FOX'S CAUSING HAVOC IN THE UK...

In 2010, nine month old twins Lola and Isabella Koupparis were severely wounded when they were mauled by a fox in their cots in Hackney, East London. Today a month described her terror when she found a fox licking her young daughter's face while she slept.

Both fox's appear to have come into the house through an open door and both are in London, with the most recent one in Clapham Common in South London.

They say that a lot of people seem to feed the foxes, and forget that they are vermin, but people should be aware of how vicious they could be when on the look out for food.

Apparently foxes eat anything so people should make sure their bins are well maintained and not try to tame foxes. If they lose their fear they become more bold and that's when they get into houses.

They say there are around 33,000 urban foxes in the UK.

THE TYPICALLY BRITISH RED TELEPHONE BOX...

The red telephone box is a symbol of Britain, however with the modern world now using mobiles most of the time, it is fast disappearing from our streets.

Did you know that they can also be found (working) in Malta and Gozo. Also, Australia and New Zealand once had similar telephone boxes and some have been preserved as historic sites.

Some people have them in their back garden, including the Hollywood actor Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs).

They also say that there is a phone box in the Lancashire village of Dunsop Bridge which is supposed to be situated in the very centre of the British Isles.

Kingston upon Hull is the only place in the UK that does not have the red telephone boxes but cream ones instead. It is apparently because it was the only area of the UK not under the Post Office monopoly so the boxes were under the control of Hull's city council.

 

SOME TYPICALLY BRITISH SAYINGS...

Going to see a man about a dog (when they don't want you to know where they are going)

I'll just rubber stamp it (repetitive work)

Pig in a poke (when you're sold something what you did not want)

What has that to do with the price of eggs (no relevance to topic)

Billy no mates (loner)
Geezer (bloke: Man)

Cop shop ( police station )

Meat wagon ( police van )

Ol' Bill (Police )

whats that gotta do with the price of beef? (I the same as the price of eggs.)

apples and pears ( stairs )

jam jar ( car )

tea leaf ( thief)

Mince Pie(s) (eyes)

Boat race (face)

Plates of meat (feet)

Rose Lee ( Cup of tea )
Moby Dick ( sick)

Score: (Twenty Pounds )

THE BRITISH LIBRARY...

If you can't get down to the British Library, then head to the website instead http://www.bl.uk/

You will be amazed at what you can read on this site, explore the world's knowledge through this site.

Read the latest news on the unification of the Magna Carta where the four surviving original copies of Magna Carta are being  brought together for the first time in history in 2015, the year of the 800th anniversary of the issue of the Charter by King John in 1215.

The unification, which will be held at the British Library in collaboration with Lincoln Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral and supported by the law firm Linklaters, will take place over 3 days in early 2015 and will kick off a year of celebrations across the UK and the world.

You can find out what the Magna Carta means and what the unification means to many who enjoy learning about the History in the 12th Century.

Of course there is a lot more on this site about history over the years, as well as an online shop where you can purchase vintage inspired gifts and memorabilia.

However, if you are in London its near St. Pancras and Euston Train Stations so step inside to enjoy the History instead.