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In 2005, voters in France and the Netherlands voted AGAINST the EU Constitution. So what do EU leaders, especially Germany's Frau Merkel, now try to do? Sneak the damn thing in through the back door! Knowing that in Britain any Constitution MUST be put to a referendum to let the people...

Ethiopia demands Queen returns prince By Mike Pflanz, Africa Correspondent 11/06/2007 The Telegraph He was born a prince with a bloodline stretching back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the son of an Ethiopian emperor and heir to the treasures of one of Africa's richest royal...

Europe's leaders should copy Bush By Janet Daley 11/06/2007 The Telegraph I heard a radio report from the G8 summit last week in which the correspondent said something like: "Of course, Mr Bush is constantly looking over his shoulder to the audience at home." It was delivered with...

Spectators' horror as horse drowns at popular country fair Police and RSPCA to probe tragedy 11th June 2007 Daily Mail The police and RSPCA have launched an investigation after a horse drowned at a fair in front of horrified spectators. A man desperately tries to save the splashing...

Do dogs have a sense of humour? (And other questions scientists can't answer) By MICHAEL HANLON 10th June 2007 Daily Mail Put yourself in the shoes of our ancestors, 3,000 years ago, and look around you. Raise your eyes towards that big, bright disc in the sky which goes up and down, once...

A martial arts expert became the first woman ever to be shot dead by police in Britain after she waved around a handgun.... Police marksmen shoot dead 'armed' woman 11th June 2007 Daily Mail A gun-wielding martial arts expert today became the first woman to be shot dead by police in...

The British aren't much different from their Victorian ancestors when it comes to the mistreatment of their children..... What happened to childhood? How we are failing the young A major study of British children obtained by the 'IoS' before its submission to the UN, makes disturbing...

Blair 'may become a Catholic deacon' Visit to Vatican to see the Pope as last trip before quitting No10 'is highly significant' By JONATHAN OLIVER and MARTIN DELGADO 9th June 2007 Daily Mail Tony Blair has discussed becoming a Roman Catholic deacon when he quits office. The...

Britain second in world research rankings Donald MacLeod Guardian Unlimited Manchester University, creating a new generation of scientists: Britain has SIX of the top ten best universities in Europe and EIGHTEEN of Europe's top fifty. Britain is also the ONLY European countries which has...

Axis of decency: A guide to well-behaved countries Rogue states are easy to find – but places at the other end of the scale are few and far between. Lonely Planet's Tony Wheeler singles out some 'good' lands Published: 09 June 2007 The Independent The focus is on Gross National...

Church legal threat over 'sick and sacrilegious' PlayStation game set in Manchester 9th June 2007 Daily Mail The Church of England today threatened legal action against Sony after it used a cathedral without permission as the backdrop to an ultra-violent computer game. Church leaders...

Bagehot On hypochondria Jun 7th 2007 From The Economist print edition What have the British got to complain about, asks our new columnist? Steve O'Brien A PLAGUE of iPods; a horde of Poles; “sofa government”; war unto the death with parking wardens. Returning from a posting to a...

Rescue hero in line for gallantry award By Thomas Harding in Helmand province 09/06/2007 The Telegraph L/Cpl 'Teddy' Ruecker braved a barrage of bullets to save a comrade "I didn't really think at the time. I just did it," he said. What 20-year-old L/Cpl Ruecker did could now lead...

England players have said they will nowplay for their country for NOTHING......... England: We'll play for free By PAUL HAYWARD 8th June 2007 Daily Mail England's footballers will play for their country for nothing in a highly symbolic move to help charities and improve the image of the...

Mr Brown and an insidiously brutal attack on the British way of life 9th June 2007 Daily Mail Peter Oborne The past three weeks have been kind to Gordon Brown - and desperately bad for David Cameron. The Chancellor has very sensibly gone quiet. He has not tried to spoil Tony Blair's...

If you like dressing in black and listening to dark music then The Editors, a band from Britain's second-biggest city, may be for you. This month the Birmingham quartet release their second album, "An End Has A Start"..... The Editors, An End Has a Start They won't win any points for...

The Mysterious Captain Moonlight The village of Aintree in Merseyside derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon “an-treow” – meaning “one tree” - and that one tree was an ancient sprawling oak, sacred to the Druids and the Lily-White Boys cult of nature worshippers. This once heavily forested...

WiTricity: Power can be sent through thin air By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 08/06/2007 Daily Mail Electric plugs could become things of the past after scientists devised a way of recharging laptops and mobile telephones without the need for cables. The team was able to light a 60W...

Glastonbury, the world's largest greenfield rock festival, is returning later this summer. With spaces for almost 120,000 tents, and artists such as The Who, The Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, The Kaiser Chiefs and Amy Winehouse playing, it'll be the largest, and probably the best, Glastonbury...

The Royal Navy is the most powerful naval force on the planet, after the United States Navy. It's hoping to remain at least that...... Britain launches nuclear sub that can hear a ship from across the Atlantic by NIALL FIRTH 8th June 2007 Daily Mail The first of the UK's new generation...