Ear-slicing Bulgarian to be deported from Britain
September 14th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) A gangster known as the "Butcher of Bulgaria" for slicing off people's ears and fingers will be deported from Britain to serve 18 years in jail ... Read more...
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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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MP’s expense claims rise in a year
September 7th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Official figures show that the expenses for the MPs have gone up immensely as compared to what politicians spent before the expenses scandal.
The bill rose ... Read more...
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Is Prince Harry going to participate in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
August 28th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Craig Revel Horwood, Prince Harry will do very well if he participates in the Strictly Come Dancing. She based her claims after viewing Prince Harry’s ... Read more...
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Britons are lazy: Indian-origin MP
August 18th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Britons are among the laziest people in the world, a group of Tory MPs, that include Indian-origin lawmaker Priti Patel, has written in a new book.Britons ... Read more...
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At 86, Queen works more than British MPs
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) In what should be a wake-up call for British parliamentarians, 86-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has worked far more days this year than any member of parliament, ... Read more...
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News of the World’s former editor charged
May 15th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, former editor of the News of the World (Now), and her husband Charlie were Tuesday formally charged with conspiracy to pervert the course ... Read more...
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Online dating scammers want money, not love
March 29th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) The incidence of online romance scams is increasing by the day and has already victimized an estimated 230,000 people in Britain alone, costing them nearly $60 ... Read more...
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Labour leader Miliband’s office burgled
March 18th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) The office of Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has been burgled, but the criminals found nothing, a media report said Sunday.A door was forced open Friday ... Read more...
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British navy officer accused of leaking secrets
March 10th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) A 29-year-old officer of the Royal Navy has been charged with communicating information that could be useful to an enemy of the state, a media report ... Read more...
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Most London babies have foreigner as parent
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) Two of every three newborns in London have at least one foreign-born parent, statistics reveal.In some areas, more than four in five newborns has a mum ... Read more...
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Briton faces extradition over pirated movie website
January 14th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) A 23-year-old British student, accused of running a pirate movies website faces 10 years in jail after a judge said he could be sent to the ... Read more...
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UK charges man for possessing al-Qaeda magazine
October 19th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British man who was arrested earlier this year was charged on Wednesday for possessing al-Qaeda's English-language online magazine, Scotland Yard said.The 21-year-old man, who has been identified ... Read more...
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Excuse me, are you the PM? Indian woman asks Cameron
October 17th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) "Excuse me, are you the prime minister," an Indian woman asked when David Cameron, who was travelling in the London Underground, struck up a conversation ... Read more...
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Westminster clock tower is leaning
October 9th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 9 (IANS) The Westminster clock tower is leaning and this is noticable from outside.Endless underground building works have been blamed for the tiny topple and civil engineers say ... Read more...
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Germans held in Britain with bomb-making manual
July 28th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Two German Muslims have been arrested in Britain with bomb-making instructions, gun manuals and jihad magazines, a media report said.The Westminster magistrate's court heard that 23-year-old ... Read more...
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British party criticised for hiring unpaid interns
May 31st, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) British political party Liberal Democrats has been criticised for its policy to hire unpaid interns. The volunteers only get a small reimbursement for travel and an ... Read more...
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Honeymoon murder: Accused husband collapses in court
April 15th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Indian-origin British businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting the murder of his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa, collapsed in court as he appeared for ... Read more...
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Madonna stalker claims to be her lover
March 16th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) A man who is accused of trespassing pop diva Madonna's London home claims to be her lover.The stalker, Grzegorz Matlok has admitted to the prosecutor ... Read more...
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UK MP’s wife calls posing nude furore ’storm in a bedsheet’
February 5th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): UK MP John Bercow's wife, Sally, who posed in a racy photo shoot for a magazine has admitted that it was "foolish" of her to do so, but ... Read more...
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UK MPS get advice on what to do during Mumbai type terror attack
November 16th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.16 (ANI): British parliamentarians and workers at Westminster have been told to get out of the building and the area that it occupies as quickly as possible in the event of ... Read more...
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Keira Knightley’s home burgled
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley has been left mortified after her 1.3- million-pound flat was ransacked by burglars, who stole two personal laptops worth 2,000 pounds.A police spokesperson confirmed ... Read more...
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Afternoon nap boosts energy levels in elderly, say experts
October 27th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): Experts have suggested that older people who struggle to get a good night's sleep should consider taking an afternoon nap.A large proportion of pensioners sleep badly at night, ... Read more...
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Owner lay dead as buyers were shown around house
September 16th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 16 (IANS) Prospective buyers were shown around a house in Britain by an estate agent while the owner lay dead on her sofa.
Estate agent Samuel Allfort said he assumed the ... Read more...
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Gujarat business delegation feted in Britain
September 16th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) A high-level delegation of business leaders and government officials from Gujarat, which is in London on a two-day visit, attended a reception hosted by a British MP, official ... Read more...
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‘Cheerful’ Brown admits to ‘end of an era’ when he left 10 Downing
July 25th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists he is "very cheerful" as a backbench MP and has "quite quickly", realised it was the "end of an era" ... Read more...
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Drunken Tory MP Reckless confess to being reckless
July 12th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July12 (ANI): A Tory MP, Mark Reckless, was so drunk during a late night debate about the Budget in the Commons that he was unable to vote.According to The Telegraph, Reckless ... Read more...
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British MP - Mark Reckless apologizes for being too drunk to vote
July 12th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British MP – Mark Reckless has apologized for being drunk and hence missing a vote on the Budget. The honest Kent MP confessed that he had drunk ... Read more...
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Britain wants to be ‘positive player’ in Europe
May 21st, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 21 (DPA) British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that Britain wanted to be a "positive player" in Europe, after inaugural talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
"I ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell to be knighted?
May 17th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): TV mogul Simon Cowell may soon be honoured with the title "Sir" for his charity works and achievement in British record industry.Former England's Prime Minister Gordon Brown ... Read more...
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Saudi Prince Accused Of Murdering Aide
February 21st, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
London, England, Feb 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Saudi Arabian prince, Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been accused of murdering his aide, and made an appearance ... Read more...
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Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in wardrobe
February 18th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): British fashion designer Alexander McQueen hanged himself in the wardrobe of his London home after leaving behind a suicide note, an inquest heard.The 40-year-old designer was found dead ... Read more...
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Fitness-conscious Brit politicians ‘pedalling to moon’!
February 9th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 9 (ANI): MPs in the UK are pretending to cycle to the moon, thanks to make believe technology.Politicians were said to be using state-of-the-art cycling machines in the Commons gym ... Read more...
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Boys are better savers than girls
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): When it comes to saving money, boys are far better than girls, say experts.According to Halifax, the average boy under 16 has 1,089 pounds in a savings account, ... Read more...
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When UK Houses of Parliament ran out of toilet rolls!
December 2nd, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 2 (ANI): British MPs and peers were anything but relieved after the Houses of Parliament fell short of toilet rolls.KGB Cleaning Suppliers were allegedly held responsible after the word spread ... Read more...
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