Queen Elizabeth greets President Obama on first UK state visit

The BBC is reporting that President Obama has met Queen Elizabeth at the Buckingham Palace at the start of his state visit to Britain. He will later have a meeting with the British Prime Minister David Cameron,...

British High Streets; The Mary Portas Revival plan

13 December 2011  Retail expert Mary Portas report for government on the decline of town centres says years of neglect and the growth of online shopping have left many areas "dying". Mary warns that many of...

Coalition partners trade blows over voting reform

It doesn't really matter which voting system is adopted, whoever you vote for you get the same policies anyway.  Politicians make promises that the public want to hear before the election then break every one...

Full Bloom Renga - Public Write Verses For Orchard Blossoms Poem

National Trust Full Bloom Festival Kicks Off With Renga Poem On Saturday NowPublic reported the start of the National Trust Full Bloom Renga as part of its Full Bloom Festival of English orchards and blossom. The...

National Trust Full Bloom Renga Poem Celebrates Orchard Blossoms

Ancient Orchards Brought To Life With Full Bloom Spring Blossom FestivalThe National Trust this weekend launches a celebration of orchards with its first Full Bloom Festival. The festival is run in participation...

Cornwall Coach Crash On Black Ice: 2 Women Killed, 47 Injured

A coach crash in Cornwall late Tuesday night caused 2 women to be killed, and 47 other passengers to be injured. The coach was traveling near the village of Townshend in Cornwall, about 7 miles north-east of...

Andy Craddock Used Church for Erotic Photoshoot, Sued by Diocese

Photographer Andy Craddock is being sued by the Diocese of Truro for doing a photoshoot using semi-naked models inside St. Michael Penkivel Church as the backdrop.St. Michael Penkivel is a 13th-century village church in Cornwall, western England. According to Jeremy Downing,...

Brother and sister lost in floods

Floods in Cornwall, England on Saturday have killed one and swept away a brother and stster. Police have continued the search for Ryan Martel, 26, and his 17-year-old sister Frankie Chappel. "Fears are growing for a...

Great Lakes wake: before the seaway

The St. Lawrence Seaway marks its 50th anniversary this week. Living at the Barricades looks back on the time before the Seaway changed the face of the river, the impacts it had on the people in the community, and...

Rare cheetah caught on camera and rare crab sighted in Britain

An incredibly rare cheeta has been photographed in the Algerian Sahara by scientists from the Zoological Society of London, while over in Britain, an incredibly rare crab has been sighted for the third time in...

UN declares Cornish language extinct

With only 300 fluent speakers of Cornish left the UN has declared the language officially extinct. The UN believes that their have effectively been no speakers of Cornish as a first language since 1777 and so...

'Gunshot' Shrimp Found in British Waters

"Great BritainThe shrimps, which are native to the sub-tropical seas of the Mediterranean, have only been recorded in UK waters a handful of times. They are INCREDIBLY RARE in British waters because the...

England Hailstorm sparks havoc

Parts of East Devon and Cornwall in the UK have been hit by a series of floods after a night of storms, with severe rain and heavy hail. Fire officials described the situation as chaos. About 25 people had to be rescued from their homes, and an evacuation centre had to be set...

English beauty dies in roof plunge after her marriage split from John Huston'...

" One of Hollywood's most glamorous marriages has ended in tragedy, with the death of English model Katie Jane Evans.   The 35-year-old wife of film star Danny Huston, son of directing legend John, threw...

Wana live long ,practice celibacy:105-year-old virgin

  Well this is not a news from any top class university reserch, but a practical example from Britain.This lady says to remain celibate for life is the secret of my long life. " Britain's oldest virgin...

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