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    New member of the Royal Family: Queen is grandmother for the 8th time

    The Queen has become a grandmother for the 8th time after her son, Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex), and daughter-in-law Sophie (Countess of Wessex) celebrate the arrival of a baby boy. The baby is 8th in line to the British Throne and has not yet been named (though the name James looks likely)...
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    The oldest artifical Christmas tree in the world still going strong after 120 years

    Mr and Mrs Parker from Chippenham, Wiltshire, have the world's oldest Christmas tree, a Victorian one dating from 1886. In fact, it was Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, that started the Christmas Tree craze...a picture of the young Queen Victoria (then just 27 years old) and her...
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    A revolutionary: how the Queen has changed the Monarchy to suit modern Britain

    WHY WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II At 5pm today British time (almost 45 minutes ago) Queen Elizabeth II took over her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain's oldest-reigning monarch ever. She took over from King George III (the monarch who lost the American Colonies...
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    Three "British" citizens are released from Guantanamo and then arrested by UK police

    Three "British" citizens are released from Guantanamo and then arrested by UK police Three British residents must have been overjoyed when they were released from Guantanamo and returned to the UK - but that joy was short-lived as they were arrested by cops as soon as they arrived back on...
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    Oh, my God. It's the Arctic Monk-elves.

    Sheffield rockers The Arctic Monkeys dressed up as Santa's elves to appear on the front cover of the Christmas edition of British music magazine NME..... Arctic troll 19/12/2007 Daily Mirror Arctic Monkeys on the front cover of the special Xmas 2007 issue of NME We bet you don't...
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    American angers residents of the Isle of Man by declaring himself king

    An American businessman, who claims he is a cousin of the Queen, has angered the people of the Isle of Man by declaring himself "king" of the island, even though Queen Elizabeth II is the island's monarch. The Isle of Man is in the Irish Sea off the western coast of Britain and is situated...
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    Will persuing equality help Bermudians, the world's richest people?

    Bermuda, one of the few remaining British colonies, is the richest nation on earth. It's GDP per capita is 50% higher than that of the United States and it has zero unemployment. It has been a British colony for around 400 years, and is one of the few places that has still not gained...
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    "Hurlers" stone circle may have been built to mirror Orion's belt

    A group of ancient standing stones on the desolate Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the South West of England may have been built to align with the stars in Orion's belt. As with Stonehenge in Wiltshire, no-one really knows why this monument was built. According to English legend, the stones were...
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    Riddle of the Queen's bruised neck as she meets king of Tonga

    Queen Elizabeth II appeared at an engagement yesterday sporting an enormous bruise on her neck that is thought she sustained in an accident. The Queen, who is now 81, met fellow monarch King George Tupou V of Tonga and, despite her age (and concerns about her health) she still works...
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    Foals - "Balloons"

    British indie rockers Foals are a bunch of Oxford University dropouts who also hail from Oxford. There single "Balloons" has just been released and their debut album "Antidotes" is released in March 2008. The band received their name from a friend, who said they smell, they are feral and they...
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    NASA to support British Moon mission

    Britain plans to send two probes - MoonLITE and Moonraker - to the Moon, and now it has support from NASA. Britain is the second largest country to the European's Space Agency's "Aurora" programme (after Germany) but now plans to go it alone with the Europeans on its mission to the Moon...
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    The British hand Basra back to the Iraqis

    Britain hands Basra back to the Iraqis By Con Coughlin in Basra 16/12/2007 Daily Mail Britain today formally handed control of Basra to the Iraqi government in a move that will pave the way for a dramatic reduction in the number of British troops stationed in Iraq next year. In a...
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    Shiver me shattered timbers: Remains of Captain Kidd's ship found in Caribbean

    The ship belonging to British pirate Captain Kidd, the Quedagh Merchant, has been found off the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Captain Kidd was executed in London in May 1701 and, as was the custom in England in those days for executed pirates or sailors, his body was locked in a gibbet...
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    The people love the Queen...and the BBC hates us for it

    Despite the fact that the British people love their Queen, the Lefty BBC hates the Monarchy. Earlier this year whilst making a documentary on the Queen, the BBC released footage that they said was the Queen storming out of an Annie Leibovitz photoshoot in anger. This turned out to be the BBC...
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    Green Prince Charles to appear at energy conference as a hologram

    Prince Charles will appear at an energy conference in Abu Dhabi as a hologram. The future King, known for being environmentally aware, has decided to do this so he doesn't have to fly to the venue.... Prince Charles will appear at conference as a hologram 15th December 2007 Daily Mail...
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    These white liberal "bwanas" are the real racists

    Here are five more great mini-articles from the Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn in his quest against the evils of Political Correctness, Left-Wingers, 'Elf 'N Safety and Islamism...... 14th December 2007 Daily Mail Littlejohn These white liberal 'bwanas' are the real racists...
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    WWI soldier's 90-year-old letter gives horrific account of Christmas in the trenches

    WWI soldier's 90-year-old letter gives horrific account of Christmas in the trenches 13th December 2007 Daily Mail A recently discovered letter sent by a First World War officer to his family has revealed in shocking detail how soldiers spent Christmas in the trenches. Trevor Bird was...
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    Darts, Coronation Street and rubber gloves: Why the Queen's just like us

    It has been revealed that the Queen is a fan of darts (a traditional British pub game that is now becoming more popular around the rest of the world), Coronation Street and Harry Potter. Not since the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when King Harold was killed by those pesky Normans has a British...
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    "Useless cake-eaters": Germans play games whilst the British fight in Afghanistan

    "Useless cake-eaters": Germans play games whilst the British fight in Afghanistan sIFR_callback_0_DoFSCommand(info, args);Further proof that the British military is the only military in Western Europe with any meaningful power and willingness to fight wars when needed comes in this story...
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    Behold the Politically Correct nativity scene

    PC Britain Behold the PC nativity scene 13th December 2007 The Sun PC-crazy ... Jon's Christmas card pokes fun at barmy Politically Correct rulings Totally PC seasons greetings Spot the PC touches in Sun reader Jon's crazy nativity scene, shown above. “Please accept with...