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A treasure hunter with a metal detector has found an 11th century gold ring with a rare black diamond in a field in Leicestershire. John Stevens, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, has been treasure hunting for 30 years, but this has been his most significant find to date.... Treasure hunter finds...

A squirrel in Fareham, Hampshire, seemed to be impersonating Atlas when he held a coconut above his head.... Is this squirrel impersonating Atlas, or is he just nuts about nuts? By Daily Mail Reporter 20th August 2008 Daily Mail It is often said that life imitates art. But few people...

In today's 10km open water event at the Beijing Olympics, Britain's Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten - who won silver and bronze in the event - accused Germany's Angela Maurer of cheating in order to get ahead of them. Patten claimed that the German pulled on her leg in the latter stages of the...

Two Roman sarophagi have been discovered in Newcastle. One contains the remains of a middle-aged adult who lived towards the end of the Roman occupation of Britain. The bodies are thought to be the remains of powerful residents of the ancient walled fort of Pons Aelius (nowadays, a train...

Five people were killed today in a midair collision that happened near Coombe Abbey, not far from Coventry Airport. Beautiful Coombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery dating back to the 12th Century which was at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. It is now a luxury hotel with 83...

Anti-fascism protesters clashed with cops today as the extreme right-wing British National party (BNP) held their annual conference in Denby, Derbyshire. Is it right that people get violent over a political party that is perfectly legal, despite some of their odious views? Anti-facist...

Norway's King Harald V has honoured a penguin named Sir Nils Olav - who enjoys a unique relationship with the Norwegian Army's Royal Guardsmen. During the ceremony, held at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland where Sir Nils lives, the penguin even inspected the Guard.... Penguin on parade: The day they...

In what has been the greatest couple of days for Great Britain in the Olympics since the London Olympics of 1908, four gold medals won by Great Britain today, added to the four won yesterday, have shot Great Britain up to third in the Medals Table. Currently, only the US and China have won...

Noah and the Whale are a folk rock band who hail from Twickenham, north London. They release their debut album, "Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down", this month. by Jon Lusk 08 August 2008 BBC Music London's Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale are: Charlie: Vocals, guitar Urby...

BEIJING OLYMPICS Britain and Russia aren't seeing eye-to-eye at the moment - and in the boxing, Britain today gave Russia a big black eye. Britain's David Price knocked out world No1 super-heavyweight Islam Timurziev of Russia. Price is in the quarter-finals. GB Olympic boxer David Price...

Ringo Starr's granddaughter, Tatia Starkey, has been pictured for the first time performing on stage with her band Belakiss. Tatia is the daughter of Ringo's son Zak Starkey, who has been the drummer for The Who and Oasis. Meanwhile, Ringo, 68, is going strong, touring the US with his All...

London is currently undergoing a skyscraper revolution, with many futuristic skyscrapers about to be constructed over the next few years. Now, another skyscraper has been revealed that will be built in the world's greatest capital, one that looks like a can of ham... 'Can of ham' to go with...

Rebecca Adlington became the first female British swimmer to win gold in the Olympics since the Rome Olympics of 1960. She beat America's Katie Hoff to the finish in the 400m freestyle. Britain's Jo Jackson - Rebecca Adlington's best friend - finished third in what was a remarkable Final for...

It's the end of the Fourth Day of the Fourth Test between England and South Africa. On Friday, on the Second Day of this match, Kevin Pietersen, playing his first match as the new England captain, scored a century, just the third time ever than an England captain has scored a century on his...

Why we in the West should pay more attention to the war between Russia and little Georgia - our ally. Donald Maclaren: Georgia is Britain's friend - and a vital route for energy By Donald Maclaren 09th August 2008 Daily Mail Georgia is an ally of the West, with aspirations to joining EU...

British comedian Al Murray - The Pub Landlord - is your typical British pub landlord. He hates the French, the Germans, the Americans....basically foreigners..... and that disgusting foreign food. But he loves beer, beer, Britain, beer, beer, the Queen, beer, beer, fish & chips, beer, beer...

Great British scientist Charles Darwin - who spent much of the 1830s travelling the world on the HMS Beagle collecting an enormous amount of animal specimens as he came up with the Theory of Evolution - also devoted part of his time examining whether hair colour affects a woman's ability to...

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla - the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - attended the Mey Highland Games in Caithness yesterday. As always at this event, Charles was wearing a kilt - but could not hide his embarrassment as a sudden gust of wind caught the future king by surprise. The...

In the Women's Cycling Road Race, Great Britain's Nicole Cooke today won gold - Great Britain's 200th-ever gold medal of the Summer Olympics. She is also the first athlete from Wales to win a gold in the Olympics since 1972. Cooke grabs first GB gold medal BBC Sport 10th August 2008...

Over 100 new examples of British prehistoric rock art have been disovered in Northumberland and County Durham that are 5000 years old. British prehistoric rock art Over 100 new examples discovered The Telegraph 7th August 2008 Over 100 new examples of prehistoric art have been...