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A vicar was attacked by Muslim yobs outside his church in the Tower Hamlets area of London.... Vicar attacked for 'being a Christian' after hate campaign by yobs who claimed his church 'should be a mosque' By AMANDA PERTHEN and RHODRI PHILLIPS - 16th March 2008 Daily Mail A vicar was in...

Sloppy England on course for win The BBC By David Ornstein End of the Fourth Day (of five) of the Second Test 1st Innings England: 342 New Zealand: 198 2nd Innings England: 293 New Zealand: 242-6 England are leading by 195 runs. New Zealand need 196 more runs to win and England need 4...

England thrashed Ireland at Twickenham to finish second in the Six Nations Championship behind winners Wales. Last year's losing World Cup Finalists came from 10-0 down to win 33-10... The BBC ENGLAND 33-10 IRELAND (at Twickenham, London. Attendance: 82,000) Sackey scores England's first...

London and Paris, two of Europe's great cities, are about two hold mayoral elections. Which city has the brighter future? London is the largest city in Europe, with a metropolitian population of 14 million (contary to belief, Moscow, with a population of 10 million, isn't the largest) though...

From 1786 to 1868, Australia was a British penal colony, where Britain sent many of its felons who were spared the death penalty(such as those accused of stealing a handkerchief or for wandering the streets at night with a blackened face). Britain in the 18th Century and early 19th Century was...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (or what they boringly call "Finance Minister" in other countries), Alistair Darling, yesterday delivered his first Budget since becoming Chancellor in June last year, taking over from Gordon Brown when he became PM. For the first time since 1996, the Chancellor...

A man was arrested today after running into the path of a plane carrying two rucksacks at Heathrow in London, the world's busiest airport... Heathrow security alert after man carrying rucksacks runs into path of planes on runway 13th March 2008 Daily Mail A major security investigation...

The Cottage is a new British movie directed by Paul Andrew Williams and stars Andy Serkis (famous for being one of the writers, and one of the stars, of dark British comedy series The League of Gentlemen), Reece Sheersmith and Jennifer Ellison. With our sense of humour, it's almost impossible...

In 1962, a man on the run from Borstal (a youth prison, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people) saw what looked like the Greek god Pan, the god of shepherds and flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, in the Childwall area of Liverpool...

Arsenal's French defender, William Gallas, has voiced his concern over Britain's alcohol problem. This comes after new research by the World Health organisation shows that the British drink more, per capita, than even the Russians, and the English in particular are Europe's heaviest alcohol...

Misery makes Britons happy, says US writer By Andy Bloxham 09/03/2008 The Telegraph Grumpy old man: The ever-miserable Victor Meldrew, from the classic British comedy series "One Foot In The Grave." Do you feel that it never rains but it pours? Well, this week's storms should give...

New Zealand declared on 177-9 in the Second Innings, leaving England needing to amass 300 runs in the Second Innings to win in this First Test Match of the Series. England got just over a third of the runs they needed and suffered a 189-run defeat. The BBC By Oliver Brett Result of the...

Childhood sweethearts, Julie Williams and Dylan Holroyd from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, both Goths, had a wedding they both wanted - a gloomy, Goth-style one. Julie arrived at the wedding in a coffin and hearse and walked her husband down the aisle with him in a dog leash.... Bride and...

An amazing photo shows a Royal Navy helicopter balancing on one wheel on a rock in Norway as British troops - members of the Royal Navy's "Commando Helicopter Force" - prepare to be sent to Afghanistan. The picture shows the immense skill of British military pilots. Is it ok to park on this...

It has been well known by the British for decades that whenever you go on holiday abroad to much sunnier climes that you can hardly ever get a sunbed as the Germans are hogging them all. The Germans tend to get up early in the morning, much earlier than everyone else, and "reserve" their...

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who was PM between 1979 and 1990, left hospital yesterday after collapsing during a dinner at the House of Lords. Thatcher is regarded by many as Britain's greatest-ever peacetime Prime Minister. She was taken to St Thomas' Hospital. The dinner...

A branch of the Freemasons is being set up by members of the Royal Household and police who protect the Royal Family. The Duke of Kent is the organisation's Grand Master. But, apparently, Queen Elizabeth II isn't too pleased about it.... Freemasons open a lodge at Buckingham Palace... but...

London Wasps star Danny Cipriani has been dropped from the England team for Saturday's Six Nations game against Scotland after being spotted coming out of a nightclub in the early hours of this morning. Cipriani was due to make his full debut for England, but he will be in the Wasps team to...

Late wickets spoil England start The BBC By Paresh Soni VS End of the 2nd Day of the First Test, New Zealand VS England (at Hamilton, New Zealand) 1st Innings New Zealand: 470 England: 87-2 New Zealand are leading by 383 runs (New Zealand FoW: 44, 108, 129, 176, 191, 277, 425...

Sheffield rockers The Arctic Monkeys caused a bit of a kerfuffle at the recent NME Awards at London's Indig02 when they let off evil-smelling stink bombs at the after-show party. The lads won Best British Band at the ceremony.... Foul play by the Arctic Stinkies Smell done lads ... the...