Cities named ‘Dull’ and ‘Boring’ also set to pair up
June 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boring, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A US town named Boring has voted in favor of pairing with the Scottish village of Dull, situated in Perthshire.Boring, situated in the state of Oregon, is ... Read more...
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British prison officer caught in bed with convict
April 13th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) A British woman prison officer was found naked in bed with a convict after helping him abscond from jail, a court heard. He was dubbed one ... Read more...
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Woman ‘poses as man’ to trick women into having sex
January 16th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British woman has been accused of pretending to be a man to have sexual contact with two female partners over a period of about nine years.Samantha Brooks, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Woman in UK ‘poses as man for 9 yrs to trick women into having sex’
January 15th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A woman in the UK tricked two other women into having sexual relations by pretending to be a man for nine years, it has emerged.Samantha Brooks is accused ... Read more...
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Gascoigne’s ex-wife gets undisclosed libel damages from UK paper
December 18th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): Troubled footballer Paul Gascoigne's ex-wife has got undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper report based on allegations by her former mother-in-law and other family members.Sheryl Gascoigne had complained ... Read more...
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Scotland’s iconic ‘Famous Grouse’ to be transformed into steel sculpture
September 25th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): One of Scotland's most iconic and loved brand images, the "Famous Grouse" is set for transformation.The Edrington Group will build a 20ft statue of the bird in flight ... Read more...
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Randhawa tied 10th despite poor front half at Gleneagles
August 30th, 2010 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Perthshire, Aug 30 (IANS) A horrendous front nine with four bogeys cost Jyoti Randhawa a chance to contend for the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles as he ended with a round of ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bhullar best Indian after first round at Gleneagles
August 27th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Perthshire (Scotland), Aug 27 (IANS) A bogey on his final hole in the first round was the lone blemish for Gaganjeet Bhullar, playing in his first tournament of the year in Europe, ... Read more...
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Montgomerie fighting to save marriage after cheating wife
June 4th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 4 (ANI): Ryder Cup captain and golf superstar Colin Montgomerie is fighting to save his marriage after confessing that he had been having a secret affair with his ex-lover Joanne ... Read more...
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Tennis star Murray records a rap
November 23rd, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.23 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has recorded a rap single.The Scot star agreed to add his vocal talents to a song by former Wimbledon doubles champs Bob and ... Read more...
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Kapur finishes sixth at Johnnie Walker Championships
August 30th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Perthshire, Scotland, Aug 30 (IANS) Shiv Kapur played his best golf of the year, with no less than 21 birdies and an eagle in four rounds, but at the end of the ... Read more...
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Late double bogey pushes Kapur down to seventh (Lead)
August 29th, 2009 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Perthshire (Scotland), Aug 29 (IANS) A double bogey late in the third round set Shiv Kapur back, just as he had played himself into contention for the title at the Johnnie Walker ... Read more...
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Keyboards fast making handwriting history
February 27th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): When your great-great-grandchildren will find that letter of yours in the attic, theyll have to take it to a specialist to decipher the strange symbols for them, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Coming soon, a purple chip that tastes good and prolongs life
January 4th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): They are famous among all age groups, but health experts dismiss potato chips for being unhealthy, but not anymore, for scientists may now have come up with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UK’’s ancient trees facing threats from ”vandalism, development”
July 13th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): They have seen centuries go by, but Britain''s ancient trees are now facing threats from vandalism, disease and development.
Citing the situation, a list of 20,000 of the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Gazza plans to remarry his ex-wife
June 30th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
June 30 (ANI): Troubled football star Paul Gascoigne is planning to remarry his ex-wife Sheryl, once overcomes his battle with booze.Sheryl is supporting the 41-year-old former England football star as he ... Read more...
Posted in National |
How New Seeker singer Eve Graham went from being a star to fitting bras
May 17th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 17 (ANI): She was a megastar in a band that sold 25 million records and had a list of acquaintances that ran from Paul McCartney to Henry Kissinger. So ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Allow young boys to play with toy guns, say experts
April 13th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Boys at nursery should be allowed to play with toy guns because it plays a key role in their development, say experts.The experts have called on to ... Read more...
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Is JK Rowling building a private Hogwarts in Scotland?
November 14th, 2007 - 2:39 am ICT by admin
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