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There are rumours that, when doing a spot of gardening, Prince Charles likes to talk to his plants. These rumours seemed to be confirmed last week when a photographer caught the Prince of Wales talking to what looks like a tree. But, in actual fact, he was talking to a British soldier in full...

An animal charity is looking for new homes for 10 adorable puppies which have been named after England rugby union players. The 10 six-week-old Boxer-cross dogs were taken to a Blue Cross centre in Kimpton, Hertfordshire, on Wednesday, after their mother was killed when she was hit by a car...

British MPs stood up to Europe on Thursday and mounted an historic defence of Britain’s sovereign right to make its own decisions by defying demands from the European courts to hand prisoners the vote. They voted overwhelmingly, by over 10 to 1, to maintain a 140-year-old ban on convicts...

Horseracing at Newbury was abandoned yesterday after one of the most bizarre occurrences ever to hit the sport. Two horses, Fenix Two and Marching Song, collapsed in the parade ring and died before the first race at the Berkshire racecourse. The opening race went ahead but stewards abandoned...

As he approaches his 90th birthday, the Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II (who is also his cousin), has joked: "bits are beginning to drop off." The Duke, aka Prince Philip, who is known for his politically incorrect "Prince Philipisms", reaches the milestone on 10th June...

Prince William has become the ceremonial Colonel of the Irish Guards, his first honorary army appointment. The future king's grandmother, Elizabeth II, has given her formal approval for the honour which will see the prince take a close interest in the lives and activities of the regiment's...

We've all heard the joke about the horse that walks into a bar and orders a pint. But in Burton, this sort of thing happens in real life. A stallion called Basil visits his favourite pub, The Meynell Ingram Arms, a quintessentially English pretty rural pub in the Staffordshire town every...

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness should have been on the plane that crashed in Cork, the Irish Republic's second largest city, this morning, killing six people. McGuinness, a member of the anti-UK republican party Sinn Fein, which was once the political wing of...

The credit crunch clearly hasn't effected the incredibly-wealthy English Premier League, the world's richest football league. Whilst much of the rest of European football was struggling to find the cash to buy new players, English Premier League teams spent an incredible £200 million on buying...

The Americans may think the tedious Super Bowl, which takes place tonight, is the greatest sporting show on Earth, but they have probably never followed Premier League football. More specifically, they probably didn't follow it yesterday. Yesterday saw an incredible 41 goals scored in English...

The hugely successful new British film The King's Speech has got a royal seal of approval. The Queen gave the film her blessing after she watched it in a private screening. The film, which is a true story, portrays her father King George VI's battle against his acute stutter. The movie has...

Despite the fact that she can't read and write and isn't very good at maths, Shirley is undoubtedly the star of her class. Because Shirley is a labrador whose duty it is to make sure that the life of a seven-year-old girl is not in danger. Rebecca Farrar has an aggressive form of type one...

Ever wanted to buy a fighter plane? Well, now's your chance. Introduced by the RAF in 1969, the Harrier jump jet was the first plane in the world to take off and land vertically. It is considered to be one of Britain's greatest technological achievements. But the Coalition Government...

The Black Death was one of the greatest tragedies ever to have occurred in England. Wiping out a THIRD of the English population, it's effects can still be seen to this day. The Black Death arrived in Europe from central Asia in 1347. It spread across the continent, reaching England in 1348...

Mexico's ambassador to Britain has demanded an apology from British motoring TV series Top Gear after its presenters made disparaging remarks about the country. Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza wrote a letter to the BBC stating the show's presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard...

An old couple married for 56 years died within one MINUTE of each other. When Donald Dix, 85, collapsed at his home in Cardiff his wife Rosemary, 76, dialled 999 for an ambulance. As her husband was driven off in the ambulance Rosemary then telephoned her daughter to tell her the bad news -...

A petition demanding Britain leave the EU, containing a whopping 373,000 signatures, was delivered to 10 Downing Street on Monday. And, in an indication that many British MPs also desire Britain leave the EU, five senior MPs from both sides of the House of Commons helped to carry the petition...

A hero Special Forces veteran is hoping to replace a corrupt Labour MP who quit over fiddling his expenses. Major Dan Jarvis, 38, spent 15 years as a soldier and served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq. He was also a Parachute Regiment Company Commander in Afghanistan's...

Little Crawley Town have been rewarded for their giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup by being drawn against mighty Manchester United in the competition's 5th Round. The non-league West Sussex club suprisingly beat Championship (second tier) side Derby County in the 3rd Round of this famous...

Kate Middleton is keeping fit for her wedding day at a gym where Princess Diana once exercised. The future Queen has been seen working out and dining at the Harbour Club in Chelsea Harbour, west London, which boasts three swimming pools, indoor tennis courts, a beauty spa and a hair salon. The...