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26 May 2006 BAE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW EARLY LAUNCH DATE FOR ASTUTE HMS Astute (left) and HMS Ambush are under construction in the Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria, England. BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness has announced 8 June 2007 as the launch date for the first of...

23 Jun 2006 BAE SYSTEMS ACHIEVES MAJOR SAMPSON MILESTONE SAMPSON radar on transfer to Cumbria The world's most powerful radar will be fitted onto the Type 45 Destroyer, the world's most advanced warship. It can detect objects the size of tennis balls moving at more than twice the speed...

Chirac calls for talks with Anglo-Saxon free marketeer to stop as interior minister seeks PM's advice to boost presidential bid Alex Duval Smith, Europe correspondent Sunday June 25, 2006 The Observer In an effort to salvage his bid for the presidency from the chaos of France's centre-right...

A battle involving England and Germany fans occured after the Germans taunted the English chanting: “We are going to Berlin without England — England have to go home.” Now the Germans have surely learnt that that is NOT the kind of thing to say to a group of English football supporters...

The world's biggest tennis tournament starts tomorrow. And, unlike the tennis tournaments of more uncivilised countries, the players have to follow a strict dress code. The Sunday Times June 25, 2006 Out! Wimbledon to ban tennis teases Maurice Chittenden World's greatest tennis venue...

24 June 2006 EXCLUSIVE: CUSTER DISASTER For 130 years he has been feted as a hero of the West. Now his Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn is exposed. By Murray Davies Custer: Not as heroic as many Americans believe. For more than a century General George Armstrong Custer...

Michael Carrick will play for England against Ecuador tomorrow. He will play in a new 5-man midfield in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Wayne Rooney will play as a lone striker now that Michael Owen is injured. Owen Hargreaves, who is normally a midfielder and played in the holding midfield role against...

Britain's oldest Victoria Cross holder Col Eric Wilson and her youngest Victoria Cross holder Pte Johnson Beharry are brought together. Today, there are only 12 remaining people in the world who have a VC and 9 of them will come to London on Wednesday to open a free exhibition and to celebrate...

My scheme gives Scots too much cash aid, says peer By TIM SHIPMAN, Daily Mail 23rd June 2006 The system that gives money-grabbing Scots billions of £s of English taxpayers' money should be scrapped, says the guy who invented the system. The Labour peer who invented the system by which...

Prisons The clang of the gate Jun 22nd 2006 From The Economist print edition The British government has been accused of both stuffing prisons and letting too many convicts out. Oddly, both accusations are true British prison in the 19th Century The Bridgeman Art Library BRITAIN'S prisons...

'Bomb plot' jurors shown footage Al Bibisiya Thursday, 22 June 2006 An Old Bailey jury has been shown video footage of a man entering a storage unit linked to an alleged bomb plot. Mr Khyam appears to peer into a 600kg bag of fertiliser The police footage shows Omar Khyam entering a...

A girl gets married in a 25 stone wedding dress. In American and Canadian measurements, that's 425 pounds. The 25 stone wedding dress By TOM KELLY, Daily Mail 23rd June 2006 Is that you there Carly? Proud father Frank O'Brien escorts his daughter into church At seven-and-a-half...

Chancellor, ands soon-to-be Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has approved the updating of Britain Trident nuclear deterrent. The Royal Navy is already building a whole new class of highly advanced submarines - the Astute class - but now will also have to build another class of submarines to...

The new British-developed Apache as it is tested for the first time in a hostile environment....... Apache earns its stripes above the Afghan battlefield By Thomas Harding in Camp Bastion (Filed: 23/06/2006) After years of suffering derision for being over budget and late into service, the...

Man who drunk too much Pimms at the horseraces tells of his embarassement...... Boozy Ascot man: How I fell at the 14th by REBECCA CAMBER, Daily Mail 23rd June 2006 Oh dear: and poor Frank Corke thought 'no one would notice' Flushed with success from an early win, the celebrations were...

Cheating, corrupt Italians? Who'd have though it?! The Times June 23, 2006 Filippo Inzaghi celebrates scoring for Italy. His club, AC Milan, however, is facing charges relating to match-fixing (DUSAN VRANIC/AP) After the elation . . . the shame From Richard Owen in Rome Four top...

Why is this World Cup simply the best? See the pictures. Best card: Serbia & Montenegro's Koroman trumped for waving an imaginary yellow card to try and get an opponent booked. © AP ------------------------------------------- Best clearance: Rio Ferdinand's fallen, Stern John is straining...

How Paras spot bombers From TOM NEWTON DUNN Helmand, Afghanistan British Paratroopers. A BRITISH soldier revealed yesterday how Our Boys spot suicide bombers in the Afghan hellhole of Helmand. Gunner Sam Sampson — his index finger hovering over the trigger of an SA80 rifle — explained...

Plot to crash plane into Canary Wharf Under threat: The tallest Canary Wharf skyscraper is the tallest skyscraper in Europe, until more even taller buildings are built in London Al Qaida was planning to hijack aircraft and crash planes into Heathrow airport and London's Canary Wharf...

Forget horrible warm beer. Try this new ice hold version - Would you like ice with your lager? The beer that is served at -2.5°C By David Derbyshire, Consumer Affairs Editor (Filed: 22/06/2006) A layer of icy slush floats just below the head of the beer The drinks industry's obsession...