europe". The star of Only Fools and...

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Mange Tout! Two In Three Brits Can't Speak A Single Foreign Word

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Tourism, Hotels, Holidays, UK News, Foreign Language, French, Spanish, British People Abroad, Europe, Cerveza, News, German, Tourist, UK News

It’s not just Del Boy who has trouble with speaking French it seems, as two in three Brits have admitted they can't speak a single world of a foreig...

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British Rail Workers 'Told To Learn German'

PA | Posted 10.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Bob Crow, Transport, UK News, GCSE German, National Rail, Railways, English, Rmt, Rail Workers, Pa, Deutsche Bahn, News, O-Level German, German, UK News

Rail workers are being told to take German lessons as part of their training course for operating new track equipment, it has been revealed. Staff...

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IQ: What Mensa Members Have In Common With Freaks

John Fleming | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Stand Up, Divergence, Score, Comedian, Norm, Iq, German, Percentile, Scale, Mental, Mensa, Genius, UK Lifestyle News
John Fleming

UK-based German comedian Paco Erhard is a freak of nature, just as much as a sheep born with two heads is a freak. At the Edinburgh Fringe this year,...

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German Satellite Hurtling Towards Earth Due To Crash This Weekend

PA | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK
Read More: German Aerospace Centre, Satellite, German, Crash, UK News

Pieces of a retired German satellite hurtling toward the atmosphere may crash to Earth this weekend, the German Aerospace Centre has said. Scientis...

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Vettel wins 2011 title: The humility of a champion

Todd McCandless | Posted 09.12.2011 | UK
Read More: World, Motor, Vettel, F1, Formula, Sebastian, Red, German, Win, Bull, Racing, Grand, Champion, Suzuka, Victory, Formula 1, One, Japan, Prix, Sport, UK News
Todd McCandless

Sebastian Vettel has secured his second World Championship in Formula One breaking yet another record as the youngest driver to win two world titles. ...

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