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According to ancient English folklore, fairies have been dancing in a couple's garden..... Fairy mysterious By Morwenna Blake Sue and Tom Gaylard of Staverton, Wiltshire with the fairy ring in their garden. FAIRIES have been dancing in the garden of a Staverton couple, according to...

Bush to hold talks on Ali G creator after diplomatic row 12th September 2006 British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as Kazakh TV presenter Borat. US President George Bush is to host White House talks on British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen, 35, creator of Ali G, has infuriated the...

Afghanistan: Britain goes in deeper Just leave it to us, guys: Even more British troops are being sent to Afghanistan because not one of Britain's 25 NATO "allies" - such as France and Germany - are sending more troops there, despite NATO saying that it desparately needs them. British...

Dead Nimrod heroes return September 12, 2006 THE bodies of 14 servicemen killed in a Nimrod crash in Afghanistan were returned to Britain today. The Duke of Edinburgh, air force chiefs and senior politicians joined the families of the dead airmen for a repatriation ceremony at RAF...

Britain The Times September 12, 2006 Girls cannot play football: The Bridgnorth team believe that they would have been treated differently if they were boys (Andrew Fox) Clubs refuse to host final in case girls harm pitch By Alexandra Frean, Education Editor FOOTBALL’S...

The Black Death: The Spread of the Disease Coffins for the victims of the Black Death which struck across Europe in the 1300s. One-third of Europeans died and it killed an estimated 40% of the English population. In October, 1347, a strange disease entered Europe through a port in Sicily...

As French wine goes on the decline, English wine is on the up. It will expand 50% in just the next year........ The Times September 11, 2006 English wine sparkles as global climate warms up By Valerie Elliott, Countryside Editor Richard Balfour-Lynn is hoping for six tonnes per acre...

62,111 dead: The toll of the war on terror so far... but experts say it could be three times higher By REBECCA CAMBER 11th September 2006 British soldiers in Afghanistan. The human cost of the 'war on terror' is laid bare today on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The...

It's always good to know that the French and British still love each other so much.... French author slams 'vulgar, aggressive, unprincipled, consumerist' Britons By IAN SPARKS 10th September 2006 Britain has been branded a nation of "vulgar, aggressive, unprincipled, consumerist...

Tonga -------------------------------------------------- Tongan King, world's heaviest monarch, dies after 41-year reign 11th September 2006 King Tupou IV The world's biggest and heaviest ruler in the smallest kingdom has died at the age of 88. The people of the South Pacific island of...

Forces' combat deaths worst since Falklands By CHRISTOPHER LEAKE and ANDREW WILKS 9th September 2006 Not since the Falklands War of 1982 have British casualties been so high Combat deaths among British Forces this year are on course to reach levels not seen since the bloodiest...

Compared to other European monarchs, and those of other parts of the world, Queen Elizabeth II is poor. She's only worth £271 million. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- World's richest royals There are 44 active monarchies in the world. Unlike some...

BMX boy, 15, shot dead in the 'British Bronx' By ANDREW CHAPMAN, The Mail on Sunday 9th September 2006 Shot: Jessie James was targeted in gun attack A 15-year-old schoolboy died in a hail of bullets yesterday after being ambushed as he cycled home from a party. Police said Jessie...

They make a lovely couple and they are faithful friends. In fact, Muffin (pictured) and Timmy are so devoted that they are to become Britain's first 'married' dogs. Muffin the bride, a seven-month-old Shih Tzu, and Timmy the groom, a two-and-a-half-year-old Bichon Frize, will this week take part...

Separating pub fact from pub fiction The Mail on Sunday 9th September 2006 Can a mouse really fit into a hole the size of a biro? Go into any pub and sooner or later you'll meet a barstool expert armed with an astonishing fact relayed with such conviction that you feel unable to...

The skeletons of 4 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses in 1461 have been found. The Battle of Towton is the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. -------------------------------------------------------- Remains of battle victims found at hall Rob...

When it comes to four or five day Test matches, England usually win. But when it comes to One Day Internationals (ODIs) England aren't as good. The one day game doesn't seem to suit England. But even though England lost the last few matches in the One Day version of cricket against Pakistan...

US OWES US £891K By Jon Clements AMERICA owes London £891,000 in unpaid congestion charges, figures released yesterday show. The US embassy has refused to pay the road charge, now £8, since July 2005 claiming it is a tax and officials are exempt. Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "We are...

9 September 2006 DUCHESS IN BRITTLE BONE TREK By Victoria Bone (how appropriate) THE Duchess of Cornwall is to do a 10-mile walk in aid of osteoporosis. She will hike around Loch Muick on the Balmoral estate in Scotland on September 20. It signals the start of a week of special Big Bone...

British rockers Kasabian released their new album Empire. It is now at No1 in the UK album charts Kasabian: Empire Big mouths, bigger tunes Tom Meighan - Lead vocals & Backing vocals Sergio Pizzorno - Guitar, Synthesisers, Backing vocals & Lead vocals Christopher Edwards - Bass Ian...