Fiona deposes in Goa court; says police suppressed facts
July 30th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) In her first deposition to a local trial court, Fiona Mackeown Friday accused the police of suppressing facts and failing to collect crucial evidence in connection with the ... Read more...
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School bans football as kids copy World Cup ‘cheats’
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) A primary school in Britain has banned football after its pupils were found copying the cheating and fouling tactics displayed by international stars in the World Cup.
Pat Fay, ... Read more...
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Miss Cornwall stripped of crown for lying
June 29th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): A teacher has been stripped of her beauty queen crown after organisers found that she was lying about her age from past five years.Miss Cornwall Laura Anness, ... Read more...
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Beauty queen loses title for lying
June 29th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) A beauty queen was stripped of her title in Britain after she was found to have "put her age as 22 in 2006, again in 2007, in 2008, ... Read more...
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Matt Damon to play Devon zookeeper in upcoming flick
June 25th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): American actor Matt Damon will be playing the role of an amateur Devon zookeeper in an upcoming film.The 39-year-old actor will portray the role of Benjamin Mee, whose ... Read more...
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MJ’s ex-minder drops TV libel action
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 22 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's ex-bodyguard has dropped his High Court libel action against Channel 4 over its 2008 documentary, 'The Jacksons Are Coming.'The documentary showcased ... Read more...
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Brit woman starts speaking Chinese after migraine attack!
April 20th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): A British woman left doctors confused when she started conversing in Chinese after a migraine attack.A resident of Plymouth, 35-year-old Sarah Colwill was shocked to see her Devon ... Read more...
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Sleepy Devon is Britain’s cheating capital!
March 26th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Forty four percent of the people in sleepy Devon are having affairs, reveals a survey.A staggering 44 percent who live in the scenic county admit they are currently ... Read more...
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Soon, a flick on restoration of run-down Dartmoor zoo
March 8th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 8 (ANI): The restoration of the derelict Dartmoor zoo is set to become the plot a new Hollywood flick.Filmmaker Cameron Crowe will reportedly helm the movie, which will be adaptation ... Read more...
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One-third of Brit teens text sex snaps of themselves
December 1st, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Over one-third of Brit teenagers use mobiles to send sexually explicit snaps of themselves and more than a quarter "sext" regularly, says a new research.The survey by the ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan of ’slaughter-chef’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
November 9th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow, who once used to swear by macrobiotic diet, has now become a fan of chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, known for slaughtering his own livestock for his table.Fearnley-Whittingstall-the ... Read more...
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Emma Thompson criticises son’s ‘racist’ university
November 7th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit actress Emma Thompson has said that historic city Exeter in Devon is a place where BNP leader Nick Griffin "would feel very comfortable" in as it ... Read more...
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Meet the world’s first tweeting owl!
October 29th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 29 (ANI): A blogger has been soaring in popularity after becoming the world's first owl to post tweets on hit microblogging website Twitter.Tommy the female tawny owl began uploading regular ... Read more...
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Meet the world’s youngest surfing dog!
August 8th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 8 (ANI): An eight-month-old border terrier dog has been dubbed the world's youngest surfing dog.The canine called Jack can ride waves up to 3ft high and can perform tricks including ... Read more...
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Brit school bans pupils from wearing ‘dangerous’ water goggles!
June 30th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30(ANI): A primary school in England has banned students from wearing goggles while swimming because they are hazardous.Authorities of St. Sidwells Primary school, Devon say that they are working as ... Read more...
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Meet the 100-year-old woman who eats 30 bars of chocolate a week!
March 13th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): It is often said that eating too much of chocolate is bad, but for Peggy Griffiths, it certainly seems to have worked out well.Griffiths has turned 100 ... Read more...
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Devon once again spooked by Satan’’s footprints
March 13th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): The sleepy town of Devon in South West England has once again been spooked, after an elderly lady discovered what are said to be the Devils footprints.Jill ... Read more...
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Ex real-life Lara Croft still breastfeeds her 2-year-old toddler
March 7th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 7 (ANI): Brit model and former real-life Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, Nell McAndrew, has revealed that she will defy the dirty looks she gets and continue to breastfeed her ... Read more...
