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Harry Puffer draws fire for smoking 23rd February 2007 Daniel Radcliffe has been slammed by anti-smoking groups for lighting up on stage. The Harry Potter star, 17, puffs on a cigarette during a special performance of his new show, Equus. The Harry Potter star in his new theatre...

New Zealand fishermen battle with rare colossal squid 22nd February 2007 A New Zealand fishing crew has caught an adult colossal squid, a sea creature with eyes as big as dinner plates and razor-sharp hooks on its tentacles, an official said Thursday. New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim...

An A-Z guide to the PC madness blighting modern Britain By JAMES DELINGPOLE 22nd February 2007 Does political correctness drive you mad? Is the mere thought of modern society's descent into a mire of cant and wet liberal dogma enough to make you foam at the mouth? Then prepare to smile...

Why the best actors are British With UK stars threatening to storm the Oscars, American writer Charles McNulty explains why his country's actors can't compete Thursday February 22, 2007 The Guardian Centre stage... Helen Mirren (pictured above as the Queen in her movie) is nominated...

Blair: We should be proud of Iraq role James Sturcke and agencies Thursday February 22, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Tony Blair addresses British soldiers in Basra in May 2003. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AP Tony Blair today said that Britain should be proud of its involvement in Iraq...

Germans want EU history lessons By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels 22/02/2007 British school pupils could soon be learning history from a European Union textbook under a new proposal from Berlin to be tabled next week. Germany is to urge the drawing up of a "European history book", to be...

It's no surprise that Prodi has quit as Italian PM. Prodi's government was Italy's 61st since 1945. -------------------------------------------------------- Italian PM Prodi quits due to revolt over troops in Afghanistan 22nd February 2007 Senate revolt: Prime minister Prodi The...

For sale, diary of a soldier's hell at the Somme By OLINKA KOSTER 21st February 2007 Private Walter Hutchinson kept a detailed diary of his experiences at the Battle of the Somme It was (and still is) the worst day of slaughter in British military history. After five hours of...

Blair makes his excuses and snubs the Bronze Lady's unveiling By BENEDICT BROGAN 22nd February 2007 The BRONZE Lady: Baroness Thatcher (Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990) alongside her new statue at the House of Commons. It is the first-ever statue of a living former leader at the...

The winners of the last two European Cups (Liverpool, 2005), Barcelona (2006) met last night. Liverpool managed to beat the reigning European Champions at the Nou Camp Last week, Bellamy attacked team-mate Riise with a golf club. Last night, it was them two who scored and Bellamy's goal...

British painter William Hogarth travelled around the streets and amongst the crowds of 18th Century London and painted what he saw. London at this time - what we now call Hogarthian London - was a highly dangerous place - police forces hadn't yet been invented so crime was rife, the city stank...

Only the British - and maybe some Orientals such as the Chinese - would be prepared to pay so much for a pot of tea........ Pot of tea? That'll be £20 By David Derbyshire Consumer Affairs Editor 21/02/2007 The Tetley Tea Folk won't be happy to learn that the tea they advertise on...

Nasa closer to discovering life on other planets By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 21/02/2007 Astronomers have captured enough light from two planets far beyond our own solar system to reveal details of their chemical make-up, marking a new phase in the search for extraterrestrial life...

How to survive post-war Britain 21st February 2007 At a time when rationing was an inescapable part of everyday life, it was surely essential reading. Offering advice on how to survive in postwar Britain, Take A Tip was written by the people, for the people. Published in the late...

The ancient girl with the golden eye: 5,000 year old priestess found 21st February 2007 The body of a strikingly tall 5,000-year-old woman with an artificial golden eye has been discovered in Iran. Archaeologists said the woman was a female soothsayer or priestess and would have...

Continental Europe shames football yet again: 1) Manchester United fans injured as they were crushed in the stands 2) Lille players storm off the field in protest at Manchester United's goal - United took the free-kick before the referee blew his whistle - but play later resumes 3) Lille...

British soldiers fire mortar during the attack Taliban Strongholds Taken Tuesday February 20, 2007 Pictures have emerged of British forces in Afghanistan claiming success in one of the largest offensives against the Taliban seen so far. Commanders said Operation Glacier captured...

It makes you proud to be British. The world's biggest ocean liner, Britain's Queen Mary 2, named by Queen Elizabeth II (dwarfing that other great British ocean liner, the Titanic) attracted huge crowds as she sailed into Sydney Harbour in Australia. When Mary met Sydney 20th February 2007...

Fit for a King: A royal welcome to the Gulf for Charles and Camilla 20th February 2007 The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall formally met Kuwait's ruling family today as they continued their tour of the Gulf. The two royal houses of Britain and Kuwait - Windsor and Al-Sabah -...

"Goal II - Living The Dream" is a British rags to riches football movie. Real Madrid stars Beckham (soon moving to Los Angeles Galaxy), Raul and Zinedine Zidane make cameo appearances. Fans of Arsenal would do well to avoid Goal II: Living The Dream, the second instalment of the rags to...