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Under the leadership of tyrant Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, which gained independence from Britain in 1980, has the world's lowest life expectancy and the world's highest rate of inflation. Zimbabwe's inflation may be as high as 150,000%, and a hamburger costs Zim$15 million. Under British rule...

Weird Britney Spears now thinks she's British, and this may be something to do with her dating a British man, Adnan Ghalib.... The many faces of Britney: Singer has 'multiple personality disorder' - and thinks she's British 18th January 2008 Daily Mail Britney Spears's recent bizarre...

12.5 million people in Britain - 20% of the population - watched Coronation Street's long-serving character Vera Duckworth die in her sleep in an armchair whilst her husband Jack was enjoying a pint at the Rovers Return. He came back and saw her lying in the chair, originally believing she was...

The African Nations' Cup begins today, with host country Ghana taking on Guinea in the opening match. Here is the Daily Mail's guide to this tournament held once every two years. Colour, chaos and a host of the world's greatest players. Welcome to the tournament Premier League bosses hate...

British soldier: "We cornered Taliban then US Apache pilot turned his gun on ME" Those trigger-happer, poorly-trained US soldiers still haven't realised that the British Army is now on their side. This is 2008, guys, not 1808....... New friendly fire shock: Brit hit By JOHN KAY Chief...

Despite being an officer in the British Army, today Prince William flew solo for the first time as he trains with the RAF for around 4 months. The Prince is undergoing an intensive training session at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Prince William will one day, as King, become Head of Britain's...

Six people were injured today when a British Airways Boeing 777, flying in from Beijing, crash landed and missed the runway at Heathrow Airport in London, the world's busiest airport. A major tragedy was only just avoided - the plane crashed onto the grass just metres away from a busy road...

London's current mayor is Ken Livingstone (Labour), but he may be soon out of office as three politicians - a Livingstone (a member of Labour), a member of the Tories, and a member of the Liberal Democrats (a homosexual former cop) - battle it out to become the new mayor.... The London mayoral...

Meet Hollywood United FC Big fan ... Tom Hanks is snapped waving a scarf of his favourite team, Birmingham giants Aston Villa By DAVID LOWE 12 Jan 2008 The Sun SOME might say showbiz is a load of balls. It is – if the number of superstar football fans is anything to go...

Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arteton are the new Bond girls in the 22nd James Bond movie to be released in November. The movie is still untitled but there is speculation it may be based on Ian Fleming's short story "Risico". In "Risico" James Bond is sent by M to investigate a drug smuggling...

Fury as minister brands army kit shortage complaints 'absolute bollocks' in obscene Commons outburst By JONATHAN OLIVER 12th January 2008 Daily Mail Backlash: Armed Forces' Minister Bob Ainsworth Gordon Brown's Armed Forces Minister has been accused of treating troops with contempt...

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr - whose son is also the drummer for rock giants Oasis - and former Eurythmics member Dave Stewart have officially started Liverpool's reign as European Capital of Culture 2008. Liverpool is famous throughout the world for producing The Beatles and Echo and...

Gallows were formed in their home town of Watford, Hertfordshire, in 2005 and released their debut album in 2006, which was released in June 2007 with added bonus tracks. According to the author of the article, they are the best thing to come out of Watford since Liverpool and England...

Tory MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) have spent so much time in Brussels that they now cannot tell the difference between Birmingham (nicknamed "Brum"), West Midlands, and Birmingham, Alabama... Tories mix-up American Birmingham with ours By Bob Roberts Political Editor...

London, recently found to be the "capital of the world" in a survey, is to get the world's first artificial surfing machine. An artificial beach will be contructed in the Tower Hamlets area of the city and a machine will create waves. It is expected to open in 2011, the year before the city...

Is it just me, or can American presidential races be embarrassing to watch? On Monday, Hilary Clinton actually cried on TV. There is NO WAY than in more reserved, less emotional Britain, that a politician would cry on TV during an election campaign. But other things about this campaign...

Lesley Vainikolo, dubbed "The Volcano", has been included in the England rugby squad RUGBY UNION Man-mountain, Lesley Vainikolo, nicknamed "The Volcano", has been included into the England squad for the first time. The giant Tongan, who once played Rugby League for New Zealand and Bradford...

Britain now has a HIGHER GDP per capita than the United States for the first time since the 19th century, the days when Britain was the richest country in the world and had the world's largest economy (the US overtook Britain as the world's largest economy at some point in the 1890s). In 2008...

The Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, the Church of England's only Asian member, has said that Muslims have created no-go areas for non-Muslims in many parts of Britain. Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims By Jonathan Wynne-Jones 6/01/2008 The Telegraph Islamic...

The British Army's Royal Engineers were called out after a WWII bomb was found near Goole, East Yorkshire. They destroyed the bomb with a controlled explosion. The 500lb bomb was discovered bya member of the public with a metal detector. The nearby M62 motorway was closed, and nearby houses...