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Women 'are facing extinction' in rural England, leaving thousands of bachelors in crisis

The countryside is in crisis. But for once it isn't the threat of disease to livestock, the purchasing power of the supermarkets or house building plans that is ruining rural England. It is the extinction of that species so integral to a thriving village life - the eligible young woman.

The Anglo-Saxons History Chronicals

Certainly shaping my life as a current day Anglo-Saxon (Born to English parents in England), and laying the basic history of everyone who ever migrated from England, to the Americas, Australia, and to other places

Dan Seals of England Dan and John Ford Coley has died of cancer

Dan Seals, brother of Jim Seals of Seals & Croft blessed us with a lot of great music. As England Dan and John Ford Coley he gave us the classic ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". He was also extremely successful as a solo country artist.

Archaeologists Discover Roman Fort In Cornwall, England

University of Exeter archaeologists have discovered a Roman fort in South East Cornwall, England. Dating back to the first century AD, this is only the third Roman fort ever to have been found in the county. The team believes its location, close to a silver mine, may be significant in shedding light on the history of the Romans in Cornwall.

The fat map of England

As regions go, they could hardly be more different.
The South-West of England is famous for its rolling countryside, beaches and cream teas, while the West Midlands is the country's urban and manufacturing heartland. But a study has shown that both areas share a common problem - bulging waistlines.

America Rules! - England Sucks

Happy Early 4th of July. Just Remember What We Are Really Celebrating!

England Success Celebrated In South Africa

England's qualification for the World Cup finals has prompted celebrations in South Africa among the organisers and local football fans.
Those planning the 2010 tournament are relieved because they know England supporters will come in huge numbers and spend plenty.

The fans are delighted because they are desperate to see the players they watch on TV every week in the flesh and on South African soil.

It takes ladies to knit a village

A group of ladies in England have knitted their entire village - to scale.
...every inch of this village - Mersham, in Kent - has been lovingly knitted by a small group of very twinkly ladies who started 23 years ago with a couple of cottages and some pigs, and ended up creating more than 60 properties, complete with bins, outdoor loos, gas tanks, cars and even a smart red telephone box.

England football fan shot for chanting in Kyrgyzstan ahead of World Cup qualifier

A local in the bar told him and his friends to stop singing and shot him in the thigh with a pistol when they carried on.

*i love the sports*

Riot squad called because man lights cigarette in pub

England is competing with Florida more and more. Man at a pub gets pissed off when the cricket game is turned off right before the ending. He lights up in protest. Refuses to put it out, staff presses "panic button" and riot police in full gear show up.

Culling parakeets is RACIST!

This week Natural England officially deemed the ring-necked parakeet a pest. It is a non-native bird which can wreck havoc. Some are stating that calling the non-native bird a pest is akin to making different races eat at separate dining establishments.

New Details of Ancient Roman Town Uncovered

New details of a buried ancient Roman town in England are being revealed for the first time using the latest technology. The newly uncovered features include street grids, clustered public buildings such as temples and baths, the town’s water supply system and possibly a large theater.

Great Britain - What happened to you?

You won't believe the regulations that the UK is imposing on the once world famous pubs of England. Sad.

Jeremy Clakson Loses Cash After Publishing Account Info

Jeremy Clarkson of TopGear published his bank account info to prove that the fear over the loss of the private data disc in England was overblown. He was proven wrong when someone was able to donate £500 to the British Diabetic Association.

Muslim Community Turning On Extremists

In England a group of Muslims turned on the radical extremist groups, telling them they were 'sick and tired' of their behavior.

White Man Convicted Of Racial Abuse Against Whites

In another example showing that the US is alone in valuing free speech, a 20-year old man in England has been convicted of racial abuse because he jokingly called some white security guards "honky".

Speeding ticket drives man round bend

No one likes getting a speeding ticket in the post.

But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted.

England, Wales Government Councils Propose Taking Obese Children From Parents

The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare.

Problems with NHS that you won't hear from US media

There is a program in England that dictates that if your doctor feels you're too sick to live, you should be left to die. Some are old. Some are MISTAKENLY THOUGHT to have cancer. Some are babies, who are allowed to die "for the good of the child".
"Free" medical care is expensive enough, rationing may or may not be required but it is even more costly.

As the climate changes, bits of England's coast crumble

This winter a 50-foot-wide strip of Roger Middleditch's sugar-beet field fell into the North Sea, his rich East Anglian lands reduced by a large fraction of their acreage. The adjacent potato field, once 23 acres, is now less than 3 — too small to plant at all, he said.