Got 5? Just 5 spare minutes and you're all set to have your say on the issues that matter to you in the upcoming local elections. If you've never registered or have recently moved house, register to vote by 17 April. Your vote matters, don't lose it.

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

Two key facts have come to light over the Easter recess concerning asylum seekers... 1. Robert Jenrick admitted there are no legal routes for asylum seekers to request asylum in the UK from outside the UK, nor to come to the UK in order to claim asylum. theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2023…

The #InternationalMonetaryFund seeks a (Senior) #English / #Spanish (ideally with #French or #Portuguese) #Translator / #Interpreter (annual salary: USD 95 090 - USD 222 410) in #Washington, DC, USA bit.ly/3kjba67 jobs interpreting job 1nt terp t9n xl8

Si trabajas en #L10n, esto te afecta con toda seguridad. En junio de 2023, Microsoft quitará su portal de #terminología. Puedes descargar el TBX para tu(s) idioma(s) desde el mismo portal. CORRE. microsoft.com/en-us/language

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The submission period for our Literary Translation Awards ends on August 1st! Send us your translations of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Asturian, or Galician to English. We are particularly interested in lesser-known authors. See our website for more details.

What damage the Conservatives have done to the UK over 14 years is summarised by this Newsnight panelist

Day two of #Clearing2023 and we're back and ready to speak to anyone interested in Modern Languages, whether you've missed your grades or just had a change of heart. Lots of questions answered yesterday, the most common of which: ... 1/n

✨This weekend has been truly magical! We were blessed with so many amazing moments ✨ Sunny Southsea lived up to its name for the most part, and we witnessed incredible performance after performance. Around every corner, there was something to discover. We hope you enjoyed it

🚨We went undercover to investigate the government's Rwanda plan. Suella Braverman now has serious questions to answer.

"We are not a nation of motorists, we are a nation of families." A message to the prime minister.

Rishi Sunak certainly seems pretty pissed off with whoever it is who's been running the country recently #CPC23

At conference, Sunak said: Nobody wants an election NOBODY This petition says otherwise Yes, they'll ignore it But the more signatures it gets ...the bigger the bell he looks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6419…

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Being unemployed is a lifestyle choice.

Still laughing about the time a computer scientist who had his bike stolen tried to explain binary search to a cop

School languages aren’t just subjects; they’re gateways to new horizons. French opens doors to Catalan & Romanian, German to Danish & Dutch, Spanish to Italian & Portuguese. There’s huge potential & variety in languages, ‘linguist’ or not. Discover where languages can take you.