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Pride ... mock-up of flag flying at Nelson's Column PM: Fly flag on every building By GEORGE PASCOE- WATSON Political Editor July 04, 2007 The Sun GORDON Brown last night staged a show of defiance against terrorist killers by ordering ALL government buildings to hoist the British flag...

March of the Burkha brigade: Women lead the charge in bloody clashes by LAURA CLARK 4th July 2007 Daily Mail Like some secretive, sinister army they march on their target. With only eyes visible behind black burkhas, scores of women wielding bamboo poles descend on a police...

Finally, the Paleosimians have released BBC journalist Alan Johnston..... Free at last: BBC's Alan Johnston is released by kidnappers in Gaza Johnston beaten by armed captors on final journey to release 4th July 2007 Daily Mail BBC reporter Alan Johnston was freed today after...

Britain would be justified in invading Zimbabwe to remove dictator Robert Mugabe, says a leading archbishop. The country in southern Africa, which gained independence from Britain in 1980, has the world's lowest life expectancy and highest inflation rate. Britain could invade Zimbabwe...

The Royal Navy is to get is to get "smart" cruise missiles that loiter above the battlefield to kill terror targets when they emerge. The Royal Navy will be able to launch missiles in the English Channel to hit targets in North Africa. They will be fired from 11 Royal Navy nuclear powered...

'Islamist' is the word for these terrorists By Denis MacShane 03/07/2007 Daily Mail Why consult the crystal ball when you can read the book? Bevin's epithet is more than ever appropriate as Britain wakes up to the beginning of a long combat with the Islamist ideologies that send young...

Just a few days into her new job as Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith already seems to be more competent than predecessor John Reid (a touchy-feely, politically correct former Communist). The Brown administration may turn out to be better at keeping the public safe than the incompetent Blair...

As it's discovered that 12 members of Al Qaeda were sent to work in the NHS, and that six of the eight people arrested so far in connection with the failed London and Glasgow terror attacks were National Health Service doctors, Ruth Dudley Edwards asks....... Could those whose duty it is to...

The brilliant Richard Littlejohn, who says it like it is, laughs at the ineptitude of the London and Glasgow terror attacks.... The car bomb you are calling may be switched off - please try later! 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail RICHARD LITTLEJOHN Difficult to know whether to laugh or...

A British tramp (or what North Americans call a "bum") from Bournemouth has become an internet hit as he as the strange ability to be able to tell the time without looking at a clock or a watch. British tramp who can tell time WITHOUT watch shoots to internet stardom 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail...

The intriguing case of John Rykener, a 14th Century prostitute who worked in London and Oxford John Rykener ... was apprehended in women's clothing having sex with another man in a London street one night on December 11, 1395. John Rykener, known also as Johannes Richer and Eleanor...

Sophie and Edward expecting second child By Caroline Davies 02/07/2007 Daily Mail The Earl and Countess of Wessex were “absolutely thrilled” today after announcing they are expecting their second baby. Earl and Countess of Wessex with their first child Lady Louise The Countess...

Royal Marines unveil stealth boat as latest weapon in war on terror 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail This new secret superboat is the latest British weapon to help fight the war on terror. The stealth boat, to be used by the Royal Marines, is thought to be capable of reaching speeds of...

Pensioner used live artillery shell as a doorstop for 20 years 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail A bomb bomb disposal team was called to a pensioner's home to detonate a First World War artillery shell she has used as a doostep for 20 years. Thelma Bonnett, 68, had used the 90-year-old German...

BBC apologises for staging massive city centre explosion on day after Glasgow bomb attack 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail The stars of Torchwood. Torchwood is a spin-off of Dr Who. BBC chiefs have apologised for staging a massive explosion in a crowded city centre - a day after the Glasgow...

Melanie Phillips debunks the idea that the Iraq War is causing terrorism against the West - the first attempt to blow up the World Trade Center took place way back in 1993. She also dismisses the view held by the British Government and others that attribute Islamist terror to Muslim poverty...

Doctors 'terror gang trapped by mobile phones' Two doctors among five quizzed over bomb plots 2nd July 2007 Daily Mail Two al Qaeda terrorists linked to the failed London and Glasgow bombings are still on the run. Two other members of the suspected terror gang, believed to be...

Yorkshire indie band Milburn release their new album - "These Are The Facts" - on 10th September. It'll be their second album. They come from Sheffield (dubbed "The Steel City" as it was the world's biggest steel-producing city during the days of Empire), the same city as the Arctic Monkeys (and...

It's red faces all round over EU's dirty movie 1st July 2007 Daily Mail The European Union has turned to shock tactics in its latest bid for self-promotion... making its own dirty video. In a bid to boost interest in the workings of the EU, the communications commission have made a video...

Europe is preparing to launch its huge "space juggernaut" in January. The huge craft - "Jules Verne" - will be the largest spacecraft ever lauched by the European Space Agency (ESA). Europe prepares huge space truck By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News The ATV is Europe's...