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Beneath the Surface: A Country of Two Nations BBC The spectre of poverty haunted many Victorian British cities Many Victorian Britons struggled to understand and explain poverty. Was this because of circumstances beyond the individual's control or the direct result of their indolence...

A new coded diary written by a late 17th Century Englishman has been recorded. The diary reveals some of the horrific realities of life in 17th Century England: the English Civil War (the diary, though, was written 26-40 years after it ended), prisoners held without trial, anti-Catholicism...

On the day in which George W Bush met, at Camp David, new British PM Gordon Brown for the first time, BBC political correspondent Nick Robinson was the victim of a childish insult from Bush after the two leaders, syanding side by side, had given their speeches and answered questions from the...

An Englishwoman was barred from applying for a job - in England - because she doesn't have brown or black skin....and also isn't Welsh, Irish or Scottish. The girls believes that despite the job being in England she is the victim of anti-English racism.... English girl barred from Government...

Old London Bridge was a sight to behold. Built in 1209 it was actually the first stone bridge in the world (Britain during the industrial revolution also built the world first iron bridge, in Shropshire, in the 18th Century) and was for a period known as one of the wonders of the world. This...

World Champions England crushed their Celtic neighbours Wales by 57 points in a friendly in London. Wales haven't beaten England at Twickenham since 1990, but this was a record victory for England against the Welsh. The game was a warm up for the Rugby World Cup which starts next month...

Was the pin-up boy of Bush's War on Terror assassinated? by CHARLES LAURENCE 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail Fallen hero? Pat Tillman died on the border of Afghanistan in April 2004 He was the pin-up boy of Bush's War on Terror. But the story of Pat Tillman's heroic death soon started...

Both India and China (again, China was the world's greatest power 1000 years ago) are on their way to overtaking the United States as the next global superpowers, in the same way as the United States overtook Britain in the early 20th Century. By 2050, the USA will have only the world's...

Only in Britain and its out-of-control "Elf and Safety".... Could a bathroom towel make you slip? Health and Safety investigates - at vast expense 4th August 2007 Daily Mail Researchers have spent £12,000 on establishing whether a towel on a bathroom floor makes one less likely to slip...

Foot and moth disease is back in Britain. The last outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain was in 2001 when a massive 6 million cattle were burned on pyres in fields throughout the country to prevent the spread of the disease. Cars travelling in the countryside had to drive over...

To pinch or not to pinch, bums Cheeky ... Channel 4 news reporter Sue is pinched on the bum By NICK FRANCIS AUGUST 03, 2007 The Sun Rumpus ... our pre-rumptial agreement A BUM pinch caught live on TV sparked a police investigation — and now a national debate. Red-cheeked Sue...

It was the British capital city VS the Italian capital city as London Arsenal outgunned Rome opponents Lazio in the Amsterdam Tournament Wenger happy as Silva bullets are added to Arsenal By SIMON CASS 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail AMSTERDAM TOURNAMENT ARSENAL 2-1 LAZIO (Other...

The French city of Toulouse is more renowned for being a big rugby town with a successful rugby team. But its football equivalent is less well-known. The Toulouse football team must play five-time winners Liverpool in the Champions League qualifiers. Only once has any French team won this...

Dispatches from hell: life on the Afghan frontline revealed in a new exhibition By SARAH SANDS 3rd August 2007 Dailt Mail Much of the footage is grainy and shot in bad light, but the life-threatening nature of the human drama is clear. We are taken into the heart of firefights, sense...

Muslim fury as 'Jihad The Musical' comes to the UK 3rd August 2007 Daily Mail International terrorism and the threat to Britain from Al-Qaeda would probably be deemed by most as unlikely subject matter for a musical. After all, suicide bombing, mass bloodshed and fundamental Islam do...

Glasgow airport terror suspect dies 03/08/2007 Daily Mail The terror suspect who drove a burning Jeep into the terminal at Glasgow Airport has died in hospital, police said last night. Video: Kafeel Ahmed drove a Jeep into the terminal Kafeel Ahmed, 27, suffered 90 per cent...

A relish for rubbish: why the British have a unique appetite for utter junk By WILLIAM SITWELL 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail What is it about the British and food? Why, when our capital city has more Michelin- starred restaurants than ever, and farmers' markets are spreading like voracious...

Malaysian minister defends caning of prisoners as gruesome video appears on internet By DAVID WILLIAMS 1st August 2007 Daily Mail Strapped on a wooden frame, a prisoner braces himself for the brutal onslaught. Within moments of the first blow being struck by the cane-wielding official...

A personal gift from Dubya...but will Gordon REALLY wear his new bomber jacket? By BENEDICT BROGAN 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail It is an unlikely gift to give a man seldom seen out of a suit. Perhaps the giver, George Bush, was stuck for ideas, and tried to think of something he'd like...

Smirking murderer is led to the gallows as children join crowds at public executions in Iran 2nd August 2007 Daily Mail WARNING: This story contains graphic images Two more criminals have been publicly hanged in Iran as children looked on and people took pictures. Unrepentant, the...