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Thriving Iraqi city where invasion has worked By BARBARA JONES 19th August 2006 Thriving Iraqi city where invasion has worked Prosperty, democracy, security ... and even chilled lager. The Mail on Sunday discovers a corner of this benighted country where the invasion HAS worked With...

Passengers refuse to fly until Asians are removed Passengers refuse to allow holiday jet to take off until two Asian men are thrown off plane By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE and ANDREW CHAPMAN 20th August 2006 'Suspicions': Jo and Heath Schofield with daughter Isabel. Below: Passengers...

Britain is the most beautiful country in the world and each English town and village has more beautiful, historical sights than the whole of North America. Why go abroad on holiday? Why fly abroad on holiday when Britain offers so much? by Max Hastings 19th August 2006 We are on...

The Time Team believe that, ironically, a Roundhead garrison good be found within the grounds of Buckingham Palace. --------------------------------------------------- Time Team to seek buried treasure at Buckingham Palace By Caroline Davies (Filed: 19/08/2006) The Queen's 80th birthday...

Britain has more tornadoes per square mile than any other country. And now today's weather: a mudslide and tornado by TOM KELLY 18th August 2006 The mudslide in the village of Gulval, near Penzance, Cornwall (top) and the tornado (below) which was spotted forty minutes later. A...

The Times August 19, 2006 Quake aid 'is linked to terror suspects' By Dominic Kennedy, Chiade O’Shea and Hannah Devlin THE Pakistan earthquake appeal has emerged as a potential link between some of the terror suspects arrested over the alleged plot to destroy transatlantic aircraft...

The Times of London said France suffered from "a loss of nerves" after it decided to send just a poxy 200 soldiers to Southern Lebanon. Even Italian newspapers (remember, Italy sent troops to Iraq alongside the US and Britain) have been poking fun at the French...

Chinese treasure trove buried for over a thousand years 17th August 2006 They've laid buried for over a thousand years, their mystery concealed by the compact soil of China’s ancient hinterland. This team of six horses once pulled the two-wheeled Emperor’s cart through the streets of...

Member of the St John Ambulance and groups of trauma councillors are being sent to rock festivals in Gloucestershire and Staffordshire because gloomy rockers Radiohead and Morrissey are performing........ The Times August 18, 2006 Outlook is gloomy as rockers sing the blues at 'mopefest'...

Despite the British Army fighting dangerous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it seems not to have deterred brave British men and women from joining up. A survey also shows that 80% of the British people think that the British Army is the best in the world..... Army recruitment on the increase...

Europe resolves to shore up defences. BBC News The Continental Euroweenies have been impressed by Britain's strong stance against terrorism. An emergency meeting of European Union ministers, held in London in response to the alleged plot to blow up planes taking off from British airports...

When it comes to handing out prison sentences, Britain is much harsher than any other European country. The UK has the European Union's biggest prison population, and has more people serving life sentences than the rest of Europe COMBINED. England and Wales have a prison capacity of 79,600...

At least the British people get it Spectator Great Britain In his book The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki writes that ‘under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them’. Our poll today shows that the response of the...

10-tonne steamroller hurtles out of control 17th August 2006 "Oops-a-daisy." A ten-tonne vintage steamroller hurtled into a bank and flipped over after it ran out of control down a steep hill. It is thought the driver of the vehicle deliberately steered into a grassy bank to stop the...

55,000 rockets smash fireworks world record 17th August 2006 Organisers of an attempt to launch 55,000 fireworks simultaneously believe they have smashed the world record. Thousands of people flocked to the UK Fireworks Championships in Plymouth, Devon, last night to see the bid to set...

It was Steve McClaren's first game in charge as the new England manager and John Terry's first game as the new England captain and it was a great occasion as England thrashed Greece, the European Champions. Appropriately, new captain John Terry scored the goal to put England 1-0 ahead, the...