Some Welsh is spoken in parts of Wales, Gaelic in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and French and Norman French in the Channel Islands. There are sizeable Jewish, Muslim and Hindu minorities. There are numerous public call boxes. Some boxes take coins, others phonecards or credit cards. Most hotels and offices have facilities.
Stamps are available from post offices and many shops and stores.
There are stamp machines outside some post offices. Post boxes are red. International postal connections are good. Dominated by about ten major newspapers, UK circulation figures are amongst the highest in the world. The most influential newspapers are The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Observer and The Independent .