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Da Vinci code fans wreck church window in Holy Grail hunt By DAVID WILKES 24th August 2006 The beautiful stained glass window in St Luke's church. It depicts the fourth apostle as being feminine looking. Until recently, the 14th century church was a place to enjoy some peace and...

The Times August 25, 2006 Little Britain aiming for huge remake in America By Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent "Don't like it!" "Yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but you know Carla? She an ugly b**ch....." "I'm the only gay in the village!" THE hit comedy Little...

Britain only has much more historical buildings and other historical sies than most of our Continental neighbours not because we are better than they are at looking after our historical places but because we haven't been successfully invaded since 1066...

Corfe Castle in Dorset was partially ruined by a six-week long siege during the Civil War. Plans to restore a medieval ruined castle which was a stronghold in the time of William the Conqueror have been announced. The £700,000 repair work to Corfe Castle, in Wareham, Dorset, will help...

The Times August 24, 2006 In World War II, the formidable Royal Navy was the largest and most powerful navy on earth. Historians have said that it could have overwhelmed ANY invasion fleet. (PA) Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to . . . the Navy By...

Four cups of tea a day 'better than drinking water' 23rd August 2006 The British love tea - and it's very healthy for you. Drinking four or more cups of tea every day could be more beneficial than drinking water, scientists have said. They say that tea not only rehydrates you as well...

The draw for the Group Stage of the 2006/2007 Champions League (European Cup) has been made. English Champions Chelsea have been put into Group A with Barcelona, who are the European Champions after winning this competition last season. Manchester United have been drawn in the same group as...

Ancient pathway unveiled 22 August 2006 Archaelogical wood consultant Richard Darrah and senior project officer Rod Gardner inspect the find ARCHAELOGISTS working at Ipswich Waterfront believe they have found the remains of a pavement dating back more than a thousand years. The dig...

Roman art excites archaeologists TOM MATTHEWS 23 August 2006 Barbara Jones at work on the excavation They gave us straight roads, sewers and bloodthirsty gladiatorial combat, but it is the Roman eye for beauty which is currently exciting archaeologists in Norfolk. A spectacular...

Souvenir vendu dans les rues de Paristan (Souvenir sold in the streets of Paristan) Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…...

Why this man should give us all nightmares By ANN LESLIE 22nd August 2006 Iran's president Almadinejad: Threatened to wipe Israel off the map Why shouldn't Iran have nuclear weapons? We have them, so has America, France, Russia, Israel, China, Pakistan, India and possibly North Korea...

Face of Jesus seen in baby scan By PAUL SIMS 23rd August 2006 The Turners' spiritual scan shows the face of Jesus hovering above their baby in the womb. She was reassured to see not just the baby sucking his thumb - but what she believes is an image of Jesus watching over him. The...

From Genghis Khan to Napoleon, no famous face is safe from canine 'actress-model' Charlie. The pug dresses as our best-known historical characters, such as Napoleon Bonapug, pictured, in a new book, Fabulous Pugs by Lisa Knapp. ---------------------------- You'd be barking not to love this one...

British movie Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, will be released in 2007. Filming is taking place in several locations around Britain, including Grimsby, Shropshire and Redcar, Cleveland. The movie is set in several different times, including during the Dunkirk evacuation of 1941. The town...

New Zealand: the funeral of the Maori Queen took place near the city of Hamilton, shown on the map. The Maoris are the natives of New Zealand. Warriors take Maori Queen on final journey By Paul Chapman in Wellington, New Zealand (Filed: 22/08/2006) Tens of thousands of mourners...

Terror suspects in court By SIMON HUGHES Chief Investigative Reporter EIGHT suspects were charged with conspiracy to murder yesterday over the alleged suicide bomb plot to blow up airliners. They were also accused of trying to smuggle bottle bomb components on board the planes which...

Time for us to pull out Andrew Alexander In the main leader of the Daily Mail on 9th December 2000 Andrew Alexander argued why he believes it is inevitable that Britain will withdraw from the EU Britain will one day leave the EU. The timing may be hard to predict, but not the inevitability...

Drought gives a glimpse of ancient archaeology 21st August 2006 (TOP) Round borrows from the Bronze Age are seen in the Vale of Glamorgan. (BOTTOM) The outlines of a medieval ditch in Shropshire. Britain's long hot summer may have left the nation's gardens parched, but the absence of...

Just WHO, or WHAT, causes Britain's many crop circles? The beauty and mystery of Britain's mysterious crop circles By BILL MOULAND 21st August 2006 An eye-catching crop circle in Uffington, Oxfordshire. These photographs should probably carry a health warning. 'They give off energy...

Hawk attacks jogger and kills pet The bird was photographed as it perched in a tree in a back garden A hawk is terrorising residents in a Staffordshire town. In two separate attacks, the bird of prey flew from woods and plunged its talons into its victims as they were out jogging in...