The British are officially insane...

[jaguar]

wolf, those are opinion pieces, not the law. Secondly, the telegraph is a right wing paper, this became in issue when the tories tried to furge it and claimed you could get thrown in jail for protecting your home (false). I fail to see any facts in that article that state you cannot protect yourself because IT ISN'T FUCKING TRUE. I mean jesus fucking christ the WND article even manages to overlook the minor fact that poor old farmer shot the kid in the back while he was running away, hardly fucking self defence. You can read all the opinion articles you want, the law is clear. How about instead of spin you read the facts, try this.
To quote:

Householders who injure or even kill intruders are unlikely to be prosecuted - providing they were acting "honestly and instinctively", new guidelines say.

As a general rule, the more extreme the circumstances and fear felt, the more force can be used lawfully in self-defence, it said, adding that householders do not have to wait to be attacked before defending themselves.