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Cricket: England go 1 up in the best-of-three game Commonwealth Bank Series final against Australia. Collingwood breathes new life into England By Simon Briggs in Melbourne 09/02/2007 "Alleluia! England finally won a proper cricket match against Australia - and no cribbing that it...

A man has a full English breakfast tattooed on his head. Heads on toast ... breakfast is underway Scrambled head By TOM HARVEY February 09, 2007 A TEENAGER has had a full English breakfast tattooed on his head. Dayne Gilbey, 19, was inked with bacon, eggs, sausages, beans and...

You call that a microscope! By MICHAEL HANLON 9th February 2007 Yes, this doughnut-shaped building in Oxfordshire IS a microscope, the biggest, most expensive and most powerful in the world, and will allow Britain to lead the world in the science of the very small. Sub-atomic particles...

London team Queen's Park Rangers, of the Championship (the second tier in English football after the Premiership) played a friendly game against China's 2008 Olympic team. Little did QPR know that it would end in a kung fu brawl between the teams, with even spectators joining in for good...

BUSH'S THE RINGLEADER IN WILD WEST HORROR Brian Reade 08/02/2007 "WE'RE IN JAIL, DUDE... AAAAAAAAGH... GODAMMIT... F***... GOD, F***ING S**T... THIS SUCKS." WORDS used by US Air Force pilots after they had attacked L/Cpl Matty Hull's marked convoy, either through poor training, woeful...

Probe into Saudi-backed school that calls Jews "repugnant" and Christians "pigs" Probe into Islamic school ordered The King Fahad Academy is funded by the Saudi royal family Schools Minister Jim Knight has ordered an inquiry into an Islamic school accused of promoting religious...

Bagehot A rough patch for the special relationship Feb 1st 2007 From The Economist print edition How should Britain deal with a president who appears to have lost all authority at home? Steve OBrien THERE'S nothing new about a little turbulence in the so-called special...

THE LORDS A-LEAVING PEERS FACE AXE AFTER CASH FOR HONOURS AFFAIR By Bob Roberts, Deputy Political Editor 08/02/2007 In a massive shake-up, the House of Lords will change its name to the Senate, the number of seats will be reduced and those given a peerage by the Queen will no longer...

English throne is mine, mine, mine - hopefuls claim By Paul Majendie The Scotsman Buckingham Palace on a snowy day, January 24th. Hundreds of hopefuls have stepped forward to claim the throne of England after a worldwide quest by genealogists to find a rightful heir. REUTERS/Toby Melville...

Government says Britain would nuke rogue state that attacks it with "dirty bombs." BRITAIN'S NUKE TERROR VOW The Sun By George Pascoe, Political Editor Don't f**k with us: Britain would not hesitate to destroy a rogue state with a nuclear strike from its Trident nuclear weapons system...

The snow-white pride of Worcestershire By FIONA MACRAE 6th February 2007 With their snow-white coats and ice-blue eyes, these four cubs belong to a very exclusive club. Enjoying a spot of winter sunshine in Worcestershire, they are among just 130 white lions left in the world - and...

Locked in an eternal embrace 7th February 2007 Their loving embrace has lasted an eternity - well 5000 years to be precise Mantua, Italy - appropriately one of the settings for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Locked in an eternal embrace 7th February 2007 It is the city where...

Happy Colours ... the dyed roses Picture: WENN.COM Roses are red, blue, yellow.. February 07, 2007 HERE’S the perfect rose for Valentine’s Day lovers who can’t decide which colour to pick. Dutch flower designer Peter Van de Werken created this multi-coloured effect by injecting...

Letter bomb injures DVLA worker A woman has been injured by a letter bomb which exploded at the main DVLA centre in South Wales, police say. The attack, which happened at shortly before 0930 GMT on Wednesday, is the third of its kind on motoring-related companies in three...

Members of the English Civil War Society took part in their annual march and parade along The Mall and Whitehall in London on Sunday. They were dressed up as Cavaliers (Royalists, the soldiers who fought for the King during the English Civil War against Oliver Cromwell's...

The new Arctic Monkeys album will be released on April 23rd (St George's Day) and is called "Favourite Worst Nightmare." The Monkeys' Worst Nightmare New album ... Arctic Monkeys, February 06, 2007 Alex Turner - Vocals, Guitar Jamie Cook - Guitar Nick O'Malley - Bass Matt...

Animal VCs for hero dogs 6th February 2007 Courageous: Black labrador Sadie of the Royal Air Veterinary Corps. In this nation of animal lovers, even dozens of pigeons have received the award Two brave dogs are set to receive a medal known as the animals' Victoria Cross...

What's going on? Letter bomb ... police investigate in Wokingham Two injured by new post bomb By LUCY WATERLOW February 06, 2007 TWO people have been injured in a new letter bomb explosion today. Police said an item of mail exploded in offices at Oaklands Business...

Marines clear way for electricity to flow By Thomas Harding and Richard Holt 06/02/2007 An intense battle fought by British troops in Afghanistan, which cleared the Taliban from an area surrounding a major dam, means that millions of Afghans will soon receive electricity. Royal Marines...

'We're in jail, dude,' said US jet pilot By Stephanie Condron 06/02/2007 The pilot of an American warplane that twice fired on British soldiers in Iraq can be heard to say "We're in jail, dude" over his radio when he realises his mistake, it was revealed today. L/Cpl Hull was...