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Don't mention human rights, French told By Kim Willsher in Paris, Sunday Telegraph 07/01/07 As French presidential frontrunner Ségolène Royal visited China this weekend, a row erupted after France's tourist chiefs advised officials dealing with Chinese visitors: don't mention Tiananmen...

Scientists have found that the first ever Brits were redheads. Britain has more red haired people than any other country in the world (especially the Celtic areas) and is also common in Ireland and the Scandinavian nations. Outside these places, red hair is extremely rare. Famous Brits with...

Campaign: Zoo animals facing slaughter...thanks to the EU Join the Mail On Sunday's urgent crisis appeal By DANIEL BOFFEY 6th January 2007 In cages measuring 5ft by 14ft, bears lumber aimlessly in seemingly endless circles around putrid pools of their own excrement at the Zoological...

If Britain had never joined the EU it would be a better better place today..... What if Britain HADN'T joined the EU? by CHRISTOPHER BOOKER 6th January 2007 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which launched what was eventually to become the...

We all know that the Continental Europeans are lazy, and prefer living of welfare cash than a paycheck. But, thanks to the EU, the Continentals are also trying to make sure that the British also follow their culture of short working hours with long tea breaks, even though we don't like to live...

A book from England's Restoration era - which began 1660 when the Monarchy was restored - has been discovered The recipe book dates from 1678, 18 years after the Restoration of the Monarchy and 12 years after the Great Fire of London. You could say the restoration era ended in 1679 when the...

Nazi royal pic sparks outrage 'Offensive' ... the painting that has shocked many By LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT January 05, 2007 A PAINTING ridiculing the Royal Family has sparked outrage among monarchists. The picture, that is currently showing as part of an exhibition at a gallery in...

The Young Knives are a British indie rock and post-punk revival band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band by rummaging through a book. The band are known for their energetic live performances and their...

HOW OLD IS THE GRAND CANYON? PARK SERVICE WON’T SAY — Orders to Cater to Creationists Makes National Park Agnostic on Geology Creationists probably won't believe that it's much more than just 6000 years old Washington, DC — Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official...

Thief steals urinal from city pub Landlord Alan Dreja pictured at the site of a missing urinal Police are on the hunt for a thief who stole a urinal from a pub in Hampshire. The man is thought to have spent 40 minutes removing the white toilet bowl after ordering half a pint at...

Cartoons protester found guilty Police made no arrests during the protests in London A British Muslim has been found guilty of soliciting murder during a London rally against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. Umran Javed was also convicted of using words likely to stir up...

The Times January 05, 2007 Sword finder takes his cut of £125,000 Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent The finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is £125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum. He is expected to share...

German war babies come looking for British fathers by ALAN HALL 5th January 2007 Some British soldiers won't even know they fathered German children in WW2 Hundreds of Germans born as a result of liaisons between British soldiers and local women in the aftermath of the Second...

Backlash grows over troops' squalid living conditions by MATTHEW HICKLEY 5th January 2007 The dreadful state of British military housing Ministers are facing a growing backlash over the squalid state of military housing after senior commanders admitted soldiers and their families...

Thousands of military explosives are found in Britain each year - most of them from World War II. This article is about the British Army bomb disposal troop that covers Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man and the work they undertake to make...

Archie Stirling, a millionaire landowner, the son of the founder of the SAS and the ex-husband of actress Dame Diana Rigg is setting up a new political party to prevent the break-up of the UK - SAS clan calls for new fight to save the Union By Andrew Pierce 04/01/2007 SAS soldiers in...

Beast in bush ... boar attacked dog Boar beaten off by Rose, 80 By JOHN COLES January 04, 2007 A WOMAN aged 80 fought off three wild boar as they attacked her dog — belting one of them on the nose. Rosemarie Hamilton-Meikle lashed out after hearing a “terrible screaming noise”...

Beatings ... squaddies on film NEWS OF WORLD Iraq squaddies off the hook By ALI MARTIN January 04, 2007 THE GANG of British squaddies filmed beating up Iraqi rioters will not face charges, the Ministry of Defence have announced. The video showed the troops punching, kicking...

Muslims and Jews join gay-laws protest BY STEVE DOUGHTY 3rd January 2007 Dr Majid Katme, of the Islamic Medical Association, is taking part in a protest against an EU gay rights law Prominent Muslims and Jews united with Christians yesterday to voice concern at laws boosting...

Forget Labour, the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats. A new British political party has been born - the Imperial Party. This party has all the right policies to make this country great again....... The Imperial Party is a new British political party fighting for the traditional values...