Britain's first female Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher has died following a massive stroke early on Monday morning at her London home. It is thought she was not on the Liverpool Care Pathway at the time.
A funeral service is to be held...
This morning's announcement from the Vatican that 85 year old Pope Benedict XV1 is to stand down as leader of the Catholic church due to advancing years seems almost certain to mean the choice of a much younger replacement.
Pope Benedict XV1's dec...
The ghost of Margaret Thatcher has again been reported seen at 10, Downing Street, this time by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. A terrified Mr Clegg, who managed to escape into the street through a ground floor office window after being confronted...
The Duchess of Cambridge broke down in tears this morning when she and Prince William attended the unveiling of her first official portrait at London's National Gallery.
Kate was upset after discovering gorilla artist Paul Emsley had depicted her...
Two people have been seriously injured with dozens more left bruised and shaken after two lines of conga dancers collided head-on outside a pub in Loughton, Essex just after midnight.
The collision, at Loughton's 'The Red Lion' public house occur...
The Prime Minister is recovering following an incident during the early hours of this morning in Downing Street when he was attacked by an intruder in his home. Thrown through a ground floor window the quick thinking Prime Minister then managed to st...
The Prime Minister has announced yet another government austerity cut-back to Parliament today. From 1 January 2013 the names of virtually everyone in Britain will have to consist of no more than eighteen characters, including any space between each...
For the third time in three days President Barack Obama has again broken down in tears. In his latest outburst of uncontrolled sobbing and bawling the United States President was actually seen to collapse in a wretched heap onto the steps of the Whit...
Television retailers from all over Britain have been reporting heavy customer demand today for this year's new Christmas 'must have' accessory - 3D TV screen protectors.
'We had 2000 of them in stock when we closed the shop on Saturday evening and...
For the first time in over fifty years England's famous White Cliffs of Dover are to be repainted. Matt white was used when the cliffs were last given a fresh lick of paint, as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain celebrations, but this time, just fo...
A massive fire on the Channel island of Jersey last night has torn through the island's wasp breeding nest fields owned by the Queen destroying them all.
The loss of what would have been an estimated 100 million fully fledged wasps ready for Her M...
Speaking on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr show this morning BBC Chairman Lord Pattern said that following emergency talks with the Prime Minister last night it had been decided to relocate the BBC's Television Centre at White City to the other side of Lon...
Police have made thousands of arrests after people illegally turned their clocks back by one hour last night instead of waiting to do so at the now legally required time of 2am.
Police were out in force across the UK last night making spot checks...
Ex Government Austerity Minister Sir Peregrine Partridge-Greenwelly has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act of 1983. Sir PG will undergo re-training at a psychiatric hospital in West London following a speech he made in Parliament on Thursday...
BBC weather girl Hilary Kirkworm, 22, has now been discharged from hospital but says she is unlikely to return to work for a few days. Miss Kirkworm needed hospital treatment on Saturday evening after receiving several arrow wounds when presenting a...
The traditional Christmas Day speech broadcast to the nation each year by the Queen is to be performed this year by ... Helen Mirren!
Helen approached the BBC to suggest she replace the Queen this year after hearing that BBC chiefs had told the Qu...
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will not be buying new clothes to take with them on their Diamond Jubilee touring holiday to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea this November. Instead they will be taking with them some of the clothes the...
The Queen, Prince Philip, and several other high ranking members of the Royal Family remain trapped in Buckingham Palace today after coming under attack by millions of fleas and mosquitoes in the early hours of this morning.
The bloodsucking pests...