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The remains of a 5000 year old town have been discovered on the Orkney Islands in the far north of Britain. Several Neolithic towns have already been unearthed on these islands. Archaeologists unearth 5,000 year-old settlement 13th August 2007 Daily Mail The Orkney Islands are off the...

Once upon a time, Britain's Health and Safety laws were normal, just like every other country in the world which has Health and Safety laws. But, for some mysterious reason, over the last few years Health and Safety laws in this country are getting more and more ridiculous. Here's the latest...

Britain in Afghanistan for the long term, says Defence Minister as sixth soldier dies in a week 13th August 2007 Daily Mail Defence Secretary Des Browne said UK forces were doing an 'exceptionally good job' in Afghanistan Private Tony Rawson, 27, was killed when his patrol came under...

CRICKET It's the end of the fourth day of the Third (and final) Test between England and India, with India very much in a dominant position. On Wednesday it is the 60th anniversary of India's independence from Britain and their players will celebrate that day with a convincing win over...

Atonement is a new British movie, made by Working Title Films, set during World War II, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. It is released in Britain and Ireland on 14th September and North America on 7th December. It is based on the novel by Sir Ian McEwan and is directed by Joe Wright...

Imam seriously injured in bloody attack at Regent's Park mosque 12th August 2007 Daily Mail Regent's Park mosque, London An imam was in a serious condition in hospital today after being attacked in a London mosque. The Muslim cleric was assaulted at Regent's Park mosque on Friday...

The dark side of the dirty Putin regime has raised its ugly - and anti-Semitic - head again after one of Putin's aides attack the family of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. David Miliband's grandfather was a Polish Jew. You know a government is corrupt when it starts resorting to...

London is the new Venice London matches the glory of Venice in its prime Ross Clark The Spectator City of London's Coat of Arms When Tony Blair secured the agreement of the Scots and — only just — the Welsh for devolution in the referendums of 1998, it was supposed to herald a great...

Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson is delighted as his new team Manchester City beat West Ham on the opening day of the new season Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson tasted victory in his first Premier League game as the new manager of Manchester City with a win over West Ham...

With the Daily Mail's Robery Hardman joining The Great War Display Team in Northamptonshire, the only one of its kind in Europe, which uses replica WWI biplanes and triplanes to reproduce the aerial dogfights of that war, why are the British obsessed with historical re-enactments? Today and...

The Daily Mail's Robert Hardman takes to the skies in a WWI biplane.... How I shot down the Red Baron - Robert Hardman takes to the skies by ROBERT HARDMAN 11th August 2007 Daily Mail Red Baron? Green Baron, more like. How on earth did Manfred von Richthofen, the greatest fighter...

Human rights 'not issue for UK Olympians' By Richard Spencer in Beijing 11/08/2007 The Telegraph Simon Clegg, the British Olympic Association chief executive, says the organisation is apolitical Britain's Olympic team will resist any attempt to boycott or join in political...

Britain 'sold down the river': what life under the EU treaty could be by ANDREW ROBERTS 11th August 2007 Daily Mail Gordon Brown is facing increasing pressure to honour Labour's election manifesto pledge to hold a referendum on the 'new' EU Treaty - which bears an overwhelming resemblance to...

Something For The Weekend this week interviews a band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire with "Monkey" in their name.....but they are NOT Arctic Monkeys. SFTW speaks to Monkey Swallows the Universe who are set to release the album "Casket Letters", a title derived from the eight love letters that...

The extraordinary moment a herd of buffalo fought back against a pack of lions... and a crocodile 10th August 2007 Daily Mail An amateur video shot on safari in South Africa has become a phenomenon on YouTube. Almost 10 million people have watched the footage - dubbed the Battle at...

Why James Bond does the best baddies by ANTHONY HOROWITZ (about to release his seventh Alex Rider novel) 10th August 2007 Daily Mail What are we to make of David Scaramanga, the 28-year-old owner of a Bath taxi company who claims that his grandfather, George Ambrose Scaramanga, was the...

Richard Littlejohn on why five potential Islamic terrorists should be left to rot in Guantanamo rather than be granted asylum in Britain when they aren't even British citizens, and why China's Terracotta Army, currently visiting Politically Correct Britain, is bound to be granted asylum, due to...

Op ... Howard wants to be a girl Builder loses nuts and bolts By JAMIE PYATT August 09, 2007 BUILDING boss Howard Shelley carried out the ultimate DIY conversion — by CASTRATING himself so he could become a woman. The 42-year-old dad of two decided on the drastic move after...

If anyone is looking for a penpal, then why not write to a British soldier stationed in Iraq? The address is given. Iraq soldiers look for penpals... maybe more By Caroline Davies 09/08/2007 The Telegraph For the soldier out in Iraq, the path to true love is littered with obstacles...

In early 21st Century, politically-correct Britain, only foreign murderers, rapists and terrorists - such as those non-British Guantanamo detainees that the British Government is trying to pressure America into releasing and then allowing them to live in Britain - should be granted asylum in...