Sir Tom Stoppard defends lesser taught languages

Protests against planned cuts at the University of Glasgow, which led to student rallies earlier in the year, have now reached the Scottish Parliament. The Petitions Committee of MSPs has heard evidence from a number of campaigners who want to save lesser taught...

Languages are the key to romance…

A study of seduction by coffee giant Carte Noire among 1,000 women showed that speaking a foreign language was the most attractive quality in the opposite sex. Over four in 10 said it sounded seductive, while similar numbers believed it was a sign of intelligence....