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Twenty20 cricket is like normal cricket, but whereas normal cricket is unlimited overs and can last for 5 days, Twenty20 cricket lasts for just 20 overs and lasts just a few hours. It's faster than normal cricket. An over is when a bowler bowls the ball to a batsman 6 times. The draw for...

The truth behind grisly severed arm Jul 26 2006 Hands of Glory were popular in 17th and 18th Century Britain. They were the hands that had been cut off a hanged felon and dried and then used as a magical candle holder. A severed arm, on display at Walsall Museum, is not that of a...

Empire: war and propaganda Thursday, July 27th, 2006 The red areas show the worldwide extent of the American Empire John Pilger The US role in supporting Israel’s military assault on Lebanon falls into a pattern of imperial tyranny, where history is rewritten to suit America’s needs...

Is this a strange hoax or something more sinister? What is red mercury? By Chris Summers BBC News Three men have been cleared of trying to procure the raw ingredients for a "dirty bomb" which the prosecution claimed could have devastated a British city if it fell into the hands of...

Giant creature's bones on display The exhibit will be the centrepiece of a redeveloped museum A 70 million-year-old skeleton is going on display for the first time after four years of restoration work. It is the first plesiosaur of its type to be found anywhere in the world and is...

The ancient book of psalms discovered at an undisclosed location in Ireland. Photo: National Museum of Ireland An ancient prayer book found in an Irish bog is being hailed as one of Ireland's most significant archeological discoveries. The National Museum of Ireland said fragments of what...

Labour 'sellout' to give EU flag same status as Union Jack by JAMES CHAPMAN, Daily Mail Labour, our Scottish, Socialist rulers, plan to make the EU rag have the same status as the great Union Jack (which still strikes terror into some nations) The EU Rag. Labour has been accused of a...

The English have been denied a life-prolonging bone cancer drug - but the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish can have it. England denied miracle bone cancer drug By EMILY COOK, Daily Mail 26th July 2006 Cruel Britannia: Our Scottish masters allow the Jocks, Taffs and Paddies access to bone...

The Tate Modern art gallery in London, the world's most visited modern art gallery, is building a rather strange extension.... The Times July 26, 2006 An artist's impression of how the 70m Tate Modern extension would look from the south Tate Modern's chaotic pyramid By Dalya Alberge...

The Times July 26, 2006 Ten ducks send village cricketers waddling into the hall of shame By Andrew Norfolk In cricket, a duck is when a batsmen is out after scoring no runs at all. Most batsmen usually score at least 1 run before they are out, but if they are out and they haven't scored...

Canucks and Chinkies were amongst those killed by the Israelis. Fury at 'deliberate' bombing of UN post UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is at the centre of a diplomatic storm after accusing Israel of deliberately bombing a UN observer post in southern Lebanon, killing at least two...

Another reason why Britain was wise to keep the £ - Euro notes are easy to steal. GETTY IMAGES DULY NOTED: €500 bills are easy to steal British notes are more difficult to steal If you're a villain, you want cash that washes nicely — and not too much of it By JEFFREY ROBINSON Sunday...

Llook who's talking Not that long ago, Welsh seemed like a doomed language. Now it's being used by hip-hoppers, bloggers, even Big Brother contestants such as Imogen and Glyn. Jude Rogers explains what went right Thursday June 22, 2006 The Guardian Wales, along with Scotland, England and...

The Mirror 25th July 2006 There are thought to be hundreds of pumas and other big cats roaming the British countryside. Reports of a "panther-like animal" attacking a flock of sheep were yesterday being investigated by police. Officers were told of a "large black animal" making "strange...

For historical reasons, many people in Britain think that Berwick-upon-Tweed, which over the centuries has changed hands between England and Scotland many times and is now the most northerly town in England, is still at war with Russia. ---------------------------------------------- MYTH OR...

Spotlight on the great discoveries Cambridge University LIFE-CHANGING ideas are celebrated in a new book that aims to raise the profile of universities. Eureka UK highlights 100 major developments and inventions to have come out of British academia in the last 50 years - from unlocking DNA...

Apologetic O'Neill facing ban for his 'Zidane' By COLIN MACKENZIE, Daily Mail Nutter: Paul O'Neill attacks horse City Affair The 26-year-old Irishman, who now faces a ban, had endured a torrid time getting City Affair to the start of the selling hurdle. The fractious hurdler shied and...

British/French war continues, Story No 87467280217648927649091. The Times July 25, 2006 Why French wine was an unwelcome gift at No 10 By Greg Hurst, Sam Coates and Catherine Boyle Tony Blair resists President Chirac’s generosity, but not foreign travel Chirac has sent wine as a...

Britain is currently home to a slew of heavy and genuinely exciting bands. Funeral For A Friend, Pitchshifter, Skindred.....the list goes on. Blistering metal quarter Losing Sun are the latest to create a buzz. They released their debut album "Inertia" in April 2005 and are now set to release...

Renewing Britain's Legacy of Innovation BusinessWeek By Rachel Tiplady Children worked in cotton-spinning factories and even down the coal mines during Britain's Industrial Revolution that made us the richest country in the world and its mightiest economic power. Even up until the...