The days are short and the weather can sometimes be wet or cold - but there are lots of great things to do in the UK in winter...

English UK would like to wish everyone the very warmest season's greetings and look forward to seeing many of you at English UK events in 2016.

English UK has arranged a memorial service for Eddie Byers, our late chief executive, which will be held close to the English UK office in January 2016.

The British Council in Japan will publish its first "Education UK English Language Study Guidebook" and members are invited to book spaces to advertise their centre in this booklet.

Visitors' perception of the welcome given by the UK has improved for the fifth year in a row, with more tourists likely to recommend holidays here than ever before.