Very few people had heard of Edward Snowden until early this year. He is – or was until recently – an (read more)

The very last JLS concert will be on 22 December 2013 at the O2 in London. (There is another JLS show at the same venue the day before). There are still  some tickets available for most of the farewell tour, which starts on 1 August in Newry. It... (read more)

If you type 'english nursery rhymes apps' in a search engine you will find a number of examples. One of the most highly recommended can be found here... (read more)

The Spanish national football team's official website can be found here and is available in several languages including English. You can look here for up to date news about the team including recent video clips,... (read more)

The conditions under which you can come to the UK, the length of your stay etc, depend first of all on your country of origin. Without knowing that, I can only give you a general answer, but hope some of the following may be helpful: If you click here... (read more)

If it is accepted that a refund is due, a common way for people to claim it back is to ask for the amount to be deducted from their next self assessment tax statement. However you can also ask for the money to be sent to you either direct to your bank... (read more)

So far Usain Bolt's fastest time for 2013 is 9.85 seconds for the 100 metres. He did this on 27 July at the London Anniversary Games, held in the... (read more)

The hottest day ever recorded in the UK was on 11 August 2003. The highest temperature recorded on that day was in Gravesend in Kent, and reached 38.1 C or 100.6 F. This is definitely hotter than... (read more)

No, they aren't related - or if they are they certainly haven't mentioned it. However, as it happens Frank Lampard is the nephew of Harry Redknapp. Frank Lampard was born in Romford in England and is now 35 years old. His father (they have the same first... (read more)

The Confederations Cup was originally held in Saudi Arabia from 1992. At that time it was known as the King Fahd Cup and was a smaller event. When Fifa started running the cup in 1997 it became known as the Fifa Confederations Cup, and until 2005 Fifa... (read more)

Yes, WhatsApp is very popular in the UK and worldwide. It is originally from the US, in fact it was founded by former Yahoo workers in California in 2009 (the founders are Jan Khoum and Brian Acton), but it quickly went global. Today WhatsApp deals with... (read more)

The tickets will start to be available from the Fifa website from 20 August. If you click here you can see the options. In this first phase they... (read more)

I'm not sure if I understand your question, but will try to help you. If you are talking about Australia, the unit of currency is the Australian dollar, usually called AUD. This is worth slightly less than the US dollar and today (26 July 2013) it is... (read more)

This will not officially be decided till September 2013. At the moment there are three cities who have been proposed to host the Olympics after next: Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul.... (read more)

I guess you mean a letter of invitation? The first thing is to check whether you need a visa and what kind of documents you will need. To do this you can contact your embassy or go the UK Border Agency website.... (read more)

The Melia Hotels Chain was founded in 1956 by Baron Gabriel Escarrer Julia there should be an accent over the name Julia). When Escarrer Julia founded the chain he was only 21, and he began by leasing a hotel in Majorca - the Altair in Palma - for his... (read more)

I think you mean 'mycoprotein'. It's easily confused with 'micro' meaning small, but in fact 'myco' comes from the Greek word for fungus. Mycoprotein is created by growing fungus, mainly one called fusarium venenatum. This grows naturally but for food... (read more)

THe name of the new royal baby was announced yesterday, just two days after he was born, and the full name is George Alexander Louis. This means that... (read more)

Bobbi Christina Huston Brown is the daughter of the late singer and actress Whitney Houston and her ex-husband, musician Bobby Brown. She has recently confirmed that she is engaged to Nick Gordon, who she has dated on and off for some time. There was... (read more)

Chris Froome is from Kenya. He was born in Nairobi in 1985. His mother was also born in Kenya but his father was born in England and in fact was once a well known hockey player for the English national team.... (read more)