Italian tourists rescued after calling Boots branch
June 15th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minehead, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Italian couple and their dog, a Springer spaniel named Nino, were visiting South West England on holiday. They had to be rescued by coastguards after becoming ... Read more...
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Pakistani cricketer Aamer released from jail
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamer, convicted of spot-fixing, was released from a British jail after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in the infamous ... Read more...
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Replacing a bulb can take 12 people in Britain!
October 21st, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) An elderly man in Britain was shocked beyond his wits when he discovered that it took 46 days and a dozen workmen to replace a street ... Read more...
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Briton nabbed in Spain for sexual abuse 11 years back
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A Briton, wanted in sexual abuse case, has been caught in Spain, eleven years after jumping his bail.Sixty-year-old Lewis Knight was wanted for allegedly sexually abusing ... Read more...
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This car hasn’t broken down since 1904!
August 30th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) A couple in Britain are proud owners of a car which hasn't broken down in the last 107 years.The one-cylinder motor vehicle, which can run at ... Read more...
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Kate Moss to pen autobiography
July 29th, 2011 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss is set to pen her autobiography after being encouraged by her husband Jamie Hince.Moss, married Hince in the Cotswolds, South West ... Read more...
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Moss loses engagement ring
June 28th, 2011 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss lost her engagement ring worth 14,000 pounds while watching fiance Jamie Hince perform at the Glastonbury Festival.Moss, who was watching fiance Jamie Hince ... Read more...
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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...
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Elizabeth Hurley all set to Dye her hair
September 16th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Mothers have been known to do a lot of crazy things for the sake of their children and now the British model/actress Elizabeth Hurley is going ... Read more...
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Brit men would rather live close to boozer than school
July 26th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): It's true - men would prefer alcohol over most things - even over staying closer to a school, says a new UK survey.More than one in five said ... Read more...
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Elizabeth Hurley gets own reality show
July 18th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley will start her own reality series in which she will document her life on her farm in the countryside.
Hurley is keen to show off her ... Read more...
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Hurley terrified after Nayar burnt his hand
July 1st, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 30 (IANS) The British model-actress Elizabeth Hurley was terrified as her businessman husband Arun Nayar burned his hand while trying to light a bonfire.
Nayar was preparing to light a ... Read more...
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Volcanic ash cloud grounds 1,000 flights in Europe (Second Lead)
May 17th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Reykjavik/London/Brussels, May 17 (DPA) An ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano Monday grounded some 1,000 flights in Europe and forced the temporary closure of several main airports in Britain and the Netherlands.
"Today ... Read more...
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Ash cloud to ground around 1,000 flights (Lead)
May 17th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague/London/Brussels, May 17 (DPA) The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano is expected to ground around 1,000 flights Monday, said Europe's air safety agency, Eurocontrol.
"Today Eurocontrol expects 28,000 flights in Europe. ... Read more...
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‘Biodiversity benefits of organic farming are small’
May 6th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): A new research from the University of Leeds has suggested that organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don't ... Read more...
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Top British earners need 152,865 pounds-a-year to feel wealthy
December 11th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 11 (ANI): In order to 'feel wealthy,' British top earners need a household income of 152,865 pounds a year, a poll has found. A study of affluent professionals in the ... Read more...
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Glastonbury boss to step down in 2011
June 23rd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Michael Eavis has decided to step down as the boss of Glastonbury music festival in 2011.A farmer by profession, Eavis launched the acclaimed event his land in South ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty pleads guilty to drink driving, drug possession
June 13th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): English musician Pete Doherty has pleaded guilty for driving under influence and drug possession.The 30-year-old singer was arrested on June 11 after police officers spotted a car ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty ‘arrested for DUI, drug possession’
June 12th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): English musician Pete Doherty has reportedly been arrested for allegedly possessing drug and driving under the influence.The Babyshambles frontman was taken into custody in the early hours ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty arrested second time in a week
June 12th, 2009 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) English musician Pete Doherty has again been arrested in less than a week, this time on suspicion of drunken driving and drug possession.
The Babyshambles frontman, who was ... 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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Revealed: Rushdie’s shelter from the storm
February 16th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) British Airways refused to fly writer Salman Rushdie in the days after the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini's death sentence against him, but Middle Eastern airlines had no problems ... Read more...
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UFO photographed shooting red beams of light to the ground in Bristol
November 7th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a UFO was spotted shooting red beams of light to the ground as it hovered over Bristol in South West England.The mysterious ... Read more...
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Madonna gets custody of children, Ritchie agrees
October 19th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (DPA) Pop diva Madonna and British director Guy Ritchie, who just announced their divorce, have reached an agreement on the custody of their three children following a ... Read more...
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Giant cucumbers help Brit gardeners create world record!
September 7th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): Two amateur gardeners in Britain have broken two separate world records in a competition by finding the countrys most enormous vegetablesgiant cucumbers.Measuring 36.1inches in length, the colossal ... Read more...
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Frisky gibbons served noise ”Asbo” for loud sex sessions!
August 25th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 25 (ANI): Authorities at Bristol Zoo in South West England have been ordered to keep two gibbons indoors at least three nights a week, as they create a lot ... Read more...
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Divorced middle-aged men spending sleepless nights
August 4th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 4 (ANI): Researchers in Britain have found that divorced men in their middle-age are growing short-tempered and emotional, and are underperforming at work due to a lack of sleep. ... Read more...
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Crop circle depicting pi baffles scientists
June 18th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, June 18 (ANI): A mysterious crop circle that emerged overnight in a barley field in England has baffled scientists, as it depicts the mathematical formula pi.Pi is the ratio of ... Read more...
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Suicidal Gaza now refuses food in rehab
May 12th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
London, May 12 (ANI): Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is refusing to eat in rehab as he battles alcoholism and depression.
Staff at The Priory in south west England have said that ... Read more...
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Your neighbourhood may affect your physical, intellectual health in old age
April 10th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 10 (ANI): The type of neighbourhood you live in has an important effect on your health in later life, according to two new studies.Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School, ... Read more...
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Jacko clan moving to British countryside residence
April 4th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 4 (ANI): Pop icon Michael Jacksons brother, Tito, is moving to a rented five-bedroom residence in a converted barn in Appledore, South West England.According to reports, the move ... Read more...
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Retirement is the best time to quit smoking
March 7th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): For people struggling to kick the butt, a new study at the Peninsula Medical School in South West England suggests that retirement is the most effective times to ... Read more...
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Many more claim seeing spaceships after Cornish UFO sighting
January 6th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by admin
London, January 6 (ANI): A British tabloid has been swamped with calls from people who claim to having seen spaceship-like flying objects, after it reported of a UFO sighting over Cornwall in ... Read more...
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Brit snaps UFO hovering over South-west England
January 1st, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by admin
London, January 1 (ANI): A saucer-shaped flying object, believed to be a spaceship, has been photographed over Cornwall in South-west England.Kelvin Barbery, a facilities manager for schools, clicked the picture of ... Read more...
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