Britain jails nine for bomb plot, terror camp in PoK
February 10th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) A British court Thursday sentenced nine people, including one of Pakistani origin, for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp ... Read more...
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Britons turn down free cash offer
February 8th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several Brits lost the chance to have their bus fares paid for them because they were too cynical. Thousands of Britons turned down free cash at some ... Read more...
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Britons claim having visited non-existing ancient wonders
February 5th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) A British survey has found one in eight people claiming to have visited ancient wonders of the world that turned non-existent centuries ago!Of the 2,500 people ... Read more...
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Maps now tell Britons how safe their area is
January 31st, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) The British home office has now launched a new series of maps that would inform people about the safety of their neighbourhood and how many crimes ... Read more...
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Britons barred from entering US after Twitter comment
January 30th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Two Britons have been barred from entering the US after an innocent tweet about "destroying America" were picked up by US anti-terror officials.Leigh Van Bryan wrote ... Read more...
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Alcohol kills 9,000 Britons every year
January 27th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 27 (IANS) Excessive consumption of alcohol kills nearly 9,000 Britons every year, says a government report.Data from the Office for National Statistics said alcohol-related deaths went up from ... Read more...
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Eight in 10 Britons faking incapacity to work for dole
January 26th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Eight out of ten Britons tested for new incapacity benefits were found to be fit for work, the official statistics have revealed.The department for work and ... Read more...
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Heart attack deaths drop by 50 percent in Britain
January 26th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) The number of Britons people dying of cardiac arrest has come down by half in eight years, a new study says.Helping people quit smoking and managing ... Read more...
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160,000 Britons lost jobs to migrants in five years
January 11th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Over 160,000 Britons have lost out on jobs to migrants in the past five years, an official report has revealed.One British worker misses out for every ... Read more...
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171,000 Britons caught using phones while driving
December 30th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Over 171,000 Britons were caught this year using mobile phones while driving, according to official figures.Figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request said the number ... Read more...
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Hiding in loo to escape nagging wives
December 28th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Which place do you prefer going to once you are irritated at home? Well, when it comes to Britons, half of them admit rushing to toilet ... Read more...
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US tops list of global charity
December 21st, 2011 - 6:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has topped a list of countries taking part in charity, followed by Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Russia was ranked 130th in the ... Read more...
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UK store sells out of reindeer pate
December 20th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vegetarians International Voice for Animals started a campaign to draw support against grocery store Harvey Nichols for its reindeer pate. The campaign though seemed to have backfired ... Read more...
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Britons losing battlle of the bulge?
December 16th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Britons seem to be fighting a losing battle against the bulge with over one-fourth of men and women classified as clinically obese for the first time, ... Read more...
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Britons turn to sex to pay for education
December 14th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Rising tuition fees have forced British students into the sex industry.The National Union of Students said students were taking on the "dangerous" work to cope with ... Read more...
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Britons driving to parties to avoid drinking
December 13th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) A number of middle-aged people in Britain are driving to dinner parties so that they could excuse themselves from drinking, a study has revealed.A study conducted ... Read more...
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Britons fear downfall in their kids’ living standards
December 5th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) About two-thirds of Britons are worried that the present generation of children will have a low living standard than their parents cherished, a study has found.The ... Read more...
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Britons prefer spending more on TV than car
December 2nd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) While most of us may spend more on the upkeep of our family car, a lot of young Britons will prefer spending more on their first ... Read more...
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Not many Britons care for their neighbours
November 30th, 2011 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Britain is today witnessing a major change with fewer people willing to look out for their neighbours or ask them for help, a study has revealed.The ... Read more...
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White Britons ignored compared to ethnic minorities
November 28th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) White working-class people in Britain say they do not get a "fair deal" when compared to ethnic minorities, and are often "left last in line" when ... Read more...
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In Britain, just one in four meals is home-cooked
November 27th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) It seems the fast-food or meals-on-the-go lifestyle is steadily overwhelming Britain's lifestyle, with just one in four meals being now cooked at home.According to a research ... Read more...
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Britons crave to be hugged
November 26th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) It seems Britons thoroughly enjoy hugging. A study has found that they typically devote over nine seconds to every embrace and spend an hour a ... Read more...
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‘Thank you’ turning unfashionable in Britain?
November 25th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) For many a traditionalists, it may have been one of the most important phrases in the British vocabulary. But the usage of "Thank You" is increasingly ... Read more...
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Divorce rate of elderly Britons increasing
November 19th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) More and more elderly people in Britain are getting divorce, a media report said.In 2009, about 11,500 people, over the age of 60, were granted divorce, ... Read more...
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Four Britons charged with terrorism offences
November 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Four British men have been charged with raising funds for terror purposes and of travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training, a media report said Saturday.Khobaib Hussain, ... Read more...
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Foreigners grab 12,000 jobs monthly in Britain
November 17th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Foreigners took more than 12,000 jobs a month in Britain while 1.2 million British youngsters sat idle at home, a media report said.The crisis of jobless ... Read more...
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Britons taking drug used to sedate horses
November 17th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) A huge number of British teenagers - around 300,000 - are now using general anaesthetic Ketamine, normally used by veterinarians to sedate horses, as a recreational ... Read more...
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Two-third of Britons fear new recession
November 16th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Two thirds of Britons are living with the fear that the UK is heading for another recession, a survey has found. The news came as it ... Read more...
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Britain set to be ‘nation of renters’?
November 15th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Britain looks set to become a country of renters, following housing shortage and the problems around obtaining a mortgage, a survey has suggested.Over half of the ... Read more...
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Four Britons held guilty of murdering Asian man
November 12th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Four Britons have been found guilty of murdering an Asian shopkeeper in Birmingham, BBC reported.Suppiah Tharmaseelan, 48, was stabbed in a robbery at the Select Convenience ... Read more...
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Britons feel country getting overcrowded
November 8th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Nearly eight out of 10 people in Britain feel their country has turned an overcrowded place, a survey has revealed.The report, which also reveals that more ... Read more...
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Man fakes own death to get insurance payout
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, November 3 (IANS) A British man faked his own death to get his hands on his life insurance payout worth one million pounds, a media report said Thursday.Ecuador-born 47-year-old ... Read more...
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Britons think kids behave like animals
November 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) British society holds a negative view towards children, and thinks children have started behaving like animals, says a research by a children's charity.The survey by Barnardo's ... Read more...
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Drinking at home is silent killer for Britons
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Middle-class people in Britain are drinking so much behind closed doors that they are risking a future of ill -health blighted by cancer, liver disease and ... Read more...
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Party drug meow meow killing young Britons
October 27th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) Party drug "meow meow" or mephedrone, used as a replacement for ecstasy or cocaine, and termed Britain's "favourite new drug" has caused nearly 100 deaths of ... Read more...
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