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Millions of people have had their computers infected with a virus or a worm that, for example, can be transmitted through unexpected emails that trigger the worm when they are opened. However, Mark Taylor from Yeovil, Somerset, had a REAL worm in his computer. After seeing an error message...

The most famous mutiny in history was probably that which occurred onboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty in 1789 when Fletcher Christian and his fellow mutineers rose up against the captain, William Bligh, and 18 of his loyal men. But at least those men were allowed to be cast adrift in a...

A new statue of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was unveiled yesterday in London. The Queen Mother was the Queen during World War II (before, of course, she became the Queen Mother) and was married to King George VI, or Bertie as she called him. George VI and Queen Elizabeth famously...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent his condolences to Tory leader David Cameron after his son died today, aged six. Ivan Cameron suffered cerebral palsy and epilepsy and died this morning at St Mary's Hospital in London after falling ill during the night. Cameron and his wife Samantha were...

Michel Platini, the UEFA president, has for a long time given people the suspicion that he is anti-English (and there has always seemed to be a bit of an anti-English agenda at UEFA, European football's governing body, as a whole). The Mirror's Brian Reade used to be dubious about these...

The town of Hartlepool on the eastern coast of England has an interesting history. In 1914, during World War I, the town was partially destroyed by the German Navy. Tragically, 86 civilians were killed. In 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship sank in the area. Its only survivor, a...

What can be more quintessentially British than helping in the war effort..... by making buns to keep troops' morale up? And if British soldiers in Afghanistan are enjoying their fruit cakes, they have a mum to thank. Louise Bennett, who lives near Glasgow in Scotland, has a son in the Royal...

2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, and the 150th anniversary of his book "On The Origin Of Species." To celebrate, the Mail has tracked down 13 of the Great British scientist's 100 living desendants. Darwin had 10 children but, because of Victorian Britain's terrible...

Today, the coastal resort of Blackpool, in Lancashire, in the North West of England, is Britain's biggest seaside resort, with 10 million visitors a year. Its giant fairground, the Pleasure Beach, famous for its Pepsi Max Big One (which was the tallest, steepest and fastest rollercoaster in the...

A giant rabbit led police on a wild goose-chase (or should that be rabbit-chase?) as it managed to escape and cause chaos in a town centre. The rabbit, sarcastically named Tiny, is the size of a small dog and brought traffic to a standstill in Canterbury, Kent. Bunny and Clyde: Tiny the...

The "A Walk In History" site is a website in which the author undertakes historical tours of London and then writes about them. This tour of the great city is all about the Gordon Riots of 1780. The Gordon Riots refers to a number of events in a predominantly Protestant religious uprising in...

Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, may be released from the Broadmoor loony bin after having been signed off as low-risk. Sutcliffe was given 20 life sentences in 1981 for the murder of 13 women between 1975 and 1980 across Yorkshire and in Manchester. He also attempted to kill 7 other...

English is the language of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Jonathan Swift, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and the Bronte Sisters. And the uninflected Germanic language of England is also the most widespread, being the official language of 53 nations, most of...

Most foxes live in the wild and so usually don't get the chance to watch TV and lounge around on the sofa and usually get by by rummaging for food in people's dustbins if the cocky canines aren't stealing chickens from a nearby farm. But Miss Snooks is different. She's been living in Mr...

Twenty Taliban were killed during a raid in which British soldiers seized £50 million worth of heroin. British snipers and powerful British Army Apache helicopter gunships attacked the base the Taliban were trying to defend... British soldiers seize heroin worth £50m in Afghanistan airborne...

Victor Moses was a Christian youngster in Nigeria playing soccer with a "sticky tape" ball at a time when religious strife between the Muslim majority and Christian minority was rife in that country. After both his parents were murdered by Muslims, Moses was spirited away to safety to England...

King Henry VIII may be viewed as a tyrant who had no problem cutting the head off anybody who angered him (including two of his six wives) but a love letter reveals that the monarch had a softer side. The love letter was written to Anne Boleyn, the mother of Henry's daughter Princess Elizabeth...

Alfie Patten, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, is the father of 7lb 3oz Maisie... and he's just 13-years-old. The baby's mother is 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman. The couple take time off playing on the PlayStation to change their baby's nappies. Britain still has the highest teenage...

In every way, Midsomer is just the typical pretty English village - it has its ancient pub that has been serving the locals for centuries, complete with 19th century photos of the local cricket team; a church; a cricket pitch where villagers can while away the hot summer days drinking cider...

The British Army calls it the "silent assassin" - and the British-made L115A3 Long Range Rifle has killed many Taliban in recent weeks. The British Army is using sniper platoons to target the Taliban and 'The Long', as the snipers call it, can take out insurgents from a mile away. Pictured...