Staycation Summer?

Following claims of a backlog of half a million passport applications, independent self-catering cottage agency holidaycottages.co.uk lists reasons why holidaymakers are better off booking a staycation.

Car Allows Disabled Lecturer To Continue

Frank Adams, 50 from Holmfirth near Huddersfield who lives with severely restricted mobility, has continued to campaign and educate academic and non-academics locally about disability, thanks to a drive-from-wheelchair car.

England Fans Win World Cup!

Data has revealed that the English team will be rallying more support on the ground this World Cup than their European rivals. UK flight searches to Brazil are up 697% compared to 2013 and far more English fans are looking into flights than German, Spanish, French and Italian supporters. English fans also top the table when it comes to securing the best prices, paying 9.3% less than German foes.

Travel search engine, KAYAK, processes over one billion queries for travel information annually and World Cup data has been drawn from these searches. Prices and demand for flights and hotels to see the action in Brazil this summer were collected from UK, French, German, Spanish and Italian searches.

Which Plane Seat Do You Prefer?

 

June Window or aisle? Front or back? With millions set to jet off this summer easyJet has revealed the most popular places to sit on the plane.        The UK's largest airline polled 10,000 passengers from countries across Europe on their seat preference and found that nationality, age and travel companion all play an important factor in where passengers prefer to sit.

Disabled Anglers Fish Again!

Anglers with disabilities will soon have safer access to fishing at Spring Grove Pond in Bookham.
Twenty volunteers from UK Power Networks Services, plus their contractors, are swapping their usual jobs for a community challenge today and tomorrow (June 5/6).

They are constructing a 70metre-long path leading to the pond, off Eastwick Drive, and the company's contractors are providing specialist machinery and materials for the task.

Heathrow Terminal 2 Opens!

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Learn The Lingo!

In time for kick off on 12^th June, the language learning platform has launched the ‘Banter Translator’, allowing Brits to brush up on their footie repartee in other languages and contribute cutting commentary in Brazil’s native Portuguese.

Top ten phrases include:

 

             

 

The referee needs glasses!	O juiz precisa de óculos!
It's not over until it's over!	O jogo só acaba quando termina
Only one team is going to be the winner today	Somente um time será o vencedor hoje.
We're just going to concentrate on each game as it comes.	Vamos nos concentrar em um jogo de cada vez.
My nan could have scored that!	Até a minha avó poderia ter marcado esse gol
At the end of the day, the best team won.	No final do dia, o melhor time ganhou
He certainly knows where the goal is.	Esse sabe onde fica o gol
That was clearly a penalty!	Isso foi um pênalti claro!
That was definitely off-side	Isso foi um impedimento com certeza.
There are no easy games in international football	Não existem jogos fáceis no futebol internacional.
¡El árbitro necesita gafas!	Arbitro, mettiti gli occhiali!
Hasta que pita el árbitro no se ha acabado.	Non è finita finché non è finita.
Solo un equipo va a ganar hoy aquí.	Oggi la squadra vincitrice sarà solo una.
Nos vamos a centrar en cada partido.	Ci concentreremo su una partita alla volta.
Mi abuela podría haber marcado.	Quel goal lo poteva segnare mia nonna.
Al final del día ganó el mejor equipo.	Alla fine, ha vinto il migliore.
El sabe dónde está la portería.	Conosce certamente la via del goal.
¡Fue penalty claro!	Quello era chiaramente un fallo!
Era fuera de juego seguro.	Quello era sicuramente fuorigioco.
No hay partidos fáciles en competiciones internacionales.	Non ci sono partite facili nel calcio internazionale.

 

The phrases can be practiced on the website where you can practice your reading, writing, and listening skills through a simple game-like format. 

Whether travelling to Brazil or watching in the local, users can complete the snack-sized exercises on the morning commute, in the queue for the stadium, or en route to the pub, and tag their favourite phrases for easy access during the game.

The ‘Banter Translator’ allows fans to expand their footie chat in 12 languages ensuring communication is no barrier to enjoying a truly international World Cup experience.