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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr - whose son is also the drummer for rock giants Oasis - and former Eurythmics member Dave Stewart have officially started Liverpool's reign as European Capital of Culture 2008. Liverpool is famous throughout the world for producing The Beatles and Echo and...

Gallows were formed in their home town of Watford, Hertfordshire, in 2005 and released their debut album in 2006, which was released in June 2007 with added bonus tracks. According to the author of the article, they are the best thing to come out of Watford since Liverpool and England...

Tory MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) have spent so much time in Brussels that they now cannot tell the difference between Birmingham (nicknamed "Brum"), West Midlands, and Birmingham, Alabama... Tories mix-up American Birmingham with ours By Bob Roberts Political Editor...

London, recently found to be the "capital of the world" in a survey, is to get the world's first artificial surfing machine. An artificial beach will be contructed in the Tower Hamlets area of the city and a machine will create waves. It is expected to open in 2011, the year before the city...

Is it just me, or can American presidential races be embarrassing to watch? On Monday, Hilary Clinton actually cried on TV. There is NO WAY than in more reserved, less emotional Britain, that a politician would cry on TV during an election campaign. But other things about this campaign...

Lesley Vainikolo, dubbed "The Volcano", has been included in the England rugby squad RUGBY UNION Man-mountain, Lesley Vainikolo, nicknamed "The Volcano", has been included into the England squad for the first time. The giant Tongan, who once played Rugby League for New Zealand and Bradford...

Britain now has a HIGHER GDP per capita than the United States for the first time since the 19th century, the days when Britain was the richest country in the world and had the world's largest economy (the US overtook Britain as the world's largest economy at some point in the 1890s). In 2008...

The Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, the Church of England's only Asian member, has said that Muslims have created no-go areas for non-Muslims in many parts of Britain. Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims By Jonathan Wynne-Jones 6/01/2008 The Telegraph Islamic...

The British Army's Royal Engineers were called out after a WWII bomb was found near Goole, East Yorkshire. They destroyed the bomb with a controlled explosion. The 500lb bomb was discovered bya member of the public with a metal detector. The nearby M62 motorway was closed, and nearby houses...

Meet Andy Park, from Melksham, Wiltshire, who has been celebrating Christmas every day for the last 15 years. He also watches the traditional Queen's Christmas Speech - which is broadcast every Christmas Day at 3PM - on video..... Mr Christmas: The man who has celebrated the festive season 365...

A stunning photo of a UFO taken over the sea in Britain's far South West may be proof we are not alone Oooh arrrr not alone anymore Riddle ... Kelvin's photo and, inset, enlarged view of 'flying saucer' By JOHN COLES The Sun THIS stunning photo of a UFO over Cornwall was...

Britain has sent Scotland Yard detectives to Pakistan to aid with the investigation into Bhutto's assassination. Musharraf has called for help from Britain - Pakistan's Mother Country and which therefore has close links with Pakistan - and the UN, and has welcomed the help from Scotland Yard...

Labour Member of Parliament Shahid Malik, Britain's first Muslim politician, has said that, in order to combat Islamic terrorism, British Muslims should learn to become proud to be British (though many of them are) and in particular to support the England cricket team - most British Muslims come...

A major fire partially destroyed the world famous Royal Marsden hospital in the Chelsea area of London yesterday. The Royal Marsden was the first hospital in the world dedicated to the study and treatment of cancer, founded in 1851. The hospital, situated in the Chelsea area of London, was...

An RAF marshal has become an internet sensation across the world after a video showing him breakdancing, to raise money for cancer research, is put on YouTube. He performed the dance whilst directing aircraft. The video first shows the Americans, Germans, Spanish, Dutch and Italians directing...

At least 28,000 British people think the BBC's "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson, not known for being politically correct, should become British Prime Minister. In this article, Leo McKinstry tells us the things Clarkson would probably do if he were PM - such as encourage Global Warming...

Move over Paris, New York, Rome, Tokyo and Berlin. A new study of 60 of the world's great cities has declared London the greatest city on Earth - an economic and cultural powerhouse. London also recently overtook New York as the world's financial capital for the first time since the days of...

Scottish football is in mourning after Motherwell midfielder, and captain, Phil O'Donnell collapsed and died during a game against Dundee United yesterday, a game which Motherwell won 5-3 and O'Donnell's nephew scored twice. O'Donnell collapsed on the pitch as he was being substituted and was...

Benazir Bhutto's 19 year old son Bilawal has become the new leader of the Pakistan People's Party alongside his father Asif. Bilawal is a student at Oxford University, just like his mother, Benazir, was. She was also elected president of the Oxford Union. He plans to return to England to...

A new poll has revealed that the British are still very much in favour of remaining a monarchy. 76% of Brits wish to keep the monarchy rather than becoming a republic. The Queen is also hugely popular, with 81% of the British say she should reign for life and never abdicate. More than half of...