Heathrow’s Third Runway plans in jeopardy
September 7th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sep 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Environmentalists as well as the people who reside in the flight route of Heathrow have vowed to take action if expansion plans are made so as to ... Read more...
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Gay marriage: Churchgoers not to vote Tory in next polls
August 18th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) At least six out of 10 Britons who attend church services regularly say they are less likely to vote for the Conservative party in the next ... Read more...
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I’ll legalise gay marriage by 2015: Cameron
July 26th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised that gay marriage will be legalised in the country by 2015, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.The prime minister ... Read more...
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British kids cannot escape Maths, English any more
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 3 (IANS) The British government is all set to ensure that pupils in the country do not skip learning Mathematics and English, as they will now be forced ... Read more...
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Senior Conservative party councillor Gerry Forsbrey forced to apologise after using the ‘N-word’
June 8th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Surrey, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A veteran Tory politician, Gerry Forsbrey, has been forced to apologize after he made a racist remark during a council meeting held last week in Staines.
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Britain won’t be Christian nation by 2030: Report
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Britain may no longer be a Christian country by 2030 as the number of non-believers is set to overtake the number of Christians, a media report ... Read more...
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Execute arrest warrants: Indian-origin British MP
March 3rd, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Out of nearly 1,200 arrest warrants issued in Britain since November 2009, only around 900 have been executed, according to government statistics revealed by Indian-origin Tory ... Read more...
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Cameron sacks MP for attending ‘Nazi party’
December 19th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) A Conservative MP who attended a party where guests were dressed as Nazis has been sacked by Prime Minister David Cameron from the post of ... Read more...
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Prince Philip blasts ‘useless’ wind farms
November 21st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British monarch Prince Philip has described wind farms as “absolutely useless.” According to 90-year-old, the project would not work because they were “completely reliant on subsidies.”The ... Read more...
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A website that ranks MPs’ sex appeal
May 31st, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) A website in Britain that allows people to choose the sexiest MP has turned into a huge hit, a media report said Tuesday.The Sun reported that ... Read more...
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Brit Tory couple outraged at suspension over posting pictures with golliwog dolls on Facebook
March 23rd, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A Tory couple, who were considered prospective councillors, have resigned from the Conservative Party after being suspended for posting pictures of themselves holding golliwog dolls on Facebook.The ... Read more...
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UK MP’s wife poses naked under sheet, reveals bedroom secrets!
February 4th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Sally Bercow, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, has posed in a racy photograph that sees her naked under a sheet in her ... Read more...
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MP Nadhim Zahawi’s musical tie hits the wrong note
January 20th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It might not be such a good idea to wear musical ties around especially when you are going to the parliament.A member of parliament for Tory, Nadhim ... Read more...
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David Miliband dismisses talk of move to Washington
December 30th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 30 (ANI): Former British foreign secretary David Miliband has quashed rumors of him becoming his country's next ambassador to the United States.There have been suggestions that the South Shields MP ... Read more...
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Eating orange is better than popping vitamin pills
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Eating an orange is much better for one's health than simply taking vitamin C pills.
A host of antioxidants in orange work together to retard ageing and ... Read more...
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Lib Dems may lose half of their voters in next election: Poll
December 12th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): The Liberal Democratic party in Britain is likely to lose nearly half of its voters in the next general election, according to a new poll.The Telegraph quoted the ... Read more...
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Prisoners in Britain will be forced to work
October 5th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Prisoners in Britain will be forced to work full-time to pay compensation to their victims, a media report said Tuesday.The veteran Tory cabinet minister, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke ... Read more...
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David Miliband named second sexiest Brit MP
September 21st, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): British Labour Party politician David Miliband has been named as the second sexiest MP.Miliband, 45, scored 95 out of 100 for fanciability, after fresh-faced Tory millionaire Zac ... Read more...
