As many as 11 million British motorists are unable to read a basic road map, according to a survey released Monday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The hooded, death-dealing "spirit of dark and lonely water" who stars in the first video on this medley of British safety PSA's is plenty creepy. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Amnesties are normally reserved for weapons or criminals but a British store has found a new offender to pardon -- the coat hanger. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A drunken British tourist had his testicles and penis set alight for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman.

A 26-year old Greek woman is said to have poured an alcoholic drink on his genitals and set him on fire after he assaulted her in a crowded bar in Crete. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A British woman born in 1897 celebrated her 110th birthday in Godalming, England, attributing her old age to ingesting lots of salt. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

British Airways has asked its 40,000 staff to work without pay for up to a month as the ailing airline seeks to cut costs. They lost £401 million in 2008 due in part to higher fuel costs, fewer high-dollar paying passengers and labor cost far above their competitors. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

The Times Online reported Sunday that kidnappers said one of five British hostages in Iraq killed himself in May.

The London-based newspaper published a video that included a statement claiming that the hostage, identified as Jason, died May 25, four days before the first anniversary of his abduction. picked by bingo 1 year ago

A species of bream, sarpa salpa, which can trigger hallucinations when eaten, has been been discovered in British waters due to global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A British couple who were falsely accused of shoplifting in Bangkok airport and were forced to pay £8,000 in bribes to secure their release are to take legal action for compensation.
They were the victims of an extortion racket that has ensnared other foreign travellers at the airport, which handles most of the 800,000 British visitors to Thailand every year. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Shockingly, the d**kensian bone disease rickets has reemerged in the British Muslim community because women are not getting enough vital vitamin D from sunlight because they are being consigned to life under a shroud. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

Donkey rides along the shore. Jam sandwiches gritty with sand. Now, that's a truly Great British Summer.

These postcard-perfect photographs, captured by pioneering photography firm Francis Frith between 1890 and 1924, show how our great-grandparents made the most of their time in the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

British secret agents are supposed to be exponentially smoother than their American counterparts. We get Ethan Hunt, they get James Bond. Except, not, because the chief of MI-6's wife had her Facebook profile set to public. Very public. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A British reporter, investigating claims of civilian deaths from an American bombing ignored warnings from locals and got himself and his translator kidnapped. A force of British soldiers were able to free him but at the the cost of one of their own and of the translator. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

British Passengers on the Titanic were much more likely to die than Americans who seem to have been happier to push their way to safety. picked by stinkobinko 10 months ago

A British tourist has been barred from a casino in New Zealand for upsetting fellow punters with her 'offensive' breasts. Thirty-three year old Helen Simpson from Nottingham, was wearing a low-cut black evening dress when a woman staff member at the Christchurch Casino told her to cover up or leave. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting post-election turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters. Update to 2many's post picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Eight British embassy employees in Tehran have been arrested in a sharp escalation of the diplomatic row between Iran and the UK. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Not content with losing thousands of bags, British Airways has gone one better by managing to lose an elderly passenger. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

British scientists are on course to become the first to create synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells, it emerged today.

The ground-breaking project could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions free of the risk of infection.

Because stem cells multiply indefinitely, it would be possible to make enormous quantities, researchers said. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Zut alors! The popular British cartoon and television series "Mr. Men" has come up with a malodorous Mr. Rude who speaks with a bad French accent. "Pardon me," says Mr. Rude in comedy Franglais as he breaks wind when his finger is pulled on a game played on the television show's website www.mrmen.com. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago