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World News Times Online July 03, 2006 An injured woman is rushed to hospital after a subway train derailed in Valencia (Juan Carlos Cardenas/EPA) Spain subway train accident kills 34 people By Sam Knight, Philippe Naughton and agencies As many as 34 people were killed...

Wayne Rooney has vowed to get revenge on mummy's boy Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese cissy got Rooney sent off during the World Cup Quarter Final game. And, after Rooney's dismissal, the Portuguese ponce winked at the Portugeuse bench. What makes slimy Ronaldo's actions even more...

The British were once one of the most pro-American countries in Europe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll Sun Jul 2, 11:12 PM ET LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden...

Why do England always lose - except once - at penalty shoot-outs? It's a bit of a mystery. The Times July 03, 2006 It's the penalty of being English Simon Barnes Frank, Stevie and Jamie, the nation loves you for your failure. Unfortunately . . . AS DAVID BECKHAM no doubt explained...

Will England get a new patron saint and a new national flag? The Sunday Times July 02, 2006 St Alban is holier than St George Christopher Morgan England's flag is white with a red cross and is the Cross of St George and is why the England football team wear red and white. Cross of St...

The greatest league in the world gets underway again on 19th August. Champions to start new campaign at home 22nd June 2006 Chelsea VS Manchester City on opening day of the new season. Chelsea begin the defence of their Barclays Premiership title with a home game against Manchester...

Wild boar, fierce wild pigs, were once common across Britain, but were hunted to extinction here. But now they seem to have made a comeback and their numbers are increasing each year. And they can be dangerous as numerous farmers have warned. Last week, a woman was rescued by her dog after...

Brown to face fresh assault on Scots roots · Tories to bar votes on English issues · Move to curb Chancellor's authority Ned Temko and Gaby Hinsliff Sunday July 2, 2006 The Observer Gordon Brown sits next to a union flag. Photograph: Shaun Curry/Getty The Tories are planning a major...

Opinion - Jeremy Clarkson The Sunday Times July 02, 2006 The united states of total paranoia Jeremy Clarkson I know Britain is full of incompetent water board officials and stabbed Glaswegians but even so I fell on my knees this morning and kissed the ground, because I’ve just spent...

The game against Portugal yesterday was Sven Goran Eriksson's last game in charge of England. He was sacked by the FA before the World Cup and had to leave when England's World Cup campaign ended. Despite being a team of talented world class players - a team which, on paper, should have beaten...

Ex-England player Fred Trueman has died. He was the first bowler to claim 300 Test wickets Fred Trueman dies Fast bowler loses battle with lung cancer Carrie Dunn Saturday July 1, 2006 England's greatest-ever fast bowler Fred Trueman has died from lung cancer, aged 75. Trueman made...

Despite the Norman Conquest of 1066 introducing thousands of French words to the English language, a large proportion of our most common nouns are from Old English or Anglo-Saxon, the mother language, dating from before the Norman Conquest. Along with our other most common words that aren't...

Moor sheep 'killed by occultists' Bleak: Dartmoor. Three sheep have been found on Dartmoor in Devon with their necks broken, their tongues severed and one eye cut out. Daniel Alford, of Devon, found four corpses laid out in a square. Two others were near stones and apparently arranged to...

Dead Muslim desecrated with bacon Hospital workers allegedly covered body in mortuary with pork slices Police in Britain say two former hospital workers face charges for allegedly desecrating the body of a dead Muslim grandmother with slices of bacon. Published reports say Habiba Mohammed...

Muslim-only Alton Towers By GUY PATRICK and ANDY RUSSELL BRITAIN’S biggest fun park has sparked a race row — with a MUSLIMS-ONLY day. Up to 28,000 are expected at Alton Towers on September 17 when there will be no music, booze or gambling. Instead there will be prayer areas, Muslim...

What would London have been like in the 18th Century? Not a very nice place....... 1) Unplanned housing "Here falling houses thunder on your head, And here a female atheist talks you dead." - Samuel Johnson (2) Every visitor to 18th-century London was impressed by the noise and the...

Even their gangs of football hooligans are efficient and well-organised. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Times Online June 30, 2006 German soccer hooligans are planning to attack English fans, police warn German hooligans plan to attack...

Thousands gather to remember the Somme 30th June 2006 Thousands of British people began gathering on the battlefields of the Somme today to honour the 20,000 who fell in the bloodiest day in the history of the British army. The Prince of Wales, Princess Anne and cabinet ministers will be...

Scottish tennis player Murray continues his match against Benneteau today at Wimbledon. The Times June 30, 2006 Murray's website deluged with anti-Scots gibes By Will Pavia ANDY MURRAY, Britain’s last hope at Wimbledon, has found himself at the centre of a row over national identity...

29 June 2006 I DON'T CARE IF WE PLAY BADLY - AS LONG AS WE EVENTUALLY WIN THE CUP Sven: Spain played well in this tournament - but now they are out. Darren Lewis In Baden-Baden SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON last night admitted he does not care if England win the World Cup playing "bad football". The...