The spirit of Mardi Gras is alive and well: the love of life (joie de vivre), the enjoyment of music, food (especially king cake!) and a great drink, plus, yes, the beads are all still here. And we've ...

A university has told students not to use colloquial phrases such as ‘kill two birds with one stone’ or ‘a piece of cake’ because they are ‘very British-English’ and won’t be understood by other ...

“ [Cardiff University] has told students not to use colloquial phrases such as ‘kill two birds with one stone’ or ‘a piece of cake’ because they are ‘very British-English’ and won’t be understood by ...