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Christian lawyers to petition Queen to block gay rights bill by JAMES SLACK 1st January 2007 Not only Britain's Protestant majority but also Catholics are in favour of the demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament, which will be held at night by torch-light. They are protesting...

A British photographer shows how even the largest creature on land can be graceful in the water.... Don't forget to pack your trunks! By BEN CLERKIN 2nd January 2007 On land, he lumbers through the dust, bowed by the burden of his 3.5-ton bulk. But in the ocean, Rajan is an...

EU stealing the crown of the great British pint by IAN DRURY 1st January 2007 Thanks to the EU trying to force its unwanted Metric measurements on Britain, the Great British pint glass may lose its famous crown. How long will it be that in Great Britain the famous "pint" may end up...

400 cars set on fire in French New Year violence Mon Jan 1, 2007 Firemen extinguish a burning car torched during New Year's celebrations in Strasbourg's western suburb of Musau December 31, 2006. REUTERS/Jean-Marc Loos PARIS (Reuters) - Vandals set fire to about 400 cars overnight...

Euro blamed for rocketing cost of living By Henry Samuel 01/01/2007 Telegraph London January 1, 2007 Less than half of citizens in the euro zone are happy with European monetary system five years to the day after it replaced the franc, the mark and other national currencies, and...

Tyrant's rifle is in SAS hands January 01, 2007 SAS troops have mounted Saddam’s famous hunting rifle at their HQ in Hereford. The display of the war trophy — which Saddam fired repeatedly during his final military parade — reveals the extent of the grudge the unit holds against the...

The French media's responce to Saddam's death sentence...... The general tone of French media today is world weary—they hung Saddam, the violence continues, ferry boat accident off the coast of Java, foie gras and oysters…and wise guys. Ho-hum they hung Saddam: subdued reactions in Iraq...

Tomorrow, 1st January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania will join the EU taking the number of EU Member States to 27. Also, little Slovenia will drop its Tolar currency and adopt the Euro meaning that 13 of the 27 EU members will have the Euro. But most countries that already have the Euro are...

Yesterday it emerged that Blur are re-forming. Now it's thought that The Police may re-form..... Police fans may soon be walking on the moon again By JAMES TAPPER, Mail on Sunday December 2006 On the beat: The Police on stage in 1984 Sting is in talks to re-form The...

The BNP Ballerina By ELIZABETH SANDERSON 30th December 2006 Standing firm: Simone last week unrepentant about her support for the Far Right BNP Giselle is perhaps the most romantic of the classical ballets and always among the most popular. It is a tale shot through with passion...

The Pakistani President has finally mentioned something that many other countries have long suspected - the Canadians are soft about sending their troops to fight wars. He said Canadians should be happy about their troops being there and not complain when one of their soldiers dies. America...

The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses The Stone Roses' 1989 album "The Stone Roses". Is it the best album of all time? Silvertone, 1989; highest chart position: 19 Ian Brown: vocals John Squire: guitar Mani: bass Reni: drums Years active: 1984 - 1996 ---------------------------------...

Blur are back Reuniting ... the kings of Britpop are set to return Blur are: Damon Albarn: vocals/keyboards Graham Coxon: guitar/backing vocals Alex James: bass David Rowntree: drums December 2006 BLUR are planning to make 2007 a year to remember. DAMON ALBARN and GRAHAM...

Anyone in Britain who gets honoured by the Queen will be able to show off to other people that they have been honoured by wearing a little, buttonhole badge similar to a soldier's pip on his epaulettes to show his rank.... New badge of honour for the chosen few 30/12/2006 TV...

On Christmas Day, politically correct Channel 4 did an alternative Queen's speech in which, instead of having the much-loved Monarch, had a Muslim woman wearing a veil. It was shown at the same time as the Queen's speech was shown on BBC1 and Channel 3. Ironically, the veiled woman's...

RAF families praised by Defence Secretary 13 Dec 06 Defence Secretary Des Browne has praised the families of RAF personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq during a visit to the home of the Chinook and the Joint Helicopter Force (JHF). RAF Odiham in Hampshire is home to the RAF's...

In a week that a group of Royal Navy sailors and Royals Marines became the first military team in the world to reach the South Pole since 1912 British skier Hannah McKeand has skied into the record books for the fastest solo and unsupported trek to the geographic South Pole (the previous record...

British cities were devastated during the War. The UK is about to pay off the last of its World War II loans from the US. But it hasn't always been so fastidious. On 31 December, the UK will make a payment of about $83m (£45.5m) to the US and so discharge the last of its loans from World...

Weird pictures make London look crazy.... London gets touch up By ONLINE REPORTER December 29, 2006 HERE'S a sight you don't see everyday - Star Trek's USS Enterprise materialising from the centre of the London Eye. This wacky image is one of many modified pictures submitted to...

The TimesDecember 29, 2006 1976: Public Record Office Wilson's fear for Northern Ireland: UDI and then a pariah state Fran Yeoman Government files covering 1976 are open to the public today under the 30-year rule British soldiers shot dead 14 people during Bloody Sunday in 1972...