Tweet London: Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report. The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the “angels of death”, the Daily Sun quoted MPs as stating in their report. As per the Commons home affairs committee, it has heard [...]
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Tweet London: British Energy Minister Chris Huhne resigned Friday, Xinhua reported. Police said they would prosecute him for allegedly perverting the course of justice in relation to driving a car above the speed limit in 2003. Director of public prosecution Keir Starmer told journalists the charges alleged that Huhne had falsely told police between March [...]
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Tweet London: Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, known for her impeccable sense of style, has been named the Hat Person of the Year. The title has been given to her by the Headwear Association, reports contactmusic.com. She beat actor-singer Justin Timberlake for the crown. Middleton takes the title from actor Johnny Depp, who won the [...]
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Tweet London: A drastic shortage of doctors in British hospitals is forcing the managements to seek army medics' help, a media report said Saturday. Health chiefs say there is a serious shortage of experienced doctors such as registrars who are prepared to work outside major cities, the Daily Express reported. Nine posts are vacant at [...]
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Tweet London: In a major cash-for-access scandal, a 50-year-old Indian-origin Conservative Party activist and fund-raiser was thrown out of the party after he was caught boasting in a video that he could provide Prime Minister David Cameron's personal mobile phone number or a dinner with him for 10,000 pounds. Rickie Sehgal — chairman of the [...]
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Tweet London: At least 944 serving police officers in Britain as well as community support officers have criminal records, according to official figures. The offences include causing death by careless driving, robbery, burglary, supplying drugs, domestic violence, forgery and diverting the course of justice, The Sun reported. Those with criminal records include a chief inspector [...]
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Tweet London: Over 171,000 Britons were caught this year using mobile phones while driving, according to official figures. Figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request said the number of such drivers has soared since 2008, when 115,900 were caught using phones behind the wheel. More than 1.5 million younger people accessed social networking websites [...]
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Tweet London: The unemployment numbers in Britain was forecast to rise to 2.85 million by the end of 2012. Britain's total employment is 29.11 million people, of whom 2.64 million were unemployed in November, the highest level for 14 years, the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) said Wednesday. The repeated cuts in the public [...]
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Tweet London: Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa have been voted beauty icons of the year. The two sisters — 29-year-old Kate and 28-year-old Pippa — came first and second, and beat many celebrities including Beyonce, Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Cole in a poll of 3,000 women. Cheryl Cole came third with [...]
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Tweet London: Queen Elizabeth II will deliver a traditional Christmas message Sunday afternoon that will focus on the theme of "family and community". In the address written by the queen herself, she would say: "Of course, family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation." "The Commonwealth [...]
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