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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.

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 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.

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.

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

A series that ran in England back in 1994 staring Penn Jillette and Teller.

Mass protest by an anti-gay church failed when only 1 person showed

First Britain denied Phelps and his group from entering England, then the planned "mass" protest that they were organizing failed when only one person showed. Ha Ha!

Doing the Hokey Pokey is now a "hate crime"?

Some in England are demanding that the traditional song/dance "Hokey Pokey", aka "Hokey Cokey"be banned and anyone singing it be arrested for hate crimes because they feel that the song originated to mock the Catholic church.

The Top 10 Silliest Hats in England

England’s richest ladies go on parade in the most expensive of haute-couture gowns, shoes, and — most importantly — hats. Oh, the hats. Let’s take a look.

Bungling burglar leaves graffiti giveaway

A bungling burglar left police a giveaway clue to his identity, scrawling graffiti which revealed his name on a wall after ransacking a campsite in northwest England. "Peter Addison was here!" wrote the 18-year-old in black marker pen on a wall.

Second batch of secret anti-terror files left on train

Intelligence is taking a hit in England. Wednesday, on two separate incidences highly classified documents were left on trains. The first one involved Al Qaeda and Iraq. The second set left on a different train detailed strategy on tackling terrorist funding, drugs trafficking and money laundering.