A former chair of English UK has been appointed as our new chief executive.

Latin America accounts for 11% of UK ELT student weeks, and each year English UK organises an overseas business to business fair in this region.  For 40% of the agents attending, this year's workshop was their first experience of an English UK event, so strong focus was placed on showcasing the diversity of the UK as a great study travel destination

London gets a new mayor, a submarine gets called Boaty McBoatface, Leicester celebrate winning the Premier League and trouble for school tests.

Every week, we summarise the UK news to help you understand what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

Leicester wins the Premier League, Dyson re-invents the hairdryer, justice for dead football fans and Princess Charlotte's first birthday.

Every week, we summarise the UK news to help you understand what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

There are some very strange traditions in the UK which are fun to read about and even more fun to watch.

If you're planning a trip, or if you're sending students here, why not see if you could visit one of our eleven unusual events? If you do go, remember to share the fun with us on Twitter @EnglishUK, but we don't recommend that you join in with any of the races or games!