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Eureka! Lost manuscript found in cupboard · Royal Society fears losing £1m minutes at auction · Handwritten papers chart birth of modern science Ian Sample, science correspondent Thursday February 9, 2006 The Guardian A long-lost 17th century manuscript charting the birth of modern...

Chávez tells Blair to go to hell Simon Jeffery and agencies Thursday February 9, 2006 The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez talks to his supporters during a rally in Caracas. Photograph: Nicolas Pineda/EPA When Tony Blair left the Commons chamber after question time, he probably...

The Times February 09, 2006 Britain is likely to lose magnificent Roman tombstone By Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent EXCITEMENT over a Roman gravestone discovered in the centre of Lancaster has been dampened by the news that, although the artefact is barely out of the ground, Britain...

Rugby League - the Northern English version of Rugby Union, played mainly in the South of England and in Wales. A look at each of the teams - Bradford Bulls Stadium - Odsal Stadium Last year's finish - runners up. Huddersfield Giants Stadium - Galpharm Stadium Last year's finish - 7th...

Times Online February 08, 2006 British video engine to rival Yahoo By Rhys Blakely Blinkx, the British internet search company, today launched an online video service to challenge Yahoo! and Google, the American giants planning to dominate the fast-developing market. The privately...

Danish paper pursues Holocaust cartoons John Plunkett Wednesday February 8, 2006 The Danish paper responsible for the original caricatures of the prophet Muhammad is set to stoke the row further by running cartoons satirising the Holocaust. Flemming Rose, the culture editor of Danish daily...

Roadkill fan penning recipe book "Ooooh arrrrr. A bit of salt n' vinegar and it'll be lovely." Arthur Boyt has been cooking roadkill for 30 years A man from north Cornwall who regularly eats animals killed on the roads is set to share his unusual taste with others. Arthur Boyt, who...

What's happened to "free speech" in the Land of the "Free"? Jagger's blast for censors THE Rolling Stones last night blasted US TV censors for gagging their lyrics during the Superbowl. Mick Jagger and the band said the move was “absolutely ridiculous and completely unnecessary”. But TV...

Doherty gets community order 8th February 2006 " 'Ere, he's off 'is 'ead!": Pete Doherty Troubled rock star Pete Doherty was given a 12-month community order today after admitting a series of drug offences. The 26-year-old Babyshambles front man and former boyfriend of Kate Moss was...

The Times February 08, 2006 Britons to rescue of besieged soldiers By Michael Evans, Defence Editor The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment A QUICK-REACTION force of more than 100 British troops was dropped by helicopter into a remote city in northern...

Rugby - a game like American Football (Gridiron) except played by real men - unlike American Footballers (we call it American Football cos "soccer" is "football" on Britain) who wear 10 tonnes of Kevlar body armour, stupid helmets and play a game that stops every 30 seconds. The Six Nations...

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Williams backs bid to disinvest in firms that aid Israeli 'occupiers'. By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent (Filed: 07/02/2006) The Church of England was on a collision course with Jewish leaders last night after it voted to disinvest in...

With 10% of French people being Muslims, France is the Western World's biggest "Muslim nation." France Apologies for Papers Depicting of Prophet Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 04:35 PM Syrian Arab News Agency Damascus, (SANA) – The French ambassador in Damascus has expressed sorrow over what...

On Saturday, British Muslims protested in London against the Danish cartoons. One of them, 22 year old Omar Khayam wore a suicide vest. He was jailed today. But, in typically British fashion, he apologised for his actions and says that he especially apologises to the victims of the 7/7...

Hamza Guilty of Soliciting to Murder Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has been found guilty of a series of race hate and soliciting to murder charges by an Old Bailey jury. Hamza was convicted of six out of nine soliciting to murder charges and two out of four charges under the Public Order Act...

Iran celebrates its "free speech" by printing a Holocaust cartoon - Iranian paper to run Holocaust cartoons Robert Tait inTehran, Declan Walsh in Islamabad and Owen Bowcott Tuesday February 7, 2006 The Guardian Muslim protesters infuriated by cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad...

The US military may be connected to a strange creature found in a man's Gunthorpe, Norfolk home. His home is 45 miles from two large US air bases at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. Many US servicemen and women live and work in the region. US serial number gives clue to mystery of the...

British insurance company, Norwich Union, talks about some of the more bizaare claims for insurance that it has received from its customers. Caution: frozen squirrel falling Hilary Osborne Monday February 6, 2006 If you go down to the woods today, watch out for falling squirrels -...

Caught at last - the giant owl with a taste for dogs By David Sapsted (Filed: 03/02/2006) A European eagle owl. A giant owl was captured yesterday after terrorising a tranquil village in a spate of attacks on dogs. Over the past fortnight, at least five dogs have been repeatedly targeted by...

'Bomb' nut: I'm sorry By PAUL THOMPSON and SUN ONLINE REPORTER A MUSLIM protester who dressed as a suicide bomber today apologised 'wholeheartedly' to the families of the July 7 bomb victims. Omar Khayam, 22, claimed it was not his intention to cause offence. But he said his protest was...