Amir Hekmati, a 28-year-old former Marine, was sentenced to death for espionage on Jan. 9 by Iran’s Revolutionary Court. In December, Iran released videos in which Hekmati in both Persian and English gave his history and “confessed” to being trained to become a double agent by the CIA. Read full article > >

See more here:
An American is caught in Iran’s spy game

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

Read more here:
Steel warns PM on independence

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

Read this article:
Steel warns PM on independence

A report suggests computer lessons in schools should be divided along similar lines to English literature and language.

Go here to see the original:
Report offers way to overhaul ICT

When Tim Howard, the American goalkeeper for the English club Everton, scored a goal Wednesday, he joined a long list of mostly accidental scorers in soccer and several other sports.

Here is the original post:
He Shoots. He Scores? From Soccer to Lacrosse, Goalkeepers Get in on the Act

Police launched a murder investigation Tuesday after a woman's body was found on Queen Elizabeth II's estate in Sandringham, in the English county of Norfolk.

Go here to read the rest:
Body found on Queen Elizabeth estate

Proposed changes to funding for specialist English language classes could set minority pupils behind their peers, says a national language teaching group.

Read the original post:
Language help time limit warning

D ear reader: Please do not cancel your subscriptions to this fine newspaper, or otherwise punish it. Its editors have not ordered me to rewrite corny jokes into poetry ; I do it of my own volition. It will be over soon. “The Camel” in the style of an English heroic sonnet An officer takes up his new command: Read full article > >

See the original post here:
Gene Weingarten: Revisiting his ‘genius’ for combining poetry and jokes

The nannies’ most important credentials include speaking no English, only Spanish. The elementary schools are bilingual, or full immersion. Summer vacations unfold in, say, Colombia or Peru. The “¡Vamonos! Let’s Go!” CDs with Dora and Diego have been played so many times that finally they must be summarily disappeared for the sake of everyone’s sanity. Even the family dogs are bilingual, enthusing equally to “afuera” and “outside,” “juguete” and “toy.” Read full article > >

Read the original:
Parents help their kids speak fluent Spanish and maintain their heritage

Rob Andrew admits English rugby has hit “rock bottom” following the leak of damning reports into their World Cup failure.

Read more from the original source:
RFU has hit rock bottom – Andrew

Before they set foot on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims journeyed from English farmlands to the urban streets of Leiden, in the Netherlands.

See the original post here:
In the Pilgrims’ Footsteps, Through England and the Netherlands

Ex-England captain David Beckham says he would like an English manager to lead the national team after Fabio Capello steps down following Euro 2012.

Read more from the original source:
Beckham wants Englishman at helm

David Cameron is expected to promise tough action against English councils that fail to place children with adoptive parents within 12 months.

See the original post:
Councils warned on slow adoptions

QPR owner Tony Fernandes does not believe racism is prevalent in English football, following allegations that John Terry racially abused Anton Ferdinand.

Continue reading here:
Racism not prevalent – QPR owner

The proportion of teenagers in England getting five good GCSEs including maths and English rose by nearly five percentage points this year.

See more here:
Rise in pupils getting five GCSEs