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Imagine your parents were cruel enough to give you silly names, so that you were called Constance Smell, Anice Bottom, Seymour Bust, Boadicea Basher or Norman Conquest. Imagine the embarassement when you have to tell somebody your name, or the bullying and name-calling inflicted on you by your...

If nowadays you feel nervous about having surgery or even just going to the dentist, then spare a thought for those souls who had to undergo treatment in days of yore. A new exhibition from the Science Museum in London brings to life medicine's dark past. More than 2,500 objects are on display...

Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, in the north east of England, is one of the finest English stately homes. It was built between 1718 and 1728 by Sir John Vanbrugh for Admiral George Delaval. Vanbrugh also built Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (the 1st Duke of...

It has been revealed that British scientist Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, spent more money on shoes than books whilst at university. He even paid people to carry out tasks such as stoking his fire and polishing his fancy new footwear. Darwin's college bills amounted to...

In 1906, a water-powered supercar - called the Stanley Rocket - achieved an astonishing (at that time) record speed of 127.659mph in Florida. That made it the fastest car in the world at the time. But now a British team is hoping to break that 103 year old steam land record. Leading the...

Many people may consider England footballers to be heroes (even though they haven't won a major trophy since 1966), but yesterday John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Co met some REAL heroes. John Terry’s basic pay at Chelsea is £7.3million a year. Most of these servicemen will earn...

Here is the picture of Doctor Who's latest nemesis - a Trivatore. The Trivatores are an alien species who have heads like those of flies. They will first appear in the new Easter special Planet of the Dead. The show's producers hope the Trivatores become as iconic as the Daleks and the...

For this St George's Day (23rd April), the BBC and the Arts Council have teamed up to give England a new national anthem. As part of the UK, England doesn't have a national anthem but instead uses the UK's national anthem "God Save the Queen/King", the world's oldest. Before football...

Only Fools's "Del Boy" forced to say sorry after making "racist" joke live on radio Actor Sir David Jason, who played ambitious, cockney market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the classic BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981-2003, has been forced to apologise after...

It's amazing how much different the present day could have been. Take Britain's monarchy. Instead of the comfortably familiar, grandmotherly-type figure of Queen Elizabeth II, we might have ended up with a bald bloke calling himself King George VII. History could have dictated that that the...

England's female cricket team showed their male counterparts how to win yesterday by beating New Zealand to win the Cricket World Cup. It is the third time the England women's team has won the World Cup, having previously won it in 1973 and 1993 (England's men were defeated by Pakistan in the...

British reality TV star Jade Goody has died today after losing her battle against cervical cancer. She was just 27 years old. Tragically, she left behind two young sons - and today is Mother's day. Jade shot to fame in 2002 when she appeared on reality TV show Big Brother. Ironically, in...

Every Spring and Autumn equinox, the setting sun shines through a window at the Holy Trinity church in Barsham, Suffolk and illuminates a 5ft statue of Christ on the cross for 5 minutes. This beautiful spectacle dates back to the 1300s, but was lost and only recently rediscovered by the...

The Irish have just celebrated St Patrick's Day and the Welsh have just celebrated St David's Day. Next up it's the England's St George's Day on 23rd April. But with the English probably being the world's most politically correct nation, many attempts of ordinary English people to celebrate...

England yesterday defeated the useless Scots in front 81,000 fans to finish second in this year's Six Nations Championship. It also means that England have won the Calcutta Cup, the trophy that either England or Scotland win if they beat each other in this tournament. In this year's Six...

RUGBY UNION, SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 Ireland made history yesterday by winning the Six Nations Championship Grand Slam (which is when you win every match in the tournament) for the first time since 1948 and for only the second time in their history. It is the 10th time they have won the...

England women's cricket team, the overwhelming favourites to win this year's Women's Cricket World Cup, have eased into the World Cup Final after easily beating West Indies. That means England are the only team to have gone unbeaten so far in the tournament. England gave the West Indies a...

Blinded by their obvious hatred, animosity and jealousy towards English football (jealous because of the fantastic wealth it has at its disposal and jealous becase, for a second season in succession, four of the eight European Cup quarter-finalists are Englush teams), UEFA President Platini and...

The British often view their nearest neighbours the Irish as a people who are a bit.... how shall we say? Dimwitted and stupid. The amount of Irish jokes is testament to that. Whether or not there is actually any substance in that belief or if it is just a stereotype has been open to question...

Manchester band The Stone Roses are set to reform and have a comeback tour in Britain and the US. The band, part of the "Madchester" scene of the late Eighties and early Nineties which also gave us bands such as Oasis and established Manchester as a great musical centre, are singer Ian Brown...