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9 February 2006 BABY FOUND DEAD IN A DITCH Missing baby's body found in ditch ½mile from home POLICE searching for a missing six-month-old baby last night found the body of a child in a ditch half a mile from his home. The disappearance of Troy Simpson - believed snatched from his cot - is...

Trek builder boldly goes bankrupt Tony Alleyne hopes to sell the house to clear his debts A Leicestershire Star Trek fan who got into debt making his home look like the Starship Enterprise has gone bankrupt. Tony Alleyne, 52, spent nine years and £30,000 transforming his flat and used...

Eureka! Lost manuscript found in cupboard · Royal Society fears losing £1m minutes at auction · Handwritten papers chart birth of modern science Ian Sample, science correspondent Thursday February 9, 2006 The Guardian A long-lost 17th century manuscript charting the birth of modern...

Chávez tells Blair to go to hell Simon Jeffery and agencies Thursday February 9, 2006 The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez talks to his supporters during a rally in Caracas. Photograph: Nicolas Pineda/EPA When Tony Blair left the Commons chamber after question time, he probably...

The Times February 09, 2006 Britain is likely to lose magnificent Roman tombstone By Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent EXCITEMENT over a Roman gravestone discovered in the centre of Lancaster has been dampened by the news that, although the artefact is barely out of the ground, Britain...

Rugby League - the Northern English version of Rugby Union, played mainly in the South of England and in Wales. A look at each of the teams - Bradford Bulls Stadium - Odsal Stadium Last year's finish - runners up. Huddersfield Giants Stadium - Galpharm Stadium Last year's finish - 7th...

Times Online February 08, 2006 British video engine to rival Yahoo By Rhys Blakely Blinkx, the British internet search company, today launched an online video service to challenge Yahoo! and Google, the American giants planning to dominate the fast-developing market. The privately...

Danish paper pursues Holocaust cartoons John Plunkett Wednesday February 8, 2006 The Danish paper responsible for the original caricatures of the prophet Muhammad is set to stoke the row further by running cartoons satirising the Holocaust. Flemming Rose, the culture editor of Danish daily...

Roadkill fan penning recipe book "Ooooh arrrrr. A bit of salt n' vinegar and it'll be lovely." Arthur Boyt has been cooking roadkill for 30 years A man from north Cornwall who regularly eats animals killed on the roads is set to share his unusual taste with others. Arthur Boyt, who...

What's happened to "free speech" in the Land of the "Free"? Jagger's blast for censors THE Rolling Stones last night blasted US TV censors for gagging their lyrics during the Superbowl. Mick Jagger and the band said the move was “absolutely ridiculous and completely unnecessary”. But TV...

Doherty gets community order 8th February 2006 " 'Ere, he's off 'is 'ead!": Pete Doherty Troubled rock star Pete Doherty was given a 12-month community order today after admitting a series of drug offences. The 26-year-old Babyshambles front man and former boyfriend of Kate Moss was...

The Times February 08, 2006 Britons to rescue of besieged soldiers By Michael Evans, Defence Editor The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment A QUICK-REACTION force of more than 100 British troops was dropped by helicopter into a remote city in northern...

Rugby - a game like American Football (Gridiron) except played by real men - unlike American Footballers (we call it American Football cos "soccer" is "football" on Britain) who wear 10 tonnes of Kevlar body armour, stupid helmets and play a game that stops every 30 seconds. The Six Nations...

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Williams backs bid to disinvest in firms that aid Israeli 'occupiers'. By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent (Filed: 07/02/2006) The Church of England was on a collision course with Jewish leaders last night after it voted to disinvest in...