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The pavement Picasso chalks up another success By LUCY BALLINGER 29th August 2006 Julian Beever's remarkable Batman and Robin artwork. Hanging from a wire, Batman and Robin clamber up the wall of a burning building to save a victim from the flames burning inside. Policeman stand...

The Times August 30, 2006 As you bomb, you will be bombed, says video 'martyr' By Sean O’Neill MARTYRDOM videos found by police investigating the alleged airline terrorist plot contain chilling statements made by young men who are apparently willing to die as suicide bombers. Seven...

The debut single of Sheffield band Ape Drape escape is called "200 Angry Bikers!" It is released from their debut album "Fracture Clinic." Martin Clark - Vocals Helen Clark - Guitar Rachel Crosby - Synth Ian Turley - Bass Dan Harrison - Drums James Ape - Guitar Hand picked from the...

To the 15 million people who live in Greater London, this story just sounds unbelievable. London transporation system has been voted the best in the world. London's taxi drivers, famed for knowing the maze of streets of Europe's largest city like the back of their hand, have been voted the...

I've gone from right-wing to right-on in the space of a week By RICHARD LITTLEJOHN who has just come back from holiday (those Guardian readers and Lefties really get on his nerves) He always tells it like it is. 28th August 2006 They say a week is a long time in politics, but this...

Have you heard the one about the Irishman and the perpetual motion machine? Have scientists unlocked the secret of perpetual motion? By MICHAEL HANLON, Science Editor 28th August 2006 Has this scientist in Dublin found the Holy Grail of Science? Or is his claim to have found free energy...

Holiday Britons defy the bombers By Catriona Davies (Filed: 29/08/2006) Britons continued to fly out to Turkey on holiday last night despite the fifth bomb aimed at tourists in less than 24 hours. Tour operators said that holidays were going ahead "as normal" and the Foreign Office did...

British band Hot Club de Paris release their new album ‘Drop It Till It Pops’ in October. Welcome, Welcome To The Hot Club De Paris by Daniel Melia Liverpool band Hot Club de Paris Paul Rafferty, vocals and bass Alasdair Smith, drums and vocals Matt Smith, vocals and guitar...

The tapes for the newest TV series of Robin Hood, made by the BBC, have been stolen and ransomed by Eastern European gangsters. The 13-part series was filmed in Hungary and each episode is 45 minutes long. It will fill the Saturday night slot of the highly successful new Dr Who series which...

Milburn are about to release their debut album Well, Well, Well well well well 1. Well Well Well 2. Showroom 3. Send in the Boys 4. What About Next Time? 5. Lipstick Licking 6. Cheshire Cat Smile (Single Version) 7. Stockholm Syndrome 8. Storm In A Teacup 9. Last Bus 10. Brewster 11. What...

The Daily Telegraph An attempt by a UK businessman to go voluntarily to face fraud charges in America has been denied and instead he will arrive in MANACLES, escorted by US marshals. Jeremy Crook, who used to manage the European operation of San Diego-based software company Peregrine...

Not only has a song by British rockers Oasis been voted the greatest song of all time, but one of their songs was also voted the second-greatest of all time. The Beatles had the most entries of any band, with six. ----------------------------------------------------- Oasis song greatest ever...

Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter, won gold for Great Britain at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen yesterday on her horse Toytown. Her close friends and family have a history of sporting success. Her mother, the Princess Royal, became the European champion in 1971, and her father...

The Scottish nationalists the SNP have said that they want the abolition of the "anti-English" university charges where English students are charged to attend Scottish universities. Unfairly, Scottish students aren't charged to go to English universities...

The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest in Europe and the second-largest in the world after the Rio Carnival. Two million expected at Notting Hill By Jasper Copping Past attendances 2006 - 2 million? 2005 - 750,000 2004 - 750,000 2003 - 600,000 2002 - 1,400,000 2001 - 1,250,000 2000 -...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan 27th August 2006 A British soldier was killed today during a fight with rebels in Afghanistan. The attack happened at 5am local time (1.30am BST) in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, the Ministry of Defence said. He is the eighth soldier...

British Team Vehicle Breaks Diesel Land Speed Record Birmingham Post A British diesel-powered vehicle, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the land speed record for these types of cars after making two runs in Utah on Tuesday. The first run was made at an average speed of 324.248 mph with the...

Glasgow Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has been cautioned for blessing himself in a match against arch rivals Glasgow Rangers. He made the sign of a cross as Catholics do, but this angered Rangers fans in the stadium. Why? Because Celtic are supported by Catholics and Rangers are supported by...

It's all backwards. During the World Cup, England striker Wayne Rooney was sent off for an accidental "stamp" on Portugal's Ricardo Carvalho. Rooney still insists that it was accidental and that he was merely stopping himself from falling over. As his was was about to land on the ground...

Untidy Brits creating super rats 25th August 2006 Rats are getting bigger, more active and living longer. There are now around 60 million rats in Britain - one for each person. A national charity has warned that 15 million people across the country are helping to create a new breed of...