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CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 Buoyant Flintoff back to sink Kenya England beat Kenya in their last Group C match last night to go through to the Super 8s where they will play minnows Ireland By Scyld Berry 25/03/2007 Kenya: 177 England: 178-3 England win by 7 wickets. They will play...

Cricket murder: Woolmer case police in dramatic swoop on Pakistan team hotel From SHARON CHURCHER in Kingston and DENNIS RICE in Montego Bay 24th March 2007 Pakistan's cricket captain, manager and bowling coach were quizzed by Jamaican police investigating Bob Woolmer’s murder. Skipper...

Will Italy's new driving laws get lost in traffic? By Malcolm Moore in Rome 24/03/2007 Rome has more cars per heads than any other city on Earth and Italy's roads are amongst the most dangerous in Europe. Britain has Europe's safest roads By nine o'clock in the morning, Rome's...

The first-ever proper game at England's magnificent new Wembley stadium, between England Under 21s and Italy Under 21s, finished in an amazing 3-3 draw. Italy Under 21's Pazzini scored the first-ever goal at the new Wembley in a professional game after just 29 seconds. He also became the...

New insights into 900-year history of famous abbey TOM SMITHARD 24 March 2007 Fabulous Wymondham (pronounced "Windam") abbey in Norfolk. It was founded in 1107 by William d'Aubigny, Chief Butler to King Henry I. The town of Wymondham is south west of Norwich, the county town of Norfolk...

Gadget ... Bond Daniel Craig Spies get Royal Glare Force By VIRGINIA WHEELER March 24, 2007 BRITISH spies have invented a gadget that can read the computer glare on a terrorist’s face — from more than half a mile. Her Majesty’s secret service can use the Bond-style camera to...

Seized sailors 'taken to Tehran' Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Cornwall The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized at gunpoint in the Gulf by Iranian forces have been transferred to Tehran, Iranian news agency Fars has reported. The UK says the eight sailors and seven marines had been...

How Paris became estranged from EU's creation By George Parker in Paris March 23 2007 Maurice Faure is a potent reminder of how France gave life to the European Union and then over 50 years became estranged from its creation. The last surviving signatory of the Treaty of Rome was one of...

In 1979 a Scotsman called Bob Taylor claimed he had been attacked by robot-like beings from a UFO. He died this week. The case remains unique in British history as the only example of an alien sighting becoming the subject of a criminal investigation. Bob Taylor 23/03/2007 Bob Taylor...

British sea power is still formidable, but here are some pictures of British air power, with RAF planes using a beach as a runway.... Watch out for low-flying aircraft...on the beach 23rd March 2007 It is one of the prized beaches on the UK coast - a favourite with sunbathers and surfers...

Gordon Brown in his 11th, and last, annual Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer (in charge of the British economy) before becoming Prime Minister later this year will give Britain's security services an extra £86.4 million to help in the fight against terror. The security forces - such as MI6...

Rocket attack hits within 50 metres of U.N. chief in Baghdad 22nd March 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed but ducked behind the podium after a rocket landed near Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office Thursday while the two men were speaking to reporters at a news...

Three men arrested over July 7 bombings By Richard Holt and agencies 22/03/2007 Three men have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005. The wreckage of the bus in Tavistock Square which killed 13 passengers Two men, aged 23 and 30, were...

Winchcombeshire, an ancient county in the South West of England, in the 10th and 11th centuries, developed around its county town, Winchcombe. It appears that it had a separate existence as a petty kingdom prior to this time. King Coenwulf of Mercia is associated with the region before...

Michelle MC, bravest girl in the Army by NICK McDERMOTT 21st March 2007 A teenage army medic has become the first woman to be awarded the Military Cross, one of the highest honours for gallantry in combat. Private Michelle Norris, 19, braved a hail of sniper and machine-gun fire from...

Two Navy sailors killed in nuclear sub explosion 21st March 2007 Two British sailors have been killed in an accident aboard the nuclear submarine HMS Tireless, the Ministry of Defence said. The accident took place while the submarine was submerged under the Arctic icecap during a joint...

Now you’re grown up, make friends with America The EU at 50 should look to a far wider single market Rosemary Righter German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants each of the EU 27 member states to bring two cakes unique to their country to the event to mark the EU's 50th birthday. Meanwhile...

The Times March 21, 2007 An effective world force? That’ll be 20p to you Michael Binyon on why Britain and other countries should embrace the Commonwealth more just as some members such as India and Pakistan already do Looking for a way to sound out poorer countries on...

Eau de BC: the oldest perfume in the world By Malcolm Moore in Rome 21/03/2007 The world's oldest perfumes have been found on Cyprus by a team of archaeologists. The perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny translucent...

Charles Napoleon, the great-great nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, Great Britain's enemy 200 years ago, is standing for parliament in Fontainebleau in this year's French elections. He says that the British may have misunderstood Napoleon. In fact Napoleon (unusually for a Frenchman) was a great...