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The scientist at the centre of a British university's climate change scandal has admitted that he has trouble keeping track on the raw data which is crucial to the theory of climate change. Professor Jones, of the University of East Anglia, told the BBC yesterday that his colleagues believe he...

Maybe the Germans do have a sense of humour - albeit a very black one - after all. In 1941, whilst British children were being killed in their beds by Luftwaffe bombers or having to suffer food rationing, German kids were playing a board game which taught them the tactics of warfare. Their foe...

Australia has asked the Queen to pardon two of its soldiers who were court-martialled and executed by the British during the Second Boer War. The petition asks Britain to review the trials of lieutenants Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock who were found guilty of the murder of 12...

It's Valentine's Day on Sunday. And if a woman wishes to have an insight into the type of man she will marry, then tradition has it that the first bird seen by an unmarried woman on Valentine's Day will give her such an insight. This may seem a flight of fancy only believed by bird-brains, but...

British, American and Afghan troops are about to start Operation Moshtarak within the next few days. "Moshtarak" means "Together" in the local Dari language, and 15,000 troops - a third of them British - will join the offensive, which is designed to clear out a hardcore of around 1,000 Taliban...

Keeping Britain out of the Euro was about the only good thing Gordon Brown did for Britain. Brown was Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Euro coins and notes went into circulation on 1st January 2002, and ancient and traditional currencies such as the Franc, Peseta, Deutsche Mark and...

England's new away kit has been modelled by rock band Kasabian - in Paris. The indie band from Leicester - who are fans of Leicester City Football Club - performed in front of 250,000 fans in the French capital last night, during which lead singer Tom Meighan put on England's new strip and...

As Britain faces its first defence review in 10 years, one question has been asked: What is the future of the Royal Navy? This one-mighty fighting force which ruled the seas and allowed Britain to get its own way by the use of the world's largest cannon-bristling warships is still the world's...

The Queen today played the role of dinner lady whilst attending church during the last day of her winter break. The Queen has been staying at her family's home in Sandringham, Norfolk, where she traditionally spends Christmas, the New Year and her winter break. Attended by her husband, the...

For centuries, the White Cliffs of Dover, one of the great symbols of England, have been a great symbol of English pride. But now, thanks to Britain's SCOTTISH Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, the White Cliffs of Dover are to be sold to England's ancient enemy and great rival - France. Brown is...

The UK is an unusual country in that it has four national teams, despite the best efforts of FIFA who have been expressing their wishes for years for there to be a Great Britain football team. Two of those British teams have been drawn together in the same group for the Euro2012 qualification...

John Terry was sacked as England captain just 12 minutes after meeting Fabio Capello on Friday. The showdown talks occurred in Capello's office at Wembley on Friday afternoon. Terry arrived at the national stadium confident he will remain as skipper, but it took just 12 minutes for Capello...

Buckfast, a fortified wine, may be made by the monks of Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England, but it's the Scots (obviously) who are the world leaders in its consumption. We all know that Scotland has a drink problem. Annually, they drink much more than their English neighbours. In the 12 months...

With a long history of crushing defeats to their English rivals, in wars such as the Hundred Years' War, the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars (despite the English often being vastly outnumbered), this has got to be the most humiliating for the French (though the pasting at Trafalgar...

A close friend of Prince Harry is one of two more British soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan. The third-in-line to the throne trained with Corporal Liam Riley, 21, during a military exercise in Canada two and a half years ago where the pair posed for a photo together. Prince Harry, who is...

The chances of cracking open a double yoked egg are pretty slim - one tenth of one per cent. So the chances of cracking open SIX double yoked eggs are almost infinitesimal - a trillion-to-one chance to be pedantic. But that's exactly what happened to Fiona Exon. The art gallery owner...

The 2010 Rugby Union Six Nations Championship - featuring, as ever, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy - gets underway this weekend. Saturday sees Ireland take on Italy in this year's opening match, and then England take on Wales at Twickenham. On Sunday, Scotland face France...

A HISTORY OF FOOTBALL It has been revealed that the current Chelsea and England captain, John Terry, had an affair with the French girlfriend of his best friend, Manchester City's Wayne Bridge. So let's look at some of England's other captains throughout the team's history. England's first...

Today's English Premier League match between north London giants Arsenal and Manchester United was significant in two ways: it was a battle between two of this season's title contenders, and it was the first sporting event in the world to be shown in 3D. Sky Sports broadcast the match in nine...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that Britain will increase is spending on the War in Afghanistan by £1.5 billion over the next 12 months to take its total to £5 billion next year. The extra cash will give the British military more helicopters, more unmanned drones and more Jackal and...