4,600 criminals let off in Britain: Indian-origin MP
September 14th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) An astounding 4,600 serial criminals in Britain last year got away with just police cautions or warnings, prompting Indian-origin MP Priti Patel to call on law ... Read more...
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Assad mystery lover to get PhD from British varsity
July 8th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) A Syrian woman, said to be the mystery lover of embattled President Bashar al-Assad, will soon get a doctorate from a top university in Britain, according ... Read more...
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Pornography linked to mentally illness among kids
April 24th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Online porn is linked to a quarter of mental illnesses among kids, British researchers have claimed.The figure was revealed as Prime Minister David Cameron Sunday ... Read more...
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Did US spy war cost 9/11 warning?
March 28th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) The US may have missed opportunities to prevent 9/11 due to a turf war between the CIA and the FBI, a British parliamentarian has claimed.Tory ... Read more...
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Drive to save British kids from online sex
March 25th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 25 (IANS) British parents may have to "opt in" to watch pornography online in a bid to protect their children from seeing indecent images.Tory MP Claire Perry wants ... Read more...
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British schools to teach kids about gay marriage
February 27th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 27 (IANS) Schools in Britain will be "forced" to teach children the importance of gay marriage, in a bid to redefine the institution of marriage, and teachers who ... Read more...
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Phone app helps British teens find free condoms
January 30th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) British teenagers are now being offered a smartphone application that gives them directions to the nearest health clinic where they can pick up free condoms and ... Read more...
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EU court allows asylum seekers to stay
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) A European court has banned Britain from deporting asylum seekers from the country, saying it could infringe their human rights.The European Court of Justice has banned ... Read more...
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Judge says jail is ‘too easy’ for crook
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (IANS) A judge in Britain declined to jail a career criminal believing that spending time in prison would actually prove "too easy" place for him.Judge Gillian Matthews ... Read more...
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Hacker puts sex message on British MP’s phone
September 25th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) A hacker penetrated a British woman MP's voicemail and left a sexually offensive message that asked callers whether they had recently indulged in a sex act, ... Read more...
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BBC women newsreaders have ‘too much botox’: MP
September 8th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Some women newsreaders in BBC have "too much botox", as a result of which they keep smiling while presenting serious subjects, a Tory MP has said.David ... Read more...
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Carrying knife in Britain rarely invites jail
September 2nd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Less than one in five thugs, who are caught carrying knives, faces jail term in Britain, official figures have revealed.With just 19.7 percent being locked up, ... Read more...
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Labour spent government fund to teach officials drums
August 30th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) The former Labour government in Britain spent 38,000 pounds (around $62,000) in five years to teach officials of the Foreign Office how to play drums, a ... Read more...
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1,200 British kids expelled from school
August 30th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Over 1,200 pupils aged under seven have been expelled from British schools in the last five years for persistent misbehaviour and violence, a media report said ... Read more...
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British MP’s party gatecrashed through Facebook
August 26th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Hundreds of teenagers gatecrashed a private party held at a British MP's house after details were leaked on social network Facebook.Police were called to the ... Read more...
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Get back capital punishement: Indian-origin British MP
August 24th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Indian-origin British MP Priti Patel has said she supports a "serious debate" in parliament for the return of capital punishment in Britain.An opinion poll in the ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda militant freed after ‘change of heart’
August 13th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) An top Al Qaeda militant - who had links to the late Osama bin Laden - has been released on bail in Britain after he claimed ... Read more...
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Jail term over, 55 not deported from UK: Indian-origin MP
August 10th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 55 criminals of foreign nationalities, who had served terms in Britain and were to be deported, are still languishing in jails at the government's ... Read more...
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Majority of Britons want return of death penalty
August 7th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) A majority of British people support the return of death penalty, a survey has found. The last hangings in Britain were in 1964.The study showed ... Read more...
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Smokers in cars with kids may be penalised in Wales
July 16th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Wales may become the first European province where people accompanying children in cars could be penalised for putting their health at risk by smoking.The plan, being ... Read more...
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Britain will be most populated European country by 2060
June 9th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) Britain would become the most populated country in the European Union by 2060, according to latest statistics.The population of Britain would be 79 million by the ... Read more...
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Likely release of 70 convicted terrorists evokes debate
June 1st, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS) The expected release later this year of about 70 convicted terrorists, some of them bomb makers, has evoked fear and debate on the issue in Britain.The ... Read more...
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Can’t play guns and armies, 7-year olds told
May 31st, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Two seven-year-old boys in Britain who were playing an army game by making gun shapes with their hands have been told not to do it. ... Read more...
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Experts don’t buy ‘ISI didn’t know of Osama’s presence in Abbottabad’ story
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3(ANI): British politicians and experts have said that it beggared belief that no one in Pakistan's notorious intelligence service had any idea that elusive Al Qaeda chief Osama bin ... Read more...
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Labour MP distracts members at PM’s Questions with low-cut blouse
April 29th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): A female MP is said to have distracted the attention of members at PM's Questions with her low-cut blouse, displaying a generous cleavage.Labour's Lisa Nandy, whose face ... Read more...
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Former Tory MP’s son died in India after eating opium
April 29th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): The son of a millionaire former Tory MP, who had come to India with one of his friends, died after eating some opium during the trip, an ... Read more...
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Cameron refuses to rule out arming Libyan rebels
April 27th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27 (ANI): The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to rule out the possibility of arming Libyan rebels against Colonel Gaddafi as the Cabinet was told to prepare ... Read more...
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Britain to allow those who know Indian languages to be jury
April 26th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 26 (IANS) The inability to understand, read or write English language would no longer be a hindrance to serve as a British jury member deciding immigration cases. People ... Read more...
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Tory MP blurts out Imogen Thomas’ Premier League star’s name on show
April 25th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): A top Tory MP came close to breaching a High Court injunction when she blurted out the name of the Premier League star who had an affair with ... Read more...
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EU rights rulings having a ‘chilling effect’ on public safety, warns peer
April 21st, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 21 (ANI): Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile has said decisions made under the European Convention on Human Rights have hampered the deportation of people who put the public at risk. ... Read more...
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UK’s nuke submarine fleet secrets mistakenly revealed on website
April 18th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): British defence ministry officials are facing an embarrassing situation after secrets related to the country's nuclear-powered submarines was mistakenly published on a website.The exposed materials include expert opinion ... Read more...
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Outrage over UK decision to allow Libyan defector to fly to Qatar
April 13th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): The British Government has been accused of turning the country into a 'transit lounge for alleged war criminals' for allowing former Libyan former Foreign Minister Musa Kusa to ... Read more...
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Anger over baby clothes glorifying terror groups, suicide bombers
April 11th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): A website in US is being investigated after it advertised baby clothes with slogans glorifying terror groups and suicide bombers.The clothes include one saying: "Your 77 virgins ... Read more...
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MPs allowed to ‘tweet’ during debates in Commons
March 25th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 25 (ANI): MPs are no longer barred from taking their iPads and Blackberrys into the Commons chamber to update their micro-blogging site 'Twitter' during debates.An official standards committee has said ... Read more...
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‘Freedom of information’ crusader Jemima Khan wins privacy order
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): It has emerged that 'freedom of information' crusader Jemima Khan, a firm supporter of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, has won a court injunction to prevent her private details ... Read more...
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