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British indie rockers Foals are a bunch of Oxford University dropouts who also hail from Oxford. There single "Balloons" has just been released and their debut album "Antidotes" is released in March 2008. The band received their name from a friend, who said they smell, they are feral and they...

Britain plans to send two probes - MoonLITE and Moonraker - to the Moon, and now it has support from NASA. Britain is the second largest country to the European's Space Agency's "Aurora" programme (after Germany) but now plans to go it alone with the Europeans on its mission to the Moon...

Britain hands Basra back to the Iraqis By Con Coughlin in Basra 16/12/2007 Daily Mail Britain today formally handed control of Basra to the Iraqi government in a move that will pave the way for a dramatic reduction in the number of British troops stationed in Iraq next year. In a...

The ship belonging to British pirate Captain Kidd, the Quedagh Merchant, has been found off the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Captain Kidd was executed in London in May 1701 and, as was the custom in England in those days for executed pirates or sailors, his body was locked in a gibbet...

Despite the fact that the British people love their Queen, the Lefty BBC hates the Monarchy. Earlier this year whilst making a documentary on the Queen, the BBC released footage that they said was the Queen storming out of an Annie Leibovitz photoshoot in anger. This turned out to be the BBC...

Prince Charles will appear at an energy conference in Abu Dhabi as a hologram. The future King, known for being environmentally aware, has decided to do this so he doesn't have to fly to the venue.... Prince Charles will appear at conference as a hologram 15th December 2007 Daily Mail...

Here are five more great mini-articles from the Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn in his quest against the evils of Political Correctness, Left-Wingers, 'Elf 'N Safety and Islamism...... 14th December 2007 Daily Mail Littlejohn These white liberal 'bwanas' are the real racists...

WWI soldier's 90-year-old letter gives horrific account of Christmas in the trenches 13th December 2007 Daily Mail A recently discovered letter sent by a First World War officer to his family has revealed in shocking detail how soldiers spent Christmas in the trenches. Trevor Bird was...

It has been revealed that the Queen is a fan of darts (a traditional British pub game that is now becoming more popular around the rest of the world), Coronation Street and Harry Potter. Not since the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when King Harold was killed by those pesky Normans has a British...

"Useless cake-eaters": Germans play games whilst the British fight in Afghanistan sIFR_callback_0_DoFSCommand(info, args);Further proof that the British military is the only military in Western Europe with any meaningful power and willingness to fight wars when needed comes in this story...

PC Britain Behold the PC nativity scene 13th December 2007 The Sun PC-crazy ... Jon's Christmas card pokes fun at barmy Politically Correct rulings Totally PC seasons greetings Spot the PC touches in Sun reader Jon's crazy nativity scene, shown above. “Please accept with...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now a Middle East envoy, has made a lighthearted appearance in George Bush's Christmas video, where he congratulates Bush's two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, on becoming junior park rangers. Tony Blair, a Scotsman, says to the two Scottish Terriers...

This may be "Cool Britannia", but winner of new Union Jack design is too cool Tony Blair rebranded Britain as "Cool Britannia" in 1997, although even he didn't realised just how "cool" the British are. In a poll for a proposed new design for a British flag, made after a Welsh MP said that the...

The hi-tech football that tells referees when it has crossed the line By NIALL FIRTH 13th December 2007 Daily Mail It's the technology that could be the final word on arguments between football supporters and could end constant griping by managers over disputed goals. Hi-tech footballs...

The Italian, Fabio Capello, is to be named as England's new manager at any moment. The 61 year old will become England's 12th manager and their 2nd foreign manager. When Italy played England at Wembley in 1973, Capello scored Italy's winning goal in what was Italy's first ever win against...

Ahh, football. Or, as the Americans and Canadians call it in their mangled version of England's great language that they borrow, "soccer". The "Beautiful Game" as the British call it, for obvious reasons. Played in Britain for centuries - a medieval game was recorded in Britain as far back as...

Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of the BBC TV series "Top Gear" and a columnist for The Sun newspaper, is not renowned for his political correctness. He believes (correctly) that the world would be much better if the British Empire was still around, and he hates foreigners..... Damn...

See the king penguins huddled together as they are trapped in a blizzard 7th December 2007 Daily Mail Trapped in a fierce blizzard whipped up by 100mph winds, 2,000 King Penguins huddle together for warmth on the island of South Georgia near Antarctica. To survive in one of the most...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Czech Republic president Václav Klaus have refused to attend an EU meeting in Portugal (the current holders of the rotating EU presidency) with African leaders as Zimbabwe's dictator Robert Mugabe has attended despite being banned from the EU (it seems you...

Britain's Children's Minister Ed Balls wants to force out Gordon Brown and become British Prime Minister. Brown is unpopular and it may happen. In the meantime, he has said that former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (a Tory) is a good role model for young girls as are the Spice Girls, who have...