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In 1943, as Britain suffered at the height of WWII, the Queen Mother (then Queen Elizabeth) gave some bananas to a four year old girl named Betty. Due to rationing, bananas and other fruits were very rare in Britain at the time and most British children, including Betty, had never even seen a...

France and Britain have a history of not liking each other very much, which goes back centuries. That hatred continues as a councillor of the beautiful city of Canterbury, Kent, tries to ban French students from the city. Though not just the French - the city also wants to ban Germans...

Britain has suffered its first pirate attack for almost 200 years. Though these modern pirates aren't as brave as they used to be - pirates 200 years ago would have had to have nerves of steel to dare to take on the Royal Navy. This was the first recorded pirate attack to hit the British...

Tottenham Hotspur beat their deadly rivals Arsenal for the first time since 1999. When they finally beat them after so long, they not only beat them, but destroyed them, getting their biggest win over them since 1983 and progressing to the Final of the Carling Cup. Just 5 miles separate the two...

Britain's Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron (a descendant of King George IV) and who has a good chance of becoming Prime Minister in 2009 or 2010, is backing McCain... David Cameron backs John McCain in US race By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent 24/01/2008 The Telegraph Tory...

A group of teenagers had their photo taken on a mobile phone (or, as Americans and Canadians call it, a cell phone) and a creepy-looking mysterious face was captured in the picture amongst them.... Mysterious 'ghostly' face of child appears in mobile phone photo of teen pals 24th January...

A photo taken earlier this week on Mars appears to show a humanoid figure standing by some rocks. Of course, it's just an optical illusion... A little green martian? Of course not. But this picture just proves our enduring obsession with finding life on Mars By MICHAEL HANLON, Science Editor...

The new James Bond movie, to be released later this year, is to be called "Quantum of Solace." It will be the 22nd James Bond movie. Filming started in November at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire and will be filmed in other places such as Italy. New Bond film title is confirmed BBC...

Russia and Britain A love-hate relationship Jan 19th 2008 | MOSCOW From Economist.com The bear and bulldog are snarling again Shutterstock A RECENT radio advertisement nicely hinted at Russia's dual attitude towards Britain. Just as the Kremlin ordered the British Council to...

Under the leadership of tyrant Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, which gained independence from Britain in 1980, has the world's lowest life expectancy and the world's highest rate of inflation. Zimbabwe's inflation may be as high as 150,000%, and a hamburger costs Zim$15 million. Under British rule...

Weird Britney Spears now thinks she's British, and this may be something to do with her dating a British man, Adnan Ghalib.... The many faces of Britney: Singer has 'multiple personality disorder' - and thinks she's British 18th January 2008 Daily Mail Britney Spears's recent bizarre...

12.5 million people in Britain - 20% of the population - watched Coronation Street's long-serving character Vera Duckworth die in her sleep in an armchair whilst her husband Jack was enjoying a pint at the Rovers Return. He came back and saw her lying in the chair, originally believing she was...

The African Nations' Cup begins today, with host country Ghana taking on Guinea in the opening match. Here is the Daily Mail's guide to this tournament held once every two years. Colour, chaos and a host of the world's greatest players. Welcome to the tournament Premier League bosses hate...

British soldier: "We cornered Taliban then US Apache pilot turned his gun on ME" Those trigger-happer, poorly-trained US soldiers still haven't realised that the British Army is now on their side. This is 2008, guys, not 1808....... New friendly fire shock: Brit hit By JOHN KAY Chief...

Despite being an officer in the British Army, today Prince William flew solo for the first time as he trains with the RAF for around 4 months. The Prince is undergoing an intensive training session at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Prince William will one day, as King, become Head of Britain's...

Six people were injured today when a British Airways Boeing 777, flying in from Beijing, crash landed and missed the runway at Heathrow Airport in London, the world's busiest airport. A major tragedy was only just avoided - the plane crashed onto the grass just metres away from a busy road...

London's current mayor is Ken Livingstone (Labour), but he may be soon out of office as three politicians - a Livingstone (a member of Labour), a member of the Tories, and a member of the Liberal Democrats (a homosexual former cop) - battle it out to become the new mayor.... The London mayoral...

Meet Hollywood United FC Big fan ... Tom Hanks is snapped waving a scarf of his favourite team, Birmingham giants Aston Villa By DAVID LOWE 12 Jan 2008 The Sun SOME might say showbiz is a load of balls. It is – if the number of superstar football fans is anything to go...

Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arteton are the new Bond girls in the 22nd James Bond movie to be released in November. The movie is still untitled but there is speculation it may be based on Ian Fleming's short story "Risico". In "Risico" James Bond is sent by M to investigate a drug smuggling...

Fury as minister brands army kit shortage complaints 'absolute bollocks' in obscene Commons outburst By JONATHAN OLIVER 12th January 2008 Daily Mail Backlash: Armed Forces' Minister Bob Ainsworth Gordon Brown's Armed Forces Minister has been accused of treating troops with contempt...