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Can someone please tell me what this beetle is ?
It is not a beetle; it is a cricket.
I think it is the two-spotted cricket (also called African or Mediterranean or southern field cricket), Gryllus bimaculatus.
Here's an excellent photo on Flickr by Valter Jacinto, Portugal
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/valter/2882662986/ (it is a male, like yours)
It is not native to Britain (you don't mention where you saw it), but it occurs there in low numbers because it is reared as food for reptiles. See http://www.orthoptera.org.uk/account.aspx?ID=24 (the page can be slow to load).