Brit couples flying off to Greece for Mama Mia-style wedding

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Concorde enthusiasts are now being given the chance to tie the knot on board the plane. The retired jet has been licensed for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies, 40 years after its first supersonic flight on October 1 1969, and Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey, is hoping to lure couples on to their Concorde G-BBDG to tie the knot.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Charles and wife Camilla are turning wedding planners and "loaning out" their country retreat of Highgrove House to wannabe brides and grooms. And included in the package will be the royal couple's shared "expertise".

August 30th, 2009 LONDON - Kenneth Porter and Karen Cauwood's wedding day almost turned into a disaster after almost every company involved in their big day celebration went bust. The couple, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, was left shocked following a string of bad luck.

August 28th, 2009 UN 'alarmed' at immigrant detention site in GreeceATHENS, Greece — The U.N. refugee agency says it is "alarmed" at the conditions at a Greek detention center where hundreds of illegal immigrants are being held, including scores of children.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to make their marriage special, a Brit couple walked down the aisle dressed up like the 1960's classic cartoon family, the Flinstones. Simon Bean and Andrea dressed up as Fred and Wilma Flintstone for their big day, reports the Mirror.

August 24th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A New Zealand radio station is said to be on the hunt for a couple who would be willing to bare all, and get married in the nude. The Edge radio station is offering a couple a wedding worth 50,000 dollars, and all they would have to do for it is to get married wearing nothing at all, reports Stuff.co.nz.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The Church of England has issued new guidelines welcoming unmarried couples with kids to be able to baptise their children and get married in the same ceremony. A 'family friendly' service means a marriage will now be able to merge with a thanksgiving or baptism ceremony for a child.

July 23rd, 2009 Church of England offers combined wedding, baptismLONDON — The Church of England is offering couples a two-for-one service — marriage for them and baptisms for their children. The church is recognizing the changing reality of British families, it said Thursday.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tweeted a tribute to mama grizzly bears after her visit with wildlife biologists in Alaska on Wednesday. Palin has been criticised for relating herself with a mother grizzly bear when describing her defence of her children.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Frank and Anita Milford, aged 101 and 100 respectively, celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary yesterday. And, in case, you're wondering what's keeping their marriage alive, well the answer is pretty 'mundane' - regular rows! The couple, who became man and wife in 1928, met at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, where they still live.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - Two sisters tied the knot with two brothers on the same day at St Christopher's Church in Winfrith, Dorset. Kerry Hamilton, 27, and Sonny Mabey, 30, met 10 years ago on a night out and subsequently introduced their younger siblings Laura, 24 and Wayne, 27, to each other.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit couple took their love for the film 'Shrek' to a different level all together, when they married donning costumes of the green ogre and Princess Fiona. Groom Keith, 44, and bride Christine, 40, of Barnstaple, Devon, expressed their love for the flick by covering themselves in green paint and wearing full costumes, while walking down the aisle.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that Brit couples have, on average, 156 arguments a year. This means that they spend two full days fighting each other, reports the Sun.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - In accordance with the wishes of late Brit celebrity Jade Goody, she will be buried in her wedding dress. Goody had worn the 3,500 pounds Manuel Mota ivory dress when she married Jack Tweed last month, reports the Sun.