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Why the West has nothing to fear from posturing Mr Putin 23rd August 2007 Daily Mail MAX HASTINGS It's a classic image of the Cold War, yet it was captured on film only last week: a giant Russian Bear bomber being shadowed over the North Atlantic by RAF jets. For more than a...

Yet more "friendly" fire by the Americans.... US jet kills three British soldiers in 'friendly fire' blunder in Afghanistan 24th August 2007 Daily Mail Three British soldiers have died in what appears to have been a friendly fire explosion in Helmand Three British soldiers were...

The British have been asked to name their most disappointing tourist spots around the world. Not surprisingly, the British have named FRENCH tourist areas as the top 2 most disappointing: the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. The United States, though, had the most entries in the Disappointing Top...

English Heritage is asking people around the country who are the descendants of pirates to get together as a reunion. The Golden Age of Piracy was the 1700s and most of the world's pirates were British, due to the rise of Britain as the world's greatest power and most advanced mercantile...

In 1875, four British missionaries were eaten by a cannibalistic tribe in Papua New Guinea. 132 years later the tribe finally apologises.... Sorry for eating those four British missionaries, say cannibals By RICHARD SHEARS 17th August 2007 Daily Mail It has taken 132 years, but the...

India, who celebrated their 60th anniversary of independence from Britain yesterday, were hoping they would be victorious in the Third and final Test against England to secure a 2-0 win to add spice to their independence day celebrations. But a dogged England fightback on the 5th and final day...

David Beckham, the most expensive signing in US "sacker" history, has finally scored his first goal for Los Angeles Galaxy. His beautifully taken free kick went over the DC United wall and rocketed into the back of the net.... David Beckham scores first LA Galaxy goal By Megan Levy and...

In 1887, Buffalo Bill and his Sioux warriors visited the British city of Salford (right next door to larger Manchester) with his famed Wild West Show. Whilst in Salford, a Sioux warrior known as Surrounded By The Enemy died from a chest infection (probably caused by the weather) in his teepee at...

Nowadays, women in Britain read magazines such as Cosmopolitan for fashion and dietary tips, such as how to lose weight, the Atkins diet and other remedies for the perfect body. But in 17th Century England, "The Ladies Magazine", published in London in 1694, was the one which women read for...

A 17 year old Muslim girl has been recruited as a Police Community Support Officer by Thames Valley Police. These PCSO's, dubbed "plastic police" or "Blunkett's Bobbies", have been set up because the Labour Government prefers Britain's actual police - once the best in the world - to be stuck in...

Nicolas Sarkozy, Bush's new First Buddy By Toby Harnden in Washington 15/08/2007 The Telegraph Zut alors! Sarko bleu! The Sarkozys in New England, who decided they liked America so much they have visited it twice this summer, have been the gift that keeps on giving for headline writers...

In the finest tradition of the British Army, a captain REFUSED pain-killing morphine after being hit by shrapnel so that he could continue to lead men into battle. The Royal Anglians were involved in a battle against the Taliban and Captain David Hicks later died of his wounds. Meanwhile, two...

Up until now, only artists' impressions of the Royal Navy's mighty new destroyers have been seen. Now we can see actual photographs. The first of the RN's new Type 45 destroyers - the largest destroyers ever operated by the Royal Navy and the most advanced warships in the world - has been...

In one part of London, Big Ben's chimes have been stopped for 6 weeks whilst the great clock, the most famous in the world, is given a makeover ready for its 150th birthday in 2009. In another part of the metropolis a skyscraper, 30 St Mary Axe (dubbed "The Gherkin" because of its shape), is...

Why does the BBC hate Margaret Thatcher? Is it because many senior employees are unreconstructed lefties, asks STEPHEN GLOVER? The BBC: A cauldron of hate for Margaret Thatcher By STEPHEN GLOVER 14th August 2007 Daily Mail Why does the BBC hate Margaret Thatcher so? The questions...

What makes the Left-Wing, politically correct, middle class, highly educated, cappucino-sipping, sandal-wearing, macrobiotic diet eating liberals - the so-called Chattering Classes - who run Lefty British organisations such as the BBC, the Guardian, the Church of England and Channel 4 think the...

As a German prisoner of war held captive in southern England, Heinz Fellbrich was forced to build pre-fabricated houses for a pay of 1 penny-halfpenny (in pre-1971, pre-decimilisation British currency). He then fell in love with an English girl who watched the POWs going to and from work each...

Prehistoric cave carving hailed as 'one of most significant examples ever found in Britain' 14th August 2007 Daily Mail The 13,000 year old cave painting of a woolly mammoth was discovered in Cheddar Gorge, in Somerset, south west England. Cheddar Gorge is like England's version of the...

In America, the shooting of teenagers is fairly common. In Britain, were guns are harder to obtain, the stabbing of teenagers is fairly common. Now, for the first time, stab-proof school uniforms are on sale to protect British pupils Stab-proof school uniforms go on sale to protect pupils from...

China bridge death toll rises to 22 with dozens still missing 14th August 2007 Daily Mail Hunan province A road bridge on the verge of completion in China has collapsed, killing 22 people and injuring 22 in a possible indication of safety standards ridden rough-shod in the face of...