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Maundy Thursday is a day in which one of Britain's many unique and eccentric ancient ceremonies is carried out. ------------------------------------------------- Maundy Money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy...

Throughout the hostage crisis Britain's Sky News knew that the British WERE gathering intelligence on the Iranians before 15 of them were captured. Five days before the hostages were taken one of them, Captain Chris Air, was interviewed by Sky News. Sky News kept it a secret until the sailors...

United fan has throat slashed in violent clashes in Rome 5th April 2007 Eighteen British nationals were taken to hospital after violence erupted at last night's Champions League match in Rome. One fan attacked on the way into the ground had his throat slashed and is in a serious condition...

Blair accuses Iran after four troops killed By Matthew Moore, Paul Willis and agencies 05/04/2007 Tony Blair accused “elements” from within the Iranian regime of sponsoring terrorism in Iraq after a bomb attack today killed four British soldiers. Video: Iraqis inspect the wreckage...

Medieval Corfe Castle reopens after repairs 04/04/2007 The ruins of Corfe Castle rise above the village of Corfe in Dorset. It was partially destroyed during the English Civil WAr when it was laid siege by the Parliamentarian army. The first siege, in 1643, lasted 6 weeks before the...

Robin Hood - fact or fiction? Jonas Armstrong as Robin Hood in the BBC's latest version of the English legend Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his 'Merry Men' - but did he really exist? There are several versions of the Robin Hood story. The...

Was the train travelling away from the German border? French train speeds into the record books - at 357mph 3rd April 2007 A high-speed French train has broken the world speed record for conventional railway trains, clocking up an impressive 357.2mph. Sparks flew and a trail of dust...

Can the American military never perform a military operation without severely bumbling? The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis Exclusive Report: How a bid to kidnap Iranian security officials sparked a diplomatic crisis By Patrick Cockburn The Independent Published: 03...

Controversial annual seal hunt begins in Canada 3rd April 2007 Daily Mail Canada's controversial annual seal hunt has opened to condemnation from animal welfare groups. The hunt started in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence, where the worst ice conditions for more than two decades have...

Top RAF officer suggests suicide missions in terror fight By NICK MCDERMOTT 3rd April 2007 One of Britain's most senior RAF officers has raised the prospect of fighter pilots flying suicide missions as a last resort in the war on terror, it emerged last night. Air Vice Marshal David...

Blair: We've 48 hours to save sailors 3rd April 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tony Blair said today the next 48 hours are crucial in negotiating the release of the British hostages. The Prime Minister told Iran the "door is open" to a diplomatic deal. He was...

The Glastonbury Exhumation by Sir Egil Njalsson Statue of King Arthur "The battle which was now joined between them was fiercer than ever, for almost all the leaders on both sides were present and rushed into the fight at the head of their troops... Arthur himself, our renowned...

Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders, 1888 For three months in 1888 fear and panic stalked the streets of London's East End. During these months five women were murdered and horribly mutilated by a man who became known as 'Jack the Ripper', although some believe the true number...

British scientists grow human heart valve from stem cells by FIONA MACRAE 2nd April 2007 Sir Magdi Yacoub has performed more heart transplants than anyone else in the world A British research team has grown a human heart valve from stem cells in a world first. If animal tests...

Women soldiers guard Windsor By ONLINE REPORTER April 02, 2007 History maid-en ... female soldiers at Windsor Castle, the largest occupied castle in the world. FEMALE soldiers took over guarding Windsor Castle today for the first time in its history. The King’s Troop Royal Horse...

25th anniversary of the Falklands War: On 2nd April 1982, Argentina received worldwide condemnation when it invaded the Falkland Islands. --------------------------------- Beckett insults Britain's Falkland dead By BENEDICT BROGAN, MATTHEW HICKLEY and REBECCA CAMBER 2nd April 2007...

IS this a fairy?!?! ------------------------------------------ Do fairies live at the bottom of your garden? Maybe not anymore but a recent discovery would suggest that they probably did. What appear to be the mummified remains of a fairy have been discovered in the Derbyshire countryside...

Council inspectors to demand £5 'carbon offset' for barbecues By APRIL BADDELY-BURNS 31st March 2007 It is one of the timeless rituals of the new globally-warmed great British summer: firing up the barbecue and slinging on a steak. But people who choose to burn charcoal may have to...

Log on to the Stinkernet World Wide Whiff ... check out the newest technology on the net By JONATHAN WEINBERG and DAVE MASTERS IT'S the latest piece of technology to be developed for your PC and Sun online readers are about to get an exclusive pre-phew. Boffins in deepest Essex...

After-lives of celebrated organs....or how Napoleon lost his "shrivelled object". 31 March 2007 19:37 After-lives of celebrated organs... or how Napoleon lost his penis A row over an exhibition that displays the brain of an Italian anarchist has reignited a wider debate about what...