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Members of the Insect tribe of the Commonwealth nation of Papua New Guinea, whose Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II, have visited London and were amazed by what they saw. They were in awe of the great dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and technology such as the London Underground The...

Australia have made history by becoming the first team ever to win the Cricket World Cup for the third time in succession. They beat Sri Lanka yesterday by 53 runs (according to the Duckworth/Lewis Method) Australia crowned world champions CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL Australia 281-4...

Theme park's ad for a Fat Controller banned as discrimination 27th April 2007 Daily Mail When zoo bosses decided to invest in a real Thomas the Tank Engine train for their young visitors, naturally they wanted a Fat Controller too. So they decided to advertise for a portly gentleman who...

Rise up, Englishmen Liam Byrne Liam Byrne on why we have to prevent the United Kingdom from splitting up The United Kingdom is the most successful Union on Earth, comprising the Germanic nation of England and the Celtic nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and, formally, what...

Inside America's toughest jail Grim ... Tent City in Arizona puts Britain's soft jails to shame Pictures: MARK PETERMAN From HARRY MACADAM in Arizona The Sun April 28, 2007 Arizona HIGH above the Arizona desert, a pink neon sign flashes the word “vacancy” from a...

If you hate France, then pray that Royal wins the French Presidency in May. The Left-Wing candidate has, like many recent French leaders, a hapless economic policy (so there'll be no hope of France's economy being pulled out of the mire), an entertaining sex life and Bush-like gaff prone...

Online slave records help Britons trace past By Ben Fenton 28/04/2007 Chilling records of the traffic in humankind were made available on the internet for the first time yesterday, allowing thousands of Britons to trace their slave and slave-owning ancestors. Hundreds of thousands of...

A large earthquake (by British standards) has hit Kent in the far South East of England. The incident happened at 8.18am British time (almost two hours ago) The tremor was also felt in parts of neighbouring East Sussex, Essex and Suffolk. It is believed to have been between 4.7 and 5.4 on the...

Arctic Monkeys head for ANOTHER chart record The Sheffield band look set to have a record 18 songs in the top 200. The previous record was 13 back in 1983 Rosie Swash Thursday April 26, 2007 Guardian Unlimited (Left to right): Matt Helders (drums), Alex Turner (vocals, guitar)...

How penguins p-p-pick their p-p-partners 26th April 2007 Penguins seem almost human when picking their partners, the males compete but the female are in control The penguins live on the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, parts of Britain When it comes to choosing a mate...