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David Beckham, who was the England football team's captain until just after the 2006 World Cup, has played in the English Premiership for Manchester United and Spain's Primera Liga for Real Madrid. Now he's quit Real Madrid and will play in America's Major League Soccer (MLS) for LA Galaxy...

"Dozens" of Taliban killed by the British (although it could be as high as 100) and just one British soldier injured in Afghanistan battle... British marines wipe out Taliban training camp DAVID LEASK in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan January 08 2007 Royal Marines in...

Giant owl attacks drinkers Danger ... eagle owls, the largest owls in Europe, hunt foxes, deer — and us MORE ANIMAL TALES By ROBIN PERRIE January 10, 2007 A GIANT owl that devours foxes and small deer is terrorising shoppers and drinkers in a town centre. It launches itself...

Britain to go on solo mission to the Moon by 2010 All the other countries in Europe have to join together under ESA (European Space Agency) to send craft to space. But Britain its planning to launch a mission to space ON ITS OWN by 2010 - it wants to go to the Moon. Britain's first mission to...

Small country seeks investors 8th January 2007 The former British WWII base, Roughs Tower, declared itself an independent country in 1967 and became known as Sealand. In 1968, it fought a "War of Independence" against the Royal Navy. Johannes Seiger is Sealand's Prime Minister...

Never mind being polite, these days the British are almost as loud, rude, obnoxious and ignorant of the language and local customs as the Americans are abroad. But who cares? January 09, 2007 No manners, we're British Despite having a reputation of being "reserved", the British are often...

The Americans have always called the British ugly - bad teeth, bad hair, etc. But Betty Ugly shows that now the Americans, who have always embraced "beautiful people", show that they can also respect ugly people. The Times January 08, 2007 We've always done ugly. After all, we do...

Savile Row gets Italy hot under the collar Richard Owen in Rome Saville Row, Westminster, London. Saville Row is competing with Italy over who makes the world's best tailors The normally discreet world of men’s tailoring has been shaken by a dispute over who has the best tailors...

Rory the Shetland pony has become an unlikely friend with a group of labradors.... You don't foal anyone pretending to be a dog by ANDREW LEVY 8th January 2007 Playtime: When Rory and Millie aren't chasing each other, they are fetching sticks Just like his labrador...

Tony Blair, who is in his last weeks as British Prime Minister before Gordon Brown takes over, tells the Americans that he will NOT said any more troops to Iraq.... Blair refuses to match US troop 'surge' in Iraq 8th January 2007 "Poodle" no longer: Blair will not send more troops to...

Brown plans 'independent' foreign policy By Ben Russell, Political Correspondent 08 January 2007 Gordon Brown will take over from Tony Blair as British Prime Minister this year. He said that he will seek a foreign policy independent from that of the US (but will ensure that Britain...

Chirac of Arabia - a new book about the French President and his relationship with Iraq's Baath Party and Saddam Hussein. Book Review by Amir Taheri In the winter of 2002 and the spring of 2003, Jacques Chirac resembled a tornado of political energy focused on a single objective...

Come, friendly bombs Brendan O'Neill Published 08 January 2007 Can a bullet, bomb or rocket ever be "environmentally friendly"? Arms manufacturers in America and Britain seem to think so. Can a bullet, bomb or rocket ever be "friendly"? Arms manufacturers in America and Britain...

Military chiefs now need more and more pilots to join new British Army Apache squadrons. They are looking for recruits as young as 17 to form an elite teenage Apache squadron whilst they are still at college or university so that there will always be plenty of skilled Apache pilots entering...

The BBC's drama series "Rome" returns this week, and it is even more blood-thirsty and depraved than ever before The first series of Rome attracted 7.2 million viewers on its opening night in November 2005 and became BBC2's highest-rated programme of the year. The BBC still makes the best TV...

Don't mention human rights, French told By Kim Willsher in Paris, Sunday Telegraph 07/01/07 As French presidential frontrunner Ségolène Royal visited China this weekend, a row erupted after France's tourist chiefs advised officials dealing with Chinese visitors: don't mention Tiananmen...

Scientists have found that the first ever Brits were redheads. Britain has more red haired people than any other country in the world (especially the Celtic areas) and is also common in Ireland and the Scandinavian nations. Outside these places, red hair is extremely rare. Famous Brits with...

Campaign: Zoo animals facing slaughter...thanks to the EU Join the Mail On Sunday's urgent crisis appeal By DANIEL BOFFEY 6th January 2007 In cages measuring 5ft by 14ft, bears lumber aimlessly in seemingly endless circles around putrid pools of their own excrement at the Zoological...

If Britain had never joined the EU it would be a better better place today..... What if Britain HADN'T joined the EU? by CHRISTOPHER BOOKER 6th January 2007 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which launched what was eventually to become the...

We all know that the Continental Europeans are lazy, and prefer living of welfare cash than a paycheck. But, thanks to the EU, the Continentals are also trying to make sure that the British also follow their culture of short working hours with long tea breaks, even though we don't like to live...