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Whitehall's battle to block Beckham's knighthood Whitehall concern over tax exile and 'Lady Posh' 31st May 2007 Daily Mail David Beckham is at the centre of a Whitehall campaign to prevent him being made a knight. Civil servants have been asked to consider the former England captain's...

The Tyburn Tree, Hyde Park, London, UK How a public execution at Tybirn would have looked in the 1700s. Public executions took place here between 1196 and 1783, when they were moved to Newgate Gaol as the crowds watching the "entertainment" had become more and more unruly and were easier to...

Thanks to the notorious Bloody Code, life in 18th Century (and early 19th Century) Britain was a hazardous place. In 1815, there were a massive 225 crimes in Britain which carried the death penalty (at some stage in the 1700s there were around 350 crimes punishable by death), many of which...

The moment a daredevil 'tombstoned' into Dead Man's Cove 30th May 2007 Daily Mail A dangerous summer craze known as "tombstoning" is catching on in Devon, prompting the emergency services to issue early warnings about the daredevil activity. One such daredevil was captured on camera...

Baby hedgehogs rescued after they are born too early 30th May 2007 Daily Mail These tiny newborn hedgehogs are proving a handful for carers at a rescue centre - after the mild weather triggered a string of early orphaned arrivals. The seven babies - from two separate families - have...

The pool playing pooch 30th May 2007 Daily Mail Border collie Blue has amazed pub-goers by playing pool with his paws. The pooch jumps up so his front two paws are resting on the table and then, standing on his hind legs next to owner Jeff Davies, looks down the cue sight. When he has...

Boy of four signs on as the Queen's pen friend By BRENDAN MONTAGUE and PETER STEBBINGS 30th May 2007 Daily Mail When Tom Stancombe released a balloon at a school fete he hoped it might lead to a friendship with another child in a foreign land. As it turned out, the four-year-old's...

Corporal becomes 50th soldier to lose life in Afghanistan 30th May 2007 Daily Mail Royal Anglian Regiment The 50th British soldier killed in Afghanistan was named as Corporal Darren Bonner of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. Cpl Bonner was engaged and had been looking...

Strewth! It's an albino wallaby....hopping round the English countryside by JAMES MILLS 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Hopping through the undergrowth and munching on grass, this rare albino wallaby looks perfectly at home. But these incredible pictures were taken near Milton Keynes - a...

The BIG cat who likes getting wet and wild by MICHAEL HANLON 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Most cats do not like getting wet - as anyone who has tried to bathe a moggie will know. But as these pictures show, there's always the exception to the rule. For the cat in question is a large male...

Apart from Anglo-Saxon Britain, Europe is in steep decline... Sarkozy Cannot Save France by Stephanie Lapenna Posted: 05/29/2007 Ms. Lapenna is an Italian freelance columnist and blogger presently living in Sardinia, Italy. She has been published in the Jerusalem Post, Real Clear...

Prince Harry may still get a chance to see action By MATTHEW HICKLEY 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Prince Harry could still fulfil his dream of serving in a war zone after Army chiefs drew up plans for him to serve with UK forces in Afghanistan this summer. Desperate to salvage some...

One of the most common complaints by the British on holiday is that the Germans steal all the sunbeds. Now, a Brit has got his revenge... Coach driver set fire to Germans' towels for 'bagging' all the sunbeds 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Hero: Glyn Bowden twice took the towels away and left...

Five Britons seized by militiamen in Iraq 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Five Britons are feared snatched at gunpoint by militia wearing police uniforms in Iraq today. The audacious operation may be the largest number of Britons ever seized at one time in the war-torn country. The Foreign...

Are YOU a Marr-stermind? 28th May 2007 Daily Mail His new TV programme, A History Of Modern Britain, has received rave reviews and more than three million viewers. Here, former BBC political editor Andrew Marr presents a special Bank Holiday history quiz. So, how well do you know Britain of...

Don't dare sneer at your wife's cooking (and other marriage tips from 1913) By SIMON CABLE 28th May 2007 Daily Mail They are words of wisdom for a happy marriage from nearly a century ago. Husbands hoping for a quiet life are told not to sneer at their spouse's cooking or leave things...

Pensioners in bid to storm British music charts 28th May 2007 Daily Mail The single "My Generation": No. The Rolling Stones are NOT the oldies of rock music The Zimmers are: Winifred Warburton (99) Eric Whitty (69) Tim O'Donovan (81) Joan Bennett Alf Carretta (90 Lead singer)...

Young hunter, 11, bags a monster porker By DAVID GARDNER 27th May 2007 Confronted with a pig the size of a pick-up truck, most youngsters would turn tail and flee. But 11-year-old Jamison Stone is too keen on his sausages for that. The boy from the wilds of Alabama is said to have...

Thanks, EU, for allowing these wonderful people to stay in our country... You can't deport 3,000 criminals, EU tells Britain By JAMES SLACK 28th May 2007 Daily Mail Up to 3,000 foreign criminals will be released from prison on to Britain's streets without any attempt to deport them...

Trampling on Diana's grave: Outrage as C4 to show image of princess dying By TOM KELLY 27th May 2007 Daily Mail Channel 4 was accused yesterday of "trampling on Princess Diana's grave" after it defied appeals by her sons not to broadcast a photograph of their mother dying. William...