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  • Two sentenced for robbery bid on Indian-origin mans shop

    A 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old accomplice who tried to rob a shop owned by an Indian-origin man in Britain last year have been sentenced by a court in Britain. Kevin Francis Smith has been sentenced to two-and-half-years detention while the 15-year-old accomplice has been given a two-year youth rehabilitation order under supervision by the Leicester Crown Court Friday, the Leicester ...

  • Brits spent 49bn hrs at work last year

    People in Britain spent a record-breaking 49.4 billion hours at work last year. A new study has found that UK workers put in an average of 950.3 million hours a week in just the first three months of this year, the Sun reported. The data collected by the Department for Work and Pensions is the highest quarterly figure since records began, and 20million hours more a week than the same in 2012 ...

  • ECB mulling over interviewing players linked to Rajasthan Royals following IPL spot fixing scandal

    In a response to the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may reportedly arrange interview any player under its jurisdiction who has had links to the Rajasthan Royals. Three of the Royals players - Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and the former international seamer S Sreesanth - were arrested on Thursday along with 11 ...

  • Strauss backs big ego Pietersen for successful English Ashes prospects

    Former England captain Andrew Strauss has said that it is important for England to have star batsman Kevin Pietersen fully fit for a successful Ashes series, even though he has a big ego. Pietersen is currently sidelined with a knee problem and in his absence England struggled to 232 all out in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, News.com.au reports. According to ...

  • India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations

    Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...

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I Am Legend

I Am Legend

In its opening passages, I Am Legend, the third screen adaptation of Richard Matheson's deeply influential 1954 novel, creates with startlingly effectiveness the creepy, despondent aura of what it would be like to be alone in the world. The story is set in the urban jungle of New Yo ... ...

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  • Stay strong Kim advises Cheryl Cole

    British pop star Cheryl Cole has urged socialite Kim Kardashian to stay strong in times when she is facing the wrath for wearing high-fashion maternity wear. The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star has hit headlines for her fashionable choices during her pregnancy. She is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West. Cole decided to get in contact with Kardashian via Twitter, and she ...

  • Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination

    PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...

  • UK police launches investigation into Pak MQM chiefs separating Karachi comments

    The London police are investigating complaints against UK-based Pakistani politician, Altaf Hussain, to see if he has violated UK law. Hussain, leader of the MQM party that controls Karachi, addressed supporters from London last Sunday after Pakistan's general elections. In response to accusations of electoral fraud, he is alleged to have threatened his accusers with violence, reports the ...

  • Google accused of being unethical over devious attempt to avoid paying tax in UK

    British MPs have branded Google 'devious, calculating and unethical', accusing the search giant of deliberately subverting its motto, 'don't be evil', in order to pay less tax. Infuriated members of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) lashed out at the company as one of its most senior executives insisted it was not selling advertising in the UK, but in low-tax Ireland ...

  • Brit designers create baby booties from breast milk

    A British designer duo has used proteins extracted from a woman's donated breast milk to create tiny, hardened baby shoes. Designer Nick Gant said in a statement that turning waste material such as breast milk that couldn't otherwise be used, into something new, gives the products created greater meaning and value. He and his wife Tanya Dean made baby shoes in honour of World Breast Milk ...

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