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Top Stories: London, Nov 27 : A psychologist has come up with a novel idea for helping parents find out the perfect Christmas toy for their children - a mathematical formula. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:12 -0500London, Nov 27 : A new survey has revealed that airbrushed models are causing women to suffer from low self-esteem. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:11 -0500London, Nov 27 : English footballer Frank Lampard's ex-fiancee Elen Rives has revealed that she wished she could to turn back time and be with the Chelsea star again. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:10 -0500London, Nov 27 : It looks like Kate Moss among those who get all melancholy after a bust up with their flames - she had a gala time without boyfriend Jamie Hince at Take That's SingStar party. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Zac Effron "thoroughly enjoyed" a real taste of the life in the 1930s as he filmed for his latest flick Me And Orson Welles wearing itchy, uncomfortable clothes. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:05 -0500London, Nov 27 : Zac Effron says he tries to dress up well and look clean whenever he leaves his house because this is the "the least" he can do for his fans. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:04 -0500London, Nov 27 (IANS) Amid a sharp downturn in relations, Britain has decided to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, saying Colombo had breached Commonwealth values in the way it conducted a war against Tamil separatists earlier this year. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:02 -0500London, Nov 27 : A song by a band of rappers, who have been advocating celibacy, has become a hit on YouTube for advocating 'Christian side-hugs' because frontal hugs are 'sinful'. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:17 -0500Melbourne, Nov 27 : 'Rehab' singer Amy Winehouse has been cleared of assault charges brought against her by a female fan. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:16 -0500London, Nov 27 : A Vietnamese man reportedly dug up his wife's corpse and slept besides it for five years as he wanted to hug her in bed. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:16 -0500London, Nov 27 : A British jail is offering inmates the chance to win a day out of prison as top prize in their Christmas raffle, a move which has angered victim support groups. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:14 -0500New Delhi, November 27 : A pair of rescue dogs in Britain have received a boob job in a bid to attract new owners. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:10 -0500London, Nov 27 : East Germany's secret police Stasi's propaganda film made in 1977 shows children as young as five being made to simulate war games. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:03 -0500Sydney, Nov 27 (DPA) British crooner Robbie Williams proposed to actress girlfriend Ayda Field live on a Sydney commercial radio station Friday. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:40:02 -0500London, Nov 27 : A research scientist, who unveiled herself as the anonymous sex blogger Belle de Jour, says she misses her old life as a prostitute. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:10 -0500London, Nov 27 John Travolta has confessed that he struggled to control his jealousy when wife Kelly Preston filmed love scenes with Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:10 -0500London, Nov.27 : Manchester United have wrapped up a deal to sign 17-year-old Welsh wonder Adam Matthews. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:07 -0500London, Nov 27 : The BBC has scrapped plans to broadcast a ballet after learning that it features scenes of a hunchback Pope garrotting a pregnant woman with rosary beads. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:07 -0500London, Nov 27 : Hollywood actress Halle Berry is selling off her Beverly Hills home she bought in 2001 for more than twice what she paid for it, according to internet reports. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Amazon's online store has compiled a list of the most sought after electronic gifts that people have named in their Christmas 'wish lists'. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:30:04 -0500London, Nov 27 : Troubled football legend Paul Gascoigne has described how former team-mate Peter Beardsley has taken him under his wings. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:08 -0500London, Nov 27 : The boss's hair at top soccer club's turns grey within six years due stressful nature of the job, new research has shown. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:08 -0500London, Nov 27 : South African actress Charlize Theron has revealed that her charity is raising cash to build football fields all over Africa in honour of the 2010 World Cup. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500London, November 27 : A new logo of a British town, which has a history of high levels of teen pregnancy, has been criticized as it apparently looks like sperm. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Scottish singer Susan Boyle has denied reports that she is on the verge of another breakdown. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : When it comes to shopping, men are much more efficient than women, according to a new survey. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:03 -0500London, November 27 : If scientists have their way, the next generation of computers may make use of the "spin" of electrons instead of their charge. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:03 -0500London, Nov.27 : British tennis star Andy Murray was a clear favourite to go through to the semi-finals after beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 in his final round-robin match in the afternoon, but, amid scenes of confusion and to the bewilderment of most in the 17,500 capacity crowd here, the world No 4 went out nearly six hours later when Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7, 6... ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:01 -0500London, Nov 27 : Scientists have found a new way to monitor the sizes of bird populations - recording their songs. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:13 -0500London, Nov 27 : A Brit man, who began losing his sight in his 20s, has had his vision partially restored with the help of a 'bionic' eye. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:09 -0500London, Nov 27 : Ace England midfielder and other Premier League stars could lose millions after buying up mega bucks apartments in Dubai. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:08 -0500London, Nov.27 : Irish Roman Catholic archbishops and police covered up four decades of child sex abuse by priests in a conspiracy to protect the reputation of the church, The Telegraph quoted a report, as saying. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:07 -0500London, Nov 27 : Israeli/American actress Natalie Portman has revealed that she finds her Los Angeles neighbours to be more welcoming than the locals she lived with in her native New York. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Aussie singer Peter Andre is said to be suing his ex-wife Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan for over 300,000 pounds in damages. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:05 -0500London, November 27 : With a London-based company adopting a method that creates life-size hologram-like images for theatrical purposes to the needs of modern businesses, 'holographic videoconferencing' has come one step closer to commercial use. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:04 -0500London, Nov 27 : Hollywood teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner has once again dodged rumours about his sexuality - he still refuses to confirm if he is gay. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:12 -0500London, Nov 27 : Can brain scans help classify art? Well, researchers from ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan seem to have found the answer. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:10 -0500London, November 27 : Mariah Carey has plans to get rid of her assistants at some point of time in future to lead a simple life. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:07 -0500London, November 27 : Pop icon Boy George has said that his imprisonment earlier this year helped him get rid of his addiction to drugs. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:07 -0500London, Nov 27 : British actor Robert Pattinson has likened himself and his Twilight co-stars to the legendary rock band The Beatles. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : To declare war on Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein regime, former British Prime Minster Tony Blair and ex-US President George W Bush might have secretly "signed in blood" a deal to overthrow Saddam a year before going to the war, according to a former senior diplomat. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:04 -0500London, Nov 27 : Fashion critics may have slammed Lindsay Lohan's clothing collection as an 'embarrasment', but it has been hailed as a commercial success. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:03 -0500London, November 27 : Actor Kirk Douglas showed the humane side of him on Thanksgiving by serving dinner to the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:02 -0500London, Nov 27 (IANS) An Indian soldier's George Cross medal that has been put up for auction in London next week was sold by his widow in 2000 -- and not stolen from her as she claims -- the auction house said Friday. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:50:01 -0500London, Nov 27 : R and B singer Rihanna's hit 'Umbrella' has topped a new poll of the 'Best Pop Videos Of The Decade'. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:40:10 -0500London, Nov.27 : British and American officials were desperately looking for a "smoking gun" that would justify their imminent invasion of Iraq, an official inquiry has heard. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:40:10 -0500London, Nov 27 : Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has been named 'The Best Guitar Riff Of All Time' in an online music poll. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:07 -0500London, November 27 : NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is all set to start its hunt for stealth asteroids. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:06 -0500London, Nov 27 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife Veronica Lario has reportedly demanded just over 3.5 million euros a month (43 million euros a year) in maintenance as a part of their divorce settlement. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:06 -0500London, November 27 : R and B singer Rihanna has admitted that it was really 'humiliating' when her nude pics leaked online. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:05 -0500London, November 27 : In a new research, scientists have used a convex lens to trap a rainbow for the first time. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:03 -0500London, November 27 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy helped Roman Polanski get bail after the filmmaker spent two months in a Swiss prison on a child sex case, it has emerged. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:01 -0500Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Commonwealth leaders from 53 member nations, mainly former British colonies begin their three-day summit here from today. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:04 -0500Port of Spain, Nov.27 : Britain's Queen Elizabeth and members of her royal household are arriving here today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500London, Nov.26 : British intelligence agencies had tipped off the CIA over David Coleman Headley, an alleged Lashkar operative in the U.S. of Pakistani origin, days before he was arrested, sources have revealed. