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Three of the four semi-finalists in the European Cup/Champions League (call it what you will) were English teams. In last night's all-English Semi Final, 2nd Leg, Liverpool overcame their West London rivals Chelsea, beating them in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout after the aggregate from the...

European Cup, Semi Final, 2nd Leg - AS Milan VS Manchester United, tonight, 7:45pm BST. Manchester United currently lead 3-2 on aggregate. The winners will face Liverpool in the Final. Will it be the first all-English European Cup Final ever? ------------------------- Red alert at Sir Alex...

'Coward of the Titanic' is cleared a century on 2nd May 2007 For almost a century, he has been vilified for his "selfish" behaviour as the Titanic sank beneath the waves. Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon escaped with his wife and her secretary in a lifeboat which could have held 28 more passengers...

17-year-old girl stoned to death for loving boy of wrong religion 2nd May 2007 Daily Mail A 17-year-old girl has been stoned to death in Iraq because she loved a teenage boy of the wrong religion. As a horrifying video of the stoning went out on the Internet, the British arm of Amnesty...

The Queen at 81, just like her mother By REBECCA ENGLISH 2nd May 2007 She made her name photographing rock and roll royalty. But given the assignment of capturing genuine royalty on film, Annie Leibovitz faced a new challenge. So she wisely turned to the past for inspiration. And the...

Hampton Court to offer weddings fit for a king 1st May 2007 Couples will soon be able to tie the knot at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames, London, one of the finest royal palaces in the world It will be one of the most magnificent places in the country to get married, a...

Lonely sea lion given new lease of life By CLAIRE BATES 1st May 2007 Daily Mail After Carus the sea lion (named after a Roman emperor) lost his partner of 15 years he was left feeling sad and lonely. Fortunately his sanctuary has found him a new companion - the feisty Boadicea (named...

Musicians unlock mystery melody in Da Vinci Code chapel 1st May 2007 Daily Mail A Scottish church which featured in the bestselling novel 'The Da Vinci Code' has revealed another mystery hidden in secret code for almost 600 years. A father and son who became fascinated by symbols carved...

Brits lead huge Taliban assault By ONLINE REPORTER April 30, 2007 British soldiers in Afghanistan A BRITISH led mission involving more than 2,000 NATO and Afghan troops was launched this morning to drive Taliban fighters from their heartland in southern Afghanistan. The British-led...

An Australian man who is obsessed by everything British builds a new carriage, and gives it to the Queen as a gift. It's name: BRITANNIA. It is built from materials that the Anglophile has picked up from great cathedrals such as St Paul's and Canterbury as well as segments from King Henry VIII's...

Was this the real-life Gladiator? 30th April 2007 Young pretender: Russell Crowe as Maximus With gritty heroism, Russell Crowe strode around the amphitheatre in the film Gladiator. Now archaeologists have discovered a Roman hardman who may have been the real-life champion...

Stonehenge was built by the Romans (and other great British myths) 30th April 2007 Daily Mail BRITS ARE IGNORANT OF MANY PLACES WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRY In these days of cheap jet travel, most Britons are well up on their foreign landmarks. But to many, their homeland is a closed...

Officials order gran to rename her 'Robin tarts' because they don't contain robin 30th April 2007 One of Val Temple's muppet tarts Baker Val Temple was stunned when barmy bureaucrats forced her to rename her novelty Robin Tarts - because they don't contain the red breasted birds...

How Elf 'n' safety stole my country 29th April 2007 Daily Mail RICHARD LITTLEJOHN From putting on handrails on the sides of mountains (for people's safety), chopping down palm trees on the English Riviera in case their leaves poke children in the eyes and preventing children from...

Fertiliser bombers jailed for at least 95 years By Duncan Gardham and Bonnie Malkin 30/04/2007 The Telegraph The leader of a British al Qa'eda cell has been jailed for at least 20 years for plotting a bombing campaign to rival the September 11 terror attacks. (L to R) Jawad...

The view from here (Above) "The Ladder", photographed at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire in 1844 (by Fox Talbot) Lacock Abbey was the home of Fox Talbot, a pioneer of early photograph and who invented the negative system. (Below) The construction of Nelson's Column in London in 1843, just 38...

Most Britons want looser ties to Europe By Melissa Kite and Liam Halligan, Sunday Telegraph 29/04/2007 An overwhelming majority of people want a referendum on Britain's relationship with Europe and the possibility of "loosening" ties. A new poll has found that 69 per cent...

The Telegraph's Adam Lusher tests the RAF's new Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft....... Typhoon delivers the fright stuff By Adam Lusher, Sunday Telegraph 29/04/2007 WHICH NATIONS' AIRFORCES ARE HAVING THE EUROFIGHTERS? ..................Total No of Eurofighters.......Current size of...

Britannia's American slaves By Alasdair Palmer, Sunday Telegraph Daily Mail 29/04/2007 400 years after the first British colony in America, slavery is alive and well. Virginia, founded by the British. Jamestown, named after King James I, celebrates its 400th birthday this year...

Dominic Lawson: Why I don't believe God is green by DOMINIC LAWSON, on why man-made Global Warming is a load of nonsense 28th April 2007 DAILY MAIL HUMANS BREATHE OUT CARBON DIOXIDE. SO, TO BE "GREEN", SHOULD WE ALL HOLD OUR BREATHS? Pope Benedict said that 'we should all respect...