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  • zayn malik flies home from one direction tour with stress

    Zayn Malik flies home from One Direction tour with stress

    Hollywood | March 20, 2015 18:05 IST

    London: One Direction is one man down on its world tour! The boy band's publicist says a stressed Zayn Malik is flying home to Britain.Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that "Zayn has been signed off

  • uk planning to teach 11 year olds about rape in new classes

    UK planning to teach 11-year-olds about rape in new classes: Report

    World | March 09, 2015 8:27 IST

    London: Children from the age of 11 in Britain are to be taught about the difference between rape and consensual sex amid concerns that teenagers are coming under unprecedented pressure to have intercourse at an

  • indian cuisine pretty big in britain

    Indian cuisine pretty big in Britain

    Lifestyle | February 16, 2015 23:41 IST

    New Delhi: She comes from a family of chefs and co-owns Southall-based Brilliant Restaurant that specialises in Punjabi cooking with a Kenyan twist. Dipna Anand, a London-based Indian chef, says the city has welcomed Indian

  • us uk and france announce closures evacuations of embassies

    US, UK and France announce closures, evacuations of embassies in Yemen amid turmoil

    World | February 11, 2015 15:52 IST

    Sanaa, Yemen: The United States, Britain and France said Wednesday they were closing their embassies in Yemen following Shiite rebels seizing power there, highlighting the turmoil gripping the country as it marked the fourth anniversary

  • britain becomes first country to allow creation of three

    Britain becomes first country to allow creation of 'three-parent' babies

    World | February 04, 2015 8:24 IST

    London: Britain on Tuesday became the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after MPs voted for the controversial procedure.Lawmakers at the House Commons voted by

  • britain warns india of possible terror attack by isis

    Britain warns India of possible terror attack by ISIS

    India | January 20, 2015 14:59 IST

    New Delhi: Britain has warned India about possible attack by ISIS and said all efforts must be taken to check activities of the Middle East terrorist group.British officials have conveyed this to their Indian counterparts

  • london lights up in french tricolour to mark terror deaths

    London lights up in French tricolour to mark terror deaths

    World | January 12, 2015 10:08 IST

    London: London's famous landmarks were lit up in the colours of the French national flag in tribute to the 17 people killed in the Paris terror attacks on Sunday night.The Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and

  • britain takes precautionary steps after paris terror attack

    Britain takes 'precautionary' steps after Paris terror attack

    World | January 09, 2015 8:42 IST

    London: Britain has taken "precautionary" steps to boost security along its border with France, following the terror attack on the office of a magazine in Paris, British Home Secretary, Theresa May, said Thursday.On Wednesday, gunmen

  • new ebola vaccine trial begins in britain

    New Ebola vaccine trial begins in Britain

    World | January 07, 2015 7:38 IST

    London: Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine, aiming to have vaccinated all 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of January.Volunteers for the trial,

  • scotland yard foils sydney style siege in the uk police

    Scotland Yard foils Sydney-style siege in the UK: police chief

    World | December 17, 2014 20:40 IST

    London: Britain was just "days away" from a terrorist attack similar to the recent siege in a Sydney cafe before Scotland Yard foiled it, the head of the Metropolitan Police said today.Scotland Yard foiled a

  • britain pledges more support for children affected by ebola

    Britain pledges more support for children affected by Ebola

    World | December 17, 2014 7:29 IST

    London: Britain has pledged a 2.5 million pounds fund to help children affected by Ebola. The fund will go to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, according to the Department for International Development."Ebola not

  • britain condemns pakistan school attack

    Britain condemns Pakistan school attack

    World | December 17, 2014 6:24 IST

    London: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday condemned the attack on a school in Pakistan which reportedly killed more than 130 people, mostly children.The deadly attack took place on Tuesday morning when a group

  • lindsay lohan finds new man keen to settle in britain

    Lindsay Lohan finds new man, keen to settle in Britain

    Hollywood | December 15, 2014 8:46 IST

    Los Angeles: Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has found a new man - a banker, wants to settle in Britain permanently.One of her friends said that the 28-year-old has left US for good and is

  • obama meets prince william at white house

    Obama meets Prince William at White House

    World | December 09, 2014 7:31 IST

    Washington: President Barack Obama today met Britain's Prince William, who is on a whirlwind three-day visit to the United States, at the White House.William, the second in line to succeed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II,

  • spotlight on britain at 39th kolkata book fair

    Spotlight on Britain at 39th Kolkata book fair

    Lifestyle | December 09, 2014 7:05 IST

    Kolkata: Pegged to be a 'festival of ideas', the 39th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair that begins here Jan 28 will focus on literary works from Britain and will be graced by the

  • us partners continue airstrikes against is

    US, partners continue airstrikes against IS

    World | December 04, 2014 12:20 IST

    Washington: The US and its partner nations continued to attack Islamic State (IS) forces over the past three days using fighters and bombers to conduct 14 airstrikes.Separately, US and partner-nation military forces conducted 11 airstrikes

  • nigeria signs prisoner exchange agreement with britain

    Nigeria signs prisoner exchange agreement with Britain

    World | December 03, 2014 11:48 IST

    Lagos: Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Britain on prisoner exchange arrangements and immigration issues, an official said."The MoU would go a long way in fast-tracking the prison reform programmes and the

  • indian origin is member s sister urges him to return home

    Indian-origin IS member's sister urges him to return home

    World | December 03, 2014 12:35 IST

    London: The sister of an Indian-origin man who skipped bail in Britain to join the Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) in Syria has urged him to return to the country.Abu Rumaysah, 31, born Siddhartha

  • up to 13 000 slaves working in britain

    'Up to 13,000 slaves' working in Britain

    World | November 30, 2014 16:03 IST

    London: Britain's Home Office said that there could be up to 13,000 victims of slavery in the country, far more than previous estimates, media reported Saturday.Modern slavery victims are said to include women forced into

  • britain to curb eu migrants benefit to reduce immigration

    Britain to curb EU migrants benefit to reduce immigration

    World | November 29, 2014 6:52 IST

    London: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that immigrants from the EU need to work in Britain for four years so they could claim benefits in the country.Cameron made the speech after the

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