| Fire breaks out in London building More than 100 firefighters were tackling a blaze in a four-storey building in east London... | |
| US unconvinced over Pak Army's U-turn against Taliban commanders: Expert Pakistan has been claiming huge success against the Taliban by capturing several key militant leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's second-in command, however the United States is far from convinced that the arrests mark a change in the Pakistan Army's... |
| Meteorites could have kick-started life on earth 4 billion years ago A new study has shown that Meteorites that bombarded Earth four billion years ago could have kick-started life rather than wiping it... |
| Archaeologists to embark on investigation into Shakespeare's later life Archaeologists are all set to start a ground-breaking investigation into Shakespeare's later life in Stratford-upon-Avon,... |
| Walmart under fire for cutting price of black Barbies to nearly half of white ones American supermarket chain Walmart has received flak for selling black Barbie dolls at a lesser price than white... |
| Cambridge to train police chiefs in India Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is to co-direct a new training programme for senior police executives in India, led by the University of... |
| Henman prefers golf instead of captaining Britain's Davis Cup team Former British No.1 Tim Henman loves to play golf instead of accepting the offer to be new Davis Cup captain of... |
| 'The Wizard of Oz' to get 3D treatment? Popular Frank Baum's story, 'The Wizard of Oz', may soon be made into a 3D... |
| McDonald's offers qualification in work experience! Fast food chain McDonald's is offering a qualification in work experience, becoming the first UK employer to do... |
| Car that uses 10,000 cups of espresso as fuel! Jem Stansfield, a BBC presenter, will drive from London to Manchester to test an experimental car, which runs on coffee... |
| Cheryl Cole may take back Ashley, says body language expert According to a body language expert, singer Cheryl Cole wants to reunite with love rat husband/soccer star... |
| '24 beers a day' Brit losing teeth at 22 A 22-year-old man in Britain is fast losing all his teeth - because of heavy... |
| 'Mad Men' characters to be honoured with Barbie doll versions It has emerged that the characters of dramatic television series 'Mad Men' are set to be honoured with Barbie and Ken doll versions by... |
| Jay-Z scraps plan to invest in NY racetrack casino project Rapper Jay-Z is said to have scrapped plans to invest in a racetrack casino project in New York after state officials allegedly ordered all backers to hand over detailed records of their... |
| Madonna signs Vera Farmiga for her movie over "cup of tea" Queen of Pop Madonna is said to have wooed actress Vera Farmiga into signing up for her next movie with an intimate chat over a "cup of... |
| Button insists on working as a team with Hamilton Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button insists that there will be no bust-ups with fellow McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton even if he retains his... |
| Laila Rouass to make film on life of 'poster girl of Palestinian terrorism' Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass is set to make a film on the life of terrorist Leila Khaled, often dubbed the "poster girl of Palestinian... |
| Latest extreme sport: Alligator wrestling! Wrestling in the US is no more confined to the ring - fighters are now trying their might against the strength of alligators in a... |
| Christie Brinkley selling off wedding dress Former supermodel Christie Brinkley has made up her mind to sell the dress she donned when she walked down the aisle with ex-hubby Peter... |
| Charlie Sheen to return to small screen Charlie Sheen is planning to make a small screen... |
| Rooney is one of the world's best football players: Beckham England and A. C. Milan star David Beckham has hailed Wayne Rooney as the best player in the world after the Manchester United striker upstaged him on his Old Trafford... |
| Beckham backs Man U fans' campaign against club owners Glazer family Former Manchester United hero David Beckham picked up a green and gold scarf and wrapped it around his neck in a clear show of support for the home fans' campaign against club owners, the Glazer... |
| UK's 'racist' Met Police accused of 'excessive' stops of ethnic minorities Britain's Metropolitan police was responsible for 120,000 'excessive' stops against people from ethnic minorities in 2008/9, according to the official equalities... |
| Why some chickens are half male and half female A new study have solved a puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the... |
| Lindsay Lohan's mum backs her in "milkaholic" ad lawsuit Lindsay Lohan's mum Dina has jumped in to back her daughter's multi-million pound legal battle over an advert which allegedly used the actress' name and poked fun at her personal... |
| Man earns Guinness World Record for world's largest house of cards! An American man has earned himself a Guinness World Record after he built the world's largest ever house of... |
| Vatican fury over Rome school's condom vending machines installation The headmaster of a school in Rome has come under criticism from the Vatican after he installed condom vending machines for... |
| Courteney Cox happier in her 40s Actress Courteney Cox has revealed she is much more happy in her 40s than she was in her... |
| Major fire engulfs central London office block More than 100 firefighters are tackling a major fire that started in a restaurant and office block in central... |
| Guy Ritchie to helm new King Arthur film Guy Ritchie is set to helm a new movie based on the legend of King... |
| Posh's ex boyfriend dies after 'drug overdose' Victoria Beckham's former boyfriend Corey Haim died from a suspected drugs overdose in Los... |
| Jordan takes crossdresser hubby shopping for saucy wigs Jordan was spotted shopping for saucy wigs and outfits with her cross dressing cage fighter husband Alex... |
| Jeff Bridges regrets not encouraging kids for Hollywood Jeff Bridges has confessed he regrets he did not encourage his children to try their luck in... |
| Brit Muslim call centre worker facing terror charges A British Muslim man, who worked at a British Airways call centre, has been charged with preparing an act of... |
| Rooney can beat Ronaldo's 42-goal record: Ferguson Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that ace striker Wayne Rooney has Cristiano Ronaldo's 42 goals in season mark in his... |
| Kidnapped Brit toddler's father returns to London from Pakistan Notwithstanding the demand of Pakistani police officials, the father of the kidnapped five-year old boy, Sahil Saeed, who was abducted from his grandmother's house in Punjab's Jhelum last week, has returned to... |
| Vaughan asks out of form Pietersen to return to basics Former England captain Michael Vaughan has asked out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen to clear his "cluttered" mind and return to basics and his scoring... |
| Pachauri welcomes review of IPCC Reports indicate that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the world's science academies to review work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Rajendra Pachauri, the IPCC's chair, has welcomed the... |
| Novel drug reduces bad cholesterol without statin side effects The Methodist Hospital Research Institute researchers have claimed that a new drug can significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many... |
| Is Iron Mike making a come back? Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is reportedly in talks with promoter Don King about returning to the ring after he left boxing five years... |
| Social services chiefs apologise for letting 'British Fritzl' rape his daughters Social services chiefs have issued an apology for letting a father rape his daughters for twenty five... |
| Carla Bruni-Sarkozy dismisses adultery rumours French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has quashed rumors that all's not well in her and Nicolas'... |
| US city 'renamed Google' to attract search giant's new broadband trial The US city of Topeka has been temporarily renamed Google in a bid to host the search giant's trial of a new super fast broadband... |
| Technology that allows bosses to spy on employees A Japanese phone company has come up with a new technology that can track most minimal movement of mobile phone users and beams the information back to... |
| Internet 'in the run' for Nobel Peace Prize The World Wide Web has been nominated among a record 237 individuals and organisations in the run for this year's Nobel Peace... |
| New drug to slash cholesterol levels A team of researchers, including scientists from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, has found that a thyroid-hormone-like substance that works specifically on the liver reduces blood cholesterol with no serious side... |
| Gaa Reveals €21.5m Profit For 2009 Profits from Croke Park after interest and depreciation, but before distributions, were totalled at €21.5m for 2009, a 6.8% jump from the previous... |
| Casillas Apologises For Real Euro Exit, Blames Players Real Madrid´s goalkeeper Iker Casillas, seen here addressing a press conference in Madrid, apologised Thursday for his side´s elimination from the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the... |
| Swiss Private Banking M&a Set To Hot Up - Study ZURICH, March 11 (Reuters) - Swiss private banking will undergo fundamental change during the next five years and banks unable to meet current challenges will be targeted by others, a study from... |
| Czech Left Plans To Crack Down On Utility Prices PRAGUE, March 11 (Reuters) - The largest Czech leftist party, leading opinion polls in the run-up to an election in May, pledged on Thursday to impose lower prices for utilities such as... |