As many as 11 million British motorists are unable to read a basic road map, according to a survey released Monday. picked by muppet 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 11 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 12 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 month 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 11 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 1 year 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 6 months ago

A British killer who claimed to have chopped up and eaten his girlfriend is facing 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to her manslaughter. Paul Durant, 47, told a Spanish court he battered mother-of-two Karen Durrell, 41, to death with a mallet at her home on the Costa Blanca. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners are worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The wreck of a British warship sunk by the Germans during World War Two, killing more than 100 men, has been discovered on the bottom of a deep fjord in the north of Norway. HMS Hunter went down on April 10, 1940, in the Ofot fjord outside of the Arctic port of Narvik during the first of two battles between the British and the Nazis, during which several other ships were sunk and never seen again ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Learn how to be British and all British culture (minus the sexual deviances of us Brits). Now is it sad that when you are fully British, you learn a lot from this site? picked by davethefish 1 year ago

According to the International Coalition for British Reparations, Britain owes the world £31 trillion! If you think they're right, sign the petition. picked by TheStep 1 year ago

British teenagers will be taught "emotional intelligence" in school in an attempt to counter a growing lack of civility, say school officials. Classes to combat rudeness, violence and antisocial behavior are to be added to the national curriculum, the London-based Independent reported Sunday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A pregnant 14-year-old has told how having a baby is now regarded as "fashionable" among British schoolgirls - and I thought only America's children had issues. picked by Browntrout 1 year ago

It has been revealed a British teacher allegedly also runs an adult Web site and sells herself as a prostitute. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The small British town of Modbury is set to become the first community in Europe to ban the ubiquitous plastic grocery bag. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A YOUNG British aid worker has been found murdered, apparently stoned to death, in the remote town in northern India where the Dalai Lama lives. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

It uses an aerodynamic principle known as the Coanda effect to take off vertically from any solid surface, can travel at 30 or 40 miles per hour over an open area and can move in any direction over a large area, and is difficult to knock out of the air. picked by DrNothing 10 months ago

So not what I wanted for X-mas picked by craziesean 8 months ago

A British lottery winner doubled his share of the jackpot to nearly £1 million ($2.4 million) after discovering he mistakenly bought two lucky tickets for the same draw. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago