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British Prime Minister David Cameron says that allegations that MI6 was involved in the rendition of Libyan terror suspects should be examined by an independent inquiry. When a regime like the Gaddafi's falls in a hurry it does not allow time for secrets to be disposed of. Hence the discovery of … [Read more...]
Actress Kate Winslet was among 20 people who escaped unhurt after fire broke out at Sir Richard Branson's luxury home on the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The Necker Island home was struck by lightning during a tropical storm at around 0400 on Monday and was completely destroyed by the … [Read more...]
A British man honeymooning in the Seychelles has been killed in a shark attack as his new wife sunbathed on shore. Ian Redmond, 30, from Lancashire, was attacked as he swam off Anse Lazio beach on the island of Praslin. His new wife, Gemma Houghton, was onshore and watched while another … [Read more...]
Prince Harry has reportedly split with girlfriend Florence Brudenell-Bruce to concentrate on his helicopter pilot training. That famous fountain of all knowledge 'Unnamed Source' has told British newspaper The Mirror, that the 25 year-old seriously rich, underwear model is surplus to requirements … [Read more...]
A second oil leak has been found in the flow line beneath the Gannet Alpha oil platform, 180km off Aberdeen. Shell has been dealing with the release of an estimated 1,300 barrels of oil from a leak near the platform discovered last week. The Department of Energy and Climate Change said it was … [Read more...]
The Channel Island of Jersey is in shock following the death of six people, including two children, in a knife attack. Police were called to a flat at Victoria Crescent, Upper Midvale Road, at 1500 hours after reports of a multiple stabbing incident. A 30-year-old man is in police custody at … [Read more...]
British Prime Minister David Cameron says that the police have admitted they got their riot tactics wrong when faced with mass looting in London and other cities in England. David Cameron told MPs the riots in cities across England were "criminality pure and simple", but there were "far too few … [Read more...]
Hundreds of people have rioted in the North London suburb of Tottenham overnight, throwing petrol bombs and setting police cars and buildings. About 300 people gathered outside the police station on the High Road after demonstrators demanded "justice" over the fatal police shooting of 29-year-old … [Read more...]
A polar bear has mauled a young British tourist to death and seriously injured four others in a remote area of Norway. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the group were with the British Schools Exploring Society. The governor's office in Svalbard district confirmed four … [Read more...]
British journalist Piers Morgan, now carving out a lucrative career in the United States as a celebrity interviewer for CNN is under increasing pressure to return to Britain to explain what he knows about the country's phone hacking scandal. The heat was turned up on Morgan, 46, when Heather … [Read more...]
A lady skydiver in the United Kingdom has survived with only a broken ankle after plunging over 1,000 metres to the ground following problems with her parachutes. Zoe Sievwright, 29, was found in a boggy field alive and well following her solo dive. Her first parachute failed to open properly … [Read more...]
Amy Winehouse has died in her Camden home after what friends say was a seven day alcohol and Ecstasy binge. Police described Winehouse's death as "unexplained". But friends told the Sunday Mirror newspaper she had hit the self-destruct button over the past two days in wild drinking sessions … [Read more...]
Rebecca Leighton, the 'party' nurse has seen the death toll from her alleged hospital murder spree rise to five overnight. Two more patients have died at Stepping Hill Hospital near Manchester, where detectives believe saline solution was deliberately contaminated with insulin. The 27-year-old … [Read more...]
Britain's Prince Andrew is quitting his post as a UK trade envoy, only four months after coming under fire for his links to a US sex offender. Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth's second son, has been facing pressure to step down as a British trade envoy because of a string of unfortunate … [Read more...]
British detectives have arrested 26-year-old nurse, Rebecca Leighton on suspicion of murder over the deaths of three hospital patients given insulin-contaminated saline solution. Rebecca Leighton worked at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, where police were alerted last week to a batch of … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
The Wellywood sign blows during a TV4 news live feed interview. This is … [Read More and View]
