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Today is Queen Elizabeth II's 81st birthday, which she is celebrating by a dinner at Windsor Castle. Click on the link below to sign her online birthday card..... ********************** Reign and shine ... the Queen is 81 today, so leave your message on our website Give the Queen a...

Campaigning to become the new Mayor of London in 2008 is starting soon, with one of the candidates being Richard Fairbrass, former member of pop group Right Said Fred who sang "I'm Too Sexy For My Shirt" in 1991. Charles Moore says it's time to make London part of Britain again.... Make...

Meet the extremely eccentric Welsh politician, Dai Llewellyn, a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), the party that wants Britain out of the EU. He is standing in the Cardiff North constituency for UKIP and shows that Britain still has its crazy eccentrics..... Would you...

The Beatles were the most talked about British band of the 60s, The Sex Pistols of the 70s, The Smiths of the 80s, Oasis of the 90s and now it's The Arctic Monkeys of the 0s. The Sun's Simon Cosyns, writing in the newspaper's "Something For The Weekend" magazine, talks to the Monkeys to tell...

Discovered: 'New' poem from Shakespeare dedicated to Elizabeth I 20th April 2007 Daily Mail A 'new' poem by William Shakespeare has been published for the first time A 'new' poem by William Shakespeare has been published for the first time. 'To the Queen' is just 18 lines long...

Queen honours Princess Anne By staff and agencies 20/04/2007 The Princess Royal has been appointed Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) by the Queen, Buckingham Palace has said. The Queen Mother held the position before Princess Anne Anne, the monarch's eldest and only...

Britain wants to put her own astronauts on the Moon - and to send the first-ever spacecraft to the Moon's South Pole.... Britain leaps from Stevenage to space By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 20/04/2007 Britain has taken a giant leap towards sending UK landers and astronauts to...

It's St George's Day on Monday (maybe Canadians should forget about St Patrick and celebrate St George on April 23rd as he is also the patron saint of Canada). The English are suddenly learning how to be patriotic again. By George, it's time to raise the flag! 21/04/2007 The Telegraph April...

Footballer heads miracle goal Head of God ... Graham Capstick, who plays for amateur Holker Old Boys, scored from behind halfway line with his head By ALASTAIR TAYLOR April 19, 2007 FOOTBALLER Graham Capstick’s team-mates went nuts when he headed a goal — from 57 YARDS. Defender...

Guernsey in the English Channel is a tiny state that comprises of the main island of Guernsey as well as the much smaller islands of Alderney, Sark (which has the very last feudalism in Europe), Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets. It is closer to France than it is to Britain...

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (popularly abbreviated as ANZAC) was originally an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought as part of the British Empire in World War I at Gallipoli against the Turks. The ANZACs also fought during that war in the Middle East and on...

The north west English coastal town of Blackpool is Britain's premiere seaside resort, famous for its Eiffel Tower- like tower and its many beachfront casinos, amusement arcades, hotels, trams and donkeys which take children for rides along the beach. Its world famous Pleasure Beach has opened...

What do you call a cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Dalmation? (Answer: A Bernation) 19th April 2007 Daily Mail Whatever you call them, pups Arnie and Angel could be the first of a new breed. Cath and Graham Wilson think they might have uncovered a new breed of dog after...

'I've seen proof of the afterlife' By SONIA POULTON Daily Mail 19th April 2007 Since I was a young child, I have been confident there is another life after this one. How do I know? I have regular contact with it, and have done for as long as I can remember. I accept the cynics will...

Poland and the Ukraine will co-host the 2012 European Championships. The tournament is exactly the same as the World Cup but involves European nations only, and is for the right to become European Champions. Greece surprisingly won Euro 2004 in Portugal. Euro 2008 is to be hosted in Austria...

A new British documentary uses hundreds of pieces of food to give us a better idea of how much the average Brit eats and drinks in a lifetime..... Human Footprint's facts of life Bath of beans ... the average person consumes 845 cans (shown above in a bathtub). The British eat far more...

Crop circles are back By Gazette Reporter The crop circle near Devizes, Wiltshire. England has more crop circles than the rest of the world put together. What causes them is a mystery. The first crop circle formation of the 2007 season has arrived - bigger and earlier than ever...

Dan's tipped to be an England rugby star - at the age of three! 18th April 2007 Watch out Jonny Wilkinson! Pint-sized powerhouse Dan Brownlie is gunning for an England rugby shirt - and he's only three years old! Dan can already kick a penalty with a full-sized rugby ball over an...

Chimps are actually more evolved than humans 17th April 2007 A study has indicated that the forces of natural selection have had the greatest impact on our ape cousins Chimpanzees are more evolved than humans, a study suggests. There is no doubt that humans are the more advanced...

Scientists find ancient Mexican civilisation sacrificed children 17th April 2007 The grisly find of the buried bones of 24 pre-Hispanic Mexican children may be the first evidence that the ancient Toltec civilization sacrificed children, an archeologist studying the remains said. The...