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Kate is people’s choice to be their princess 9th October 2006 Poll position: In a poll amongst British AOL users, 73% said they want Kate Middleton to marry Prince William. If she does, she'll become Queen when he becomes King William V. Prince William’s girlfriend Kate...

The first episode of the BBC's new Robin Hood series was shown on BBC1 (Channel 1) on Saturday night and it was a success - 8.2 million people throughout Britain tuned in to watch it and it beat Channel 3's (ITV1's) Saturday night entertainment show "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" which...

As English Champions Chelsea were accused of using "devious tactics" (cheating?) by dumping tons of sand onto their football pitch in order to ruin it for the upcoming game against Barcelona, two men decided to go to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium with a camel. Chelsea get 'hump'...

France: Schoolgirl Stoned In Playground For Not Observing Ramadan With a hat-tip to reader Peter C, a truly horrific sign of the times comes from Lyon in the south of France, where a schoolgirl was stoned by Muslim students on Wednesday (October 4), for not following Ramadan. France-Echos...

Al-Qa'ida plotted Ashes gas attack Andrew Ramsey and Simon Kearney The Australian October 09, 2006 Australian players raise their arms against England during the Ashes in 2005 to try and persuade the umpire to award them a wicket. England went on to win the tournament. Al Qaeda planned...

8 October 2006 TV NOEL IS A BIG DEAL FOR QUEEN The Queen is a fan of the Channel 4 gameshow Deal Or No Deal in which a contestant randomly opens boxes numbered from 1-22 to win money. The contestant can win anything from just 1 penny (if they are very unlucky) to £250,000. No-one has won...

The News of the World (which is the Sunday version of The Sun newspaper) is launching a campaign for the better treatment of British soldiers wounded in battle. By Robert Kellaway News Of The World BLOODIED and burned in battle, soldier Daniel Twiddy lies in hospital hours after...

As British troops risk their lives fighting the Taliban, other nations' soldiers in Afghanistan - most notably French, German and Italian troops - are partying. They are staging nightly drinking and karaoke sessions. The British, ed by the behaviour of their "brave allies", have even dubbed...

British scientists build spying robot flies Scientists are trying to build a robot version of the common hover fly British military scientists are developing robot flies that can be sent in swarms to spy out enemy positions. The idea sounds like nightmarish science fiction, but...

Blair to British soldiers in Helmand: "You'll get all you need to finish the job." This article in today's Sun newspaper was written by Tony Blair. Thanks ... Tony Blair RELATED STORIES 'All you need to finish the job' Prime Minister TONY BLAIR Writes for The Sun October 07...

Brave heroes hounded out Hate-filled ... message on drive. The house is in a village near Windsor, Berkshire, where riots between whites and Asians are taking place. By JULIE MOULT, JAMIE PYATT and TOM REILLY October 07, 2006 MUSLIM yobs who wrecked a house to stop four brave...

After the Battle of Nawzad between the British and the Taliban, the Taliban had 100 dead compared to just 3 British injured. Royal Gurkha Rifles Fearsome: British Army Gurkhas. The Taliban have found out just how tough they are. The Gurkhas were never supposed to fire a shot in anger...

As French wine producers start to struggle, at the same time the British wine-making industry starts to boom. British vineyard: Right foreground: Denbies 100 hectare vineyard and winery, planted in the last century on south-facing chalk slopes of the North Downs. This is the vineyard which...

The Times October 07, 2006 <H1>EU cheese ban is 'attack' on British dairy industry By David Charter, Valerie Elliott and Russell Jenkins BRITAIN’S £5.6 billion dairy industry was facing serious food safety questions yesterday after European officials discovered cheese polluted...

The TimesOctober 07, 2006 I would prefer women not to wear the veil at all, says Straw By Anthony Browne, Chief Political Correspondent JACK STRAW increased tensions with sections of Britain’s Muslim community over use of the Islamic veil yesterday by declaring his opposition to women...

For Sale: World's first printed atlas 6th October 2006 The 1477 Atlas - This is a page of the Atlas showing Britain (pink) and Ireland (yellow). In those days, the North Sea, bordering eastern Britain, was known as the German Sea. The Atlas is a world Atlas but didn't show North America and...

It's the dog's Borats British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has released his new movie - which has a very long title - in which his character, Kazakh TV presenter Borat, is the star. Joke's on you ... British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as Kazakh TV presenter Borat in America. In Baron...

Victory for the British: As the IRA terrorist group announces an end to its campaign of violence and terror, the British Army prepares to leave Northern Ireland. Times OnlineOctober 06, 2006 Goodbye Ulster: Queen marks end of Army's role with honour By Jenny Percival and PA A soldier...

oldier 'saw U.S tank fire on ITV team' 6th October 2006 ITN News journalist Terry Lloyd: 'Shot in the head by Americans' says British soldier American soldiers: Not as good as British soldiers A British soldier today told an inquest into the death of journalist...

Why is it that American and British universities - and not those from Canada, Europe or elsewhere - always finish in the highest positions in the list of the world's besyt universities? Are Canadian and Continental European universities just not very good? Britain also has more NEW entrants...