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Two sentenced for robbery bid on Indian-origin man`s shop


A 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old accomplice who tried to rob a shop owned by an Indian-origin man...

Pictures clicked by chimp to fetch 70,000 pounds


A collection of blurry photos taken by a chimp, touted as his "take on the world", is expected to fe...

NRI elected as Deputy Mayor of London Borough


Councillor Sunil Chopra, has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of Southwark for 2013-14.

London Mayor calls for more flights to India


The UK capital has some `catching up to do`, London mayor Boris Johnson has said, calling for more f...

Wanted: Female mate for near-extinct `ugly` fish


The London Zoo has launched a worldwide hunt for a female mate for a `gorgeously ugly` tropical fish...

Christie`s to mark M F Husain`s birth centenary


Cutting edge works by famous artist M F Husain will go under the hammer as part of Christie`s South ...

UK, Somalia host aid conference in London


Somalia`s president opened an international conference on Tuesday by asking donors to provide "consi...

Mahatma Gandhi`s prayer beads, letters to go under under hammer


An auction of Mahatma Gandhi`s personal effects and documents will take place in Ludlow in the UK, l...

Indian-origin widow `in bits` over mystery pool death


An Indian-origin wife was said to be "in bits" after her husband`s mysterious death in a swimming po...

Kate to give birth at hospital near parental home: Report


In a break from royal tradition, Kate Middleton plans to give birth to the future monarch of Britain...

Kate hoax call nurse Jacintha Saldanha`s letter `blames` DJs for suicide


Indian origin UK nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who died after being a victim of a prank by two Australian...

Sun`s royal editor charged with conspiracy


Three people, including a senior editor at Rupert Murdoch`s tabloid The Sun has been charged with co...

Ancient Buddhist temple step auctioned for record


A 1,000-year-old Buddhist carved Indian-style temple step, found in the garden of a home in England,...

Heightened London Marathon security remains: Police


A beefed-up police presence for Sunday`s London Marathon will remain in place despite the death and ...

Thatcher `sparked storm of opinions`: Bishop tells mourners


The Bishop of London told mourners at former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher`s funeral on W...

Margaret Thatcher`s funeral: As it happened


The United Kingdom is in mourning as it says adieu to the ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher.

Prince Harry to attend London Marathon despite security fears


Britain`s Prince Harry will attend the London Marathon on Sunday as planned despite security fears i...

Boston marathon blasts: London Marathon`s security to be reviewed


The London Marathon said its `detailed security plans` would be reassessed with the police in light ...

London Marathon to go ahead despite Boston blasts


Race organisers said the London Marathon would go ahead on Sunday despite the death of at least thre...

Nelson Mandela`s family planning birthday celebrations


Family members of Nelson Mandela are planning to celebrate the former South African president`s 95th...

Indian-origin woman, twin daughters found dead in UK


An Indian-origin school laboratory technician and her two daughters have been found dead under myste...

Anti-Thatcher protest in London`s Trafalgar Square


Hundreds of opponents of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher partied in London`s Trafalgar Squar...

Trial of Brar stabbing accused adjourned till May 20


The trial of two Sikh men and a woman accused of attacking 1984 Operation Blue Star hero Lt Gen (ret...

Over 2,000 guests invited to Thatcher funeral


All surviving former British Prime Ministers and US Presidents are among the more than 2,000 guests ...

Margaret Thatcher would be `humbled` by Queen attending funeral: Son


Margaret Thatcher`s son Mark said Wednesday that his mother would have been "greatly honoured" by th...

Bumblebees copy each other when looking for best flowers


Though they have tiny brains, bees are smart enough to pick out the most attractive flowers by watch...

Berlin Wall fall raised a generation of criminals?


The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 may have blighted a generation of children in east Germany, who ...

CAG questions use of Chinese material in `Signature` bridge


Comptroller and Auditor General has raised serious questions about use of steel frames imported from...

Animal rights group slams `cruel` pigeon races


An animal rights group may ruffle royal feathers with its call for Queen Elizabeth II to stop suppor...

Mass extinction in the Pacific due to humans


The arrival of human beings in the Pacific including New Zealand led to a rapid mass extinction of a...

Darwin`s personal letters to be made available online


Thousands of personal letters by Charles Darwin will be released to the public online for the first ...

No sign of third party in Berezovsky death: Police


British police said on Sunday they have no evidence to suggest third-party involvement in the death ...

Kate Middleton `prepared for sleepless nights` of parenthood


Kate Middleton, who is still playing coy about whether her royal bundle of joy will be a baby girl o...

UK rail project uncovers bodies from plague period


Excavations for a railroad line in London have uncovered the remains of 13 bodies and ceramics that ...

Scientists test skeletons for Black Death bacteria


Scientists digging a new railway in London have uncovered 13 skeletons that will be tested to see if...

Mother of NRI man demands murder inquiry into raci


The mother of a British Indian man found dead in the Thames soon after a racist attack wants Scotlan...

UK promotes London as Islamic finance hub


The British government has launched a new campaign to promote London as a centre for Islamic finance...

`Stonehenge started as huge graveyard`


British researchers have proposed a new theory for the origins of Stonehenge: It may have started as...

Radical cleric Abu Qatada sent back to UK jail


Radical preacher Abu Qatada, often referred to as Osama bin Laden`s point man in Europe, was on Satu...

Britain`s Queen to resume official engagements after illness


Queen Elizabeth II of Britain will resume her official engagements with a Commonwealth service and r...

Gay group calls for apology from Scottish cardinal


A Scottish cardinal who stepped down from church leadership after admitting sexual misconduct should...

Queen Elizabeth II in hospital with stomach bug


Queen Elizabeth II was on Sunday admitted to a hospital here "as a precaution" after experiencing sy...

Indian-origin doctors claim `inequality` in GP exams in UK


A group of Indian-origin physicians has launched a legal action against the regulatory body for doct...

Queen Elizabeth II has stomach bug, cancels visit


Buckingham Palace says Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled a public engagement after coming d...

UK`s `naked rambler` arrested for nudity, again


A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked and in jail is back behind bars after defy...

Judge warns of delays in agent poisoning inquest


A long-delayed inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvi...

Banksy graffiti auction halted after UK outcry


A mural by secretive graffiti artist Banksy has been withdrawn from an auction sale after a campaign...

British Indian schoolgirl dies in ski fall


A 13-year-old Indian-origin girl from Britain has died in an accident on a school ski trip in the It...

British PM`s guard found dead


A 43-year-old police officer from a unit that guards the British Prime Minister and other high profi...

London School of Economics offers scholarships to 50 Indians


The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has announced 50 new scholarships for pos...