Couple Find Medieval Shaft beneath Sofa
August 30th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Plymouth, Aug 30 (NEWS) A couple in Plymouth have found a well that might date back to the 16th century under their sofa. Collin Steer and his wife had for a very ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Olympics: Lithuania bags historic gold in swimming
July 31st, 2012 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte stole the headlines in the pool at the London Olympics Monday as she gave her country the first Olympic swimming gold in ... Read more...
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Waitress scolds British PM, asks to stand in queue
July 5th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) A waitress at a coffee shop in Britain failed to recognise Prime Minister David Cameron and told him she was busy serving other customers, and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
British Royal Navy submariner charged with ‘leaking secrets’
March 8th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British Royal Navy submariner was arrested in southwestern England earlier this week and is being accused of leaking classified information, police said on Thursday. He has been ... Read more...
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Jilted beau in court for sending 17,000 SMSs to ex-lover
June 10th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) A jilted lover in Britain faces the possibility of a prison term for bombarding his ex-girlfriend with 17,000 SMSs and phone calls - including 180 ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Computer games making Brit kids fall asleep in school
March 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A teacher in Britain has warned that computer games are making kids fall asleep in primary school as they sit up till morning to play.Richard Gribble said pupils ... Read more...
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Three quarters of kids aged 5 use Internet every day: UK study
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 02 (ANI): A new UK study has suggested that nearly three quarters of children under the age of five use the Internet every day.The research has revealed that as many ... Read more...
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A third of Brits believe a guardian angel is watching over them
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Nearly a third of Britons believe they have a guardian angel watching over them, according to a new survey.In the survey by the Bible Society and Christian Research, ... Read more...
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A driving instructor who groped learners as punishment
December 13th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) A driving instructor in Britain groped women learners after telling them it was "punishment" for motoring mistakes, a court has been told.Barry Morgan, 58, would turn the heating ... Read more...
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Briton kills baby after his afternoon nap is disturbed
November 30th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) A 26-year-old Briton has been found guilty of killing his baby because he had disturbed his afternoon nap, a media report said Tuesday.Graeme Draper hurled his three-month-old son, ... Read more...
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Peter Andre undergoes emergency surgery
November 28th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) Australian singer Peter Andre had to undergo emergency surgery after he collapsed following severe stomach pain.Andre was admitted to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, Friday and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Peter Andre to be Joined Tour by 5 Year Old Son, Junior
November 23rd, 2010 - 2:18 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Peter Andre has a tour scheduled to start on November 26 in Plymouth, and confirms that he will have his five year old son, Junior, by beside him ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
BBC DJ apologises for ‘Chinese eat cats?’ gaffe
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A BBC radio presenter was forced to apologise after a 'distasteful' gaffe about the Chinese eating cats.Judi Spiers was discussing a book about Casper the cat, who became ... Read more...
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Waldorf-Astoria Sued By Plymouth Couple Over Bedbugs
November 5th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For Plymouth Couple David Drabicki and Christine Drabicki a stay at the well known Waldorf Astoria of New York turned out to be a nightmarish experience. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Brit woman found guilty of abusing 5-month-old baby while beau took pics
October 19th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 19 (ANI): A Brit community care worker has been convicted of sexually assaulting a five-month-old infant, while her boyfriend clicked the brutality on the little girl.Tracy Dawber, 44, let convicted ... Read more...
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David Beckham beaten at Lego by 8-yr-old boy
August 31st, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): English footballer David Beckham has been beaten at Lego by an eight-year-old boy.Connor Saunders-Staddon managed to complete the largest Lego kit in the world, the 6,000-piece Lego ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley frolics naked by pool in video shoot
July 17th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 17 (ANI): English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been featured frolicking naked by a pool in a behind-the-scenes video footage.The 23-year-old showed her body off in a shoot for the new ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Inactivity doesn’t lead to childhood obesity
July 8th, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Obesity may lead to inactivity, but inactivity does not lead to obesity, says a new study.
A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
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...
Posted in World |
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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Migraine Headache Gives British Woman Chinese Accent
April 21st, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman from Plymouth, Southwest England has suddenly stated speaking with a Chinese accent after suffering from a severe case of migraine headache. Doctors are quite surprised at ... Read more...
British woman starts speaking in a Chinese accent after a severe attack of migraine
April 21st, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British woman is suffering from a unique problem – after a severe attack of migraine, she started speaking in a Chinese accent. The medical experts believe that ... Read more...
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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Londoners are rudest people in Britain: Poll
March 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Londoners have emerged as Britain's most unwelcoming people in a new poll conducted recently.They have been branded by visitors as being nothing like the legendary chirpy Cockney image ... Read more...
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Vintage cars roll out on the streets of Delhi
February 28th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Sparkling vintage beauties from bygone era rolled out on the streets of New Delhi on Sunday in the 44th Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally.Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor ... Read more...
Posted in National |
UK’s fish and chips preserving regional dialects
February 16th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 16 (ANI): UK's popular fish and chips meal is doing its bit in preserving the country's regional dialects, experts believe.A poll found that Britons used at least 26 different words ... Read more...
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Liverpool stunned by Reading in FA Cup third round
January 14th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (DPA) Liverpool were sent packing in the third round of the FA Cup after they were upended 2-1 by Championship side Reading in a replay at Anfield.
Shane Long snatched ... Read more...
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Hubby in Britain’s longest marriage passes away at 101
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 2 (ANI): Frank Milford, one half of the longest married living couple in Britain, has died after 81 years of marriage.Frank Milford, 101, held the hand of his wife Anita, ... Read more...
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F1 boss facing drive ban after speeding charge
August 5th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 5 (ANI): Ross Brawn, the head of Brawn GP, is facing a driving ban after he was charged with speeding.The 54-year-old Formula One team principal is accused of reaching speeds ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Teacher’s allergy leads to banana ban at UK school!
June 16th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 16 (ANI): A school in Devon, England that banned bananas from children's lunch-boxes has left parents livid.The school's decision is a precautionary measure keeping the safety of a teacher in ... Read more...
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Brit couple’s secret to 81yr marriage - regular rows!
May 27th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): Frank and Anita Milford, aged 101 and 100 respectively, celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary yesterday. And, in case, you're wondering what's keeping their marriage alive, well the answer ... Read more...
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Fish that triggers hallucinations netted in Channel
May 14th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): An exotic fish, which can trigger LSD-like hallucinations when eaten, has been discovered in UK waters.The mind-bending species of bream, sarpa salpa, was found many hundreds of miles ... Read more...
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More exercise at school means less at home
May 7th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, May 7 (IANS) Scheduling more physical education time in schools does not mean children will increase their activity levels at home, a new study has found.
The study discovered that those ... Read more...
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Flintoff backs fair play scheme for Brit kids
April 21st, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): England cricketing hero Andrew Flintoff is backing a scheme in which kids are being taught how to play fair in sport after a survey showed elbowing, tripping and ... Read more...
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Arsenal hit by Gallas, Silvestre injuries
January 9th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (DPA) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he expects to be without William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre for up to three weeks because of injury.Gallas has a hamstring injury, while ... Read more...
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