Want to live in central London but can’t face the cost? The First Pint’s Siri R. Svendsen explores one of London’s most popular alternatives – houseboats.

As we inch closer to a hung parliament deal, George Pokorny gives us his American take on the UK election. Give our newest columnist a warm welcome.

Catherine has only been a citizen for less than a year, and this is the first time she gets to vote democratically. Follow her personal journey in this slideshow.

Other countries have been doing this for decades, so why has the televised political debate only come to Britain in the year 2010? Alexandra Zeevalkink finds out.

Prince William debuts his first and only photographic work, a collaborative piece with artist Jeff Hubbard, at the free charity exhibition ‘A Positive View’, currently on display at Somerset House.

Parliament. Photo Credit: Johannes Pape
With the UK general election drawing closer the battle for 10 Downing St has started to dominate the British media and speculation is rife as to who will win.
Recent polls have …

What’s Chinese New Year without a bit of well-earned traditional guilt? Paying social debts, washing away past sins (or future good luck), seeing ‘old friends’—for Heng Lu, celebrating the new year is one large balancing act.

Discrimination is something ex-pats everywhere have had to deal with. Michele Martinelli tells us how he was discriminated against for having an Italian-sounding surname when trying to buy tickets for a football match.

Tired of “the same old London”? The Scottish capital isn’t very far. First Pinters Federico Gatti, Sergio Colombo and Daniele Fisichella spent two nights on a bus just to breathe in the Edinburgh atmosphere.

Drinking ale is a distinctly British passtime currently enjoying a revival. Michele Martinelli, unconvinced of the beverage’s merit, takes a closer look.

For most Britons, Saturday night’s alright for…Simon Cowell?

Life as a student is wonderful – aside from those times when you have to interact with the college bureaucracy. Our insider has a huge amount of experience in dealing with the joys of college admins and shares her experiences with us…