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Members of the Insect tribe of the Commonwealth nation of Papua New Guinea, whose Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II, have visited London and were amazed by what they saw. They were in awe of the great dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and technology such as the London Underground The...

Australia have made history by becoming the first team ever to win the Cricket World Cup for the third time in succession. They beat Sri Lanka yesterday by 53 runs (according to the Duckworth/Lewis Method) Australia crowned world champions CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL Australia 281-4...

Theme park's ad for a Fat Controller banned as discrimination 27th April 2007 Daily Mail When zoo bosses decided to invest in a real Thomas the Tank Engine train for their young visitors, naturally they wanted a Fat Controller too. So they decided to advertise for a portly gentleman who...

Rise up, Englishmen Liam Byrne Liam Byrne on why we have to prevent the United Kingdom from splitting up The United Kingdom is the most successful Union on Earth, comprising the Germanic nation of England and the Celtic nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and, formally, what...

Inside America's toughest jail Grim ... Tent City in Arizona puts Britain's soft jails to shame Pictures: MARK PETERMAN From HARRY MACADAM in Arizona The Sun April 28, 2007 Arizona HIGH above the Arizona desert, a pink neon sign flashes the word “vacancy” from a...

If you hate France, then pray that Royal wins the French Presidency in May. The Left-Wing candidate has, like many recent French leaders, a hapless economic policy (so there'll be no hope of France's economy being pulled out of the mire), an entertaining sex life and Bush-like gaff prone...

Online slave records help Britons trace past By Ben Fenton 28/04/2007 Chilling records of the traffic in humankind were made available on the internet for the first time yesterday, allowing thousands of Britons to trace their slave and slave-owning ancestors. Hundreds of thousands of...

A large earthquake (by British standards) has hit Kent in the far South East of England. The incident happened at 8.18am British time (almost two hours ago) The tremor was also felt in parts of neighbouring East Sussex, Essex and Suffolk. It is believed to have been between 4.7 and 5.4 on the...

Arctic Monkeys head for ANOTHER chart record The Sheffield band look set to have a record 18 songs in the top 200. The previous record was 13 back in 1983 Rosie Swash Thursday April 26, 2007 Guardian Unlimited (Left to right): Matt Helders (drums), Alex Turner (vocals, guitar)...

How penguins p-p-pick their p-p-partners 26th April 2007 Penguins seem almost human when picking their partners, the males compete but the female are in control The penguins live on the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, parts of Britain When it comes to choosing a mate...

The three-wheeled car made from wood 27 April 2007 It weighs just 900lb, has a top speed of 101mph -and is made entirely out of wood. It took furniture maker, appropriately named Friend Wood, 46, more than 2000 hours to build his three-wheel, tear-drop shaped car, which he has named...

What would happen if the robots turned against us? By MICHAEL HANLON, Science Editor Daily Mail 27th April 2007 Scary: A Cyberman from a 2006 episode of the BBC's "Dr Who". The word "robot" is Czech for "to work" and was first used in 1920 as a word to also describe a mechanical...

The Chief Constable of North Wales Police, Richard Brunstrom, has created yet more controversy after he used real pictures of a beheaded motorcyclist in an anti-speeding campaign. After it turned out that he and the police force he leads seem to be more interested in catching speeding motorists...

Hitler's last victim: soldier dies from war wounds 64 years on 27th April 2007 Veteran soldier Leslie Croft became Hitler's last victim when he was killed by shrapnel 64 years after he was injured in action in World War Two. Pathologists were left stunned when they discovered the...

British rockers Spinal Tap to reform to help save the planet..... Spinal Tap reform for Live Earth By Tim Hall 26/04/2007 SPINAL TAP are: David St Hubbins (Michael McKean) - Vocals Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) - Guitar Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) - Bass Set volume dials to...

Tall ships mark 400th anniversary of first English settlement in America 26th April 2007 The English lay the seeds of a new nation: The commonwealth (NOT state) of Virginia was founded by English settlers who named it after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. After gaining its...

Hawking looks forward to the 'bliss' of weightlessness 26th April 2007 British scientist Stephen Hawking, who has motor neurone disease and is wheelchair-bound, has reportedly said he is looking forward to the 'bliss' of being weightless Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's...

Elephantoms of the desert: Extraordinary images of a herd 26th April 2007 Namibia, southern Africa Viewed from such a height, these majestic elephants look like nothing more than black mirages against the barren landscape. They are trudging across the sands, dry river-beds and...

Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy. The football team's new stadium will, appropriately, be in the sea, and alongside HMS Victory. Pompey are all at sea Portsmouth Football Club VISION ... how new stadium would look Portmouth's £600 million stadium - one of the most expensive...

Shakespeare was probably born on 23rd April (appropriately St George's Day, now England's national day) and also died on 23rd April. Today is the 391 anniversary of his burial. SHAKESPEARE'S GRAVE CONCERNS LED TO WITTY WARNING ON HEADSTONE 25 April 2007 Shakespeare, 23rd (??)...