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Ian Sample, science correspondent Wednesday February 8, 2006 The Guardian A Chinese mitten crab. Photograph: Newcastle University/PA Britain's waterways are under threat from an invasion of exotic crabs that scientists want to trap to protect the environment. The Chinese mitten crab, so...

Members of the public can get married at the Northamptonshire estate that used to be Princess Diana's home - Now you can get married at Diana's home By JAMES TAPPER, The Mail on Sunday 12th February 2006 (I wonder if it's haunted.) Althorp House: Available for weddings Princess...

The Decline and Fall of Europe Talk to top-level scientists and educators about the future of scientific research and they will rarely even mention Europe. By Fareed Zakaria Newsweek Feb. 20, 2006 issue - Cartoons and riots made the headlines in Europe last week, but a far less fiery event...

Months after Germany elected its first woman Chancellor and 27 years after Britain elected Margaret Thatcher, France's Ségolène Royal is tipped to become the country's first woman President - quite amazing considering that women only got the vote in 1948 in this chauvinistic republic. Liberté...

UK's cottage industry beats US internet giants Success of 62-year-old's online greetings cards makes her a millionaire David Smith, technology correspondent Sunday February 12, 2006 The Observer The village of Lurgashall, with its pub, church and cricket pitch, is a long way from...

The Sunday Times February 12, 2006 Yard buys ‘SAS’ anti-terror helicopters Nicholas Rufford and Steven Swinford BRITAIN’S biggest police force has bought three high-speed helicopters to take rapid reaction teams to the heart of terrorist emergencies. Elite firearms officers from the...

Historic vases smashed in stumble Fitzwilliam Museum will repair these vases after they were smashed A stumbling visitor to a top museum has destroyed a set of priceless vases which stood on a shelf for 40 years. The 300-year-old Qing vases were among the best known artefacts at the...

Appeal to find 'beast' new home Dante was found to be a white Alsatian when caught A white Alsatian dog, mistaken for a wolf or hyena when spotted roaming the countryside near Port Talbot, has been put up for adoption by a dogs' home. Police were called after several sightings by a golf...

WHAT'S THIS SLIMY CREATURE IN MY DRAIN? 08 February 2006 Victoria Springitt lifted up the slimy mess blocking her garden drain and screamed after realising it was not just mud and leaves clogging it up. The 37-year-old Staffordshire University student watched in horror as her...

Europe's cartoon battle lines are drawn in shades of grey, not black and white Lost in the furore over violent protests is any condemnation of the deliberate provocation by newspaper editors Jonathan Steele Saturday February 11, 2006 The Guardian It is not often that the left agrees with Tony...

HM's horse-haired Cavalry By JOHN KAY Chief Reporter AN elite Queen’s bodyguard horse who lost his tail has been fitted with HAIR EXTENSIONS. The false tail is attached to six-year-old Embassy each time he has to carry out ceremonial duties. And when he went on parade even the Queen...

A FOXHUNTER licensed to kill the animals with a high-powered rifle shows off part of his cull . . . 23 from a golf course on one night. Pest controller Bruce Lindsay-Smith is hired by land owners wanting to stop foxes digging up their grounds around London. And he reckons he kills an average...

Modern-day Bletchley Park to tackle terror finance networks Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent and Ashley Seager in Moscow Saturday February 11, 2006 The Guardian Gordon Brown will next week announce plans to create a modern-day Bletchley Park of experts working at unravelling...

A strange, eerie, but TRUE tale as told by Liverpudlian paranormal investigator Tom Slemen - The Erdington Murders Coincidences The Chilling Case of the Carbon Copy Murders 158 Years Apart Barbara Forest, Abraham Thornton and Mary Ashford: does murder repeat itself? On 27 May 1817, the...

Lamp-posts turn to landmarks as London maps out Tour prologue William Fotheringham Friday February 10, 2006 The Guardian Lamp-post E17 will never be seen in quite the same way again. It stands midway down the Mall in central London, and yesterday it was transformed from being just another...

The largest ever collection of the Queen's evening gowns and personal jewellery is to go on display at Buckingham Palace to mark her 80th birthday. The collection includes this beautiful blue silk and lace dress designed by Norman Hartnell which the Queen wore to Princess Margaret's wedding in...

10 February 2006 CLARKE: CHAIN GANG TO BUILD THE OLYMPIC STADIUM Clarke plan to make criminals do more hard labour By Bob Roberts Deputy Political Editor CRIMINALS doing forced labour will help to build Britain's 2012 Olympic stadium, it was announced yesterday. The modern-day chain gangs...

Wednesday, 8 February 2006 Husband eats 50-year-old chicken "God you're disgusting, Les. " "Shut up, Beryl, for Christ's Sake! I'm posing happily for the camera." Beryl and Les Lailey had kept the tin since their wedding A man celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a...

The UK's biggest supermarket, Tesco, is gonna give Walmart a taste of its own medicine by opening stores in the US - Tesco takes plunge into tough US market · Top UK grocer to launch west coast Express chain · Shares fall as City analysts weigh risks of expansion Julia Finch, city editor...

The Times February 10, 2006 It's an Olympic gold for Britain - before we've even started From David Powell in Turin BARELY an hour after the head of the Great Britain team had warned the nation not to expect success at the Winter Olympics. which begin today, Britain was awarded four...