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2007 Malaysian Grand Prix New British Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, the first black Formula 1 driver, finished 2nd in today's Malaysian Grand Prix - only his SECOND ever Grand Prix. In his first ever Grand Prix, which was in Australia, a couple of weeks ago he finished third...

Europe: Majority supports strike on Iran By GEORGE CONGER, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT 68% of Danes support a military strike against Iran and so do 53% of the French, 51% of the British and 45% of the Germans. 71% of the British think militant Islam poses a serious threat, and so do 66%...

50% of all the world's major inventions since 1945 are by the British. ------------------------------------------------- The flying saucer snapped up by US army 7th April 2007 The age of the British amateur inventor toiling away in his humble garden shed lives on - and Geoff Hatton is...

A benign growth Apr 4th 2007 | KAZAN AND MOSCOW From The Economist print edition Russia's fastest-growing religious group is its Muslims. But they are not much like their counterparts in other countries A Russian mosque: Muslims make up around 10% of Russia's population Russia...

Anti-gay church condemns Swedish royals By Bruno Waterfield 05/04/2007 King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden has reigned since 1973 Sweden's royal family has consulted lawyers over an abusive website set up by a fanatical American sect of fundamentalist Christians who style themselves...

The light blues of Cambridge University are victorious against the dark blues of Oxford University in the 153rd University Boat Race, finishing in a time of 17 mins 49 secs ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race The idea for a...

Wheelchair fan's Euro ordeal Battered by cops ... Spurs fan Carl, and inset, Spanish cops charge at Spurs fans Picture: ROGER CRUMP By NEIL SYSON April 07, 2007 A WHEELCHAIR-bound Spurs fan battered by Spanish cops in the battle of Seville said: “I thought I was going to die.”...

Joan of Arc relics 'from an Egyptian mummy' By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 06/04/2007 The 19 year old Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake by the English in 1431 after England invaded France durig the Hundred Years War. The excution took place at Rouen, the English seat of...

Polish ponies to the rescue 07/04/2007 Konik horses are saving meadows in Kent, writes Robert Bullard The horses have been put onto Whitehall Meadows in the city centre of historic Canterbury Kent, on the far southeastern tip of England First it was builders, then it was...

Marines swoop into Taliban 'heart of darkness' By Tom Coghlan in Sangeen, Afghanistan 07/04/2007 Daily Telegraph Probably the biggest raid by the Royal Marines since the Falklands War in 1982 An armoured column of 250 Royal Marines smashed into Sangeen yesterday down the main road...

Heroines: Friend of Prince William and teenage nurse among blast victims By MICHAEL SEAMARK and REBECCA ENGLISH 7th April 2007 Below are the two women soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Basra. Jo Dyer: The Oxford-educated officer was 'bright, ballsy and an absolute credit to the...

Shocker ... British rocker Lily Allen is no fan of the United States and Americans Who is being a Silly Lily? THE SUN By EMILY SMITH US Editor April 06, 2007 MOTORMOUTH Lily Allen may have wrecked her blossoming US career — with a boozy rant about President George Bush. The...

This shows yet again that police in Continental Europe who are policing football games are probably too heavy-handed. Just as Manchester United fans got unnecessary beatings on Wednesday by the police in Rome - whereas Rome's hooligan fans, known as the "Ultras", who probably started the...

We were blindfolded, bound and stripped, say our sailors 6th April 2007 * We were blindfolded and subjected to interrogation * We were told we faced seven years in prison if we did not 'confess' * Iranians entered Iraqi waters deliberately to detain us. Fighting back was not an option * We...

Charles despairs of pill-popping culture By Andrew Pierce 06/04/2007 The Prince of Wales has spoken of his despair at the growing influence of a 'pill for every ill' culture at the expense of finding the true causes of ill health, such as bad diet. Prince Charles advocates...

"Global upheaval" will cause huge population surge in UK between 2007 and 2050 Britain will experience a huge surge in population over the next 40 years or so. Its population will grow much faster than any other large country in Europe, rising by 15% to almost 70 million by 2050. France's...

Iran's REAL Easter gift - one woman comes home, two more die 6th April 2007 Less than 24 hours earlier, Iran's President Ahmadinejad had magnanimously freed 15 hostages as an Easter 'gift' to Britain. Yesterday the grim reality behind his propaganda coup was bloodily exposed - along...

Maundy Thursday is a day in which one of Britain's many unique and eccentric ancient ceremonies is carried out. ------------------------------------------------- Maundy Money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy...

Throughout the hostage crisis Britain's Sky News knew that the British WERE gathering intelligence on the Iranians before 15 of them were captured. Five days before the hostages were taken one of them, Captain Chris Air, was interviewed by Sky News. Sky News kept it a secret until the sailors...

United fan has throat slashed in violent clashes in Rome 5th April 2007 Eighteen British nationals were taken to hospital after violence erupted at last night's Champions League match in Rome. One fan attacked on the way into the ground had his throat slashed and is in a serious condition...