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A new survey has shown that British women are the biggest in Europe but, paradoxically, worry the LEAST of all Europeans about their size. On the other hand, Frenchwomen are the smallest in Europe but worry the MOST about their size. This could be due to the fact that French men pressure...

Scotland, Wales and Ireland are "feeble little nations", says historian David Starkey English historian David Starkey caused outrage in the Celtic nations on Thursday after describing Scotland, Wales and Ireland as "feeble little nations." David Starkey appeared on the BBC's Question Time...

For over 350 years, between 43 and 410, the Romans ruled Britain. But they only ruled the southern and middle part of the island - what they called Britannia - or what is modern day England and Wales. But they failed to rule over the northern part of the island, what they called Caledonia -...

Wimbledon, a suburb of south west London, is the home of world tennis (the modern rules of the game were drawn up in Britain in the late 1800s) and the location of the world's oldest, and most prestigious, tennis tournament. It is also the only one of the four major Grand Slam tennis tournments...

Until as recently as the early twentieth century, Britain was a harsh, unforgiving and poverty-stricken place to live (some people say that it stil is). It wasn't that long ago that a person - even a young child (huge crowds would still attend the public execution of 10 year old boys or girls...

It's that time of year again in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer unveiled the annual Budget and, with Britain currently in recession, Alistair Darling has unveiled several measures which he hopes will get the world's 5th largest economy back on track again. Most other countries' Financial...

Despite Britain suffering its worst recession since 1945, some authorities still think it is acceptable to use £2 million of taxpayers' money to pay for a 60ft tall head alongside the M62 motorway in Merseyside, which must resemble a giant that is rising out of the ground. St Helens Borough...

"Ve vere only following udders!" The quiet, tranquil English countryside is not normally the place you would expect to find a beast created by the Nazis which was seen as an unwanted reminder of German oppression and efforts to build a master Aryan race. But now it's inhabited by the auroch...

The Lions take on the Springboks this summer - and it'll be like nothing you've ever seen on a David Attenborough show. Earlier this year, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland played against each other in the Six Nations. Now those teams have merged, united as the whole of the British Isles to...

British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been rushed to hospital. The 67-year-old, who is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, is undergoing tests at Addenbrooke's Hospital in the city. Hawking, who...

Ireland's national day is St Patrick's Day, celebrated every 17th March with copious amounts of drinking, and the wearing of the shamrock. Wales's national day is St David's Day, celebrated every 1st March (except 2006 when it was celebrated on 2nd March due to 1st March being Ash Wednesday)...

We are all agreed that Health and safety in certain workplaces is important. It is much needed in a work environment such as a building site or a mine. Most Western European countries and those of North America probably have some equivalent of Britain's Health And Safety At Work Act 1974...

A new survey has revealed that the Queen is the most trustworthy public figure in Britain. 53% of those polled said they believed the Queen would keep her word, a higher figure than any other person and far higher than any politican. Prince Charles was the second-most trustworthy Royal...

2012 will be the year of the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. But it could also be the year of an event that we wouldn't be looking forward to. It could be the year that a huge solar storm hits the Earth and, if it does, it could spell disastrous consequences. A similar...

A British soldier in Afghanistan was shot in the head - but just an hour later was back manning his machine gun. When a bullet pierced Pte Leon Wilson's helmet and sent him flying, his buddies naturally thought he was dead. But they were amazed when he got back up without a scratch on him...

Animal lover Richard Lavelle has baffled experts by getting foxes to stand on their hind legs. Every night, Mr Ravelle, an 80-year-old retired GP, gets the animals to perform the feat in his garden in Littleover, Derbyshire, in return for some food. Animal lover baffles experts by training...

During the Edwardian era (1901-1910), Britain still had a great Empire, the largest the world had ever known and whose population dwarved even that of China, and as a result, maps of the world were swathed in pink (though the Empire would get larger still, and would not reach its zenith until...

On Saturday, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, became Britain's longest-serving consort ever, overtaking Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, who was consort between 1761 and 1818 (George III died in 1820) - a period of 57 years and 70 days. Prince Philip, who served in...

Ahhh, the glorious British spring and summer. The winter has gone, the sun shines brightly, colourful flowers brighten up our villages and meadows, birds sing merrily in the trees, warm beer is drunk in a pretty garden of an 800-year-old pub - and cricket is back. The new Liverpool Victoria...

A Zimbabwean, Andy Flower, has been named as the new coach of the England cricket team. Flower, the former captain of the Zimbabwe team, has been acting coach of England since January when Peter Moores was sacked. Flower impressed during that stint, leading England to victory in the one-day...