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PC Britain Behold the PC nativity scene 13th December 2007 The Sun PC-crazy ... Jon's Christmas card pokes fun at barmy Politically Correct rulings Totally PC seasons greetings Spot the PC touches in Sun reader Jon's crazy nativity scene, shown above. “Please accept with...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now a Middle East envoy, has made a lighthearted appearance in George Bush's Christmas video, where he congratulates Bush's two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, on becoming junior park rangers. Tony Blair, a Scotsman, says to the two Scottish Terriers...

This may be "Cool Britannia", but winner of new Union Jack design is too cool Tony Blair rebranded Britain as "Cool Britannia" in 1997, although even he didn't realised just how "cool" the British are. In a poll for a proposed new design for a British flag, made after a Welsh MP said that the...

The hi-tech football that tells referees when it has crossed the line By NIALL FIRTH 13th December 2007 Daily Mail It's the technology that could be the final word on arguments between football supporters and could end constant griping by managers over disputed goals. Hi-tech footballs...

The Italian, Fabio Capello, is to be named as England's new manager at any moment. The 61 year old will become England's 12th manager and their 2nd foreign manager. When Italy played England at Wembley in 1973, Capello scored Italy's winning goal in what was Italy's first ever win against...

Ahh, football. Or, as the Americans and Canadians call it in their mangled version of England's great language that they borrow, "soccer". The "Beautiful Game" as the British call it, for obvious reasons. Played in Britain for centuries - a medieval game was recorded in Britain as far back as...

Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of the BBC TV series "Top Gear" and a columnist for The Sun newspaper, is not renowned for his political correctness. He believes (correctly) that the world would be much better if the British Empire was still around, and he hates foreigners..... Damn...

See the king penguins huddled together as they are trapped in a blizzard 7th December 2007 Daily Mail Trapped in a fierce blizzard whipped up by 100mph winds, 2,000 King Penguins huddle together for warmth on the island of South Georgia near Antarctica. To survive in one of the most...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Czech Republic president Václav Klaus have refused to attend an EU meeting in Portugal (the current holders of the rotating EU presidency) with African leaders as Zimbabwe's dictator Robert Mugabe has attended despite being banned from the EU (it seems you...

Britain's Children's Minister Ed Balls wants to force out Gordon Brown and become British Prime Minister. Brown is unpopular and it may happen. In the meantime, he has said that former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (a Tory) is a good role model for young girls as are the Spice Girls, who have...

In WWI, Britain was, like America today, the world superpower which led the world in new military technology: World War I saw the British create the world's first aircraft carriers and the world's first tanks and in 1918 the RAF was created becoming the world's first airforce. This article...

The front cover of comedian Al Murray's new book shows him on a traditional British pub sign Al Murray is a British comedian whose trademark is to stand in front of a counter of a traditional British pub with a pint of beer in his hand during his stand-up routine. He acts as a...

DR WHO, CHRISTMAS DAY SPECIAL In saving planet Earth from the renegade Time Lord known as the Master, the Doctor and Martha go their separate way. Alone again, at least the Doctor has his TARDIS and an ever expanding time/space vortex to wander through. The last of the Time Lords. Still within...

"The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: Prince Caspian" - first pictures of new movie Here are the first pictures of new British and American movie "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Prince Caspian", to be released in 2008. It seems to be fashion at the moment to make movies based on...

Haul of ancient Roman artefacts found in London well stuns experts 6th December 2007 Daily Mail Archaeologists have described the find as unprecedented A haul of ancient Roman metal tableware has been found in a well in London. The find has been described as "amazing" and...

Mansfield Town, of League Two, the lowest tier of the English league, defeated tiny part-timers Harrogate Railway to go into Third Round of the FA Cup, the world's oldest and most famous domestic soccer competition. Mansfield Town now play Brighton in the Third Round of this knock-out...

The Two Ronnies - Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - were one of Britain's best-loved comedy duos, and worked together for forty years, from 1965 until Ronnie Barker's death in October 2005. Ronnie Barker was a comedy genius, and wrote many of the duo's sketches, including the hilarious "Four...

SRI LANKA VS ENGLAND Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralithian made history in the early hours (British times) of this morning on the second day of the Test Match against England as he took four of England's wickets to equal Australia's Shane Warne's world record of taking 708 Test Match wickets. Just...

The draw was made for Euro2008 today and Group C is the "Group of Death" with three big guns - France, World Champions Italy, and Holland - drawn together. Group B also looks quite interesting. Switzerland and Turkey have been drawn together in Group A. During the 2006 World Cup qualifiers...

The Orange Order, which operates throughout the UK but mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland, is a Protestant organisation established in 1795 in honour of King William III, king of England (and Wales), Scotland and Ireland between 1689 and 1702. He was of the House of Orange-Nassau and was a...