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  • Dame Helen Mirren becomes the Queen for dying fan

    Dame Helen Mirren fulfilled the wish of a fatally ill young boy, who wanted to meet Queen Elizabeth, by dressing up like the British monarch. Visiting the Queen at Buckingham Palace topped Oliver Burton's list of dream activities, but his family was told a meeting would not be possible, the Sun reported. After Mirren came to know that the 10-year-old cancer patient may have just weeks to live ...

  • India UK sign MoU on cooperation in health sector

    India and Britain have signed an MOU for cooperation in the field of health. The MoU was signed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Secretary of State for Health, UK, Jeremy Richard Hunt last evening in Geneva. Describing the agreement as a historic event and a great milestone, Azad noted with optimism that this agreement is going to usher in a new era of cooperation in the health ...

  • Assange reveals British intels messages discussing Swedish extradition plans

    British government's intercept intelligence agency GCHQ is facing embarrassing revelations about internal correspondence in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been discussed. The government eavesdropping agency apparently speculated that he is being framed by Swedish authorities seeking his extradition on rape allegations. According to the Guardian, the records were revealed by Assange ...

  • Woman wishes to stay in Britain to avoid becoming 14th virgin queen of Swaziland

    A woman is seeking asylum in Britain to avoid becoming the 14th virgin queen of the randy King of Swaziland. Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, has shunned the advances of King Mswati III and fled to Britain, the Daily Star reported. She was just 15 when she caught the eye of the chubby king, who is 45 years old. The royal, who is famous for his lavish lifestyle, is allowed to choose a new bride every ...

  • Three arrested after fracas near British gurdwara

    Three men have been arrested after a fracas outside a gurdwara in the city of Norwich in England. Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of public disorder offences and taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre and a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to Great Yarmouth for questioning after the brawl involving 10 worshippers outside the gurdwara on ...

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Blu-Ray]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Blu-Ray]

Though a beloved classic in its own right that has more than stood the test of time, charming viewers for decades even after its initial release in the tumultuous late 1960s, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is nevertheless an exceedingly odd childrens film. At two and a ha ... ...

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  • British economy in modest recovery central bank governor

    Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery". "We are seeing a recovery. It's only a modest recovery, and we certainly can't be satisfied with it," the outgoing central bank governor King said in an interview with the Sky News' Murnaghan programme Sunday. "We will need to do more to use up the spare capacity ...

  • Windies begin preparation for Champions Trophy

    The West Indies will kick off preparations for next month's Champions Trophy in England when they embark on a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the 3Ws Oval starting here Monday. The sessions will be overseen by West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson with assistant coach Tony Radford and the HPC's Andre Coley, also involved in the squad's preparation. The players are expected ...

  • Jessie Js long nails inspired by granny

    British pop star Jessie J says her craze for long nails comes from her grandmother. The 27-year-old star admits she got crazy nail art and pointy tips from her grandmother, who was obsessed with the colour green, reports contactmusic.com. "My nan, ever since I can remember, has had long pointy nails. And she loves green. Everything she has is green - her bathroom, her clothes. If she could ...

  • Justin Biebers monkey gets a new home

    Singer Justin Bieber's abandoned pet monkey Mally has found a new home at a British animal sanctuary. Mally was confiscated last month by German customs as Bieber had no papers to bring the pet to the country. Now Don Walser, from the Isle of Wight's Owl and Monkey Haven, has offered the animal a home with his pair Martin and Lulu and their baby Malou, reports dailystar.co.uk. Walser, 68, ...

  • Cook hails Broad-Anderson combined strikeforce boosts Englands assault on world domination

    England captain Alastair Cook has praised his bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, saying that the duo's combined strikeforce is a major help to his assault on world domination. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain introduced Anderson to Test cricket while English icon Michael Vaughan put him and Broad together to open the bowling attack five years ago in New Zealand, the Mirror ...

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