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On 2nd March 1943, at the height of World War II, 173 civilians, 60 of whom were children, were killed on the London Underground as they took shelter in there from an impending attack on the city by the Luftwaffe. They were crushed when the crowd surged forward. The tragedy took place in the...

A row has erupted in Spain in which the country's monarch, King Juan Carlos I, has been accused of meddling in politics. Like Britain, Spain is a constitutional monarchy and the monarch, and the rest of the royals, are politically neutral and cannot interfere in the country's politics...

Prince Harry's band of brothers have nothing but praise for 'a quality bloke' By MARC NICHOL and ANDREW CHAPMAN 2nd March 2008 Daily Mail They are Harry's brothers in arms, frontline comrades in the bloody war against the Taliban. And to a man they have only praise for the young Prince...

Prince Harry arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire yesterday on an RAF TriStar jet as his tour to Afghanistan ended after just 10 weeks. Harry was angry after completing just two and a half months of a four month tour to Helmand Province after an American website - the Drudge Report -...

Come to mama Feb 28th 2008 From The Economist print edition Contrary to conventional wisdom, the mother of parliaments is working better than ever Illustration by Steve O'Brien The home of democracy: Contrary to popular belief, Britain's Parliament, the "Mother of Parliaments", is...

A family watched in horror as a python swallowed their beloved pet chihuahua. Giant serpents also ate their guinea pig and cat. The Australian family, from Kuranda, Queensland, are scared in case they are next on the menu.... Python eats family dog in front of children By Nick Squires...

Julie Walters receives CBE as Charles reveals he loves the Harry Potter films 28th February 2008 Daily Mail Julie Walters has described her excitement at being made a CBE as she revealed the Prince of Wales is a Harry Potter fan. The award-winning star famed for her parts on stage...

At approximately 1am British time yesterday, Britain was rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale - relatively small in international terms but huge in British terms. It is the biggest quake to hit Britain since a magnitude 5.4 hit in 1984. It was a typically British...

The moment Harry directed his first bomb attack on Terry Taliban for 'Kill TV' 28th February 2008 Daily Mail It was the moment Prince Harry directed his first bomb attack. Two US F15 jets discharged separate 500lb charges onto a Taliban bunker system after being given clearance by the...

It's a revelation that makes you proud to be British. The Ministry of Defence has admitted that Prince Harry has been fighting in Afghanistan for the last two and a half months. The British wanted to keep it a secret but a Yank website decided to reveal the enws. It's always been Prince...

Rugby is the world's most physical sport after boxing, and in this match it showed. England's Jonny Wilkinson had a bloody lip after just 3 minutes, and Regan hammered a Frenchman with his giant hammer-like fists. This left the French manager calling Regan "a clown" after the game. England...

Ferocious fighting by British soldiers has brought the Taliban to their knees..... Taliban rebels on their knees By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor 23 Feb 2008 The Sun Satisfied ... Brigadier Andrew Mackay FEROCIOUS fighting by British troops in Afghanistan has brought the...

After the Suffolk Strangler was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in gaol for murdering five prostitutes, and Mark Dixie must serve AT LEAST 35 years for murdering Sally Anne Bowman, Carole Malone argues that Britain should re-introduce hanging. Britain has more people serving life...

Arsenal's Croatian striker Eduardo will be out for months after a horror tackle by Birmingham City's Martin Taylor. The tackle broke Eduardo's foot, and Taylor was left distraught at after the match - the gruesome injury was caught on camera. Some people may find find these pictures below...

The Republic of Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest more times than any other nation, most recently in 1996. But will it win this year's contest - with a turkey performing for it, literally. This year's contest is held in Belgrade. Ireland selects a turkey to ruffle feathers at the...

It was north London VS west London in this season's Carling Cup Final final. Only the second London derby in a League Cup Final (and the first was last season's Final between Chelsea and Arsenal) A goal by Jonathan Woodgate, his first in England since his move from Real Madrid in 2006 and just...

Britain has more people serving life sentences than the rest of Western Europe combined, and this week two more people joined that club. The Suffolk Strangler will spend the rest of his life behind bars, with no chance of being released, after killing five prostitutes. He may also be the...

Steve Wright, the "Suffolk Strangler" (originally dubbed Jack the Ripper II due to the similarities of the crimes), has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail with no chance of being released for the murder of five prostitutes in Ipswich, Suffolk. He will die behind bars. Police...

In the last few months of 2006, five prostitutes were murdered in Ipswich, Suffolk, by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper II. Unlike the original Ripper, this killer has been caught and brought to justice. Forklift truck driver Steve Wright was today found guilty by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court...

Stephen O'Rourke, from Skegness, Lincolnshire, has changed his name to Rambo..... Survival expert and Stallone fan changes name by deed poll to Rambo 21st February 2008 Daily Mail The wild streets of Skegness, Lincolnshire have seemed just that little bit safer ever since survival...