British Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe Offers $5.3 Billion for Chelsea FC

Jim Ratcliffe, a billionaire industrialist and one of England’s richest men, has made a $5.3 billion offer to buy Premier League football team Chelsea. “We’re making this investment as fans of the beautiful game – not as a tool to make a profit,” Ratcliffe said in a statement released by petrochemical business Ineos, confirming Chelsea’s …

British Version of ‘Call My Agent!’ Won’t Publish ‘Ten Percent’

“Ten Percent” is executive produced by John Morton, best known for his BBC satirical comedy “W1A.” In a recent interview, he said that he was aware of the high risks he faced when he took on the job of adapting the hit series. Interested in the show’s “warm heart” and its ability to connect its …

At 100, ‘Just William’ Books Are An Icon of British Childhood

For many, the mention of “Just William” conjures up a nostalgic idyllic of interwar childhood: the spinning pole over sleepy village greenery, the parishioners frequented by well-meaning, curious parishioners, the horseback riding games, and the knockdown gingerbread played until sunset. The truth is, of course, that few readers have experienced such queer youth: the carefree, …

British Rainfall Records Extended to 1836 Thanks to Covid

Britain’s official rainfall records date back to the year before Queen Victoria ascended the throne, thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers who were confined to their homes during Covid. Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist at the University of Reading in England, call for help More than 65,000 handwritten monthly rainfall diaries spanning three …