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The French are depressed at the prospect of returning to work, and the fact that France's biggest rival and enemy (Britain) is economically vastly better off than France makes it even worse for them. The Times. The French holidays end this week and the French are thoroughly miserable. Here...

Thousands of spectators watched as two schoolgirls set alight a replica of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. See the photos the burning ship here. Pictures © PA ------------------------- A team of 30 volunteers took two years to build...

Will Britain's "grime" scene challenge American rappers at black music awards? August 25, 2005 The Times Life of grime may help British rap clean up at awards By Adam Sherwin, Media Reporter IT IS the abrasive sound chronicling violence and turf wars on Britain’s most deprived...

We all know that in most things, Britain is outperforming France at the moment. But Britain is even starting to outperform France when it comes to WINE. Alcohol consumption in Britain has increased, whilst in France and Germany, whose people are becoming more health-conscious, alcohol...

The so-called Piano Man is actually a homosexual German and CANNOT even play the piano - Mysterious Piano Man 'exposed as fake' 11:01am 22nd August 2005 The mysterious so-called Piano Man has been discharged from the care of an NHS Trust after being exposed as a fake, according to...

British music once dominated the world - from the Beatles in the 1960's to the year 1984 when 20 UK music artists were in the US Top 100. In recent years, however, UK music see,s to have declined slightly, but is British starting to be at its best again? In 2004, UK artists dominated the UK...

Like his father, he's fallen in love. Unlike his father, he's determined not to throw it away. Could Wills' Home Counties girl be a princess sooner than anyone imagined? Here, we put the spotlight on Kate Middleton - and her deeply serious romance with Prince William. Kate has been described as...

BBC gambles on £60m saga for a Roman triumph Massive Anglo-American production returns to the toga territory that was first conquered by I, Claudius Vanessa Thorpe, arts and media correspondent Sunday August 21, 2005 The Observer The August bank holiday weekend could make or break the...

Islamic cleric says Ireland is a 'legitimate target' By Mick McCaffrey 17 August 2005 A notorious British-based Islamic extremist has said Ireland is a "legitimate" target for al-Qa'ida terror attacks. Anjem Choudary, who has close links to the infamous hate preacher, Omar Bakri Mohammed...

I don't know if you get Wallace and Gromit in Canada, but it is a British animation that is usually shown here at Easter, Christmas and New Year. It's about a middle-aged man (Wallace) and his dog (Gromit) who go on hilariously funny adventures in the North of England. The movie version of the...

The Estonians (not big admirers of the French and Germans and prefer to ally themselves with America and Britain) are showing France and Germany how to run an economy. This little country, only the size of Holland and with a population of just 1.5 million, is booming. www.iht.com . . ...

Good news. Britain is getting new designs on its coins, which could be a sign that the Government has decided never to adopt the Euro. From The Times - Picture the future of British money By Alan Hamilton Coins are about to get a makeover and the Royal Mint is offering hard cash for new...

A BRILLIANT idea from Lord Chief Justice Woolf. Send less criminals to jail! By TREVOR KAVANAGH Political Editor BRITAIN’S top judge yesterday called for a sentencing shake-up that would put FEWER criminals in jail. Lord Chief Justice Woolf’s views fly in the face of international evidence...

The best reason yet for Britain to leave the EU. By TIM SPANTON THE EU has declared a crackpot war on busty barmaids — by trying to ban them from wearing low-cut tops. Po-faced penpushers have deemed it a HEALTH HAZARD for bar girls to show too much cleavage. And in a daft directive that...

By TIM SPANTON THE EU has declared a crackpot war on busty barmaids — by trying to ban them from wearing low-cut tops. Po-faced penpushers have deemed it a HEALTH HAZARD for bar girls to show too much cleavage. And in a daft directive that will have drinkers choking on their pints...

The Americans are the happiest people on the planet. The British, Irish and Swedes are also fairly happy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the French, Germans and Italians are amongst the most unhappy in the world. 65% of Americans are optimistic about the future, and 55% of Brits. Again, the French...

After the years of being embarrassed about our past, people want to sing Land of Hope and Glory By Alice Thomson (Filed: 27/07/2005) This week, in a West London swimming pool, I watched as two large West African women plunged into the water topless in their knickers. No one commented until one...

How 10 quadrillion sums a second will make computer the world's fastest Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tuesday July 26, 2005 The Guardian In the world of computers, it promises to be the biggest, fastest, and most mindboggling, of them all. Officials in Japan yesterday announced that they intend to...

From The Times - Why we must all learn to love Brussels By Rosemary Righter 25th July 2005 AFTER WEEKS of behaving with all the rationality of a bear with a hangover, alternately wailing about “Europe in crisis” and hinting that the poor, deluded French and Dutch voters must have...

Europe's biggest city is getting bigger. How London may look in 2012, as it prepares for the Olympics - The New London Architecture, the first ever permanent exhibition space dedicated to the future of London's architecture, is opening on July 26. Here we preview some of the 31 major new...