A horse-drawn carriage funded by the Howard government to the tune of $245000 for the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006 has yet to be given to Elizabeth II and has never been seen by any Commonwealth officials.

SLOUCHED against the tunnel wall at the Britannia Stadium, nursing a black eye and with the disappointment etched clearly on his face - you did not need to talk with Kevin Davies to know what he was going to say after Wanderers' fate was finally sealed ...

In preparation for the first ever London Collections: Men in June, high street staple Topman has commissioned five of the country's most promising menswear designer talent to create T-Shirts around the theme of “Menswear Rules Britannia”.

Collingham and Harewood's Jubilee celebrations look set to get off to a spectacular start on Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 with the Diamond Jubilee Pageant opening with two soloists who span the decades.

From parades to concerts, and even tea with commoners, 86 year-old Queen Elizabeth II is traversing the United Kingdom to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee.