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On target ...American bomb dropping on Taliban position kills 20 fanatics after firefight with the British Marine: That's gonna hurt May 21, 2007 THIS is the moment a 1,000lb bomb destroys a Taliban position in southern Afghanistan — while a Royal Marine is heard shouting: “That’s...

Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, is ahead in the polls and looks set to have another term as PM Bertie's big ballot boost By SEBASTIAN LANDER May 21, 2007 The Sun IRISH PM Bertie Ahern could be set to extend his ten years in office. His Fianna Fail party has surged ahead...

'Flying saucer' police spy camera takes to the skies 21st May 2007 Daily Mail The UK's first police "spy drone" took to the skies today. The remote control helicopter, fitted with CCTV cameras, will be used by officers in Merseyside to track criminals and record anti-social behaviour...

Cutty Sark to rise from the ashes after arson attack 21st May 2007 Daily Mail http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/ • Arson theory supported by absence of electrical equipment on board • Ship's precious artefacts are safe after being removed for restoration • Greenwich residents tell of...

A history set in stone 20/05/2007 The Telegraph As an undergraduate, BBC TV presenter David Dimbleby was in too much of a hurry to appreciate the magnificent buildings around him. Here, in the second of three extracts from his new book, and heralding his BBC series, he revisits some of...

Charles 'wants Camilla to be crowned queen' Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter, Sunday Telegraph 20/05/2007 Amid the joy of Charles and Camilla's wedding announcement, a carefully sounded note of caution suggested that the Duchess of Cornwall would never be queen. In 2005, only 7pc of...

King Ethelred the Unready Ethelred II had no answer for the Viking Invasions. © Joseph Allen McCullough Jan 29, 2007 Of all the kings in English history, Ethelred II (one of England's first monarchs since it became a unified state) has perhaps the worst reputation. By the end of his reign...

Chelsea have won the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Manchester United 1-0. The game finished 0-0 after the normal 90 minutes, but Drogba got Chelsea's winning goal just 4 minutes from the end of the 30 minutes of extra time with a penalty shootout looming. This means...

Today is the the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Chelsea, the first to be held at Wembley, the home of English and therefore world football, for 7 years. The game, English football's equivalent to America's Superbowl, will be watched by 90,000 fans at the stadium and an estimated...

Treasure hunters find the richest shipwreck in the world off Land's End By BARRY WIGMORE 18th May 2007 The wreck is a British ship but it's in international waters. As "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is released in cinemas, the world's richest-ever shipwreck is found off...

British embassy in Baghdad hit by mortar attack minutes before Blair's arrival 19th May 2007 Daily Mail Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone today shortly after it came under mortar attack. Downing Street said there was nothing to suggest Mr Blair...

The French, whose food ranks amongst the worst in the world, with such culinary delights as frogs' legs dipped in garlic and snails dipped in garlic (the French eat so many snails that France is the only European country in which snails are almost extinct and they import most of their snails...

Queen Mother memorial planned By Natalie Paris 18/05/2007 How the memorial will look A memorial to the Queen Mother is to stand outside Buckingham Palace alongside a statue of her husband King George VI, if plans are approved. An application to build a Philip Jackson statue of the...

CRICKET RST NPOWER TEST, LORD'S, London Second Day of the First Test - England VS West Indies By Oliver Brett It's the end of the 2nd day of the game between England and the West Indies at Lord's, with England in a dominant position. England also achieved something that they haven't...

Cowgirls face police firepower in stand-off at the Tesco Corral By LIZ HULL 18th May 2007 Daily Mail As gunfights go, it was something of an unequal contest. On one side were dozens of armed police officers assisted by dogs, with helicopters hovering over head. On the other were two...

Prince William, the third in line to the Throne, was close to tears earlier this week when the decision was made by Sir Richard Dannat that he will NOT be serving on the front line in Iraq with his Blues and Royals comrades. It has been a childhood dreams of his to fight for his country, and not...

Golf club overturns 90-year ban on Germans 18th May 2007 Daily Mail A golf club has finally axed a law banning Germans and Austrians from playing on the course - nearly 90 years after it was introduced in the wake of World War One. Filton Golf Club in Bristol marked the historic...

Trafalgar Square skeleton forces historians to rewrite the story of Roman England 18th May 2007 Daily Mail Trafalgar Square, London. For 1,500 years, this skeleton of a wealthy Roman man was buried beneath Trafalgar Square. Now its discovery is forcing archaeologists to rewrite the...

Blair tipped for World Bank job AOL News Tony Blair: New career? Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a contender for the job of president of the World Bank, according to one of America's most respected economists. The news comes after the board of the World Bank announced...

ST GEORGE - PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND (and Canada) ST GEORGE'S DAY - APRIL 23RD St George, England's patron saint, slew a dragon according to legend. He's also the patron saint of Canada. Every nation has its own ‘Patron Saint’ who in times of great peril is called upon to help save the...