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On 1st February, the Royal Navy's first Type 45 destroyer will be lauched. The Type 45 destroyer will be the world's most advanced warship, and will be larger than the current Type 42 destroyer which it is replacing. The others will be called HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond, HMS Dragon, HMS...

26 January 2006 ARCTIC MONKEYS' DEBUT TOPS THE BEATLES By Allison Martin ARCTIC Monkeys have beaten The Beatles in a list of the all-time greatest British albums. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not came fifth despite only being released on Monday. Revolver by The Beatles came...

Ireland's president during World War II offered condolences to Nazi Germany's representative in Dublin over the death of Adolf Hitler, newly declassified government records show. Until now, historians had believed that Ireland's prime minister at the time, Eamon de Valera, was the only...

Insurance damages for form trip Miss Riley was working for insurance firm Norwich Union An insurance worker from Fife has won compensation after she tripped and fell over a pile of accident claim forms. Linda Riley reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement after claiming £5,000...

25 January 2006 MOST ABUSE FOR BRIT DOCS By Emily Nash BRITISH GPs suffer more verbal abuse from patients than anywhere in Europe, a study revealed yesterday. A total of 94 per cent in the UK said they had been sworn or shouted at. The highest proportion of doctors reporting physical...

Harry could see action with Cavalry in Iraq or Afghanistan By Times Online and agencies Prince Harry (second right) is addressed by Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Michael Walker, on parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst last year (John D McHugh/AFP/Getty Images) Prince Harry...

Henry VII's chapel found at Greenwich By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent (Filed: 25/01/2006) http://telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2006/01/25/nchap25big.jpg Go here for a large picture. As muddy holes go, they don't get much more romantic. Beneath four feet of heavy south London clay...

4,000 men to Afghanistan Deadly force ... Chinooks will back up the troops By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON Political Editor THOUSANDS of Britain’s fiercest troops will tomorrow be ordered to the world’s most dangerous region. Defence Secretary John Reid will reveal that up to 4,000...

Mighty Britain shows that, despite its slowing of economic growth in 2005 (but should speed up again in 2006) and slight increase in unemployment, our economy it is still performing magnificently in other areas. The Times January 24, 2006 Britain tops world in foreign investment By Gabriel...

The Arctic Monkeys are FANTASTIC, and are one reason why British music is the best in the world. The Sheffield band's debut album is tipped to set the new record for fastest-selling first album - beating the record held by Oasis's debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The last year or two have...

Like the whale that was recently stranded in the Thames, Britain is a magnificent creature, but looking ever more beached by the tides of history and floundering for a way back into safe waters. Is Scotland, with its poor demographics, dragging the rest of Britain down with it? Should we get...

Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins 17th Century - the Reformation and the burgeoning new "religion" of science was a spreading influence across the face of Europe. The Church of England knew something had to be done to counter a world that might reach beyond its influence. If not now...

Times Online January 23, 2006 The Russian intelligence services have accused British diplomats of hiding high-tech spying equipment in an imitation rock, and planting it beside the street in a leafy Moscow suburb Pictures of the high-tech 'spying rock', broadcast on Russian...

The Blitz Blitz was the sustained and intensive bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during 1940–1941. Although the word Blitz is a shortening of the German word blitzkrieg, meaning "lightning war", it was not an example of blitzkrieg but was an early example of strategic...

Racism in soccer has been almost completely eradicated in British football, but is still rife on the Continent, especially Italy and Spain. A year ago, during the Spain VS England game in Madrid, Spanish fans made monkey noises whenever a black England player had the ball. That damaged...

OVER THE last few years, due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many commentators have discerned the emergence of a new American empire. Some critics blame the Bush Administration, arguing that, but for Bush, there would be no crisis over American "unilateralism" or "hegemony." Others blame...

Spotted from space - thanks to Google! A LANCASTER bomber has been spotted flying over Huntingdon - from space. The veteran aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was pictured cruising over Stukeley Meadows by Google Earth's mapping satellite. An eagle-eyed Google Earth user...

Concern grows for stranded whale Enlarge Image Rescuers are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a seven-tonne whale, stranded in the River Thames in central London. Riverside crowds gathered throughout the day to watch the 16-18ft (5m) northern bottle-nosed whale swim as...

The return of the DBS in the movie "Casino Royale." The film, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for Eon Productions, is due to be released in November 2006 and during Craig's visit to the factory he took the opportunity of viewing the featured car, as well as a short test...

This is a typically British way of doing things. To create their own flying saucers, the Americans would have built a multi-trillion dollar building somewhere in the desert of Nevada, with signs warning the public to "Keep Out" and guarded by armed patrols. In Britain, our scientists just...