Shan Ding, of Beijing New Oriental Walkite International Education and Travel, shares how he came to work for one of the biggest agencies and how satisifying it is to see students develop - both personally and in their English - on English language courses in the UK.

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Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

This week, there's a new Planet Earth TV series, the UK's oldest hotel burns down, the Great British Bake Off finds a winner, and an ancient statue's thumb is knocked off. 

As part of the Shakespeare Lives campaign, we are marking the 400th anniversary since Shakespeare's death with a scholarship competition in Spanish speaking Latin America.

Abdul needs English to study to be a mechanical engineer.

"The weather is very different to Saudi Arabia - I love if it's rain. I like the places and the transport - it's easy to go anywhere." Find out more about his experience...

Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

This week, experts say they can predict UK winters a year ahead, Olympic team gets a heroes welcome, 1066 battle is fought again and a sofa like a film star's lips is up for sale.