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A book from England's Restoration era - which began 1660 when the Monarchy was restored - has been discovered The recipe book dates from 1678, 18 years after the Restoration of the Monarchy and 12 years after the Great Fire of London. You could say the restoration era ended in 1679 when the...

Nazi royal pic sparks outrage 'Offensive' ... the painting that has shocked many By LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT January 05, 2007 A PAINTING ridiculing the Royal Family has sparked outrage among monarchists. The picture, that is currently showing as part of an exhibition at a gallery in...

The Young Knives are a British indie rock and post-punk revival band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band by rummaging through a book. The band are known for their energetic live performances and their...

HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON’T SAY — Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology Creationists probably won't believe that it's much more than just 6000 years old Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official...

Thief steals urinal from city pub Landlord Alan Dreja pictured at the site of a missing urinal Police are on the hunt for a thief who stole a urinal from a pub in Hampshire. The man is thought to have spent 40 minutes removing the white toilet bowl after ordering half a pint at...

Cartoons protester found guilty Police made no arrests during the protests in London A British Muslim has been found guilty of soliciting murder during a London rally against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. Umran Javed was also convicted of using words likely to stir up...

The Times January 05, 2007 Sword finder takes his cut of £125,000 Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent The finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is £125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum. He is expected to share...

German war babies come looking for British fathers by ALAN HALL 5th January 2007 Some British soldiers won't even know they fathered German children in WW2 Hundreds of Germans born as a result of liaisons between British soldiers and local women in the aftermath of the Second...

Backlash grows over troops' squalid living conditions by MATTHEW HICKLEY 5th January 2007 The dreadful state of British military housing Ministers are facing a growing backlash over the squalid state of military housing after senior commanders admitted soldiers and their families...

Thousands of military explosives are found in Britain each year - most of them from World War II. This article is about the British Army bomb disposal troop that covers Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man and the work they undertake to make...

Archie Stirling, a millionaire landowner, the son of the founder of the SAS and the ex-husband of actress Dame Diana Rigg is setting up a new political party to prevent the break-up of the UK - SAS clan calls for new fight to save the Union By Andrew Pierce 04/01/2007 SAS soldiers in...

Beast in bush ... boar attacked dog Boar beaten off by Rose, 80 By JOHN COLES January 04, 2007 A WOMAN aged 80 fought off three wild boar as they attacked her dog — belting one of them on the nose. Rosemarie Hamilton-Meikle lashed out after hearing a “terrible screaming noise”...

Beatings ... squaddies on film NEWS OF WORLD Iraq squaddies off the hook By ALI MARTIN January 04, 2007 THE GANG of British squaddies filmed beating up Iraqi rioters will not face charges, the Ministry of Defence have announced. The video showed the troops punching, kicking...

Muslims and Jews join gay-laws protest BY STEVE DOUGHTY 3rd January 2007 Dr Majid Katme, of the Islamic Medical Association, is taking part in a protest against an EU gay rights law Prominent Muslims and Jews united with Christians yesterday to voice concern at laws boosting...

Forget Labour, the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats. A new British political party has been born - the Imperial Party. This party has all the right policies to make this country great again....... The Imperial Party is a new British political party fighting for the traditional values...

Warden gives Kate a royal ticking off 3rd January 2007 There goes your gong: the traffic warden refuses to waive the future Queen's parking ticket. Instead, he gives her a telling off. In the bottom picture, the traffic wardens grins as Kate walks away in anger It just proves...

Hoax or heartbreak? By Bonnie Malkin 03/01/2007 The Telegraph It's a heartwarming story: cheated wife gets the perfect revenge by naming and shaming her unfaithful husband and his mistress on a giant billboard in their home town. She wins the support of her local radio...

The first ever woman Beefeater will start work at the Tower of London later this year..... The Times January 03, 2007 After 500 years, a woman joins ranks of Beefeaters David Sanderson A lot of training is involved in becoming a Tower of London Beefeater A woman has been...

Notebook By Cristina Odone 02/01/2007 America had the world's sympathies after 11th September 2001. But not now. 'We are all American now." NOT, as they say. Since Europe's heartfelt response to the events of September 11, the Bush Administration has squandered our goodwill...

Move over Sydney! The London Eye was opened in 1999 for the Milennium and will remain in the great city for decades to come, and the British have discovered that it is a great focal point for their New Year's celebrations, just as the Aussies concentrate theirs on Sydney Harbour Bridge...