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Illegal immigrants using churches to stage sit-ins in Belgium are turning the houses of worship into virtual mosques, says Paul Belien in the online Brussels Journal. Belgiumstan: a small, Islamic state neighbouring Britain. A statue of Mohammed in the Church of Our Lady in Dendermonde...

A German cyclist travelled 335,000 miles around the world on his bike, a journey which he started in 1962. He could leave it alone for a few minutes in every country he travelled in knowing that it'll still be there when he returned - until he reached Britain. Hahahahaha! Revenge for World...

Lightning hits football players Lightning swept across the west of Scotland A footballer has ended up in hospital after lightning struck several players at a Dumfries amateur game. Ross Findlater was the worst affected when players and fans were hit during the match between Lochside...

Some things never change. May 4, 2006 -- According to news reports, officials in Brussels have been working on producing new politically correct terminology in order to ban words and phrases that could cause offense. The Saudi based Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) and its 56...

The Times May 05, 2006 Riddle of the fake earl solved By Sean O’Neill and Paul Thompson Lord Buckingham – as the inmate in a British prison styles himself – is likely to be a former US spy called Charlie "Lord Buckingham." THE mystery surrounding the identity of a man who stole a name...

Pooh Bear unveils 80th birthday portrait 8th May 2006 Winnie the Pooh has joined the Queen in having an 80th birthday portrait. Jane Bown, who photographed the monarch earlier this year in celebration of her 80th, was given exclusive access to Britain's beloved bear at Hundred Acre Wood in...

Margaret Beckett, who has just become Britain's first ever female Foreign Secretary, has flown to New York to meet the other permanent members of the UN Security Council - US, China, Russia and France - and France's poodle Germany, to talk about Iran's nuclear ambitions. The Times May 08, 2006...

Spain holds 2 Real IRA suspects MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Sunday they had arrested two men from Northern Ireland suspected of running a tobacco smuggling operation to finance the Real IRA, an Irish republican splinter group. Police arrested the pair, suspected members of the...

COMPUTING is about to hit a problem. In each new generation the components are smaller than they were in its predecessor, and the speed at which this miniaturisation is happening means that within 15 years or so a fundamental limit will be reached. At that point, not only will the strange...

It's the final day of the season. It's Arsenal's last ever game at their stadium Highbury - and what better way to leave the old stadium by a hat-trick from Thierry Henry in a win against Wigan Athletic that secured fourth spot in the Premiership for Arsenal at the expense of local North London...

Arctic Monkeys are the biggest British band since Oasis, and Oasis's Noel Gallagher has heaped praise on them. Noel Gallagher: Arctic Monkeys won't f**k it up. by Scott Colothan on 04/05/2006 The new Fab Four: from left to right - Andy Nicholson (bass), Matt Helders (drums), Alex Turner...

Iraqi thugs attacked British soldiers just moments after a British helicopter was shot down. A gun battle ensued. Des Browne, who only became Britain's Defence Secretary yesterday, said: 'This tragic incident reminds us of the risks our servicemen and women face every day in helping to support...

The Sunday Times May 07, 2006 Sorry ET, you're just a puff of plasma Jack Grimston They didn't come from outer space: UFOs crash on Planet Sceptic BRITAIN’s defence intelligence chiefs have come up with a detailed scientific explanation to solve the mystery of unidentified flying...

A sneak preview of the new Bond movie Casino Royale, released later this year. Casino Royale will explode onto our screens later this year. Here we have a sneak preview of the 21st Bond film... ------------------- Casino Royale debuts Daniel Craig as 007 who is introduced as James Bond...

England and Real Madrid footballer, David Beckham, and his wife, Posh Spice, live in a haunted mansion. Is the Beckhams' house haunted? by PETER ALLEN, Daily Mail 6th May 2006 On a warm spring morning earlier this week, a burly English labourer cut an unlikely figure as he stood in front...

Blair urged to name his departure date from No 10 (Filed: 06/05/2006) Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are to hold talks on Labour's future amid calls from MPs for the Prime Minister to name his departure date. Not the best of friends: Tony Blair and, on the right, soon-to-be Prime Minister...

Microscope reveals great detail By Rebecca Morelle BBC News science reporter The imaged jaw of the fossilised mammal Viverravus acutus A new type of microscope is enabling UK scientists to view materials in unprecedented detail. The device uses X-rays and a technique called "time...

Happy Slapping is a teenage craze that started in Britain (the country that also gave the world punks and Chavs.) It involves a hooligan slapping or punching another person (usually a stranger on a bus or in the street), whilst the hooligan's friend films it on his mobile (cell) phone. Despite...

The Sun Torquay, Devon. By ALEX PEAKE ENGLAND sizzled in the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 27°C yesterday — beating Athens and Tenerife. HEATHROW was the hottest place in Britain, with parts of SURREY close behind on 26°C. The MIDLANDS, EAST ANGLIA and the SOUTH...

The Guardian. Monday 24th April 2006 St George is Cross - English Parliament St George. The English are the subjects of Celtic imperialism, and very soon they are going to wake up to this fact. I bet most people reading this blog didn't much care that it was St George's Day yesterday...