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Underwater tracks reveal that dinosaurs were strong swimmers 25th May 2007 Daily Mail Dinosaurs were good swimmers who were able to paddle against strong currents, scientists have revealed. Underwater tracks, which were made by the hind limbs of a dinosaur, show these land giants took to...

Hate preacher is kicked out of UK 25th May 2007 Daily Mail Deported:Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal is on his way out of Britain after serving a sentence for spreading hate Hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal has been deported to Jamaica by the Home Office after losing a court battle...

Is Airmiles Andy earning his keep at last? by RICHARD PENDLEBURY 25th May 2007 Daily Mail Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is ridiculed for cavorting with bikini clad girls and hijacking private jets to take him to golf while acting as our royal envoy. But, whisper it...Is Airmiles Andy...

The Queen appears to be enjoying hersel;f as she visited the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, today Axe man scare at Queen's visit By VINCE SOODIN May 24, 2007 The Sun A MAN was arrested for possessing an axe today just yards from where the Queen was due to begin a walkabout...

Canada is below countries such as the United States, Britain and Germany in terms of productivity and competitiveness (and is just two places above basket-case France).... Canada attacked for 'dwindling productivity' May 23, 2007 The Toronto Star Canada's global competitiveness...

VC hero Gurkha banned from Britain By CHRIS BROOKE 24th May 2007 Daily Mail The Royal Gurkha Rifles His courage in the face of almost certain death made him a war hero and deservedly earned him the Victoria Cross. Tul Bahadur Pun's extraordinary act of valour while fighting the...

If Tony Wright, from Penzance, Cornwall, is still awake at 6am BST tomorrow then he will break the world record, held by an American, for the longest time a person has gone without sleep.... The record-breaking Cornishman who is staying awake for 11 days 24th May 2007 Daily Mail...

As Lonely Planet attacks the once polite, well-mannered British as now being foul-mouthed drunkards....... Yes, there is a lot to complain about but, by God, Britain's still a glorious place to live By SANDY MITCHELL 24th May 2007 Daily Mail To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to the...

The cold, hard facts behind Antarctica's frozen peaks Fifty years ago, no one knew they existed. Now scientists are finally starting to unlock the mysteries of the huge mountains frozen deep beneath the flat Antarctic ice By Julia Stuart The Telegraph Published: 23 May 2007 Seven...

I'll cook and eat a corgi! Royal-tea ... corgi and McGowan By GARY O'SHEA May 23, 2007 The Sun AN artist is launching a demo against the Royal Family — by eating a corgi. Mark McGowan, 37, will scoff one of the dogs, the Queen’s favourite pets, on a live radio show next week...

The new Dickens World theme park opens on 25th May. It has re-created Victorian England and visitors will feel as though they have travelled back in time.... www.dickensworld.co.uk What the Dickens do they think they're doing? 19/05/2007 The Telegraph Fagin’s Den as a soft-play...

Two Liverpools fans were injured after ONE HUNDRED of them fought in Athens over a ticket.... Liverpool fans hospitalised after mass brawl for Champions League ticket 23rd May 2007 Daily Mail European Cup Final - Liverpool VS AC Milan, tonight, 7:45pm BST Up tp 100 Liverpool fans...

I wouldn't rule out attack on Iran, says Cameron By MATTHEW HICKLEY and JANE MERRICK 23rd May 2007 Britain could face war with Iran under David Cameron Britain would be prepared to back military strikes against Iran if David Cameron becomes Prime Minister. The Conservative...

This vulgar Britain: Cult of celebrity and binge-drinking have replaced manners, says tourist guide 23rd May 2007 Daily Mail Forget afternoon tea, cricket on the village green, roast beef and good manners. Britain is suffering an identity crisis as our genteel traditions are eroded by an...

I voted for the Queen - and she won... The Queen is voted Greatest Living Briton By Laura Clout 22/05/2007 Dame Helen Mirren scooped a clutch of awards for portraying her on screen, but now the Queen has won a gong of her own. The Queen visiting Chelsea Flower Show this week The...

After the Cutty Sark, the world's last remaining tea clipper, was damaged by fire yesterday, the Curator of the Cutty Sark Trust promises that she will be restored. She's one of London's biggest tourist attractions having had 15 million visitors since she became a tourist attraction. Cutty...

Genghis Khan: The daddy of all lovers by CHRISTOPHER HUDSON 22nd May 2007 Daily Mail We know he was one of history's greatest warriors, but new research shows Genghis Khan could have fathered thousands of children Seven hundred years ago, a man almost conquered the Earth. He made...

Angler catches world's biggest carp - which weighs almost as much as Kylie 22nd May 2007 Daily Mail British angler Graham Slaughter has scaled new heights by catching the world's biggest carp that weighed a whopping 88.6lbs (40.2 kgs in funny measures) - almost as much as Kylie Minogue...

Hereward the Wake, known in his own times as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile, was an 11th century leader in the Kingdom of England who led resistance to the Norman Conquest, and was consequently labelled an outlaw. He was English. According to legend, Hereward's base was the Isle of...

What's up... pussycat? mhorne@scotlandonsunday.com) Scotland's vast areas of snow-capped mountains, lakes, rivers, forests and glens are some of the last great wilderness areas left in Britain and Europe WE HAVE real-life beasties such as the midge and fantastical monsters such as...