Pilots and cabin crew come to blows

I had always thought of pilots and flight attendants as particularly level-headed people. They seem to be able to keep calm even in difficult situations. That’s why I was surprised to see this article on the BBC News website the other day. I love flying but I’m not sure I would have wanted to be [...]

Jumping on the Wedding Train

There was some interesting wedding vocabulary in this article in the BBC News today. The first interesting word is in the first paragraph:

A Chinese bride has attempted to break the world record for the longest wedding dress by walking down the aisle in a 2,162m-long (7,083ft) gown.

In this situation, the ‘aisle‘ is the central passage [...]

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