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Why France's economy is in decline by Steve Sjuggerud Daily Reckoning Great Britain ...Unfortunately, France as a country is worse off than I thought (and I already thought it was bad). Its destined to decline, faster than anyone can imagine...If France were a patient, a doctor would say, "you...

Dirty Sanchez is Britain's equivalent of America's Jackass. A group of British pals go around doing crazy, and painful, stunts. Now the movie version of it is being released. And they make the guys from Jackass look puny.............. Four crazy British guys - Dainton, Joycey, Pancho...

Another great American addition to "culture." And, as usual, its contribution is something obscene and vulgar. Outrage as US baby wig craze hits Britain 29th September 2006 The Bob Marley and Samuel L Jackson look. It's never too long before the latest craze to sweep...

Dutch town honours RAF war heroes 62 years on by DENNIS NEWSON 28th September 2006 Top: A Halifax bomber and bottom, RAF pallbearers yesterday with the coffin of the remains of the bomber crew The grateful people of a small Dutch town said they would never forget. And...

Muslims agree it was wrong to silence Mozart opera 28th September 2006 Opera fury: Angela Merkel intervened German opera chiefs who cancelled a Mozart opera for fear of offending Muslims were hit by a furious backlash yesterday. The country's leader Angela Merkel condemned the...

Angel of the North artist's next feat is a burning Waste Man By Rebecca Camber 28th September 2006 Waste Man is a giant statue that will look down on the seaside town of Margate, Kent in Southern England. It is made by the same person who created the Angel of the North that looks down...

British hero soldiers to get VCs for Afghanistan role 28th September 2006 Honour: Hero soldiers will be awarded the Victoria Cross for their role in the Afghanistan conflict Around half a dozen soldiers are in line to receive Victoria Crosses for their bravery in Afghanistan...

Another strange but true story as told by Tom Slemen A DANCE WITH DEATH In the summer of 1885, a small slender woman with a pale childish face visited Liverpool. She was 29-year-old Elizabeth Berry of Oldham, and she had come to the city to visit a relative on Duke Street. After the...

Sheep slaughtered in 'satanic' ritual 22.09.06 Around 100 animals have been found slaughtered and mutilated on Dartmoor in Devon Police are hunting "devil worshippers" after a series of sickening "satanic rite" attacks on sheep at a national park. Around 100 animals have been...

Hunt is on for the Beast of Badcox The hunt is on for a mysterious large black cat that was spotted roaming at night in Frome Victoria Park. The Badcox Beast, as it has been dubbed, was seen on two consecutive evenings by two park patrol staff. It was first glimpsed at about 9pm on...

Discovered - 1,600 years on Archaeologists excavating a Roman settlement in Liss, Hampshire believe they have unearthed the remains of a dog over 1,600 years after it fell down a well. The curious incident of the dog from the fourth century has led to a modern day investigation in a field...

Australian cricket fans have been told to tone down their insults as Australia and England clash in December and January for the Ashes series. The Aussies have been told that they may call the English "Poms" or "Pommies" (their slang word for the English) but not if it is meant as racist or...

Yet again a child has been savaged by a Rottweiler. This latest incidence comes just four days after a child was killed by two pub Rottweilers. This time the child survived the attack and is in a critical condition in hospital. -------------------------------- - A toddler has been...

Children of Men is a British movie that was released in the UK on September 22, 2006 and will be released in the USA on December 25, 2006. It is set in Britain mostly in 2027. The plot begins in 1995, which has been referred to as "Year Omega" ever since: Over night, universal...

British ghost investigator and teller of creepy stories, Tom Slemen, tells us some strange but true stories that happened in the United States - Two Babysitter Tales The following chilling story took allegedly took place in Bakersfield, California in 1984, although I suspect the story is...

An article about how Britain's MoD (Ministry of Defence) covered up its involvement in UFOs. Is there anybody out there? How the men from the ministry hid the hunt for UFOs · MoD tried to cover-up secret investigation unit · 10,000 eyewitness reports 'mostly due to weather' James...

Britain The Beautiful Game: School attendances and exam results in the British Isles have improved thanks to Premiership soccer. Most of England's Premiership teams offer children lessons in subjects such as science and geography. The Times September 25, 2006 Football club classes...

Outrage over ads depicting Blair as Hitler 25th September 2006 Controversial: The advert showing Tony Blair with a bar code moustache. Tony Blair is being compared to Hitler in an advertising campaign against ID cards. The advert - sponsored by the Lib-Dem party and Labour MP Diane...

Mauled baby's grandfather stabbed Forensic police officers at the scene of the stabbing The little girl was girl by two rottweilers on the roof of a pub The grandfather of a baby mauled to death by Rottweilers has been stabbed and his partner killed in a separate attack hours later, a...

British children playing a game of marbles, circa 1850s. Ahhh, Victorian Britain. The good old days. 1837-1901. It covered an era when Britain was the mightiest power that the world had ever known. It commanded a huge Empire. Its navy ruled the waves. Its industrial might - such as the...