Male cats, like human beings, have only one X chromosome in their DNA meaning that they should be unable to inherit different colours. The cat's new owner, Karen Horne, said ''As a vet I can tell you that it is genetically impossible to get a male cat that is tortoiseshell coloured." Now, she has one.

<--- not the actual cat. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

At least that is the contention of Scottish rocker, John McClure. Mr McClure feels that if David Beckham had merely stated he didn't want the war it wouldn't have happened or at least Britain wouldn't have gotten involved. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Having struck a deal with Apple, selected BBC shows will be available from iTunes for £1.89 (US$3.68) per episode. Titles to be made availabe include Torchwood, Little Britain and Life On Mars. The shows will complete their run on iPlayer before appearing on iTunes picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

A giant goose-like bird that was the size of a light aircraft and had a beak like a crocodile’s jaws has been found to have soared above Britain 50 million years ago. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

There is bad news for arachnophobes this autumn with conservationists predicting an increase in spiders in our homes and gardens picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

As a transvestite comic who is prone to put on weight and had never run farther than five miles, Eddie Izzard is not the obvious candidate to run 1,100 miles around Britain. But the 47-year-old stand-up and actor will today drag his aching limbs from the Olympic park to Trafalgar Square in the last of an astonishing 43 marathons he has completed in just 52 days... picked by doodlechild 2 months ago

A food company in Birmingham, England, has begun marketing fully edible bowls and plates.

Is there not a quiznos in England? :) picked by muppet 2 years ago

Score one for Britain in its contest with the United States to create the stupidest fear-based society. The Watford Borough Council took the lead by banning parents from supervising their own kids in public playgrounds, “because they have not undergone criminal record checks.” picked by tigertony 1 month ago

One of Channel 4's Dispatches documentaries, this one about Tesco's domination of the supermarket industry. (48mins, 11secs) picked by TheStep 2 years ago

After desperate attempts to find a South East Asian bolt hole, convicted child abuser Paul Gadd a.k.a. Glam Rocker Gary Glitter has been forced to return to Britain. Here he will be forced to sign the Sex Offender's Register and Police will monitor his movements and he will be banned from approaching children. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Jackets covering the head and face, leaving just two slits through which to see, is the latest fashion craze in Britain. Called burqas for boys, the jackets were borrowed from Italian fashion, where the concealing jackets were first inspired by the protective gear worn by drivers in the Mille Miglia, an Italian endurance race started in the 1920s. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Harry Potter is a left-winger and the seven books by J.K. Rowling are a diatribe against Thatcherite Britain, a French philosopher said Friday on the day of the last novel's publication in French. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Fox hunting has long been a ritual in rural Britain, with slavering hounds and well-heeled horsemen and women all on the scent of a furry beast. But on a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, the Cambridge University Draghounds are hot in pursuit of a very different prey: a rangy biochemistry professor called Ian Eperon. There's a slightly worried look on his face, but this human quarry seems to be enjo... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

After Brown presented Obama with a pen holder crafted from the timbers of the 19th century British warship HMS President (whose sister ship, HMS Resolute, provided the wood for the Oval Office's desk), Obama offered up ... 25 DVDs...that don't play in Britain picked by hoosker 9 months ago

A fascist regime plans to host the Olympic Games. Critics call for a boycott, but the Games come off as planned. And on the field of world opinion, the host scores an enormous victory. In 1936 , serious movements urging an outright boycott of the Berlin Games were mounted in the United States, Britain, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands. Adolf Hitler had come to power two years ... read full post picked by buddha 2 years ago

Britain publishes a list of people who are not wanted in this country. picked by davbob 7 months ago

Britain, already one of the most snooped-upon nations on Earth, is about to become a nation of snoopers. picked by Franz6 2 months ago

Copies California initiative reported by Wingnut picked by suebe 2 years ago

There was Frances Day. This is an article about the blonde bombshell that took Britain by storm, then disappeared out of the spot light. picked by clscott645 2 years ago