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:40:11 -0500London, Nov.26 : Rarely seen footage of Sir Winston Churchill, in his first screen test for television, has been unearthed to mark the 75th anniversary of party political broadcasts. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:40:02 -0500London, Nov 27 (DPA) The London Stock Exchange felt the shock waves of the Dubai World debt moratorium call Thursday, with the FTSE 100 index dropping 3.2 percent. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:30:02 -0500London, Nov 26 (IANS) American rapper Eminem wants to be a judge on British reality show 'The X Factor'. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:10:02 -0500London, Nov 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for India and Pakistan to work closely at the 'highest possible level' in order to resolve the Kashmir issue, saying there is no room for any other countries to intervene. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:02 -0500London, Nov 26 (IANS) The late Indian-origin rock star Freddie Mercury has been honoured with a Hollywood-style granite star in the northwest London suburb that was his first home in Britain. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:50:02 -0500LONDON ? Britain's top diplomat at the United Nations in the buildup to the 2003 Iraq war is giving evidence to the country's inquiry into the invasion. Jeremy Greenstock had pushed for a U... Sign on San Diego Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:18:50 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Kent Police launched a murder inquiry today after finding the body of a woman in Canterbury duri... Times Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:17:17 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Camden has long considered itself at the cutting edge of fashion and popular culture bu... Times Online Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:17:06 -0500Rob Andrew warned the current injury toll is "unsustainable" in the long-term future of the game - and he called upon the International Rugby Board to take immediate action. England lined up agains... Planet Rugby Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:11:08 -0500Sean Lamont has warned his Scotland team-mates their Australia heroics will be quickly forgotten if they lose Saturday's Test against Argentina. Andy Robinson's men are on the brink of a clean swee... Planet Rugby Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:11:07 -0500London, Nov. 27 : David Beckham is flying to South Africa next week ahead of the World Cup draw to push England's claims to host the tournament in 2018. New Kerala Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:10:18 -0500London, November 27 : A new logo of a British town, which has a history of high levels of teen pregnancy, has been criticized as it apparently looks like sperm. New Kerala Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:10:15 -0500The chairman of a hospital foundation trust has been removed from his post over a series of failings, regulator Monitor announced today. Richard Bourne was reappointed as chairman of Colcheste... The Independent Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:05:31 -0500Scotland's prison population has continued to rise, according to new national statistics.The figures showed the average daily prison population in the year to March was 7,835, up by 6% on the previous... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:49:12 -0500The son of British art curator Nick Waterlow has been charged with his death and that of the curator's daughter, police in Australia said.Antony Waterlow, 42, is accused of murdering Mr Waterlow, 68 a... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:49:07 -0500A former soldier from North Yorkshire who raped a woman outside a nightclub in Preston nearly 11 years ago has been jailed for seven years.Christopher Andrew, 34, attacked his victim outside the Blue ... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:49:06 -0500The former British ambassador to the United Nations, has told the official Iraq War inquiry that America seemed determined to go to war with Saddam Hussein. Sky News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:48:58 -0500, drinks companies and consumers anxious to preserve cheap booze prove premature?Labour says it accepts there is a link between the cost of alcohol and the over-consumption that causes 1,500 deaths a ... The Scotsman Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:48:00 -0500Diane Callaghan, 39, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2000 and puts her recovery down to work carried out by the charity.Yesterday she went to the Morrisons store on Ferry Road to accept the mone... The Scotsman Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:47:58 -0500LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London shares traded with mild losses on Friday, with gains from Royal Bank of Scotland and several other financial firms offsetting losses for miners. The U.K. FTSE 100 i... Market Watch Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:42:48 -0500LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London shares traded with mild losses on Friday, with gains from Royal Bank of Scotland and several other financial firms offsetting losses for miners. The U.K. FTSE 100 i... Market Watch Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:42:29 -0500Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, and Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh, right, are shown to their places by a military officer at the Memorial Park in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Thursday, Nov. 26, ... Sun-Sentinel Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:40:50 -0500Computer whiz Gary McKinnon last night lost what could be his final appeal against extradition to the US. Home Secretary Alan Johnson refused to block the 43-year-old's removal on medical grounds and... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:54 -0500More than 300 people miraculously escaped from a ferocious fire which tore through their estate while they slept in the early hours yesterday. Residents described their terror as golf ball-sized burn... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:52 -0500Three young thugs aged 11 and 12 forced three schoolboys to strip and carry out sex acts on each other, a court heard yesterday. In a reminder of the horrific Hell Boy attack in South Yorkshire, the ... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:48 -0500Bayonets glinting in the sun, 500 troops came marching home yesterday - as two fallen comrades were laid to rest. Thousands lined the streets and cheered as the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fu... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:41 -0500A judge demanded a change in the binge drinking culture as he spared a student jail for urinating on a cenotaph poppy wreath. Philip Laing, 19, admitted what the prosecution called "a disgusting and ... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:37 -0500A dad with a phobia of doctors killed himself on the way to his GP after convincing himself a harmless spot on his nose was cancer, an inquest heard. Retired plumber John Dart, 76, told his family he... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:32 -0500With no branches and no decorations and held down by two tons of ballast, it has got to be the safest Christmas tree around. Only trouble is, it looks more like a witch's hat... and it hasn't brought... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:29 -0500A raffle where prisoners win a day out could be replaced by a new draw. One where law-abiding people buy tickets to win the chance to lock up a yob. Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:10 -0500All 800,000 customers due a windfall pay-out from Aviva will get their cash before Christmas. That's the pledge to Your Money by Mark Hodges, the new boss of Aviva's UK life and pensions business. T... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:05 -0500The owner of Dixons and Currys is doing a roaring trade in food mixers as Brits ditch dining out to save cash. Dsg boss John Browett says Kenwood mixers are flying off the shelves as families eat at ... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:28:02 -0500Vodafone is slashing the pensions of 4,000 workers in a bid to tackle a £60million shortfall. The mobile giant is the latest firm to shut its final-salary scheme to existing members, claiming lo... Daily Mirror Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:27:59 -0500Carphone Warehouse , prompting the broadband provider and mobile phone retailer to raise its earnings guidance for the current year. The group said on Friday it was on track... Financial Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:12:36 -0500(RTTNews) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS, RBS.L), or RBSG, the parent of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, or RBS, said Friday that the company, along with RBS, signed an accession agreement ... Quote.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:11:37 -0500A growing number of office workers would rather swap their career to travel around the world, research revealed today. A poll by recruitment firm Office Angels showed one in seven wanted to wo... The Independent Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:45:47 -0500Cleaners servicing Virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line will launch the first of two 24-hour strikes tonight in a row over pay and conditions. The cleaners, employed by the Carlisle Group... The Independent Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:45:44 -0500London - Shares on the London stock market fell by around 1.5 per cent in early trading Friday reflecting continuing concern over Dubai's debt problems, analysts said. The Financial Times (FTSE) index... Earth Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:43:11 -0500Customer Kings 2010 competition , seeking Britain's best customer-focused smart businesses. 2010's awards will recognise the greatest small businesses from every region of the UK, and this year will ... Techworld Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:34:53 -0500The final thoughts of Antarctic explorer Capt Robert Scott are being published on a daily internet blog.People can follow entries originally made from 26 November 1910 until the final entry, probably ... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:46 -0500Riot police were in attendance at the match between West Ham and Millwall "It was a moment of madness. I was sitting in the crowd trying to get my opinion across. Fans were goading each other. ... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:45 -0500Two plants from Mexico have flowered in Powys for the first time in years thanks to the mild autumn weather, says a castle's head gardener.The tree dahlias were planted at Powis Castle in Welshpool in... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:44 -0500The BBC has learned that a former major property developer is being sued over his alleged failure to complete the purchase of an apartment booked at the peak of the housing boom.Michael Taggart is amo... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:43 -0500Passengers and rail operators are to discuss proposed changes in services which the county council says would leave East Sussex a "forgotten county".Network Rail and passenger watchdog Passe... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:43 -0500A battalion which lost four soldiers from Coventry and Warwickshire in Afghanistan in the summer is taking part in a homecoming parade.About 200 troops from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusilie... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:42 -0500 |
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