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Trafalgar Square to be covered with grass 11th May 2007 Daily Mail Never before has Trafalgar Square looked anything like this. Lush green turf has replaced the broad paving slabs while picnicking couples and deckchairs have taken the place of tourists and office workers. While it may...

Will Nicolas Sarkozy's oui vote be French with tears? 10th May 2007 Keith Waterhouse Daily Mail He that is without a Oui vote for Nicolas Sarkozy, let him cast the first cobblestone. And don't think he won't. The first fusillade of cobbles was being uprooted from the Place de la...

MAGIC MOMENT ... Peruvian player Vasquez - of Swedish team Gothenburg - has his left foot behind his right foot as he uses it to kick - and score! They don't call it the Beautiful Game for nothing. Is this the best goal ever? By GRANT ROLLINGS May 11, 2007 The Sun FOOTBALL is buzzing...

The great British horror movie company - Hammer - is being revived. The film company has been renowned for making horror movies written by classic British horror writers, such as "Dracula" (Bram Stoker), "The Curse of Frankenstein" (Mary Shelley) and mystery movies such as "Sherlock Holmes"...

The England senior team might not be playing too well at the moment, but the England Under 17s team has reached the Final of European Championships for the first time ever, beating France in the semi-Final. Their opponents will be Spain, who beat Belgium in the other game. Who will be...

Moore statue unveiled at new Wembley Stadium 11th May 2007 Daily Mail The new Wembley Stadium - England's national stadium and the home of the England football and Rugby League teams - has a capacity of 90,000, making it the 2nd-largest stadium in Europe after Barcelona's Nou Camp in Spain...

With Britain's most recent civil war between the Loyalists and the Republicans in Northern Ireland over - the Loyalists (pro-British) and Republicans (pro-Irish) laying down their weapons - Stephen Glover talks about Northern Ireland's two new leaders (the Republican McGuinness and the Loyalist...

Australia is probably Britain's biggest ally after the United States, and America's biggest ally after Britain. Its right-wing Prime Minister, John Howard, was a steadfast supporter of the Iraq War and sent troops to Iraq alongside America, Britain (only those two fellow Anglo-Saxon countries...

Blair will stand down on 27 June Anthony Blair: British Prime Minister Thursday 2nd May 1997 - Wednesday 27th June 2007 BBC News 10th May GORDON BROWN IS FAVOURITE TO TAKE OVER AS PRIME MINISTER. JACK McDONNELL AND MICHAEL MEACHER ARE THE TWO OTHER CONTENDERS TO BE NEXT PRIME...

The final take-off: WWII ace goes to his grave in a coffin shaped like a Hurricane fighter 10th May 2007 Daily Mail A World War Two flying ace's funeral really took off when he was buried in a coffin in the shape of his beloved Hawker Hurricane fighter plane. The family of RAF veteran...

According to legend, Glastonbury Tor in Somerset is the location of the magical Isle of Avalon of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Jesus is also supposed to have been there in his youth. It's also the location of the annual Glastonbury rock festival - the largest of its kind in the world...

Mullah Mouse on kids' terror TV Grim ... Farfur's message By EMILY SMITH US Editor The Sun May 09, 2007 A TERROR group is using a Mickey Mouse clone to preach to Muslim kids. Farfur — dubbed Mullah Mouse — urges children to use AK-47 rifles against Israel and the US for...

Three cheers for Her Royal Wryness 09/05/2007 The Telegraph Republican America has been captivated by the Queen's timeless charm, unwavering duty and subtle sense of humour. Little wonder, says royal biographer Philip Ziegler 'Others abide our question, thou art free" - Matthew...

It's not cricket as Australians invent better bat By Nick Squires in Sydney. Australia 09/05/2007 The Telegraph Their all-powerful, mighty cricket team has just won the World Cup for the THIRD time in succession....now the Australians have invented a supposedly better cricket bat. Is...

British Hindus vow to save sacred bull By Duncan Hooper 09/05/2007 British Hindus are vowing to do all they can to protect a sacred bull from slaughter after it was diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis. Shambo in his specially constructed shrine. There are around 800,000 Hindus in...

Echoes of Cold War as RAF jets scrambled to see off Russian spy planes 9th May 2007 Daily Mail The spectre of the Cold War was raised today after it emerged RAF fighter jets had to be scrambled when Russian aircraft were detected observing a British naval exercise recently. Two Tornado...

Blair will resign as PM tomorrow 9th May 2007 Daily Mail Mr Blair will first inform Government colleagues of his departure at the regular weekly Cabinet meeting tomorrow Tony Blair is widely expected to announce his departure tomorrow at his constituency in Sedgefield. It is...

The girl who told the Queen 'I love you' 9th May 2007 Daily Mail The Queen appeared more touched than at any other time during her US visit when a sick little girl gave her a card saying, "I Love Queen Elizabeth". Ground control to space station... this is the Queen... come in please...

Tour navy's £1.2bn super sub Sneaky peek ... inside the super sub (Click here - http://www.thesun.co.uk/popupWindow/0,,2007210378,00.html to enlarge and see it in greater detail). The new Royal Navy submarines are its largest and most powerful ever. By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence...

Yet another victory for the British over Continental Europeans who try to rule us.... Brussels backs down over plans to outlaw pounds and ounces By IAN DRURY 9th May 2007 Daily Mail EU says it will allow Britain to keep using Imperial measurements, as it will damage trade to the US...