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Outnumbered and short of food, British troops win six-day battle with Taliban By Tom Coghlan in Kabul "Situation critical." The young British bombardier spoke urgently into the handset of his radio above the crack of small arms around him and the heavier thud of rocket-propelled grenades...

Jesus rocks in the Scottish Highlands by MAUREEN CULLEY 21st September 2006 'Sermon on the Mount' in the Scottish Highlands Arms outstretched and head tilted, it is the very image of Jesus preaching to the masses. But, for all its similarities, this is not a sculpture of Christ, like...

The Bully and the Fly Hannigan and the bully Stoneley In Edwardian times, a curious Irishman named John Hannigan appeared on the Liverpool scene. Nothing about the middle-aged Hannigan was known, except that he came from County Meath in Ireland around 1905. The rest of his background is a...

21 September 2006 LEHMAN SO SORRY FOR SNUB TO FANS USA don't like our food, don't like our weather, don't like practising.. no wonder fans at the K Club are booing them By Neil Mcleman, Golf Correspondent THE US Ryder Cup team were booed at the K Club yesterday after a shambolic practice...

William joins Harry's regiment as he prepares to be King 21st September 2006 Future King William V: Prince William will join the Household Cavalry Prince William is following his brother, Prince Harry, into the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, Clarence House announced today. The...

True stories, as told by Tom Slemen The Darkness and the Fear In April 1922, a 50-year-old Liverpool man named William Banks woke up in pitch darkness. At first he thought he was in his bedroom in the middle of the night, until he tried to stretch. He felt hemmed in. He tried to lever...

'Mystery object' delays shuttle Atlantis left the space station on Sunday The US space agency's Atlantis shuttle has had its Wednesday landing postponed after an unidentified object was seen floating near the vehicle. The delay will give engineers an opportunity to investigate the...

The Times September 20, 2006 German confidence at seven-year low By Gabriel Rozenberg, Economics Reporter Germany: about to be overtaken by Britain as Europe's largest economy. How things have suddenly got quite depressing for the German economy. GERMAN economic confidence has...

The Celtic British (Scots, Welsh, and Irish) are the descendants of a tribe of Spanish fishermen. So it's not just the English - who are the descendants of Germans, Danes and Frisians - who are foreigners to these islands. ------------------------------------------------------------------...

Golf Ryder Cup, Dublin. 2006 (Europe to win for the third time in succession) Europe Ian Woosnam Darren Clarke Paul Casey Luke Donald Sergio Garcia Padraig Harrington David Howell Robert Karlsson Paul McGinley Colin Montgomerie José Maria Olazábal Henrik Stenson Lee Westwood...

More strange - but true - stories from Liverpool paranormal investigator Tom Slemen. ------------------------------------------- The Devil's Umbrellas with Tom Slemen, writing in the Maghull & Aintree Star ONE rainy afternoon in the late summer of 1900, a handful of drinkers in the...

Deal with Spain will end the 37-year 'siege' of Gibraltar By Fiona Govan, in Madrid (Filed: 18/09/2006) Ministers from Britain, Spain and Gibraltar are meeting today to sign a deal that is expected effectively to end the siege imposed on the disputed territory by General Franco almost four...

Britain The Times September 19, 2006 Need a stamp? Now you can print one on your home computer By Marcus Leroux ROYAL MAIL has introduced an internet service that could send stamps to the great wastepaper basket of history, heralding a black day for philatelists. From today...

Fury over 'war on terror' board game 18th September 2006 A survivor of the London bombings has branded a controversial new board game about the war on terror as "sick". Jacqui Putnam survived the attacks which claimed 52 lives on July 7 last year when a suicide bomber detonated...

Hurricane's tail to lash Britain Storm warning: The edge of Hurricane Gordon will hit Britain later this week Parts of the UK are bracing themselves for storms as the tail-end of a hurricane makes its way towards Britain. Northern Ireland and Scotland will be worst hit when Hurricane...

The Runcorn Dragon In 1821, the writer Heinrich Heine stated: “Where they burn books, they will end in burning human beings." Just over a century afterwards, the Nazis did exactly that. Going centuries back in time, the Apostle Paul supervised the burning of all the ‘strange books’ on the...

France Calls for Boosting of Ties with Iran TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Despite the United States' frequent calls on the EU to increase pressures on Iran and limit ties with the Islamic Republic, Paris has called for the enhancement of all-out relations with Tehran and this has been the...

Reports of an angel moving just above the water of the Thames have been occuring since the Great Fire of London in 1666. So far this year, the angel has been reported four times. 'Angel' spotted on the Thames Sep 15 2006 By Richard Porritt The angel has been seen on the Thames near...

From wild racoons in Leicestershire to wild monkeys on the island of Oban - there is a lot of unusual wildlife in Britain. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Britain The Times September 18, 2006 The so-called Beast of Bodmin (which was videotaped), on...

Just what kind of weird, wonderful and exotic creatures are living in the British Isles? It's a (sort of) jungle out there By James Clarke BBC News, England Bones - who escaped from a zoo last week - may not be the only vulture flying free round England Pumas, lynx and vultures...