3 d. ago 'I'm an American living in the UK and there are four things I love about it'

An American ditched her life in Wisconsin for a new life in the UK - and hasn't looked back after dreaming about the move for years. She has now shared her top reasons for loving her new home

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5 d. ago Americans left 'baffled' by Britain's love for Jaffa Cakes which are in 'every' TV show

Reddit users have trying to work out what’s so special about Jaffa Cakes after they appeared prominently in hit Apple TV spy drama Slow Horses

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5 d. ago We Americans love remaking British TV. Must the UK remake our odious politicians? | Dave Schilling

A recent trip to Britain from my native California presented some worrying truths about our shared political futureI’ve always wanted to visit the UK. This might sound absurd to you, considering I’m from California – home of sunshine, half-naked bodies and the studio where they film Jeopardy. What could possibly pull me to the cold, damp, gray shores of England? The oppressively brown food? The dodgy colonialist history? Tesco? No, it was the glowing box that vibrated with whatever passed for culture in my small town: television.British TV was an obsession in my house, via those purveyors of affordable, exotic entertainment at PBS. We’d get classy fare through the Masterpiece Theatre series, but also more downmarket comedies like Are You Being Served? (a variety of sexually obsessed retail clerks trip over each other) or Keeping Up Appearances (lower-middle-class oafs desperately wish they were posh). I had no concept of what people were saying in their thick accents or most of the ...

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7 d. ago American golfer Jake Knapp’s girlfriend sent 'fairway hugs' love message in final post

Makena had been dating Jake for two years and she uploaded a poignant anniversary post just weeks before her sudden death was announced on Friday, leaving the golfing world in shock

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2 w. ago A summer of fashionable spoilers, from 'Devil Wears Prada 2' to 'American Love Story'

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “American Love Story” have yet to be released but social media users have had their fair share of spoilers from paparazzi photos and fan snapshots of the sets filming this Summer in New York

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2 w. ago American couple in UK baffled by 'weird' Chinese takeaway item many love

An American couple living in the UK were left baffled after receiving an extra item in their Chinese takeaway order, with Brits quick to correct them on what it was

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3 w. ago Meet the Americans who love Downton Abbey: ‘People wanted photos with my lifesize Hugh Bonneville cut

Julian Fellowes’ very British period piece has won over legions of American devotees since it premiered in the States in 2011. As the show bows out with a third and final film, Katie Rosseinsky talks to fans from across the Atlantic about its escapist appeal

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3 w. ago JD Vance wants Trump’s crime crackdown to go nationwide: ‘I would love if we did this in every big American city’

The vice president was asked what ‘hope’ the Trump administration could offer Americans living in ‘crime-ridden cities’

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4 w. ago 'They shouldn't be removed, they should be compulsory': Americans claim Brits are oppressed as they wade into St George's flag row

Americans, it's safe to say, love their flag - so it was only a matter of time until they started sharing their views on the debate over flying the colours here in Britain.

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