Thursday 29th July, 2010
Bicycles latest public transport in London from Friday
Bicycles will become London's latest mode of public transport from Friday.
Chilcot Inquiry: Ex-UK generals says army faced its worst crisis in 2006
Britain's military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan brought the Army close to the point of "seizing up", a former head of the service has said.
Torres says he's committed to spearheading Liverpool's revival
Spanish striker Fernando Torres has told Liverpool that he will shun the prospect of lucrative moves away from Anfield and is committed to spearheading the club's revival.
UK judges say terror suspects can sue for damages
Britain News.NetTerror suspects accused of plotting UK atrocities can sue for damages.
Duty-bound Cameron rejects claims of damaging ties with Pak
Britain News.NetBritish Prime Minister David Cameron today insisted he had a duty to say what he thought and rejected claims he had damaged relations with Pakistan.
Brit nurse suspended for having affair with heart, lung transplant patient
Britain News.NetA British nurse has been suspended after she was found having an affair with a heart and lung transplant patient.
Cameron meets President Pratibha Patil
Britain News.NetBritish Prime Minister David Cameron met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi on Thursday.
Kerry Katona gets bikini fit for film role
Britain News.NetEx Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona has got herself bikini fit after she was offered a main role in a new movie.
I was wrong to speak against a fatwa prohibiting singing: Saudi Imam
Britain News.NetIn the latest spat between reformist and conservative clerics, Adil Kalbani, an Imam, who became the first first black Saudi to lead prayers at Mecca's Grand Mosque, has said he was wrong to speak against a fatwa prohibiting singing.
Church bans 'un-Christian' yoga
Britain News.NetA church minister has banned an over-50s yoga group as she has deemed the exercise un-Christian.
Girls Aloud to regroup without Nadine Coyle
Britain News.NetThe members of the British band Girls Aloud have decided to regroup but without former member Nadine Coyle.
Dannii Minogue recording new album with 'X Factor' contestant
Britain News.NetAustralian singer Dannii Minogue is recording a new album with songs written by a 'X Factor' contestant she had mentored.
'Global warming evidence is overwhelming'
Britain News.NetLatest temperature readings from the upper atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean in a new climate change report from the Met Office in Britain and its US counterpart have provided the 'greatest evidence we have ever had' that the world is warming.
London to host Emirati musical play
Britain News.NetA musical play - 'Zayed and the Dream' - with performances by over 100 artistes from China, Spain, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be performed in London this August.
Photog sues Will Smith, Jay-Z's Broadway musical FELA
Britain News.NetAmerican actor Will Smith and rapper Jay-Z's hit Broadway musical FELA has been sued by a New York photographer after she alleged that one of her pictures was used in the production without her permission.
MJ's seven other doctors won't face any charges
Britain News.NetState investigators have decided that no charges will be filed against seven doctors who treated legendary singer Michael Jackson.
'I'm still paying my dues in Hollywood': Zac Efron
Britain News.NetAmerican actor Zac Efron has said that he doesn't deserve to be the star of a huge blockbuster yet because he's still paying his dues in Hollywood.
Mushtaq tells PCB to stick with Salman-Waqar combination
Britain News.NetFormer Pakistan leg-spinner-turned England spin bowling coach, Mushtaq Ahmed, has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to persist with the combination of newly appointed captain Salman Butt and coach Waqar Younis.
We don't need to spend millions in transfer market: Ferguson
Britain News.NetSir Alex Ferguson is backing Manchester United's young players Federico Macheda, Tom Cleverley, Javier Hernandez, Chris Smalling, and the Da Silva twins rather than spend millions in the transfer market.
Women are fussier about midge bites than men
Britain News.NetA new research has revealed that women are more likely to make a fuss about midge bites than men because they are "more aware of their skin."
Arcelor Mittal profits up as demand for steel rises
Britain News.NetSteel giant Arcelor Mittal has registered a net profit of 1.7 billion dollars, compared with a loss of 792 million dollars in the same period a year earlier and a profit of 679 million dollars in the previous quarter.
Man City striker Tevez dating 'Ugly Duckling'
Britain News.NetAce striker Carlos Tevez is dating one of the stars of Ugly Betty's Argentinean version.
'Rushdie, McEwan, Barnes arrogant and disappointing'
Britain News.NetSalman Rushdie, British author of Indian-origin, and his contemporaries like Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes are like prep-school boys, arrogant, self-satisfied and 'profoundly disappointing', a leading literature expert has said.
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