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World Champions England crushed their Celtic neighbours Wales by 57 points in a friendly in London. Wales haven't beaten England at Twickenham since 1990, but this was a record victory for England against the Welsh. The game was a warm up for the Rugby World Cup which starts next month...

Was the pin-up boy of Bush's War on Terror assassinated? by CHARLES LAURENCE 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail Fallen hero? Pat Tillman died on the border of Afghanistan in April 2004 He was the pin-up boy of Bush's War on Terror. But the story of Pat Tillman's heroic death soon started...

Both India and China (again, China was the world's greatest power 1000 years ago) are on their way to overtaking the United States as the next global superpowers, in the same way as the United States overtook Britain in the early 20th Century. By 2050, the USA will have only the world's...

Only in Britain and its out-of-control "Elf and Safety".... Could a bathroom towel make you slip? Health and Safety investigates - at vast expense 4th August 2007 Daily Mail Researchers have spent £12,000 on establishing whether a towel on a bathroom floor makes one less likely to slip...

Foot and moth disease is back in Britain. The last outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain was in 2001 when a massive 6 million cattle were burned on pyres in fields throughout the country to prevent the spread of the disease. Cars travelling in the countryside had to drive over...

To pinch or not to pinch, bums Cheeky ... Channel 4 news reporter Sue is pinched on the bum By NICK FRANCIS AUGUST 03, 2007 The Sun Rumpus ... our pre-rumptial agreement A BUM pinch caught live on TV sparked a police investigation — and now a national debate. Red-cheeked Sue...

It was the British capital city VS the Italian capital city as London Arsenal outgunned Rome opponents Lazio in the Amsterdam Tournament Wenger happy as Silva bullets are added to Arsenal By SIMON CASS 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail AMSTERDAM TOURNAMENT ARSENAL 2-1 LAZIO (Other...

The French city of Toulouse is more renowned for being a big rugby town with a successful rugby team. But its football equivalent is less well-known. The Toulouse football team must play five-time winners Liverpool in the Champions League qualifiers. Only once has any French team won this...

Dispatches from hell: life on the Afghan frontline revealed in a new exhibition By SARAH SANDS 3rd August 2007 Dailt Mail Much of the footage is grainy and shot in bad light, but the life-threatening nature of the human drama is clear. We are taken into the heart of firefights, sense...

Muslim fury as 'Jihad The Musical' comes to the UK 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail International terrorism and the threat to Britain from Al-Qaeda would probably be deemed by most as unlikely subject matter for a musical. After all, suicide bombing, mass bloodshed and fundamental Islam do...

Glasgow airport terror suspect dies 03/08/2007 Daily Mail The terror suspect who drove a burning Jeep into the terminal at Glasgow Airport has died in hospital, police said last night. Video: Kafeel Ahmed drove a Jeep into the terminal Kafeel Ahmed, 27, suffered 90 per cent...

A relish for rubbish: why the British have a unique appetite for utter junk By WILLIAM SITWELL 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail What is it about the British and food? Why, when our capital city has more Michelin- starred restaurants than ever, and farmers' markets are spreading like voracious...

Malaysian minister defends caning of prisoners as gruesome video appears on internet By DAVID WILLIAMS 1st August 2007 Daily Mail Strapped on a wooden frame, a prisoner braces himself for the brutal onslaught. Within moments of the first blow being struck by the cane-wielding official...

A personal gift from Dubya...but will Gordon REALLY wear his new bomber jacket? By BENEDICT BROGAN 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail It is an unlikely gift to give a man seldom seen out of a suit. Perhaps the giver, George Bush, was stuck for ideas, and tried to think of something he'd like...

Smirking murderer is led to the gallows as children join crowds at public executions in Iran 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail WARNING: This story contains graphic images Two more criminals have been publicly hanged in Iran as children looked on and people took pictures. Unrepentant, the...

Just HOW did Britain become the Earth's mightiest power? A closer look at the economic thinking of the Victorian British.... Laissez-faire and the Victorians By Professor Eric Evans Victorian advertisements at Charing Cross Sation, 1874 © Could Victorian Britain be called in any...

Kylie Minogue to appear on Dr Who as maid on the Titanic Australian singer/actress Kylie Minogue is to appear in an episode of Dr Who, set onboard the Titanic in 1912. She plays a maid and the threat to the Titanic is not an iceberg but an evil alien race. The story continues from the last...

Dumb fans of Los Angeles Galaxy are attacking David Beckham because he hasn't played much for the club since his arrival. It seems like Americans can't grasp the idea that a person can't play football when he has an injured foot, an injury he sustained during England's game against Estonia, and...

Last night, the British Army finally left Northern Ireland. It's what you could call a victory for Britain and democracy Since WWII, 1968 is probably the ONLY year in which a British soldiers hasn't been killed on operation anywhere in the world.... N Ireland SAS hero looks back The Falls...

Public executions in Iran as seven hang for rape and robbery 1st August 2007 Daily Mail Iran has publicly hanged seven men in the second round of collective executions in ten days, state media reported. "These people were hanged on charges of rape, kidnapping and robbery," the Web site...