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On 17th May 1943, the RAF attacked German dams using a specially designed, and ingenious, "bouncing bomb", designed by British inventor Barnes Wallis. The attack was carried out by Royal Air Force No.617 Squadron, who subsequently became known as the Dambusters. Yesterday was the 65th...

Last week, the humourless Swiss accused the British of not taking the Eurovision Song Contest seriously enough. But, judging by this year's crazy entrants, how CAN the British take it seriously? The Republic of Ireland has a turkey, yes, a TURKEY, singing for it (the song is called "Douze...

The French riots and car burnings of 2005 were nothing compared to those of 1968. Londoner Karen Moller remembers the revolution of '68 on its 40th anniversary.... My part in the French Revolution ... a naive London girl's evocative memories of Paris '68 By KAREN MOLLER 18th May 2008...

An estimated one-twelfth of the world's population tuned in to the English FA Cup Final on Saturday, as Portmouth took on Welsh side Cardiff City. A huge crowd of 89,847 were at Wembley Stadium in London for the game, the largest crowd at an FA Cup Final since 1988, when a whopping 98,203...

A Canadian girl, with the unusual name of Autumn, became a member of the Royal Family yesterday after marrying the Queen's grandson, Peter Phillips. Autumn had to renounce her Catholicism before the marriage took place as, just like you can't have a Protestant Pope, you can't have a Catholic...

SUN columnist Kelvin MacKenzie asks why Saddam brown-noser George Galloway MP (former Labour Party member and now leader of the Respect Party and columnist in Scottish newspaper The Daily Record) is allowed to spout his nasty far-Left views and keep his radio presenting job on BBC TalkSport...

A World War II veteran who twice escaped from the Germans, and another former squaddy, chained themselves to the gates of Buckingham Palace yesterday whilst clutching a copy of the Bill of Rights in a protest over the treatment of soldiers. Peaceful ... cops move vets on Palace...

Just what was the strange thing photographed by Roberta in the sky above the Golders Green area of north London? Is it a bird, plane or jellyfish? ... UFO pictured in the sky over North London I saw aliens in Golders Green By SEBASTIAN LANDER The Sun 15th May 2008...

Lord's cricket ground in St John's Wood in London is one of the world's great cricket stadiums. Owned by the world famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) it is the home of County Championship team Middlesex and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The stadium is named after its founder...

England are on top against New Zealand at the end of the first day (of five) of the First Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's. England have already taken six of New Zealand's wicket, with James Anderson taking three of them. Jimmy Anderson puts England on top at Lord's By...

Monty Python's classic 1969 "Dead Parrot" sketch was voted the greatest British comedy sketch in a poll in 2004. John Cleese walks into a pet shop holding a cage with a dead parrot in it. He tries to tell the shop owner that his parrot is dead, but the shop owner refuses to believe him. Cleese...

The Queen and Prince Philip continued their four day state visit to Turkey today with a visit to a 15th century mosque in the northwest of the vast country. The Queen has to wear traditional Islamic headgear. Britain and Turkey were enemies during WWI when the British Empire fought the Ottoman...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met the Ukrainian President in London today. They look so alike you would be forgiven for thinking they are brothers. And in a freaky coincidence, they even wore the same suits and ties as each other!! Spot the difference: Gordon Brown meets his match in...

Teams from great cities - and not so great cities - across Europe battled it out as usual in this season's UEFA Cup. This year's Final was between Scottish team Glasgow Rangers (who have won 51 league titles, a world record, and have won more major trophies than any other football club in the...

Fans of Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers rampaged through the English city of Manchester last night after their team lost 2-0 to St Petersburg in the UEFA Cup Final. At round 150,000 Scottish football fans - if not many more - turned up in the city to watch the game that was being played at the...

India is a cricketing superpower, a country of 1 billion people where cricket is the national sport. A few weeks ago, the new Indian Premier League got under way, with 8 teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi DareDevils, Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI...

Cricket has been popular in Afghanistan since Afghan refugees in neighbouring Pakistan - a country in which cricket is the national sport - watched the game then, when they returned to Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban regime, brought back the game with them. In neighbouring...

Zara Phillips, the daughter of the Princess Royal and the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked to be in Great Britain's equestrian team for this year's Beijing Olympics. Phillips, who is dating England rugby player Mike Tindall, won the 2006 World Championship and was named...

The German WWI fighter ace, Baron von Richthofen (aka The Red Baron), was a great enemy to the British Empire. During the war, he shot down 80 British Empire and allied planes. Legend has it that the German was a chivalrous fighter pilot, who let his enemies have a sporting chance. Instead...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a Scotsman, has said that he will ensure that Scotland does not gain independence. The PM seems to have the people on his side. The most recent polls show that 69% of people in the UK are against Scotland seceding from the Union and only 24% want England...