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The British Army will tonight undertake a huge operation to disarm a massive 2000lb German bomb that has been found at the site of the 2012 London Olympics. The bomb fell during the Luftwaffe's Blitz of London. Over 60 years after the War, British lives are still being put at risk... Army...

Prince Harry was met by thousands of admirers, especially girls, yesterday as he visited Wales. The younger son of the Prince of Wales, Harry was met by a crowd reminiscent of the ones that greeted The Beatles at the height of Beatlemania in the late 1960s with girls weeping and crying...

The Queen looked a little shocked when she came face-to-face with Britain's champion gurner. The Queen and Prince Philip were in Whitehaven, Cumbria, to mark the town's 300th birthday... Pictured: The Queen comes face-to-face with Britain's champion gurner 05th June 2008 Daily Mail...

BLACKLEAF'S GUIDE TO EURO 2008 TEAMS Here's a guide to the 16 teams playing in Euro 2008, which starts on Saturday with Switzerland VS Czech Republic... Group A Czech Republic Qualification: Beat Germany 3-0 in Munich to top their group. Manager: Karel Bruckner Captain: Undecided European...

The world's wealthiest league - the English Premier League - also pays out, by far, the most in players' wages. The Premier League is well ahead of its nearest rivals - Spain, Italy, Germany and France - when it comes to wages and this supports English football's status as the European club...

Teenager Connor Bond photographed a staircase inside an ancient British castle - and captured what looks like a spook walking down (or maybe up) them. Tulloch Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, was built by Norsemen in the 1100s. Over the years, it has served as a family home for members of...

A British Army Gurkha is fighting for his life after his wife slit his throat at the world famous Sandhurst Military Academy in Berkshire. Sandhurst is the British Army officer initial training centre. The British Army's Gurkhas are probably the world's most fearsome, and fearless, soldiers...

For over 100 years, gold letters on the deck of HMS Victory, Nelson's ship which is now in permanent dock in Portsmouth, have told visitors the exact spot where Nelson died after defeating the French and Spanish at Trafalgar in 1805. But new evidence reveals that this may actually be the wrong...

On Wednesday last week, Chelsea captain John Terry was left distraught as he missed a penalty in the shoot-out against Manchester United that would have won his team the European Cup. Instead, United went on to win it. But, last night, Terry - as England captain - went some way to erasing...

Britain has sent soldiers to Kosovo to hep improve security. Amazingly, German soldiers (who aren't even allowed out at night in Afghanistan) are there, too. Troops touch down in Kosovo Mercy mission ... 200 British soldiers touch down in Kosovo By STAFF REPORTER 24 May 2008 The...

What does the EU and the daft Eurovision have in common? Ah, the Eurovision Song Contest! It's ridiculous, costs us dear and is beset by anti-British vote-rigging. Now, what does that remind me of? 23rd May 2008 Daily Mail The EU: It's ridiculous, costs us dear and is beset by...

London band, Coldplay, release their new album "Viva la Vida" (Spanish for "Long Live the Life") on 12th June. Much of the album was recorded in churces in Spain and Latin America and is full of religious references. First review of Coldplay album Published: 24 May 2008 The Sun...

An amazing new "telescope", with one end in London and the other in New York, allows the people of those two cities to view each other close up. People speak to those at the other end using whiteboards and marker pens... 'Tunnel' links New York to London By Matthew Price BBC News...

Why the people of the Republic of Ireland will shame their large neighbour, Britain, by saying "NO!" to the EU. Whereas the British government made a promise to the people before the General Election of 2005 by saying that there will be a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty (the disguised EU...

England have called up goalkeeper Joe Lewis into their squad for Wednesday's driendly against the USA at Wembley. Lewis plays for Peterborough United (a team that has the nickname "Posh"). If Lewis makes his debut on Wednesday, he will join a small group of players including Johnny Byrne...

The BBC's Terry Wogan, who commentates on the Eurovision Song Contest for British television and has been doing so since the 1970s, has accused other European countries of "political voting" after Russia won this year's contest. Scoring works as follows - each coutry gives points to ten other...