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England play Macedonia tonight in Skopje in their second Euro 2008 qualifier. When England played there in 2003 for the Euro 2004 qualifiers their black players - such as Ashley Cole - were subjected to monkey chants by the Macedonian fans. UEFA has said that if England are subjected to...

Arctic Monkeys win the Mercury Prize The Times September 06, 2006 The Artic Monkeys, led by their lead singer Alex Turner, right, receive the Mercury Prize (BEN GURR) Mercury falls for Arctic Monkeys' tales of street life By Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent FOR once the...

Omagh suspect set to go on trial Devastation: The 1998 Omagh bomb in Northern Ireland, perpetrated by the Real IRA, killed 29 people and was the worst atrocity in the UK in 30 years The man accused of Northern Ireland's worst single terrorist atrocity is set to go on trial in Belfast...

Blair will resign on 31 May - reports Speculation is growing over Tony Blair's exit strategy Tony Blair will resign as Labour leader on 31 May next year, before stepping down as Prime Minister on 26 July, The Sun has reported. The newspaper has previously made accurate predictions about the...

Dangermouse back on 25th birthday Dangermouse lived inside a postbox on Baker Street in London with his sidekick Penfold. Cartoon secret agent Dangermouse is returning to television after the BBC bought episodes of the series to broadcast in its daytime schedules. This month marks the...

Seeking the secrets of Stonehenge By Helen Thomas Above, Third year archaeology student Beatrice Greenfield with some of the finds (19013/2) Archaeologists have been digging ancient sites around Stonehenge to find clues about when they were first built. The dig, being conducted by...

Britain cracked WW2 secret "dress code" By Peter Griffiths Sun Sep 3 An undated handout image released on September 3, 2006 by The National Archives shows a page from a book issued to British secret service officials. German spies hid secret messages in drawings of models wearing the...

COWARDLY EUROS Nato not helping Our Boys By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON September 05, 2006 Whilst British soldiers are in combat with the Taliban nearly everyday, French and German soldiers have been posted in the safest, cushiest areas possible in Afghanistan. FURIOUS ministers last...

The Telegraph The Government yesterday denied claims by a leading Conservative MP that the European Union is planning to seize control of information about the ownership and value of private property in nation states, as a first step to what could become an EU-wide property tax. Eric Pickles...

ROME (AFP) - Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has upped the ante ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifier against France on Wednesday by labelling Raymond Domenech's side "bad losers". Italy beat France to win the World Cup final in July, thus taking revenge for France's 'golden goal' victory over...

The Times September 05, 2006 Gallas is accused of threatening to score own goal By Matt Hughes There's nothing more irritating than an angry Frenchman: William Gallas, who has just moved to Arsenal from champions Chelsea threatened to score an own goal or get himself sent off if selected...

Family tribute to Kinloss airmen Most of the men were based at RAF Kinloss. Top L-R: Flt Sgt Adrian Davies; Flt Lt Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore; Flt Lt Gareth Rodney Nicholas; Sgt Benjamin James Knight; Sgt Gary Paul Quilliam. Bottom L-R: Flt Sgt Stephen Beattie; Flt Lt Allan James Squires; Flt...

Gunman fires on Jordan tourists Police sealed off the area around the Roman amphitheatre in Amman A gunman has opened fire on a group of foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing a British man. The shooting happened at the Roman amphitheatre, a popular attraction. Five...

UK squaddies die in Iraq By SUN REPORTER September 04, 2006 TWO British soldiers were killed and a third was seriously wounded in Iraq today. The soldiers died when their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb north of Basra. British military spokesman Major Charlie Burbridge said the...

Twice in the 20th Century the Germans have tried to wipe Britain off the map. Now they are trying to do it again. But if they think they can succeed this time, they'll be disappointed. ------------- New map of Britain that makes Kent part of France ...and it's a German idea by TIM SHIPMAN...

September 2006 A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE THE BOOK THAT LETS YOU WIN ANY PUB ARGUMENT Impress your mates down at the pub (or Al's Bar in a small town in Texas if you're a Yank) with the Nuts Pub Ammo book, from the people who have given us the Nuts men's magazine. *Nuts Pub Ammo (Carlton...

Islamic school remains focus of anti-terror search 3rd September 2006 Focus: The Jameah Islameah School. An Islamic school remains the focus of a police anti-terror investigation today which has seen 14 people arrested in raids. Officers have been searching the establishment near...

Kate Middleton. The future Queen? There are photos of her on holiday in Ibiza on the front page of today's Daily Star newspaper. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabloid Swoons Over "Luscious" Kate (H.R.H.) Written by Joanne Leyland...

Diana: We’ll never forget 01/09/06 MOURNERS from across the globe flocked to Princess Diana’s former home yesterday on the ninth anniversary of her death. The gates and railings of Kensington Palace in London were festooned with hundreds of floral and poetry tributes. Many people had...

14 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan air crash 2nd September 2006 A NATO aircraft has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing 14 British soldiers, an ISAF spokesman has said. Twelve RAF personnel, a Royal Marine and an Army soldier were among those who died. According to the...