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The Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn is once more a voice for common sense in a Britain becoming increasingly bizarre and crazy thanks to our ruling Loony Lefties. In this article he talks about the recent punishment given to four members of Blue Watch of the Avon Fire Brigade. Two of the...

The Australians have always been cocky and arrogant in sport - especially their two biggest sports of rugby and cricket (in which they are the World Champions). So there's nothing better than beating the Aussies in a major tournament and knocking them out of it. In the Rugby World Cup, World...

Cricket England beat Sri Lanka today in the second One Day International. The 5 game Series is now level at 1-1. SECOND ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL, Dambulla, northern Sri Lanka England: 234-8 Sri Lanka: 169 England win by 65 runs and level the 5-game Series 1-1. By Paresh Soni Teams...

During the Napoleonic Wars (circa 1789 to 1815) in which the British, Russians, Spanish, Prussians, Sardinians etc (the good guys) defeated the French, the Dutch, the Americans, etc (the bad guys) and prevented Napoleon Bonaparte, or "Boney" as the British called him (British children used to...

There is speculation that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown may call a snap Genera; Election later this year - probably 1st November - whilst he still leads the Tories and the Liberal Democrats in the polls. Brown took over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair on 17th June, but was not elected to...

London's High Court today revealed new video footage of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's final moments. The footage was taken by CCTV cameras in the Ritz Hotel in Paris and by an Australian tourist on the night of 31st August/1st September 1997. The footage shows Diana and her boyfriend Dodi...

Gone are the days when people dreaded English football fans going to their country. With a landslide victory, English football fans have been voted the best in Europe by over HALF of the Europeans surveyed.... Euro fans' poll boost for England Sunday Mirror 30th September 2007 English...

Preview of Series/Season 2, Episode 1 of the BBC's fantastic "Robin Hood" to be shown on BBC1, Saturday 6th October. PLAY THE GAME "OUTLAWS REVENGE" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/robinhood/games/index.shtml SERIES 2, EPISODE 1 Robin and the outlaws have been busy constructing their...

The Soldier of Orange dies at 90 By Olga Craig 30/09/2007 The Telegraph Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and the rest of the Dutch Royal Family, as well as the Prime Minister, are saddened at the news of the death of the Soldier of Orange A tiny urn of ashes – bearing only the...

Football: English Premier League Portsmouth ("Pompey") and Reading ("The Royals") created a new Premier League record yesterday. Their game was the highest scoring game ever in the English Premier League since it first started in 1992. There were an amazing 11 goals in the game, breaking the...

The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular rising in Northern England in 1536, in protest against England's break with Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. Although the Pilgrimage was a specific uprising around York, the...

English Heritage, which looks after England's ancient treasures, stately homes, castles and other wonders (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own heritage organisations), has created a "new Domesday Book" online which has hundreds of images of some of England's greatest...

Meet British soldier Kayleigh Thewlis, 22, who has served in hotspots such as Northern Ireland and Iraq - and who has now won a modelling contract... From Basra to cover-girl: Blonde army beauty wins modelling contracts 26th September 2007 Daily Mail Stunner: soldier Kayleigh Thewlis...

Magna Carta 2007 - an updated version to protect us from an overweening State By PETER OBORNE 27th September 2007 Daily Mail One of the very few surviving copies of the Magna Carta - the famous document that is the foundation of British liberty - has come up for sale in New York. Experts...

Troops in Burma are now being used to clear the streets of pro-democracy demonstrators. Burma, which gained independence from Britain in 1948, has been ruled by a military junta since 1962. This is the biggest pro-democracy demonstration in Burma since 1988 and Buddhist monks, revered in that...

London's mega-mosque The crescent and the very cross Sep 13th 2007 From The Economist print edition Why plans for a giant new mosque have upset Christians—and Muslims The largest religious venues in Britain for each religion A FEAST of religiously-inspired architecture awaits...

Drastic Fantastic is the second album by British alternative singer KT Tunstall. It will be released on 10th september in Britain and Europe, 15th September in Australia and 18th September in the United States and Canada. The album is expected to chart inside the top 5 on its release...

British songstress Annie Lennox is to release her fourth solo album "Songs of Mass Destruction" on 1st October in the UK and 2nd October in the US. Annie Lennox is famous for being the lead singer of the mighty Eurythmics, a band who are still together despite being formed way back in 1980...

Argentina fury at UK bid for Falkland seas By Oliver Balch in Buenos Aires and Colin Freeman 23/09/2007 The Telegraph The Falkland Islands have been ruled by Britain since 1833 and are part of what remains of the British Empire. Britain still rules the islands as there is no desire for...

Shocking pictures of another victim of Violent Britain... The pupil bloodied and battered beyond recognition by teenage girls By PATRICK SAWER 23rd September 2007 Daily Mail Her face bloodied and battered, this is Bethany James, the latest victim of the pupil-on-pupil violence blighting...