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It's St George's Day on Monday (maybe Canadians should forget about St Patrick and celebrate St George on April 23rd as he is also the patron saint of Canada). The English are suddenly learning how to be patriotic again. By George, it's time to raise the flag! 21/04/2007 The Telegraph April...

Footballer heads miracle goal Head of God ... Graham Capstick, who plays for amateur Holker Old Boys, scored from behind halfway line with his head By ALASTAIR TAYLOR April 19, 2007 FOOTBALLER Graham Capstick’s team-mates went nuts when he headed a goal — from 57 YARDS. Defender...

Guernsey in the English Channel is a tiny state that comprises of the main island of Guernsey as well as the much smaller islands of Alderney, Sark (which has the very last feudalism in Europe), Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets. It is closer to France than it is to Britain...

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (popularly abbreviated as ANZAC) was originally an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought as part of the British Empire in World War I at Gallipoli against the Turks. The ANZACs also fought during that war in the Middle East and on...

The north west English coastal town of Blackpool is Britain's premiere seaside resort, famous for its Eiffel Tower- like tower and its many beachfront casinos, amusement arcades, hotels, trams and donkeys which take children for rides along the beach. Its world famous Pleasure Beach has opened...

What do you call a cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Dalmation? (Answer: A Bernation) 19th April 2007 Daily Mail Whatever you call them, pups Arnie and Angel could be the first of a new breed. Cath and Graham Wilson think they might have uncovered a new breed of dog after...

'I've seen proof of the afterlife' By SONIA POULTON Daily Mail 19th April 2007 Since I was a young child, I have been confident there is another life after this one. How do I know? I have regular contact with it, and have done for as long as I can remember. I accept the cynics will...

Poland and the Ukraine will co-host the 2012 European Championships. The tournament is exactly the same as the World Cup but involves European nations only, and is for the right to become European Champions. Greece surprisingly won Euro 2004 in Portugal. Euro 2008 is to be hosted in Austria...

A new British documentary uses hundreds of pieces of food to give us a better idea of how much the average Brit eats and drinks in a lifetime..... Human Footprint's facts of life Bath of beans ... the average person consumes 845 cans (shown above in a bathtub). The British eat far more...

Crop circles are back By Gazette Reporter The crop circle near Devizes, Wiltshire. England has more crop circles than the rest of the world put together. What causes them is a mystery. The first crop circle formation of the 2007 season has arrived - bigger and earlier than ever...

Dan's tipped to be an England rugby star - at the age of three! 18th April 2007 Watch out Jonny Wilkinson! Pint-sized powerhouse Dan Brownlie is gunning for an England rugby shirt - and he's only three years old! Dan can already kick a penalty with a full-sized rugby ball over an...

Chimps are actually more evolved than humans 17th April 2007 A study has indicated that the forces of natural selection have had the greatest impact on our ape cousins Chimpanzees are more evolved than humans, a study suggests. There is no doubt that humans are the more advanced...

Scientists find ancient Mexican civilisation sacrificed children 17th April 2007 The grisly find of the buried bones of 24 pre-Hispanic Mexican children may be the first evidence that the ancient Toltec civilization sacrificed children, an archeologist studying the remains said. The...

We all know about the Home Guard - affectionately known as the "Dad's Army" - an army of almost two MILLION civilian soldiers, many of them too old to join the regular army, ready to defend Britain at home. In the event of a German invasion of Britain, they were to fight, as best they could, the...

Through Helmand desert with the Dragoons By Tom Coghlan 16/04/2007 The Telegraph Tom Coghlan, our reporter in Afghanistan, spent two weeks with the Light Dragoons in Helmand province, in the volatile south of the country. Here he gives an account of their experiences, their fears, the...

Mutiny on the Bounty, 1789 The Mutiny on the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty, 1789 Back in the 1930’s a blockbuster movie was made which reappears almost every year on the Christmas TV schedule. It tells the tale, which is in fact a true story, about a famous mutiny that took place in 1789 on...

Two British military personnel have been killed in Iraq as two RAF helicpoters collided. That brings the British death toll in Iraq to 142. Two die as UK helicopters crash RAF Benson Two British helicopters have crashed in Iraq, killing two military personnel and seriously injuring...

By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Writer Wars and weather have left few scars on Paris' Arc de Triomphe. Commissioned by Napoleon to celebrate his victories, the 15-story tower of bone-white stone stands as an eternal monument to French glory, a time when Europe trembled before this...

As Continental Europe's heavy-handed police attacked Tottenham fans at the Seville game and Manchester United fans at the Roma game - even though the opposition fans who were left untouched by the police were the ones to blame for the troubles, especially Roma's notorious Ultras (their hooligan...

The British Army is to double the number of snipers it has - and also to increase their skill and power. The British Army super snipers who will target terrorists ... from three-quarters of a mile By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE 14th April 2007 The British Army is creating a new breed of...