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Our forgotten war 02/06/2007 The Telegraph In one year, the Afghanistan war has claimed the lives of 51 British soldiers - the latest this week. But as our forces secretly begin their biggest ever offensive, morale is at an all-time low. Thomas Harding, the only journalist with the troops...

The Leftist BBC, which often sides with the Palestinians against the Israelis, must have embarrassed itself when it was a group of Palestinians, not Israelis, who abducted one of their men. But what if it was the Israelis who had abducted the BBC man? Would the BBC have been more vocal in its...

How an exhibition at Renishaw Hall - the Derbyshire home of the Sitwell family for almost 400 years and which is, of course, haunted - demonstrates British eccentricity at its greatest.... Bizarre exhibition at the spiritual home of British eccentricity By ROBERT HARDMAN 2nd June 2007...

An eccentric English aristocrat went searching for the heir to his 13th Century mansion in Somerset, someone who shares the same ancestor as him - it turns out the heir is an American, the leader singer of rock band The Fray...... The eccentric English aristocrat with no heir and the American...

Remarkably, Brazil have played more often in London recently than England have.... Capital to see you - London is home from home for Brazilians By JEFF POWELL 2nd June 2007 England 1-1 Brazil (Wembley. Attendance: 88,745) Football was coming home. Not just Becks back on the wing...

England were unlucky to win last night as the world's two biggest football nations came head-to-head in the world's most expensive sporting arena. Former England captain Beckham whipped in a free kick into the Brazilian penalty area allowing current captain John Terry to head in a goal from...

Anglophile Gilberto is looking for a passport to success at Arsenal 1st June 2007 Daily Mail ENGLAND VS BRAZIL, friendly, tonight 8pm BST, Wembley Gilberto, the most successful Brazilian import English football has seen, revealed today that he loves life in England so much that he is...

Here's a fact: Britain has 20% - yes, 20% - of all the world's CCTV cameras. This may seem like Big Brother, the British are quite happy with it.... Big Brother's watching: The secret CCTV bunker that monitors our every move 1st June 2007 Daily Mail In a bunker beneath the bustling...

Welcome to Blair World - it's all gone Mickey Mouse 31st May 2007 Daily Mail Richard Littlejohn always tells it as it is Following the opening of Dickens World, in Chatham, Kent, and the unveiling of a Harry Potter theme park, at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, this column can...

Red-headed family forced to move after 'ginger' hate campaign 1st June 2007 Daily Mail A family of red-heads say they have been hounded out of three homes by gingerist yobs. Flame-haired couple Kevin and Barbara Chapman and each of their children sport fine heads of copper coloured...

Tony Blair now has two titles: Prime Minister of Great Britain (until 27th June) and honorary Paramount Chief of the village of Mahera From PM Blair to Chief Tony Man of Peace ... Blair is crowned by Sierra Leonean villagers to thank him for sending British soldiers to their country in...

Download track for war vets Safe from blast ... British soldiers land after Argentine attack on the Sir Galahad during the Falklands War of 1982. 258 British and 649 Argentinians were killed in the space of just 2 months. By SIMON WESTON, Falklands War hero Falklands Hero May 29...

Translation device aims to help UK troops By staff and agencies 31/05/2007 The Telegraph A translation device worn like a wristwatch has been designed by a student from Baghdad to help British soldiers overcome language barriers in potentially life-threatening situations in Iraq. Mr...

Zimmers go from Gran to Glam By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director 31/05/2007 The Telegraph Video: Watch The Zimmers get transformed Your view: Do you hope to die before you get old? They arrived with canes, support hose and sensible shoes, wearing the type of plain and practical...

It was 40 years ago 31/05/2007 Daily Mail "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in June 1967. It is often cited the most influential album of all time by prominent critics and publications, ranking #1 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. The...

Whitehall's battle to block Beckham's knighthood Whitehall concern over tax exile and 'Lady Posh' 31st May 2007 Daily Mail David Beckham is at the centre of a Whitehall campaign to prevent him being made a knight. Civil servants have been asked to consider the former England captain's...

The Tyburn Tree, Hyde Park, London, UK How a public execution at Tybirn would have looked in the 1700s. Public executions took place here between 1196 and 1783, when they were moved to Newgate Gaol as the crowds watching the "entertainment" had become more and more unruly and were easier to...

Thanks to the notorious Bloody Code, life in 18th Century (and early 19th Century) Britain was a hazardous place. In 1815, there were a massive 225 crimes in Britain which carried the death penalty (at some stage in the 1700s there were around 350 crimes punishable by death), many of which...

The moment a daredevil 'tombstoned' into Dead Man's Cove 30th May 2007 Daily Mail A dangerous summer craze known as "tombstoning" is catching on in Devon, prompting the emergency services to issue early warnings about the daredevil activity. One such daredevil was captured on camera...

Baby hedgehogs rescued after they are born too early 30th May 2007 Daily Mail These tiny newborn hedgehogs are proving a handful for carers at a rescue centre - after the mild weather triggered a string of early orphaned arrivals. The seven babies - from two separate families - have...