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Joss Stones celeb lifestyle costs her teen beau
February 24th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): Singer Joss Stones teenage boat-builder boyfriend Danny Radford has walked out on her because he couldnt deal with her celebrity lifestyle.According to pals, the 21-year-old crooner found ... Read more...
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Love-sick parrot put on ”Prozac” to beat the blues!
January 14th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): A blue-fronted Amazon parrot, who attacked its owner''s husband in fits of jealousy, has been put on antidepressants to help her cope with unrequited love.The seven-year-old parrot ... Read more...
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Joss Stone dating a building trade guy, says pal
December 29th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Popstar Joss stone is reportedly dating a building trade guy she grew up with.Danny Radford, 19, and Joss Stone, 21, grew up together but it was recently ... Read more...
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Stone dating new man
December 29th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) British soul singer Joss Stone is now in love with Danny Radford who works in the building trade.According to thesun.co.uk, 21-year-old Stone met the 19-year-old Radford just a ... Read more...
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Scarlett Keelings mum under scanner for swindling benefits in UK
November 25th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): The mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, whose body was found on a beach in the resort state of Goa, is being investigated over claims that she ... Read more...
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Hardest thing was getting Ranatunga out: Warne
October 14th, 2008 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Leg spin wizard Shane Warne in his new book to be launched in London on Tuesday titled Shane Warnes Century has said that the hardest thing for ... Read more...
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Mooing at cows can boost their milk production!
September 21st, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): Farmers in Britain are being asked to moo at their cows in a bid to boost milk production.The move comes after a dairy farmer reported getting ... Read more...
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Top Brit Osama cop gets the big boot
September 15th, 2008 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
London, Sept 15 (ANI): A top cop in British Police has lost his job for dressing like Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a carnival parade in Afghanistan on September ... Read more...
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The inspiring armless man who drinks beer with his feet
August 10th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): When theres a will theres a way this has been proved correct by Frank Letch whos armless yet lives a normal daily life by using his feet.Letch, ... Read more...
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Brit soldiers beating the bugs with Venus Flytraps!
June 24th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): British troops in Iraq are ordering insect-eating Venus Flytraps online to keep their tanks and armoured personnel vehicles free of bugs.Alistair Pearce, who owns South West Carnivorous ... Read more...
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Scarlette’s mother to seek explanation for missing organs
April 14th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
London, April 14 (IANS) Fiona MacKeown, the mother of a British teenager who was raped and murdered in Goa earlier this year, said she will travel to India to find out why ... Read more...
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Devon hospital to conduct second post mortem on Scarlett Keeling
April 2nd, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.2 (ANI): A hospital in Devon, Britain, will conduct a second post mortem on murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling today.
The 15-year-olds body, already examined in Goa, India, arrived at a ... Read more...
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British girl Scarlette’s body to be brought to Mumbai today
March 27th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by admin
Panaji, Mar 27 (ANI): The body of the British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling who was found dead at Goa's popular Anjuna Beach will be brought to Mumbai today.
Scarlette Keeling's body has ... Read more...
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700 people gatecrash Brit girls 18th birthday party!
March 17th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 17 (ANI): A pupil at Torquay Grammar School has admitted that her 18th birthday party got a bit out of hand when 700 people gate-crashed it.Sarah Ruscoe had expected ... Read more...
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Brit youth survives 100ft love tiff fall!
February 10th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by admin
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Love surely has magical healing powers. An 18-year-old British bloke fell 100ft from a bridge after a row with his lover, and survived unhurt.The lads plunge was ... Read more...
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Meet the man whos slept in the same room for a century!
January 7th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by admin
London , Jan 7 (ANI): Ever thought of living in the same room all your life? Well, a retired farmer has been doing just this for the last 100 years.Douglas Mathews, who ... Read more...
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Why Joss Stone will find it difficult to adopt
November 21st, 2007 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 21(ANI): If singer Joss Stone ever joins the adoption bandwagon, she would end up taking on a whole family, for she would be too guilt ridden if she took just ... Read more...
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