33 Bangladeshi migrants held in Britain
July 5th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) At least 33 illegal migrants, including a number of students, from Bangladesh have been arrested in police operations launched across Britain.The illegal migrants were arrested by ... Read more...
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Britain launches ‘instant justice’ for Olympics offenders
June 26th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) People who commit offences linked to the Olympics Games will be put in court within 24 hours under a "instant justice" initiated by the Crown Prosecution ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
School coach driver sacked for playing Sudoku while driving
November 29th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A school bus driver in London has been sacked for playing Sudoku while riding. A 12-year-old student brought the dangerous behavior of the unidentified driver to the ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Artist given 500,000 pounds to tow rock
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) An artist has been given 500,000 pounds to tow six tonnes of rock around Britain.Artist Alex Hartley cut the 124 feet long chunk from a rock ... Read more...
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Alleged killer held in British library
September 4th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) A man who became the subject of a nationwide manhunt in Britain after allegedly battering a pensioner to death, was finally arrested by police at a ... Read more...
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British hospitals ban caesareans in cost-cutting move
August 21st, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) A number of British hospitals would only conduct a caesarean section if the mother's health is at risk by a natural birth, a media report said ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
British pilot dies in air show crash
August 21st, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) A pilot died when his aircraft plunged to the ground after a display at an air show in Britain.Flight Lieutenant Jon 'Eggman' Egging, 33, was killed ... Read more...
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Death threats for cock for crowing
May 27th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) A pub owner in Britain has received death threats for his pet rooster from villagers who say the bird should die for waking them up.John Newman, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Royal wedding guests feel ‘jaded’ after night of heavy celebrations
May 1st, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 1 (ANI): Even as Prince William and wife flew off from Buckingham Palace in a helicopter to begin married life together, the guests at Friday's royal wedding have admitted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ancient Roman highway unearthed
February 6th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) A highway Roman invaders built has been uncovered in Britain -- some 2,000 years later.The road linked London and Exeter in Britain. But when the Romans left Britain, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Runaway Armored Car Smashes Into Garage of Home
January 14th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A family in Dorset was shocked recently when a runaway military vehicle created a trail of devastation that ended in the garage of their home, just feet from ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Sienna Miller-Jude Law: To Get Hitched In Hippy Style With Flower In Hair
January 11th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sienna Miller is ready to get hitched by the end of this year to boyfriend Jude Law. After the couple broke off in 2006 amidst the rumors that Law was ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Miller wants hippy wedding with Law
January 11th, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Hollywood actress Sienna Miller is reportedly planning a hippy-style wedding when she marries Jude Law later this year.The actress is set to tie the knot with the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Ex-England opener Boycott to make a million pounds from seaside home
December 31st, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott is to make over a million pound profit from a seaside home he bought with his former lover after a dispute over her ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz an item?
December 28th, 2010 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Bond star Daniel Craig has sparked off rumours that he is seeing fellow Hollywood star Rachel Weisz after the two were pictured strolling hand-in-hand.The pair, who recently ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Brit grad lands dream job by setting up own website to advertise talents
December 15th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): A graduate in Britain has landed his dream job after he set up his own website to advertise his talents.Kyle Clarke, 23, a Newcastle University graduate was fed-up ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gazza’s eight-week jail sentence suspended by Newcastle court
December 10th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10(ANI): Former England football star Paul Gascoigne's eight-week jail sentence has been suspended by a Newcastle Magistrates' Court in recognition of his progress in a rehabilitation clinic.Gascoigne was earlier handed ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Pensioner living in UK for 64 years branded ‘illegal immigrant’
November 20th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): A pensioner, who has been living in Britain for 64-years, returned home from her holiday to be told she is an illegal immigrant because she was never granted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Frisky UK students project 30ft-high porn images on to building as prank
November 17th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): A group of students at a university in England pulled a prank by projecting an x-rated video on the wall of an opposing hall of residence, covering four ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Dead’ man taken to morgue found breathing
September 29th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 29 (ANI): An unnamed man who was pronounced dead by a South West ambulance crew was later discovered breathing by an undertaker, it has emerged.The patient was seen by paramedics ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Stephen Frears’ Actor Ignorance
September 14th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Stephen Frears is well respected in the film maker's club for his wonderful contributions to international cinema. His latest movie "Tamara Drewe' was recently released. The movie stars ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Dry English Weather Leads To Archaelogical Finds
September 1st, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The dry start to the summer has turned out to be a good one for the archaeologists as hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered with ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Paul the octopus joins England World Cup bid
August 21st, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Paul the psychic octopus, who became a sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of eight World Cup matches, has become an official ambassador for England's bid ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Identified by DNA, soldier laid to rest 94 years after death
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) A soldier who was killed in the First World War and placed in an unmarked grave has now been given a proper burial after his remains were identified ... Read more...
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Meet the gay swan couple with eyes only for each other!
April 14th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): Visitors at the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset get to witness a rare sight of togetherness-a gay swan couple, who have set up a nest together.The happy couple are ... Read more...
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7yr-old blind ‘Batboy’ sees with his ears
October 5th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): A 7-year-old blind boy has been given the nickname Batboy, for he has learnt how to "see" by using his ears.Lucas Murray, who was born blind, is believed ... Read more...
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Radcliffe trying hard to get driving licence
September 30th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 30 (IANS) Twenty-year-old "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe is so determined to pass his driving test that he has moved to Dorset to learn driving.
The young star finds it easier ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Mouth cancer sufferer has face rebuilt using ribs, hips and wrist
September 26th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 26 (ANI): A man's face, which was damaged due to mouth cancer, has been rebuilt using different parts of his body including ribs, hips and wrists.Tim Gallego had to undergo ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
British dad becomes first person to kite-surf across English Channel
September 25th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 25 (ANI): Andy Ward, a father of three, has become the first person ever to kite-surf across the English Channel.Ward, 33, spent six chilly hours skimming 70 miles across ... Read more...
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British jail staff red-faced after inmates get drunk on anti-Swine Flu gel!
September 25th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 25 (ANI): Authorities at a British prison had to remove a hand gel meant to fight swine flu after inmates were found drunk on the alcoholic cleaner.Recently, dispensers containing ... Read more...
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Diana once walked onto nudist beach in her strive for solitary freedom
August 19th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19 (ANI): The late Princess of Wales, Diana, wanted some moments of solitary freedom so much that she made arrangements for secret walks without her bodyguard, say reports.Her former bodyguard, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sikhs on motorway inferno subjected to racist abuse
August 4th, 2009 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A group of Sikh women and children who escaped a burning bus on a British highway last week were subjected to racist abuse by passing motorists, the ... Read more...
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Seaside couple discover fossilized remains of Loch Ness-type monster
June 1st, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 1 (ANI): Fossil experts were stunned to discover that the fossilized remains of a creature found by a seaside couple turned out to be that of a Loch Ness-type monster.The ... Read more...
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Sisters tie the knot with brothers on the same day
May 5th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): 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 ... Read more...
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The miracle cream that banishes wrinkles flies off the shelves
May 1st, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 1 (ANI): A wonder cream that sends wrinkles packing has been flying off shelves at a rate of two bottles every second at its recent launch.Women rushed to the stores ... Read more...
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