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The relationship between Britain and America has been something of an on-off affair. Just over 200 years ago, a group of people representing Britain's 13 colonies in what is now the United States started telling the British that they would like their "freedom", which was a bit rich coming from...

Willard Wigan has made a sand sculpture of a church. This normally wouldn't be too remarkable - except that the sculpture is made from just ONE grain of sand. Mr Wigan, of Birmingham, West Midlands, was challenged to do this amazing feat by his girlfriend, who lives at the foot of Chosen...

Prince Charles has shown that he may make a great King one day by donning full combat gear and visiting British soldiers in Afghanistan. He could have just visited several commanders at the British base Camp Bastion, or even just sent the lads and lassies a video message through the internet...

Steven Gerrard has given himself five years to achieve the two biggest targets in his career - win the Premiership and the World Cup. The Liverpool and England midfielder turns 30 on 30th May, the day that England play Japan in a pre-World Cup friendly. So, as he starts to see the end of his...

Today's Budget, delievered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, has been so disappointing that it's left the Tories huge 1-7 favourites to triumph at the upcoming General Election. And that's not the only good news for the Tory leader. Samantha Cameron (known as SamCam), the wife...

FIFA has admitted that 650,000 tickets out of almost 3 million for this year's World Cup in South Africa are still unsold. That'll mean that that it'll be the first modern World Cup in which all the tickets haven't been bought. Over 50% of the total number of tickets bought so far have been...

He may not be one of Britain's most famous monarchs, but the main reason for that was that his short reign of just nine years - 1901 - 1910 - was overshadowed by that of his mother and predecessor, Queen Victoria, who is Britain's longest-reigning monarch, having been on the Throne from 1837 to...

Move over NASA (especially with Obama Barack all but dismantling it). Here comes the UK Space Agency (UKSA), based in Swindon! The wealthy Wiltshire town, famous for its steam locomotive museum, has been named as the home of Britain's first space agency (although maybe it should have been...

England have never lost against Bangladesh in all forms of cricket, and beat them fairly comfortably in the First Test. But on the second day of the Second Test, England have found themselves on the back foot. Bangladesh ended yesterday on 330-8 in the First Innings. Today, in sweltering...

At least 74 people have been arrested after a large riot left a town centre at a standtill yesterday. Almost 4000 protesters, about 2000 for the English Defence League (EDL) and 1500 for the left-wing United Against Fascism (UAF) clashed in Bolton, Britain's largest town with a population of a...

On 9th May, British redcoats will march in Russia. Unfortunately, it will not be to conquer that vast country, which could swallow Britain about 70 times over and Canada twice, though that would be nice. Instead, it will be to celebrate the 65th anniversary of VE Day. The British embassy said...

We've all been there before. We go into town, hit as many pubs and bars as we can and get absolutely rat-arsed, usually resulting in you stumbling home at midnight singing Rod Stewart's "Sailing", getting into trouble from a couple of burly security guards after urinating in the grounds of a...

In 1914, King George V was on the Throne, World War I broke out and Britain was a naval and industrial superpower with a huge empire. That was also the year that Muriel Joyce moved into her home - and she has been living there ever since. Mrs Joyce is now 100, but was just 4 years old when...

He may not be the most popular person in many parts of Britain, but the Pope is to visit the country later this year. The Queen, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has announced that the Pope will visit Britain on Thursday 16th September and will stay until Sunday 19th...

Images of kings and queens have been appearing on Britain's coins for around 1500 years, but it was only in 1960 that Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch to appear on a British note. On 17th March 1960, the Bank England issued its news £1 note which was the first to have the image of...

It's small, hi-tech, a British creation - like the Spitfire and the bouncing bomb - and will help British soldiers avoid Taliban bombs. Dragon Runner, a bomb disposal robot, measures 9"x8"x3, weighs the same as just seven bags of sugar and is reminiscent of the robots in the film The Hurt...

Argentina's despicable action over the Falkland islands continues after it's emerged that it is threatening to ban firms from operating on the British islands. Companies may end up having to choose between operating on the islands or in Argentina. Supporters of the bill say they wish to...

A discovery in Dorset has shed further light on England's violent and bloody past. Archaeologists have discovered the skeletons of 51 headless corpses near Weymouth, Dorset, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games will be held. The skeletons are of 51 young Viking men, barely in...

Hell's Angels are often given a bad press. But today, 15,000 bikers rode through the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett, the site of one of Britain's newest traditions, to honour British troops serving in Afghanistan. Since 2007, when the nearby RAF Lyneham base became the new place where...

Hadrian's Wall, one of Britain's most famous ancient monuments, has been lit up to mark the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman rule in Britain. Building on the wall began in 122 AD. It spanned the entire width of what is now northern England. Nobody knows for certain why the Romans built...