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British band Hot Club de Paris release their new album ‘Drop It Till It Pops’ in October. Welcome, Welcome To The Hot Club De Paris by Daniel Melia Liverpool band Hot Club de Paris Paul Rafferty, vocals and bass Alasdair Smith, drums and vocals Matt Smith, vocals and guitar...

The tapes for the newest TV series of Robin Hood, made by the BBC, have been stolen and ransomed by Eastern European gangsters. The 13-part series was filmed in Hungary and each episode is 45 minutes long. It will fill the Saturday night slot of the highly successful new Dr Who series which...

Milburn are about to release their debut album Well, Well, Well well well well 1. Well Well Well 2. Showroom 3. Send in the Boys 4. What About Next Time? 5. Lipstick Licking 6. Cheshire Cat Smile (Single Version) 7. Stockholm Syndrome 8. Storm In A Teacup 9. Last Bus 10. Brewster 11. What...

The Daily Telegraph An attempt by a UK businessman to go voluntarily to face fraud charges in America has been denied and instead he will arrive in MANACLES, escorted by US marshals. Jeremy Crook, who used to manage the European operation of San Diego-based software company Peregrine...

Not only has a song by British rockers Oasis been voted the greatest song of all time, but one of their songs was also voted the second-greatest of all time. The Beatles had the most entries of any band, with six. ----------------------------------------------------- Oasis song greatest ever...

Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter, won gold for Great Britain at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen yesterday on her horse Toytown. Her close friends and family have a history of sporting success. Her mother, the Princess Royal, became the European champion in 1971, and her father...

The Scottish nationalists the SNP have said that they want the abolition of the "anti-English" university charges where English students are charged to attend Scottish universities. Unfairly, Scottish students aren't charged to go to English universities...

The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest in Europe and the second-largest in the world after the Rio Carnival. Two million expected at Notting Hill By Jasper Copping Past attendances 2006 - 2 million? 2005 - 750,000 2004 - 750,000 2003 - 600,000 2002 - 1,400,000 2001 - 1,250,000 2000 -...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan 27th August 2006 A British soldier was killed today during a fight with rebels in Afghanistan. The attack happened at 5am local time (1.30am BST) in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, the Ministry of Defence said. He is the eighth soldier...

British Team Vehicle Breaks Diesel Land Speed Record Birmingham Post A British diesel-powered vehicle, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the land speed record for these types of cars after making two runs in Utah on Tuesday. The first run was made at an average speed of 324.248 mph with the...

Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has been cautioned for blessing himself in a match against arch rivals Glasgow Rangers. He made the sign of a cross as Catholics do, but this angered Rangers fans in the stadium. Why? Because Celtic are supported by Catholics and Rangers are supported by...

It's all backwards. During the World Cup, England striker Wayne Rooney was sent off for an accidental "stamp" on Portugal's Ricardo Carvalho. Rooney still insists that it was accidental and that he was merely stopping himself from falling over. As his was was about to land on the ground...

Untidy Brits creating super rats 25th August 2006 Rats are getting bigger, more active and living longer. There are now around 60 million rats in Britain - one for each person. A national charity has warned that 15 million people across the country are helping to create a new breed of...

Da Vinci code fans wreck church window in Holy Grail hunt By DAVID WILKES 24th August 2006 The beautiful stained glass window in St Luke's church. It depicts the fourth apostle as being feminine looking. Until recently, the 14th century church was a place to enjoy some peace and...

The Times August 25, 2006 Little Britain aiming for huge remake in America By Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent "Don't like it!" "Yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but you know Carla? She an ugly b**ch....." "I'm the only gay in the village!" THE hit comedy Little...

Britain only has much more historical buildings and other historical sies than most of our Continental neighbours not because we are better than they are at looking after our historical places but because we haven't been successfully invaded since 1066...

Corfe Castle in Dorset was partially ruined by a six-week long siege during the Civil War. Plans to restore a medieval ruined castle which was a stronghold in the time of William the Conqueror have been announced. The £700,000 repair work to Corfe Castle, in Wareham, Dorset, will help...

The Times August 24, 2006 In World War II, the formidable Royal Navy was the largest and most powerful navy on earth. Historians have said that it could have overwhelmed ANY invasion fleet. (PA) Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to . . . the Navy By...

Four cups of tea a day 'better than drinking water' 23rd August 2006 The British love tea - and it's very healthy for you. Drinking four or more cups of tea every day could be more beneficial than drinking water, scientists have said. They say that tea not only rehydrates you as well...

The draw for the Group Stage of the 2006/2007 Champions League (European Cup) has been made. English Champions Chelsea have been put into Group A with Barcelona, who are the European Champions after winning this competition last season. Manchester United have been drawn in the same group as...