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A Plymouth couple are bottling spring water and selling it after discovering a natual spring in their garden, reminiscent of an episode of BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses. In the 1992 episode of Only Fools and Horses (which was voted by the public as the greatest British comedy series...

The 593rd anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt occured on 25th October. Last week, French academics, at a conference at the Medieval History Museum in Agincourt, said that the English were war criminals during that battle, setting fire to prisoners and killing French noblemen who had...

Next month marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War, a mainly European conflict in which great empires, such as the British Empire (with the world's largest navy), Russia (with the world's largest army) and the Ottoman Empire, clashed. There are just two British survivors of this...

A house once lived in by Shakesperean actor David Garrick was damaged in a fire yesterday. Garrick, who lived from 1717 to 1779, bought the home in 1754. It is situated in Hampton Court in south west London and it took 70 firefighters to tackle the blaze..... Pictured: Grade I listed home...

Prince Philip has shown what a national treasure he is again during his and the Queen's state visit to Slovenia. In these days of political correctness, it is good to have an ambassador for Britain who isn't afraid to say what he - and probably the majority of people - thinks. This week, the...

The French have claimed that the English were war criminals during the Battle of Agincourt which took place in 1415. Yesterday was the battle's 593rd anniversary. The French are probably just sore losers..... French claim English were war criminals at Agincourt By Peter Allen...

A mysterious pink light appeared in the dark sky over Mayfair in London on Monday night. But it probably wasn't aliens - the Meteorological Office said it was probably the lights of the metropolis reflected in a cloud... Pictured: The mystery pink light that appeared over London By Daily...

There have been many eccentric and macabre British executioners over the years. Jack Ketch, who performed his duties during the tumultuous 1680s, was notoriously clumsy. During the beheading of Lord Russell in 1683, it took several hacks with Ketch's axe to finally sever the head from the...

Only four women have ever appeared on British banknotes (the current monarch, Elizabeth II; Britannia; prison reformer Elizabeth Fry; and soldiers' nurse Florence Nightingale). Britain has 20% of the entire world's CCTV cameras. Britain's Penny Black was the world's first postage stamp...

Unlike other EU countries, Britain is, thankfully, independent of the European Central Bank in Germany. Britain's central bank is the Bank of England, affectionately known as "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" (up until the early 19th Century, Threadneedle Street was actually called Gropec**t...

The Queen's favourite horse, Monarch, died last week. The horse lived in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, the stable and the garage of the Royal Family. The horses live there, and the great coaches of state are kept there. King Richard II established the King's Mews in 1377 to keep his...

The Duchess of Cornwall is to give her husband, Prince Charles, 60 gifts for his birthday - one for every year of his life. Camilla Parker-Bowles, 61, will present Charles with the gifts over his birthday weekend next month (his birthday is 14th November). The gifts will include a 60-year-old...

The FA are investigating an incident in which a 50p coin was thrown at assistant referee Phil Sharp during the 0-0 draw between Aston Villa and Portsmouth at Villa Park yesterday. Sharp suffered a nasty cut to his head. FA probes Villa Park coin attack BBC Assistant referee Phil Sharp...

A town or city having its own town cryer is an ancient British tradition which goes back centuries and is loved by millions of peope - so no doubt the EU will soon try to ban this "outdated" custom, with anyone caught working as a town cryer jailed for 6 months and fined £12,000. In Medieval...

A new picture of Queen Elizabeth I has been discovered. It was painted in the first few years of her reign, and is nothing like the magnificent portraits of "Gloriana" from later in her reign. Elizabeth I reigned from 1558 to 1603 and, alongside Queen Victoria and our current queen, Queen...

Peter Hitchen gives his take on our Stalinist councils' treatment of traders who use Imperial measures..... We’re getting pounds and ounces back: Oh, and pigs might fly... 18th October 2008 Daily Mail Legally impounded: Janet Devers was prosecuted for using imperial measures on...

Princes William and Harry have set off on their bike ride across South Africa to raise money for Prince Harry's charity Sentebale, which helps disadvantaged children in Lesotho, a tiny southern African kingdom surrounded by South Africa. Both Princes are passionate bikers – William, 26, owns a...

England expect a tough game against Belarus in Minsk tonight in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Belarus, a former Soviet republic with a land area around the same size as Britain, is ranked only 95th in FIFA's rankings. But England should never underestimate their opponents when they are up...

How the current economic crisis has deal a blow to the Scottish nationalists' dream of Scottish independence... Salmond's crusade for an independent Scotland 'dealt fatal blow by economic crisis' By Benedict Brogan and John Robertson 15th October 2008] Daily Mail The world financial crisis...

The following stunning photos of rutting deer were not, as you might exepect, taken in the countryside. They were taken in the heart of London, the EU's largest city. The deer live in Richmond Park, the largest of London's eight Royal Parks and Britain's largest urban walled park. It is also...