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Welcome to little Britain in Shanghai By Thomas Brown in Shanghai and Colin Freeman (Filed: 19/02/2006) Castle Combe, Wiltshire: voted "Prettiest Village in England." But go to Shanghai in China and you'll be able to see English buildings like this in Thames Town. Shanghai: What you would...

Reid defends 'ethical' army Ned Temko, chief political correspondent Sunday February 19, 2006 The Observer John Reid, the Defence Secretary, will issue a dramatic plea tomorrow for people to be slower to condemn the British army in Iraq, arguing that they are battling pressures that...

A Jaguar for every cabinet minister By JONATHAN OLIVER, The Mail on Sunday 19th February 2006 Luxury drive: Now every cabinet minister could have one Every Cabinet Minister is to be offered a brand new Jaguar limousine in a move that last night threatened to become a public relations...

Boozing buddies for 50yrs By JOHN COLES BEER buddies Gordon White and Tony Smith claim to be Britain’s longest-serving drinking pals — after 53 years boozing. Gordon, 80, and Tony, 83, started supping in 1953 after moving next door to one another. And they have been out together...

I suppose this could go in the history forum. The Best of Brits - Great British Inventions How the British, not the Americans, invented the plane. How the British, not the Germans, invented the car. How the British, not the French, invented photography - Throughout history, the British...

Violent game is 'Brit icon' Game ... shoot 'em up By LUCY HAGAN ULTRA-violent video game series Grand Theft Auto has been named one of the top ten best British designs. The notorious game — which features gun-toting gangsters and brutal car-jackings — ranked alongside red...

Wednesday 15th February 2006 Exclusive photograph of the Beast of Bexley Mrs Marshall's picture of the beast THIS is the closest-ever picture of the Beast of Bexley. Over several years there have been scores of sightings around the borough of a panther-like creature. And at the...

The Sonic Teenager Deterrent is an alarm that fits onto the sides of buildings that goes off when roudy, drunken teenagers are in the neighbourhood. But only teenagers and young people can hear it - the older people and elderly in the neighbourhood cannot hear the sirens when they sound...

Any French people on this forum might want to read this. In the 1970s, Britain was like France is today. The people were lazy, worked short weeks, striked too often, and had a very sick economy. In 1979, during the infamous Winter of Discontent, 30 million working days were lost in Britain by...

The Times February 17, 2006 Gangland corner is cleaned up as British bring movies to LA From Chris Ayres in Los Angeles THE boy’s name was Nikko, but they called him “Yellow Shoes”, a joke about his oversize footwear, which tended to get in the way when he ran. Like many kids...

The Times February 17, 2006 English takes a serious beating in clear case of police brutality By Alan Hamilton IF YOU want to know just what violent crime is, don’t ask the police. They find it too complex. When Conwy County Council asked North Wales Police what constituted violent...

In 1588, England was a small, weak and not very important nation. It wasn't until the 18th Century that it became the world's richest and most powerful nation. But it was in 1588 that England managed to defeat the Spanish Armada - the largest invasion fleet ever assembled at that time. Along...

Prince Charles has denied that he wants to rule as George VII and may still reign as Charles III. Charles denies planning to reign as King George Michael White, political editor The Guardian Clarence House yesterday issued a pained denial of claims that the Prince of Wales has held private...

Generation gap Tony Blair's plan for an EU-wide power grid has won the support of one of Europe's top power executives. It could lead to a single market for Europe's electricity, writes David Gow Thursday February 16, 2006 Tony Blair has received support from a top European executive for...

The Times February 16, 2006 Kaiser Chiefs take the Brits: I predict a riot By Adam Sherwin, Media Correspondent THEY were the failed Leeds band who had to work in bars to pay off debts. But revenge was sweet for Kaiser Chiefs last night as the rockers emerged triumphant at the...

Stolen buffalo spark dung warning The six buffalo can spray dung over a wide distance Police had to warn people not to approach six water buffalo "able to spray dung across large distances" after they went missing. The buffalo were taken from a field in Lymington, Hampshire, on...

What a b**ch. It's things like this that make me turn gay. She has a "sexual encounter" with a man outside a pub, then went to the cops and lied that she had been gang-raped so that she didn't get into trouble from her parents. Luckily, it's illegal in Britain for a woman to falsely claim...

ANOTHER herd of wild boar has been set free in Devon - Boar herd 'liberated' By LACHLAN CARTWRIGHT Sun Online POLICE are expected to charge animal liberation activists after they let out a herd of about 35 wild boar in a raid on a farm. Animal Liberation Front activists today...

Viking smile suggests Norse were vain warriors Updated Wed. Feb. 15 2006 10:10 AM ET Associated Press This is an undated picture from Caroline Arcini of the Swedish National Heritage Board, that shows filed and - earlier probably - colored upper front teeth of a cranium, found in southern...

Vietnam man handles three decades without sleep As songbirds awaken the early risers at dawn on the farm, one resident is already up; in fact, he never slept – not once in the past 33 years. You’d think going without sleep for that long may have its drawbacks, but not for the man in...