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Strewth! It's an albino wallaby....hopping round the English countryside by JAMES MILLS 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Hopping through the undergrowth and munching on grass, this rare albino wallaby looks perfectly at home. But these incredible pictures were taken near Milton Keynes - a...

The BIG cat who likes getting wet and wild by MICHAEL HANLON 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Most cats do not like getting wet - as anyone who has tried to bathe a moggie will know. But as these pictures show, there's always the exception to the rule. For the cat in question is a large male...

Apart from Anglo-Saxon Britain, Europe is in steep decline... Sarkozy Cannot Save France by Stephanie Lapenna Posted: 05/29/2007 Ms. Lapenna is an Italian freelance columnist and blogger presently living in Sardinia, Italy. She has been published in the Jerusalem Post, Real Clear...

Prince Harry may still get a chance to see action By MATTHEW HICKLEY 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Prince Harry could still fulfil his dream of serving in a war zone after Army chiefs drew up plans for him to serve with UK forces in Afghanistan this summer. Desperate to salvage some...

One of the most common complaints by the British on holiday is that the Germans steal all the sunbeds. Now, a Brit has got his revenge... Coach driver set fire to Germans' towels for 'bagging' all the sunbeds 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Hero: Glyn Bowden twice took the towels away and left...

Five Britons seized by militiamen in Iraq 29th May 2007 Daily Mail Five Britons are feared snatched at gunpoint by militia wearing police uniforms in Iraq today. The audacious operation may be the largest number of Britons ever seized at one time in the war-torn country. The Foreign...

Are YOU a Marr-stermind? 28th May 2007 Daily Mail His new TV programme, A History Of Modern Britain, has received rave reviews and more than three million viewers. Here, former BBC political editor Andrew Marr presents a special Bank Holiday history quiz. So, how well do you know Britain of...

Don't dare sneer at your wife's cooking (and other marriage tips from 1913) By SIMON CABLE 28th May 2007 Daily Mail They are words of wisdom for a happy marriage from nearly a century ago. Husbands hoping for a quiet life are told not to sneer at their spouse's cooking or leave things...

Pensioners in bid to storm British music charts 28th May 2007 Daily Mail The single "My Generation": No. The Rolling Stones are NOT the oldies of rock music The Zimmers are: Winifred Warburton (99) Eric Whitty (69) Tim O'Donovan (81) Joan Bennett Alf Carretta (90 Lead singer)...

Young hunter, 11, bags a monster porker By DAVID GARDNER 27th May 2007 Confronted with a pig the size of a pick-up truck, most youngsters would turn tail and flee. But 11-year-old Jamison Stone is too keen on his sausages for that. The boy from the wilds of Alabama is said to have...

Thanks, EU, for allowing these wonderful people to stay in our country... You can't deport 3,000 criminals, EU tells Britain By JAMES SLACK 28th May 2007 Daily Mail Up to 3,000 foreign criminals will be released from prison on to Britain's streets without any attempt to deport them...

Trampling on Diana's grave: Outrage as C4 to show image of princess dying By TOM KELLY 27th May 2007 Daily Mail Channel 4 was accused yesterday of "trampling on Princess Diana's grave" after it defied appeals by her sons not to broadcast a photograph of their mother dying. William...

27 May 2007 Frankfurt to Paris trains arrive after six-year delay By Tony Paterson in Berlin Published: 26 May 2007 The Independent Rocert Stephenson's "Rocket", the world's first train, constructed in 1829 The event was billed as a "milestone in European rail history", but the...

The English: the ‘missing persons’ of Europe Paul Johnson The Spectator A reader complains that in my list of the failings of European countries I omitted Britain, and our national vice: hypocrisy. Are we habitually hypocritical? The accusation is often made, chiefly by ourselves. (The...

Aim...fire! Bird makes its mark on President Bush during speech 25th May 2007 Daily Mail It looks like a bird in the hand is worth "poo" in the Bush. US President George W Bush got in a real flap when a passing bird took aim at him during a press conference - and took a dump on his suit...

Revealed: Queen's dismay at Blair legacy By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter 27/05/2007 The Telegraph The Queen has been left "exasperated and frustrated" at the legacy of Tony Blair's 10 years in power, friends have disclosed. The Queen and the Blairs see in the millennium together...

BRITS are making it big across the pond in TV, sport, comedy, movies and film. CAROLINE IGGULDEN gives you the lowdown on the invasion and profiles some of the stars flying the flag for Britain in the United States. ****************************************** Stateside success ... Amy...

Real Madrid star David Beckham is back in the England squad. England's next game is a friendly against Brazil on Friday at Wembley. Five days later they play Estonia in a Euro 2008 qualifier. ------------------------------------------- After 288 days, Becks is back PALS ... McClaren...

Time for God to save our next Queen By Simon Heffer 26/05/2007 The Telegraph The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall: Except for rare occasions, the Royal Family is always popular in Britain, but it is infinitely more popular than it was just 10 years ago There are two reasons why it is...

British troops kill Mahdi Army commander in raid by MATTHEW HICKLEY 26th May 2007 Daily Mail Heroes: some British soldiers on patrol in Iraq A notorious Iraqi insurgent commander was killed in a raid by British troops in Basra yesterday as his spiritual leader emerged from hiding to...