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18 Jul 2006 GREEN LIGHT GIVEN FOR BAE SYSTEMS NIMROD MRA4 PRODUCTION British Defence Secretary Des Browne (far right) says the Government has given the go-ahead to the programme. Image caption: The new BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 performs a flypast at the Farnborough Airshow. The Rt Hon...

Beckett's outrage at U.S. for flying bombs to Israel via Britain By KIRSTY WALKER, Daily Mail 27th July 2006 British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett last night savaged the U. S. for using a British airport as a staging post for the supply of bunker-busting bombs to...

Dumped supermarket trolleys litter our rivers and canals. Now one artist is rescuing them... to create these incredible wire sculptures that celebrate our water wildlife... ©Drew Gardner www.drew.it ---------------- Ptolemy Elrington with his giant heron made from old supermarket trolleys...

Twenty20 cricket is like normal cricket, but whereas normal cricket is unlimited overs and can last for 5 days, Twenty20 cricket lasts for just 20 overs and lasts just a few hours. It's faster than normal cricket. An over is when a bowler bowls the ball to a batsman 6 times. The draw for...

The truth behind grisly severed arm Jul 26 2006 Hands of Glory were popular in 17th and 18th Century Britain. They were the hands that had been cut off a hanged felon and dried and then used as a magical candle holder. A severed arm, on display at Walsall Museum, is not that of a...

Empire: war and propaganda Thursday, July 27th, 2006 The red areas show the worldwide extent of the American Empire John Pilger The US role in supporting Israel’s military assault on Lebanon falls into a pattern of imperial tyranny, where history is rewritten to suit America’s needs...

Is this a strange hoax or something more sinister? What is red mercury? By Chris Summers BBC News Three men have been cleared of trying to procure the raw ingredients for a "dirty bomb" which the prosecution claimed could have devastated a British city if it fell into the hands of...

Giant creature's bones on display The exhibit will be the centrepiece of a redeveloped museum A 70 million-year-old skeleton is going on display for the first time after four years of restoration work. It is the first plesiosaur of its type to be found anywhere in the world and is...

The ancient book of psalms discovered at an undisclosed location in Ireland. Photo: National Museum of Ireland An ancient prayer book found in an Irish bog is being hailed as one of Ireland's most significant archeological discoveries. The National Museum of Ireland said fragments of what...

Labour 'sellout' to give EU flag same status as Union Jack by JAMES CHAPMAN, Daily Mail Labour, our Scottish, Socialist rulers, plan to make the EU rag have the same status as the great Union Jack (which still strikes terror into some nations) The EU Rag. Labour has been accused of a...

The English have been denied a life-prolonging bone cancer drug - but the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish can have it. England denied miracle bone cancer drug By EMILY COOK, Daily Mail 26th July 2006 Cruel Britannia: Our Scottish masters allow the Jocks, Taffs and Paddies access to bone...

The Tate Modern art gallery in London, the world's most visited modern art gallery, is building a rather strange extension.... The Times July 26, 2006 An artist's impression of how the 70m Tate Modern extension would look from the south Tate Modern's chaotic pyramid By Dalya Alberge...

The Times July 26, 2006 Ten ducks send village cricketers waddling into the hall of shame By Andrew Norfolk In cricket, a duck is when a batsmen is out after scoring no runs at all. Most batsmen usually score at least 1 run before they are out, but if they are out and they haven't scored...

Canucks and Chinkies were amongst those killed by the Israelis. Fury at 'deliberate' bombing of UN post UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is at the centre of a diplomatic storm after accusing Israel of deliberately bombing a UN observer post in southern Lebanon, killing at least two...

Another reason why Britain was wise to keep the £ - Euro notes are easy to steal. GETTY IMAGES DULY NOTED: €500 bills are easy to steal British notes are more difficult to steal If you're a villain, you want cash that washes nicely — and not too much of it By JEFFREY ROBINSON Sunday...

Llook who's talking Not that long ago, Welsh seemed like a doomed language. Now it's being used by hip-hoppers, bloggers, even Big Brother contestants such as Imogen and Glyn. Jude Rogers explains what went right Thursday June 22, 2006 The Guardian Wales, along with Scotland, England and...

The Mirror 25th July 2006 There are thought to be hundreds of pumas and other big cats roaming the British countryside. Reports of a "panther-like animal" attacking a flock of sheep were yesterday being investigated by police. Officers were told of a "large black animal" making "strange...

For historical reasons, many people in Britain think that Berwick-upon-Tweed, which over the centuries has changed hands between England and Scotland many times and is now the most northerly town in England, is still at war with Russia. ---------------------------------------------- MYTH OR...

Spotlight on the great discoveries Cambridge University LIFE-CHANGING ideas are celebrated in a new book that aims to raise the profile of universities. Eureka UK highlights 100 major developments and inventions to have come out of British academia in the last 50 years - from unlocking DNA...

Apologetic O'Neill facing ban for his 'Zidane' By COLIN MACKENZIE, Daily Mail Nutter: Paul O'Neill attacks horse City Affair The 26-year-old Irishman, who now faces a ban, had endured a torrid time getting City Affair to the start of the selling hurdle. The fractious hurdler shied and...