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Government in secret talks about strike against Iran By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 02/04/2006) Sunday Telegraph London The Government is to hold secret talks with defence chiefs tomorrow to discuss possible military strikes against Iran. A high-level meeting will take place in...

The Sunday Times April 02, 2006 Blair’s last mission must be to keep America close By Michael Portillo - ex-Tory MP. Trying to manage a political crisis from 12,000 miles away is a nightmare. Tony Blair, who dislikes flying, must have arrived in Melbourne jetlagged. The time difference...

The new Eurofighter, or Typhoon, may be coming into service later than it should have, is far more expensive than previously thought and has had a few technical glitches, but it will be the world's best fighter aircraft. It can soar to 12,000 feet in 4 seconds. And Britain will have more of...

Tattooist gotcha back! By TOM NEWTON DUNN A BRIT sailor who wanted “England” inked on his back was left seething after a Falklands tattooist etched “Argentina Forever” instead. Patriotic Marine Engineer David Luxton called at a tattoo parlour in the islands’ capital Stanley while...

Times April 01, 2006 The chilli so hot you need gloves By Simon de Bruxelles THE world’s hottest chilli pepper does not come from a tropical hot spot where the locals are impervious to its fiery heat but a smallholding in deepest Dorset. Some chillis are fierce enough to make your...

The Times April 01, 2006 Source of the Nile is redrawn by 66 miles By Will Pavia and Fran Yeoman According to the history books, British explorer John Hanning Speke discovered the source of the Nile in 1856. But now they will all have to be re-written as British explorer Neil McGrigor and 2...

Drug-test victim's 'hell' By NICK PARKER and EMMA MORTON Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man", born in Leicester in 1862, became a circus freak in Victorian England. SHATTERED Nav Modi last night told of the searing pain in his head as a disastrous drug trial left him like an “Elephant...

From British magazine The Economist - France faces the future Mar 30th 2006 From The Economist print edition The country's politicians need to level with the French people on the need to embrace change “THE French constitute the most brilliant and the most dangerous nation in Europe...

Chips are down for sleepwalk chef Mr Wood often cooks omelettes while asleep A former chef who cooks chips and omelettes in his sleep has spoken of his desperation to find a cure before he sets his house on fire. Rab Wood, from Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland is worried that he could burn...

One could get used to this throne lark, dear by REBECCA ENGLISH, Daily Mail 31st March 2006 "King Charles III and Queen Camilla of India": Camilla and Prince Charles were guests of honour at the annual Rajasthan Day parade She has always insisted she doesn't want to be queen. But, it...

Condoleeza Rice and her pal, British Foreign Secretary al-Jaq Straw, visited al-Jaq's constituency of Blackburn in Lancashire, a town with a large Muslim population. Muslim protesters partly ruined the trip by not allowing Condoleeza and al-Jaq to visit the mosque that they were supposed to be...

Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus PARIS (Reuters) - The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru. The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past...

French bid au revoir to 35-hour workweek Parliament allows employers to increase time by 220 hours a year March 22, 2005 AP PARIS - French lawmakers effectively abolished the country’s 35-hour workweek Tuesday by allowing employers to increase working hours — and pay — as the country...

Hooke papers on birth of modern science saved for UK James Randerson, science correspondent Wednesday March 29, 2006 The Guardian The 17th Century English scientist Robert Hooke discovered and named cells and invented the iris diaphragm in cameras, the universal joint used in motor vehicles...

Queen seeks butler in Bournemouth By Sally Pook and Andrew Bryson (Filed: 30/03/2006) Buckingham Palace or the Bournemouth Travelodge? It's a tough choice for a maid because, while the Travelodge is very nice, the Palace wins in terms of chances to meet your prince. The Queen has placed an...

A Christmas card sent from Ruthin to Bylchau in Wales arrived 3 months late - as the postal staff confused Bylchau with Beijing.... From Ruthin to Bylchau via Beijing... the card that missed Xmas Mar 27 2006 Staff Reporter, Western Mail A CHRISTMAS card has just been received by a...

Lobster liberation claims probed Police are investigating animal rights links to the lobster attack Police are investigating claims a lobster pot attack near Stranraer, Scotland, was carried out by an animal rights group. Graffiti painted in the incident at Port Logan attributed the...

The Times March 30, 2006 Is the next driver of the Tardis set to be a woman? By Simon de Bruxelles Sigourney Weaver tops the BBC's list as a perfect Doctor Who, reports our correspondent HE HAS crossed time and space as an old man in a frock coat, a scarf-wearing eccentric with a shock...

Who says the Irish aren't stoopid? A Ryanair (Irish) airliner flying from Liverpool to the City of Derry in Northern Ireland ended up landing at a British Army airfield by mistake - Times March 30, 2006 The pilot of Ryanair flight 9884 from Liverpool to City of Derry faces an inquiry...

OECD data paint gloomy picture for protesting French youth Whether in terms of the labour market, education or quality of life, a broad range of data published by the OECD paints a gloomy picture for the prospects facing French youth as they demonstrate en masse against the government's new...