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Nature's revenge: Sealers get stuck in the ice By CLAIRE BATES 17th May 2007 Daily Mail Nature turned the tables on man recently when over 500 seal hunters became trapped by the ice. Rare weather conditions off Newfoundland's coast in Canada jammed several ice floes together, which...

Iraq squaddies Jackass pranks By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor May 17, 2007 RAF Aldergrove THRILL-seeking troops in Iraq have made a home movie of hilarious Jackass-style pranks on each other. To wile away hours of boredom on base, the squaddies thought up ever more painful...

Orangutans attend 'jungle school' so they can be returned to safe forests 17th May 2007 Daily Mail The island of Borneo consists of the eastern part of Malaysia, the western part of Indonesia, and the whole of the tiny kingdom of Brunei. Orphaned by hunters who hack their mothers to...

Darwin's letters to be put online By staff and agencies 16/05/2007 The Telegraph HMS Beagle in 1841. Darwin sailed on herfrom 1831 to 1836, which included a trip to Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. On seeing the finches on those islands Darwin eventually came up with the Theory of Evolution...

The England rugby team - the World Champions - unveil their stunning new kits as they prepare to defend their title later this year. They will play in their new red shirts for the first time in a friendly game against France on 18th August. It is the first time ever that the England rugby team...

True Blue hero meets his idols Hero who lost his leg in Iraq meets his Chelsea idols at football match Idol ... Chris, British soldier Steve and Chelsea and England's Frank Lampard at a Chelsea game and, inset, Steve who joined Army in 2004 By JOHN KAY May 16, 2007 THE ROYAL...

Queen ... 'conversation' Queen may be quizzed over Di By DUNCAN LARCOMBE May 16, 2007 The Sun THE Queen may have to give evidence at Princess Diana’s inquest, it emerged yesterday. Lawyers for Harrods tycoon Mohamed Fayed demanded Her Majesty explain comments she allegedly made to...

How Alexander the Great used 'Mother Nature' By Roger Highfield, Science Editor 15/05/2007 Daily Telegraph Lebanon Alexander the Great had ''Mother Nature'' on his side when he conquered the island fortress of Tyre in 332 BC, says a study published today. A bust of Alexander...

Baroness Thatcher opens exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of Falklands War 15th May 2007 Daily Mail Baroness Thatcher has opened an exhibition to mark the 25 anniversary of the Falklands War. The nine-month display at the Imperial War Museum was opened by the 81-year-old former Prime...

What a bad Serbian singer tells us about the utter futility of the European dream By EDWARD HEATHCOAT AMORY 15th May 2007 Daily Mail THE RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S EUROVISION SONG CONTEST - Serbia won.....and Europeans don't seem to like the Irish, as the great European public, watching the...

Prince William falls victim to Facebook prank By BETH HALE and DUNCAN ROBERTSON 15th May 2007 Daily Mail It was yet another elaborate Internet hoax - an internet user claiming to be Prince William created a media frenzy after posting an entry on the 'social networking' website Facebook...

Brits among world's worst whingers at work Sunday, May 13, 2007 The Metro A survey shows that the French and the British are amongst the worst complainers at work. It also shows that American and British workers are the richest - and the Canadians are the laziest, working less hours than...

The myth of our decline 14/05/2007 The Telegraph Andrew Marr, in our first exclusive extract from his brilliant historical tour of post-war Britain, charts our transformation since 1945. From a country on the edge of defeat, bankruptcy and nuclear annihilation has emerged a...

Princes Harry and William looked smart as they marched together in the Combined Cavalry Old Comrades' Association Parade. It was the first time ever thay had marched together in any parade. It is traditon for this group to march together wearing suits, ties and bowler hats - the "proper...

You are still a nation of Basil Fawltys who mock us - say Germans 14th May 2007 Daily Mail Don't mention the war!: John Cleese as German-hating Basil Fawlty, doing goose-steps when a group of Germans arrives at his hotel, in the hilarious "The Germans" episode of "Fawlty Towers"...

BBC man says 'I was wrong to lose it. But these scientologists are truly scary' By JOHN SWEENEY 14th May 2007 Daily Mail BBC reporter John Sweeney apologises for losing his temper on tonight's Panorama programme on Scientology. He talks about the 6 months of intensive research behind...

Empire Day is now called Victoria Day in Canada. Once celebrated throughout the British Empire it is now probably more widely celebrated in Canada than it is in Britain. 24TH MAY - EMPIRE DAY....for Queen and Country! Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...

A new British comedy movie is released on May 18th. Called "Magicians" it stars comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, the rising new stars of British comedy. It's from the makers of the BBC comedy series "Peep Show". Magicians is a British comedy film that is due for release May 18...

Russia brews trouble in Europe's Cuba By Colin Freeman in Tiraspol Sunday Telegraph 12/05/2007 Video: The Soviet state that doesn't exist ********************************************************* INFO ON TRANSDNIESTER Transdniester, a tiny, elongated "state", is in eastern...

A 'Muslim-Friendly' America? By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Thursday, May 03, 2007 Islamofascism: You would think 9/11 would have marginalized militant Muslims. But it's only emboldened them. Now they're demanding foot-baths in restrooms — and getting them! The latest appeasement comes...