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Is this the end of the squadron that won the RAF's first dogfight VC? By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE 5th May 2007 Daily Mail The oldest squadron in the world's oldest air force could face the axe No6 Squadron RAF Association is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire The RAF's oldest...

The Telegraph's Malcolm Hawkins explains how, despite speaking the same language (sort of), it can be difficult for a Brit to communicate properly with Americans - and vice versa..... The land of lateral speaking By Malcolm Hawkins 03/05/2007 Daily Telegraph Crossing the pond is easy...

28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British film, the sequel to Danny Boyle’s 2002 zombie movie 28 Days Later. The film is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and is to be released on May 11, 2007. Country: Britain Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Produced by: Andrew Macdonald Allon Reich...

Lord Tebbit : I'll never forgive the IRA bomber By JENNY JOHNSTON 4th May 2007 This week , former Tory Member of Parliament Norman Tebbit refused to take part in a BBC 'reunion' with the IRA bomber who left his wife paralysed after two bombs exploded at a Brighton hotel where Prime...

America welcomes the Queen The world's most powerful Head of State arrives in the US for her first visit since 1991 - and the Americans cannot even lay the red carpet properly Visit ... The Queen is welcomed by America and, right, meets chiefs Pictures: ARTHUR EDWARDS From PAUL...

Hero pilot from Battle of Britain dies, 88 4th May 2007 Daily Mail An RAF plane battles with a Luftwaffe plane over Tower Bridge, London, during the Battle of Britain in 1940-41. The aerial battle, fought over London and South east England, was Hitler's attempt to neutralise the RAF so as...

HARRY SOLDIERS DO A SPARTACUS EXCLUSIVE: Troops wear target T-shirt By Chris Hughes Security Correspondent 03/05/2007 The Mirror Soldiers show defiance, in a very British way, to the militants who want to kill Prince Harry For Grandmother and Country: Prince Harry's posting to...

Medic heroes' mercy mission From SALLY BROOK in Afghanistan May 03, 2007 The Sun THEY are the courageous real-life M*A*S*H medics who put their lives on the line to save our soldiers in Afghanistan. Day after day they rush into battle zones – some so dangerous their own protection...

The pro-British Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), formed to fight the pro-Irish Irish republican Army (IRA) is to end its campaign, just as the IRA has done. The "British Civil War" must now be well and truly over. With Northern Ireland's future now securely a part of the UK rather than part of...

Uncovered: How the 100-tonne Titanosaurs stalked Australia 3rd May 2007 Daily Mail Fossil bones from the largest dinosaurs ever known to walk Australia have been uncovered. The remains of two Titanosaurs, nicknamed Cooper and George, were uncovered by farmers near the outback town of...

The breathtaking pictures that show there's more to sport than meets the eye 2nd May 2007 Daily Mail A dozen identical-looking gymnasts cart-wheel and tumble across the gym mat. A long jumper lands in the sand closely shadowed by nine of his mirror image. A many-armed tennis player swings...

Alan Ball the England hero buried under flag of St George 3 May 2007 Daily Mail Legends from five decades of football were among those celebrating the life of England World Cup hero Alan Ball today. Members of the victorious 1966 squad joined hundreds of well-wishers at Winchester...

A wealthy tycoon and his son were killed in a helicpoter crash last night after watching their team Chelsea lose to Liverpool in the European Cup Semi Final. The crash echoes the helicopter crash of 1996 when Chelsea's vice-chairman was killed after watching his team play Bolton Wanderers...

Three of the four semi-finalists in the European Cup/Champions League (call it what you will) were English teams. In last night's all-English Semi Final, 2nd Leg, Liverpool overcame their West London rivals Chelsea, beating them in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout after the aggregate from the...

European Cup, Semi Final, 2nd Leg - AS Milan VS Manchester United, tonight, 7:45pm BST. Manchester United currently lead 3-2 on aggregate. The winners will face Liverpool in the Final. Will it be the first all-English European Cup Final ever? ------------------------- Red alert at Sir Alex...

'Coward of the Titanic' is cleared a century on 2nd May 2007 For almost a century, he has been vilified for his "selfish" behaviour as the Titanic sank beneath the waves. Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon escaped with his wife and her secretary in a lifeboat which could have held 28 more passengers...

17-year-old girl stoned to death for loving boy of wrong religion 2nd May 2007 Daily Mail A 17-year-old girl has been stoned to death in Iraq because she loved a teenage boy of the wrong religion. As a horrifying video of the stoning went out on the Internet, the British arm of Amnesty...

The Queen at 81, just like her mother By REBECCA ENGLISH 2nd May 2007 She made her name photographing rock and roll royalty. But given the assignment of capturing genuine royalty on film, Annie Leibovitz faced a new challenge. So she wisely turned to the past for inspiration. And the...

Hampton Court to offer weddings fit for a king 1st May 2007 Couples will soon be able to tie the knot at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames, London, one of the finest royal palaces in the world It will be one of the most magnificent places in the country to get married, a...

Lonely sea lion given new lease of life By CLAIRE BATES 1st May 2007 Daily Mail After Carus the sea lion (named after a Roman emperor) lost his partner of 15 years he was left feeling sad and lonely. Fortunately his sanctuary has found him a new companion - the feisty Boadicea (named...