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Iran celebrates its "free speech" by printing a Holocaust cartoon - Iranian paper to run Holocaust cartoons Robert Tait inTehran, Declan Walsh in Islamabad and Owen Bowcott Tuesday February 7, 2006 The Guardian Muslim protesters infuriated by cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad...

The US military may be connected to a strange creature found in a man's Gunthorpe, Norfolk home. His home is 45 miles from two large US air bases at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. Many US servicemen and women live and work in the region. US serial number gives clue to mystery of the...

British insurance company, Norwich Union, talks about some of the more bizaare claims for insurance that it has received from its customers. Caution: frozen squirrel falling Hilary Osborne Monday February 6, 2006 If you go down to the woods today, watch out for falling squirrels -...

Caught at last - the giant owl with a taste for dogs By David Sapsted (Filed: 03/02/2006) A European eagle owl. A giant owl was captured yesterday after terrorising a tranquil village in a spate of attacks on dogs. Over the past fortnight, at least five dogs have been repeatedly targeted by...

'Bomb' nut: I'm sorry By PAUL THOMPSON and SUN ONLINE REPORTER A MUSLIM protester who dressed as a suicide bomber today apologised 'wholeheartedly' to the families of the July 7 bomb victims. Omar Khayam, 22, claimed it was not his intention to cause offence. But he said his protest was...

The Battle of the Three Suns was fought in Herefordshire in 1461. It was just one of many battles of the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1487 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the...

5 February 2006 ROSE HAS WINE NOSE A ROSE that smells just like a wine goes on sale in the UK this summer. The Fetzer Syrah Rose came into being after TV wine expert Jilly Goolden hosted a rose and wine "nosing" session at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last year. Simon Legge, of Fetzer...

4 February 2006 OI, GET THE MESSAGE! AN American who threw a message in a bottle into the Atlantic got a reply from England - ticking him off for littering. Capt Harvey Bennett, of New York, was thrilled when a letter arrived from a Henry Biggelsworth from Poole, Dorset. But it read: "You...

Britain, a country that many people say is the most haunted in the world (there are supposedly more ghost sightings per square kilometre in Britain than in any other country) is to have a ghost school, to give the public the chance to decide whether ghosts really do exist - Jan 15 LONDON...

That's it, Americans. Just leave it to the British to get rid of drug barons off the US coast. Record cocaine seizure Type 42 destroyer HMS Southampton. RFA Grey Rover By SUN ONLINE REPORTER BRITISH ships have seized one of the world's biggest drug hauls after a high-speed...

BASIL'S BRUSH WITH DEATH Fox climbs 30ft to roof By Aidan Mcgurran A foolhardy fox looked a bit jittery after climbing 30ft on to the roof of a house. The fox, dubbed Basil by residents who spotted it, is believed to have been chasing a bird when it made its daring ascent. But as it perched...

BY PETER ROSE There is something distinctly quirky about the English. They applaud good losers with more relish than ostentatious winners, and celebrate momentous defeats like the charge of the Light Brigade with as much honour as any great victory. So it is hardly surprising that...

The Gordon Rioters set fire to Newgate gaol, 1780. Gordon Riots The Gordon Riots is a term used to refer to a number of events in a predominantly Protestant religious uprising in London aimed against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778, "relieving his Majesty's subjects, of the Catholic...

Fish has mark of Allah An aquatic retailer from Lancashire has sold an Oscar to an Asian customer who claims the fish has the mark of Allah on its flanks. Tony Walker, the owner of Walker Aquatics in Rossendale, Lancashire, told the Manchester Evening News that a customer came into the shop...

Mermaids, jackalopes and a one-eyed pig DIANE MACLEAN Gordon Rutter's most recent acquisition is this one-eyed pig. It now takes pride of place in his collection. Picture: Gordon Rutter IF YOU walk into most people's living rooms you'd expect to find a sofa, a television, maybe a few...

Print 'proof' of big cat presence Fife, Eastern Scotland. Balbirnie cast (top), captive puma (right), dog (bottom), leopard (left) Police believe they have the first conclusive proof a big cat, dubbed the "Beast of Balbirnie", could be on the loose in Fife. There have been numerous...

Times Online February 02, 2006 The British National Party leader Nick Griffin and Mark Collett (centre) talk to supporters at Leeds Crown Court today (John Giles/PA.) BNP leader cleared of race hate charges By Vik Iyer and agencies The leader of the British National Party...

This is one of many ships to be entering service in the Royal Navy over the next few years. Britain is undergoing its largest programme of building warships since World War II. New warship is 'quantum leap forward' for the Navy By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 02/02/2006) The...

The Times February 02, 2006 No whizpopping at the palace, children By Alan Hamilton IT WILL be like finding a golden ticket to Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory. But instead of oompaloompas and the horrid Veruca Salt there will be Bob the Builder, Noddy, Postman Pat, Mr Happy, Mary...

UK ranked fifth best in world green list · International league table headed by New Zealand · Report stirs controversy among environmentalists John Vidal, environment editor Tuesday January 24, 2006 The Guardian The UK has been ranked fifth best in the world at tackling domestic and...