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We've all been there before. We go into town, hit as many pubs and bars as we can and get absolutely rat-arsed, usually resulting in you stumbling home at midnight singing Rod Stewart's "Sailing", getting into trouble from a couple of burly security guards after urinating in the grounds of a...

In 1914, King George V was on the Throne, World War I broke out and Britain was a naval and industrial superpower with a huge empire. That was also the year that Muriel Joyce moved into her home - and she has been living there ever since. Mrs Joyce is now 100, but was just 4 years old when...

He may not be the most popular person in many parts of Britain, but the Pope is to visit the country later this year. The Queen, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has announced that the Pope will visit Britain on Thursday 16th September and will stay until Sunday 19th...

Images of kings and queens have been appearing on Britain's coins for around 1500 years, but it was only in 1960 that Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch to appear on a British note. On 17th March 1960, the Bank England issued its news £1 note which was the first to have the image of...

It's small, hi-tech, a British creation - like the Spitfire and the bouncing bomb - and will help British soldiers avoid Taliban bombs. Dragon Runner, a bomb disposal robot, measures 9"x8"x3, weighs the same as just seven bags of sugar and is reminiscent of the robots in the film The Hurt...

Argentina's despicable action over the Falkland islands continues after it's emerged that it is threatening to ban firms from operating on the British islands. Companies may end up having to choose between operating on the islands or in Argentina. Supporters of the bill say they wish to...

A discovery in Dorset has shed further light on England's violent and bloody past. Archaeologists have discovered the skeletons of 51 headless corpses near Weymouth, Dorset, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games will be held. The skeletons are of 51 young Viking men, barely in...

Hell's Angels are often given a bad press. But today, 15,000 bikers rode through the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett, the site of one of Britain's newest traditions, to honour British troops serving in Afghanistan. Since 2007, when the nearby RAF Lyneham base became the new place where...

Hadrian's Wall, one of Britain's most famous ancient monuments, has been lit up to mark the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman rule in Britain. Building on the wall began in 122 AD. It spanned the entire width of what is now northern England. Nobody knows for certain why the Romans built...

The British Government has drawn up plans to axe the House of Lords and replace it with an elected "senate" (though let's not hope it acquires that horribly republican name). Justice Secretary Jack Straw wants to kick out the 704 peers - 92 of whom are hereditary - and replace them with 300...

It may have been one of the most important, and famous, battles in English history. The trouble is, there is now controversy over where it actually took place. The Wars of the Roses was a complex English civil war fought between two branches of the Plantagenet royal dynasty, the House of...

The Vatican's chief exorcist says that the Devil is lurking at the very heart of the Roman Catholic Church and that he has been attacking the Holy See. Father Gabriele Amorth, who believes people who are possessed by Satan vomit shards of glass and pieces of iron, says that the Christmas Eve...

What do you do when an enemy hand grenade falls at your feet? Just pick it up and throw it back, in the best traditions of the British Army. When the 3rd Batallion The Rifles came under fire in Afghanistan, a Taliban grenade landed at the feet of Rifleman McKie. Rifleman McKie, a New...

Chloe the hapless Dalmatian was taking her daily stroll along the busy streets of a metropolis with her owner when she saw another dog across the road. Wanting to meet the dog, she slipped her leash and started running across the road. To her owner's horror, she was then hit by a double decker...

A bank worker believed he was saved by divine intervention when he was "miraculously" awoken to find his lounge filled with smoke. Toby Elles, from Salford, Greater Manchester, had left a frying pan on the hob. But when he scraped the charcoaled remains of bacon from his frying he saw an image...

Argie football hooligans are planning on causing trouble at this year's World Cup by targeting English fans. The English will be the second largest contingent of fans after the South Africans, and the Argies are planning on targeting them as tensions rise over the Falkland Islands. Over 300...

The world's oldest surviving democracy cranks into action again this year, with the upcoming General Election. It was thought the election may take place in May, but there's speculation that the Prime Minister may decide to hold in in April, which would make it the earliest General Election...

The War in Afghanistan has caused the worst blow to the fighting strength of Britain special forces since 1945. 12 members have been killed in Afghanistan, and 70 seriously wounded. Since 2007, the SAS and SBS have conducted hundreds of operations against the Taliban. SAS in Afghanistan...

For decades, there have been legends that big cats have been spotted roaming the British countryside. Many people have dismissed such reports, but now the head of a Government agency responsible for investigating such incidents has declared that he believes these mysterious creatures DO indeed...

In 1993, Britain was revulsed by the murder of Liverpool two-year-old James Bulger. What made the murder even more shocking was that his two killers, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, were just 10-years-old. On 12th February 1993, Venables and Thompson abducted James from the Strand Shopping...