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Magnificent St Helens become the English Rugby League Champions after they defeated Hull in Super League's Grand Final - English Rugby League's equivalent of the Super Bowl only much better. St Helens have won all of the three domestic trophies and this was also the first time ever that Hull...

Muslims' anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan By Claudia Joseph 14th October 2006 The Olympics will be held over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan The 2012 London Olympics have been plunged into controversy by the discovery that the Games will clash with Ramadan, the...

Minister demands veiled assistant be sacked A young woman wears the Muslim veil in a classroom - The controversy over Muslim women wearing veils escalated after the Government's race minister demanded the sacking of a Muslim teaching assistant who insisted on the garment. Phil...

British band The Klaxons release their new album "Xan Valleys." Live: The Klaxons, the New Best British Band Ever London's The Klaxons: I guess ugly clothes are pretty rave Studio B is one of those Polish nightclubs in Greenpoint where the owners are beginning to sense that there's...

When it comes to fostering and using technology and skill (and, therefore, the countries that will be the most successful economically) the British and the Scandinavians (Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Finns) are the best in Europe. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the French, Germans and Italians - and...

British Muslims Deconstructing the veil Oct 12th 2006 From The Economist print edition Why Britain is so het up about Muslim women covering their faces British author Salman Rushdie said this week that "veils suck." BOOK burnings are rare in Britain. Before 1989, when copies of...

HOW THE BRITISH SOLDIER OF THE FUTURE MAY LOOK He'll be much more deadly and better-armed than he is now. FIST - Future Infantry Soldier Technology, United Kingdom The Future Infantry Soldier Technology (FIST) programme is being managed by the Dismounted Close Combat Integrated Project Team...

Thousands to re-enact 1066 battle Re-enactments are staged each year but this is set to be the largest More than 3,000 performers are expected to take part in what is promised to be the "largest ever" recreation of the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex. English Heritage said an...

Once, Britain was the shipbuilding powerhouse of the world. Now her shipbuilding industry is being revived again with the creation of a giant shipbuilding company that will be called Shipco. The Times October 14, 2006 Buoyant future for UK dockyards By David Robertson...

Scientists claim computer has solved mystery of Shakespeare's 'missing play' 13th October 2006 William Shakespeare: Experts say the mystery of the Arden of Faversham play is solved Scientists claim to have solved a centuries-old mystery by using a computer program to...

England Under 21's team beat Germany Under 21's 2-0 in this play-off, second leg game to book a place in Euro 2007. Germany were thrashed 3-0 on aggregate after they also lost 1-0 in the first leg. That means they won't be playing in Euro 2007 in the summer. It's always good when England beat...

Evening, infidels! Here is the news from the BBC... 13th October 2006 Littlejohn always tells it as it is The BBC is launching two new channels. One, in Arabic, will compete with al-Jazeera. The other, in Farsi (Persian), will be beamed into Iran. A spokesman said of the...

ENGLAND'S POPULATION TO RISE 6 MILLION BY 2029 *England's population will approach 56 million by 2029 *England's population is rising much faster than previously thought and is almost on a par with the huge rise in population experienced during the Victorian era *London will become larger...

English schoolgirl sues Scottish council over 'racist bullying' 13th October 2006 A girl who was claims she was subjected to anti-English abuse at her school on a remote Scottish island is planning to sue a local council for failing to protect her from the bullies. Sophie Parks, 17...

Oxfordshire's Assistant Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker is writing to Lord Goldsmith to ask whether the American soldiers responsible be brought to justice Mr Lloyd's family called the Americans responsible "murderers" and "trigger-happy cowboys"...... U.S marines accused of murdering ITN...

CRICKET England's Steve Harmison is to spearhead the England one-day team's attack as they set out to win the ICC Champions Trophy in India, a tournament consisting of one-day games. England lost in the Final of the last ICC Champions Trophy against the West Indies in 2004. Harmison...

The Ashes go to Australia - without a ball being hit Andrew Culf, sports correspondent Tuesday October 10, 2006 The Guardian The Ashes urn. Every time the England and Australia cricket teams play each other, they compete for the Ashes. In 2005, England won the Ashes for the first time...

UEFA have told Croatia's racist fans - who made a human swastika during a recent game against Italy - that if they racially abuse England's black players during Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier then their team may be kicked out of the tournament. Nazty VILE ... Croatia fans make human...

From boil-in-the-bag food to scorpions which can kill a person in 14 minutes - The Sun tells of the hardships the British face in Afghanistan.... The Sun takes on the Taliban Lawless outpost ... British soldiers fighting the Taliban in the Afghan town of Sangin in Helmand province...

London band Larrikin Love have released their new album The Freedom Spark Larrikin Love - The Freedom Spark - Album Review London rockers Larrikin Love Larrikin Love The Freedom Spark Album Review (Warner Brothers / Infectious) Edward Larrikin - Vocals Micko Larkin -...