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BBC News Review: The 'Beast from the East' blankets UK

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Nicknamed 'The Beast from the East', a band of extreme cold and snow has hit parts of Europe and the UK. This is causing some travel disruption because most parts of the UK rarely experience heavy snow.

10 British Idioms in 10 Minutes

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Do you know the meaning of these idioms? Try to guess what they mean and watch the video to check if you were right. -Not my cup of tea -A piece of cake -Go pear-shaped -For/In donkey's years -Across the pond/Down under -Cheap as chips -Pardon my French -Do a runner -Itchy feet -Can't do something to save your life

ALAN TURING: PIONEER OF THE INFORMATION AGE

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( May 2, 2012) Following a three minute introduction by Steven Ericsson-Zenith, Jack Copeland discusses Alan Turing's impact on information technology. Turing is often considered to be one of the greatest minds in the 20th century, and Copeland looks at how many of Turing's ideas lie behind some of information technology's most fundamental theories