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British Muslims Deconstructing the veil Oct 12th 2006 From The Economist print edition Why Britain is so het up about Muslim women covering their faces British author Salman Rushdie said this week that "veils suck." BOOK burnings are rare in Britain. Before 1989, when copies of...

HOW THE BRITISH SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE MAY LOOK He'll be much more deadly and better-armed than he is now. FIST - Future Infantry Soldier Technology, United Kingdom The Future Infantry Soldier Technology (FIST) programme is being managed by the Dismounted Close Combat Integrated Project Team...

Thousands to re-enact 1066 battle Re-enactments are staged each year but this is set to be the largest More than 3,000 performers are expected to take part in what is promised to be the "largest ever" recreation of the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex. English Heritage said an...

Once, Britain was the shipbuilding powerhouse of the world. Now her shipbuilding industry is being revived again with the creation of a giant shipbuilding company that will be called Shipco. The Times October 14, 2006 Buoyant future for UK dockyards By David Robertson...

Scientists claim computer has solved mystery of Shakespeare's 'missing play' 13th October 2006 William Shakespeare: Experts say the mystery of the Arden of Faversham play is solved Scientists claim to have solved a centuries-old mystery by using a computer program to...

England Under 21's team beat Germany Under 21's 2-0 in this play-off, second leg game to book a place in Euro 2007. Germany were thrashed 3-0 on aggregate after they also lost 1-0 in the first leg. That means they won't be playing in Euro 2007 in the summer. It's always good when England beat...

Evening, infidels! Here is the news from the BBC... 13th October 2006 Littlejohn always tells it as it is The BBC is launching two new channels. One, in Arabic, will compete with al-Jazeera. The other, in Farsi (Persian), will be beamed into Iran. A spokesman said of the...

ENGLAND'S POPULATION TO RISE 6 MILLION BY 2029 *England's population will approach 56 million by 2029 *England's population is rising much faster than previously thought and is almost on a par with the huge rise in population experienced during the Victorian era *London will become larger...

English schoolgirl sues Scottish council over 'racist bullying' 13th October 2006 A girl who was claims she was subjected to anti-English abuse at her school on a remote Scottish island is planning to sue a local council for failing to protect her from the bullies. Sophie Parks, 17...

Oxfordshire's Assistant Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker is writing to Lord Goldsmith to ask whether the American soldiers responsible be brought to justice Mr Lloyd's family called the Americans responsible "murderers" and "trigger-happy cowboys"...... U.S marines accused of murdering ITN...

CRICKET England's Steve Harmison is to spearhead the England one-day team's attack as they set out to win the ICC Champions Trophy in India, a tournament consisting of one-day games. England lost in the Final of the last ICC Champions Trophy against the West Indies in 2004. Harmison...

The Ashes go to Australia - without a ball being hit Andrew Culf, sports correspondent Tuesday October 10, 2006 The Guardian The Ashes urn. Every time the England and Australia cricket teams play each other, they compete for the Ashes. In 2005, England won the Ashes for the first time...

UEFA have told Croatia's racist fans - who made a human swastika during a recent game against Italy - that if they racially abuse England's black players during Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier then their team may be kicked out of the tournament. Nazty VILE ... Croatia fans make human...

From boil-in-the-bag food to scorpions which can kill a person in 14 minutes - The Sun tells of the hardships the British face in Afghanistan.... The Sun takes on the Taliban Lawless outpost ... British soldiers fighting the Taliban in the Afghan town of Sangin in Helmand province...

London band Larrikin Love have released their new album The Freedom Spark Larrikin Love - The Freedom Spark - Album Review London rockers Larrikin Love Larrikin Love The Freedom Spark Album Review (Warner Brothers / Infectious) Edward Larrikin - Vocals Micko Larkin -...

Kate is people’s choice to be their princess 9th October 2006 Poll position: In a poll amongst British AOL users, 73% said they want Kate Middleton to marry Prince William. If she does, she'll become Queen when he becomes King William V. Prince William’s girlfriend Kate...

The first episode of the BBC's new Robin Hood series was shown on BBC1 (Channel 1) on Saturday night and it was a success - 8.2 million people throughout Britain tuned in to watch it and it beat Channel 3's (ITV1's) Saturday night entertainment show "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" which...

As English Champions Chelsea were accused of using "devious tactics" (cheating?) by dumping tons of sand onto their football pitch in order to ruin it for the upcoming game against Barcelona, two men decided to go to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium with a camel. Chelsea get 'hump'...

France: Schoolgirl Stoned In Playground For Not Observing Ramadan With a hat-tip to reader Peter C, a truly horrific sign of the times comes from Lyon in the south of France, where a schoolgirl was stoned by Muslim students on Wednesday (October 4), for not following Ramadan. France-Echos...

Al-Qa'ida plotted Ashes gas attack Andrew Ramsey and Simon Kearney The Australian October 09, 2006 Australian players raise their arms against England during the Ashes in 2005 to try and persuade the umpire to award them a wicket. England went on to win the tournament. Al Qaeda planned...