Getting nude easier than mastering Brit accent: Hathaway
August 24th, 2011 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Anne Hathaway has admitted it was easier for her to shoot the nude scenes than mastering British accent for her role in "One Day".The 28-year old ... Read more...
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Hathaway’s accent changes in new movie
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) Actress Anne Hathaway insists the accent changes in Lone Scherfig's "One Day" were deliberate in order to reflect her alter ego's changing experiences.The 28-year-old, who ... Read more...
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British police spent 82 mn pounds for talking to migrants (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Police in Britain spend an average 75,000 pounds (over $124,000) a day on translation services to communicate with migrant criminals, victims and witnesses, a media report ... Read more...
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British police spent £82mn; to talk to migrants
August 19th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (ANI) Police in Britain are spending an average 75,000 pounds (over $124,000) a day on translation services for migrant criminals, victims and witnesses, a media report Friday said.The ... Read more...
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London riots: Two face jail for inciting on Facebook
August 13th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Two British teenagers have been charged with posting hate messages on social network Facebook, one of which encouraged the "killing of a million police officers" ... Read more...
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Ojha to play for English county surrey
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha will be playing for English county Surrey in the first-class and One-day format to gain experience in the lean domestic season.Ojha ... Read more...
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Briton stabs wife 100 times after reading killing manual
July 27th, 2011 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) A Briton stabbed his wife at least 100 times, after researching on internet sites like "How to kill someone" and "Top 10 tips on how to ... Read more...
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Warne feels third seamer is England’s weak spot
July 16th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Australian spin legend Shane Warne feels that the third seamer will be England's weak spot in the forthcoming four-match Test series against India starting Thursday."Throw in ... Read more...
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Boy of three is Britain’s youngest vandal
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) A boy of a mere three years has turned Britain's youngest vandal after police nabbed him damaging cars in a street close to his home.The ... Read more...
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Man jailed for two years for kidnapping dog
June 11th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) A dognapper in Britain has been jailed for two years for kidnapping his neighbour's Yorkshire terrier and demanding 500 pounds (over $800) as ransom for its ... Read more...
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Kite flying banned on British beach
June 10th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Kite flying has been banned on a beach in Britain for "health and safety reasons".Anyone caught flying a kite on Bridlington's beaches could be fined up ... Read more...
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Woman takes away safe under skirt in $49,000-theft
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) A woman in Britain managed to walk out of a shop while carrying a safe under her skirt in a 30,000-pound (about $49,000) theft.Five other ... Read more...
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Every 20 minutes a kid sexually assaulted in Britain
May 26th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 26 (IANS) At least one child was sexually assaulted every 20 minutes in Britain last year, Sky News reported.The data obtained by the National Society for Prevention of ... Read more...
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Man jailed for biting off snake’s head before kids
May 4th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) A man in Britain has been jailed for biting off a snake's head before his two children in a drunken state.Barry Laverick was at the home ... Read more...
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Depression ‘leaves people tougher, resilient and more creative’
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Depression has become something of a modern-day epidemic, with some experts arguing that it can be a positive life-changing experience that leaves people tougher, more resilient and more ... Read more...
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15-year-old becomes England’s youngest first-class cricketer
April 28th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Barney Gibson became England's youngest first-class cricketer when he stepped out to keep wicket for Yorkshire against Durham MCCU at the picturesque Racecourse ground in a ... Read more...
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Sophie Cranston to design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress?
April 18th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): With less than two weeks for the royal wedding, there has been countless speculation regarding the designer of Kate Middleton's wedding dress.Now, reports have named little-known designer Sophie ... Read more...
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Now, a new eye jab that could cure blindness!
April 17th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new eye injection, which they claim could cure blindness.The treatment, which costs 2,000 pounds, could stop the onset of blindness and can also help ... Read more...
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UK man faces the sack for Christian cross on his van dashboard
April 17th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): An electrician in the UK is facing the sack for displaying a small cross on the dashboard of his company van.Former soldier Colin Atkinson has been summoned to ... Read more...
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UK chip shop owner serves up deep-fried creme eggs for Easter
April 11th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Chip shop owner Martyn Bilby, from Donaster, South Yorkshire, has a special Easter treat in store for his customers - the deep-fried creme egg.Containing 350 calories, the battered ... Read more...
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‘Wuthering Heights’ radio version to have f-word
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) A new radio version of Emily Bronte's romantic novel "Wuthering Heights" will be littered with explicit phrases, including the f-word, a media report said.The BBC radio ... Read more...
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Meet the dog from France who ignores orders in English language!
March 16th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 16 (ANI): A dog in Yorkshire ignores orders given in English language because he was born and raised in France.Henri, the four-year-old black Labrador, will stand stock-still, staring expectantly if ... Read more...
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Woof, Woof! Lost in translation
March 16th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) Henri, a black Labrador in Britain, stands still when any command is given in English and responds only to French. His owner said: "I get some ... Read more...
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Shelley Cooper dies in supermarket
March 11th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Goldthorpe, Mar 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 5-year-old boy witnessed his mother fall and die in front of him in a supermarket. The 34-year-old single mother was chatting on the phone when she ... Read more...
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Britain’s happiest people live in Yorkshire
March 10th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): A new study, on which people in Britain are the happiest, has found that those hailing from Yorkshire get the most out of life.According to the study ... Read more...
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25 percent of adult Brits have seen ghosts
March 4th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A record one out of four adult British people have had a ghostly encounter - up from seven per cent in the 1950s.A study shows that largest ... Read more...
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Muslim preacher arrested over assault on children at mosque in England
February 16th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16(ANI): West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 59-year-old Muslim preacher over alleged assaults on children at a mosque in Keighley, England.According to the Daily Mail, the preacher was arrested after ... Read more...
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Jealous UK woman bites off partner’s ear!
February 12th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): A 44-year-old women in the UK reportedly bit off part of her partner's ear out of jealously.June Thomson attacked her former partner Trevor Wainman, 45, in a jealous ... Read more...
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Court calls man ‘coward’ for killing woman, two kids
February 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A hoodlum in Britain, who set fire to a house killing a mother and her two young children, was Friday branded a coward by a judge who imprisoned ... Read more...
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Gazza’s drink-driving charge dropped
February 11th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Former England hero Paul Gascoigne has a reason to celebrate - a drink-driving charge against him has been dropped.The former Newcastle United and Tottenham ace had been set ... Read more...
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‘Busy’ Darren Gough turns down Cameron’s request to stand as Conservative MP
February 10th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10(ANI): Former England fast bowler Darren Gough has turned down British Prime Minister David Cameron's request to stand as a Conservative MP in Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, ... Read more...
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Pak all-rounder Rana Naved returns to English county Sussex
January 27th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 27(ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Rana Navedul Hasan will play for English county Sussex as their overseas player for the first half of the season.Naved, who played for Sussex between 2005 to ... Read more...
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Labrador Retriever named America’s top dog
January 27th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 27 (ANI): The Labrador Retriever has been named as America's top dog for the 20th consecutive year by the American Kennel Club.The rankings remained largely unchanged from last year with ... Read more...
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Woman diagnosed with Parkinson’s after playing on WII Fit
January 13th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 54-year-old mother-of-two has discovered that she has Parkinson’s disease after playing on Nintendo’s Wii Fit.Julie Wilks claim that while playing the game standing on the Balance ... Read more...
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Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton turns 29 years old
January 10th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you are going to have a royal wedding, then the importance of birthdays pale in comparison.That seems to be the reason why Kate Middleton’s 29th ... Read more...
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