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It was with writer Washington Irving’s 1809 book Knickerbocker’s History of New York that Saint Nicholas began to come to life as the lovable figure we know him as today.

A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, highlighted the major impact of poverty experienced by many of those living within both the capital and other cities growing around newly industrialised locations.

How can you use the news to help with your creative writing skills?

Even if there is to be a pause in the regrowth of tourism, it is likely that in time it will begin again, such is our collective wish to go abroad.

There is no confusion about the transformation of the word ‘cacao’ [bean] to ‘cocoa’. This is widely believed to be the result of a spelling mistake by English traders – and the misspelt word stuck!

Many of us do our best to recycle plastic but it is estimated that 30% of recyclable plastics end up in landfill anyway because people are unsure about which plastics can and cannot be recycled.

Even after scientists started to take Mary more seriously and began purchasing fossils from her, they often did not credit her in their writings, despite her having discovered, cleaned, and identified them.

The number of pupils in the UK is increasing, but in England many local authorities aren’t recruiting enough…

Do Electric Cars solve all our vehicle-related issues? Even if all electricity was generated through renewable sources (which it currently is not), it’s important to remember that the manufacture of electric vehicles still generates carbon.

Reading short pieces of non-fiction little and often is a great way of giving yourself opportunities to become familiar with a range of different texts.