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Pak-origin Brit Tory Councilor charged with bigamy
August 5th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 5(ANI): A 52-year-old Pakistan-origin British Conservative party leader has been charged with bigamy.Slough Borough Councilor Pervez Choudhry was arrested on Monday and later released on bail."A 52-year-old man has ... Read more...
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350,000 foreigners enter Britain on ’student’ visas
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Nearly 350,000 foreigners entered Britain on suspect student visas last year despite new rules to curb the number of illegal immigrants, officials said Monday.
Home Office figures reveal the ... Read more...
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Scotland club’s pole-dancing lessons for girls aged 6 upset parents
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): A club in Scotland has infuriated parents after it offered pole-dancing lessons to girls aged six.The Up Yer Pole club has sparked outrage among worried parents and child-care ... Read more...
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UK may shell out millions to Gitmo suspects to settle torture claims
July 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): Terror suspects who had claimed that British security services were complicit in their torture, are in line to get millions in compensation even if a court refutes ... Read more...
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Sex film shot in London hospital
July 6th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) A pornographic film was shot in a London hospital, a British MP has claimed.
Tory Penny Mordaunt didn't name the hospital but said the institution had made a "substantial ... Read more...
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French a useless language for conducting business, says ex-UK minister
June 16th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 16 (ANI): A former Foreign Office minister has described French as "useless" and called on young people to learn Mandarin and Arabic. Chris Bryant, who served as minister for ... Read more...
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Britain’s youngest voter explains why he broke the law
May 10th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 10 (ANI): A teen, who voted in the UK General Election 2010 despite being underage by four years, has opened up about his experience.According to Alfie McKenzie, 14, from ... Read more...
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Conservatives’ Anti EU integration memo leak jeopardises possible Lib-Tory alliance
May 9th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): The ironic leak of a strongly worded, top-secret letter describing the Conservatives' plan to adopt a hardline Eurosceptic position could rule out a possible, Lib-Tory alliance.It presumes an ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown’s neighbour has had enough of him
April 17th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 17 (IANS) Gordon Brown has been upstaged by a neighbour who has erected a large Tory sign - "Vote for change" - next to the prime minister's home in ... Read more...
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Brits neither want Brown nor Tories
March 30th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.30 (ANI): Almost one in four Labour supporters believe electing Gordon Brown as Prime Minister for another term would be "unthinkable".However, 51 per cent say they personally feel no ... Read more...
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Unions accuse BBC cuts to be ‘politically motivated’
March 3rd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 3 (ANI): Following the confirmation of BBC's proposal to axe two radio stations, including the Asian Network, unions have accused director general Mark Thompson of having political motives behind announcing ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown signals May elections
January 4th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan. 4 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apparently ruled out an early general election, while indicating that May 6 could be the polling date.Brown, in an interview slip, ... Read more...
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200 prisoners in UK including murderers, sex offenders released “in error” since 2005
November 30th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30(ANI): At least 200 prisoners in Britain, including murderers and sex offenders, have been mistakenly released by authorities in the past five years, figures released by Justice Minister Maria Eagle ... Read more...
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Two in three Brits consider immigration bad for UK
November 25th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 25 (ANI): Nearly two in three Brits think that immigration has a "negative effect on the UK," a new poll has found.According to a poll on border control policies by ... Read more...
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Baroness Warsi set to take on British National Party
October 15th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Conservative Party leader David Cameron has picked Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a Muslim, to take on the British National Party in next week's BBC Question Time showdown.The Conservatives ... Read more...
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BBC causes outrage with call for age of consent to be 13
September 22nd, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): The BBC has caused outrage after it allowed a leading academic to demand the age of consent be lowered to 13 on its show.Professor John Spencer stated on ... Read more...
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Outrage over beauty parlour for kids aged 3 offering fake tattoos, alcohol-free champagne
August 17th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 17 (ANI): A beauty parlour for kids as young as three has come under fire for offering makeovers, fake tattoos, and even a glass of alcohol-free champagne to its little ... Read more...
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