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In the next few decades, Britain is to become the EU's largest country in terms of population, taking over from Germany whose population is shrinking. Britain's population is currently 61 million compared to Germany's 82 million. However, of the "Big Four" EU countries - Britain, Germany...

Rampant England yesterday destroyed South Africa, beating them by a maximum 10 wickets. South Africa scored just 83 (no score in double figures is good in cricket), and England won the game even before the scheduled mid-innings interval. England's bowlers were phenomenal. Stuart Broad took...

The Wars of the Roses was a civil war fought in England between 1455 and 1487, between the House of York (Yorkists) and the House of Lancaster (Lancastrians). These Houses were both members of the Plantagenet royal dynasty. The Yorkists were supposedly represented by a white rose and the...

Nowadays, English football has a reputaion for cracking down on racist and violent behaviour. In Continental Erope, it's riot police that control the fans in the stadium. Whereas in England, it's stewards who control the fans. Violence and racism is still rife in many Continental European...

Kevin Pietersen, playing only his second game as the new England captain, and his first One Day game, scored an unbeaten 90 runs to help England to victory over South Africa in the first day-night match of the Series. England won by 20 runs under the floodlights in Leeds. Pietersen hails...

A weird pro-EU group called The Young European Federalists wish to create an EU Olympics team, rather than each EU nation having its own team. But they are going to have a hard time convincing the British to agree with this stupid idea - especially with the next Summer Olympics being those of...

Librarian Ian Pattinson took a photo of some clouds above St Albans, Hertfordshire. usually, there'll be nothing remarkable about that, except these were mysterious "bubble" clouds, or mammatus clouds. How they form is a mystery... Stunning pictures of 'bubble' clouds in the menacing skies...

The Queen's husband Prince Philip has said he doesn't want a state funeral at Westminster Abbey upon his death but rather a private funeral at St George's Chapel at Windsor... Philip refuses a state funeral at Westminster Abbey despite the Queen's wishes and draws up plans for a private...

Don't let the wheels come off golden generation Dave Kidd From Beijing The People 24th August 2008 British swimmer Rebecca Adlington won two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. Britain outperformed its nearest sporting rivals, Australia and Germany, at Beijing, finishing 4th in the medals...

Britain and Australia are two of the fiercest rivals in sport. Australia's Sports Minister Kate Ellis (who would have been British had her great-great-grandfather not been a pickpocket) and her British counterpart Gerry Sutcliffe made a bet over which nation would finish above the other in the...

England play the Czech Republic in a friendly at Wembley tonight, with Defoe to partner Rooney up front. Also, England manager Fabio Cprllo has chosen John Terry to be the England captain for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. England's first match in the qualifiers is just two weeks away, against...

A 12-year-old boy has been taken to hospital in Dudley, West Midlands, after a stunt that involved lighting his farts backfired... Boy in hospital after 'gas lighting' stunt backfires A 12-year-old has been taken to hospital with burns after blowing up a petrol can while breaking wind...

In 2003, thousands of people in several countries (many of them members of the Stop the War Coalition) marched through the streets in protest against the invasion of Iraq by America, Britain, Australia, Italy, Spain and many other countries. However, there has been a notable absence of anti-war...

A treasure hunter with a metal detector has found an 11th century gold ring with a rare black diamond in a field in Leicestershire. John Stevens, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, has been treasure hunting for 30 years, but this has been his most significant find to date.... Treasure hunter finds...

A squirrel in Fareham, Hampshire, seemed to be impersonating Atlas when he held a coconut above his head.... Is this squirrel impersonating Atlas, or is he just nuts about nuts? By Daily Mail Reporter 20th August 2008 Daily Mail It is often said that life imitates art. But few people...

In today's 10km open water event at the Beijing Olympics, Britain's Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten - who won silver and bronze in the event - accused Germany's Angela Maurer of cheating in order to get ahead of them. Patten claimed that the German pulled on her leg in the latter stages of the...

Two Roman sarophagi have been discovered in Newcastle. One contains the remains of a middle-aged adult who lived towards the end of the Roman occupation of Britain. The bodies are thought to be the remains of powerful residents of the ancient walled fort of Pons Aelius (nowadays, a train...

Five people were killed today in a midair collision that happened near Coombe Abbey, not far from Coventry Airport. Beautiful Coombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery dating back to the 12th Century which was at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. It is now a luxury hotel with 83...

Anti-fascism protesters clashed with cops today as the extreme right-wing British National party (BNP) held their annual conference in Denby, Derbyshire. Is it right that people get violent over a political party that is perfectly legal, despite some of their odious views? Anti-facist...

Norway's King Harald V has honoured a penguin named Sir Nils Olav - who enjoys a unique relationship with the Norwegian Army's Royal Guardsmen. During the ceremony, held at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland where Sir Nils lives, the penguin even inspected the Guard.... Penguin on parade: The day they...