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Next January, a squadron of disabled British servicemembers is scheduled to fly to the South Pole in up to five open-cockpit microlights to show what severely disabled people can achieve and inspire others to seek rehabilitation.

The new Mini Cooper SD, with a 170 hp (125 kW) twin-turbo diesel, is the most powerful diesel Mini has ever produced. And, with a 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h) sprint time of just 7.2 seconds in manual form, it's the fastest ever diesel Mini too.

On Friday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced that the British government had authorized the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to go ahead with the design and construction of a new state-of-the-art vessel for polar research

The UK has put in place some of the strictest drug driving laws on the planet in an effort to get drug-impaired drivers off the roads. We contacted several drug testing experts and a forensic pharmacologist to try to work out what the "zero tolerance" levels set for these tests mean.

Last week, Don Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, opened a new multimedia exhibit celebrating the golden age of British land speed record breaking entitled “Britain & For The Hell Of It” at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire.

As part of a plan to preserve and redevelop the former British Army camp, the decommissioned Cultybraggan Camp nuclear bunker is going under the hammer with bids starting at £200,000 (US$330,000)

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced the Watchkeeper UAV has been awarded a Release To Service, clearing the way for flight training to begin with the Royal Artillery.

On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a sweeping censorship plan that would block internet users in the United Kingdom from accessing online pornography unless they specifically request otherwise.

To publicize their cell phone recycling program, British cellular service provider O2 has upcycled some old phones to create a line of shoe phones.

The British Army's new Foxhound is a quick, lightweight vehicle with unprecedented levels of blast protection.

A Lynx Wildcat helicopter has completed 20 days of sea trials aboard the British frigate HMS Iron Duke.

Bonhams Action House is set to sell off an 1890 copy of "The Game of War," which was used to train strategy to military officers for use in World War I.