The 29-year-old rejected new terms at the English League One side.

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Some neat graphics on the Guardian website recently looked at trends over time and, not including the figure above, revealed a volatile picture in terms of English enthusiasm for the British badge.

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In financial terms, the English game is comparatively well placed.

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Pragmatic, tough and deeply rooted in the country, many have come to terms with the new rulers faster than their English counterparts.

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The First Minister says that the real-terms take of business rates in Scotland has been reduced to below the English rate.

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One drawback, however, is that the initial search terms have to be in English.

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But translating search terms from other languages into English, performing the search, and then translating the results, is horribly inaccurate.

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Card issuers will also be obliged to explain their terms in plain English and inform customers about the cost of using their cards.

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The most recent data on GCSEs in England, published in January, showed that pupils from a black background remain the lowest performing group in terms of how many students get five good GCSEs including maths and English.

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The Mr Bean star plays the title role in Quartermaine's Terms, Simon Gray's 1981 tragi-comedy about teachers at an English language school.

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