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Daily Breaking News From Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK :Sat, 17 May 2008 13:06:36 -0400 Religare, two other Indian companies vying for London stockbrokersThree Indian companies, including Religare, are bidding to acquire city stockbrokers Arden Partners, the Financial Times reported. Britain slammed for demanding repayment of climate aid Almost all of the 800 million pounds ($1.6 billion) offered by Britain to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change will have to paid back with interest, a newspaper reported Saturday. The revelation drew criticism from developing country diplomats and NGOs. Amy Winehouse rejects every song by Pete Doherty Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse reportedly rejected every song that rocker Pete Doherty wrote for thier collaborative album. Boy George reduced to selling T-shirts Disgraced pop star Boy George has been forced to sell T-shirts for 10 pounds ($20) in east London to make a living. Eriksson hails UEFA Cup place for Man City as dream Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson described his team's qualification for the UEFA Cup as 'a dream' after they were confirmed as England's entrants through the Fair Play league Friday. Man-made molecule punches holes in bacteria London, May 17 : Canadian researchers are all set to begin clinical trials of a man-made protein, which mimics the potent proteins used by white blood cells to punch holes in bacteria. Scientists identify biosensor for measuring "oxidative stress" status of cells London, May 17 : Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have identified a molecule, the level of which in a cell may reveal the "oxidative stress" status of the cell. Daniel Day-Lewis to take the musical lead in London, May 17 : British actor Daniel Day-Lewis is all set to make his first musical debut on the big screen. Al Green to receive lifetime achievement gong at BET Awards London, May 17 : Veteran singer Al Green will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award at Black Entertainment TV (BET) Hip-Hop Awards. Harrison Ford was London, May 17 : He might be one of the top Hollywood actors today, but Harrison Ford was shy and awkward during his drama school days. Kelly Brook voted London, May 17 : English model Kelly Brook has earned the title of the 'Best Bikini Body Ever.' Sir Elton John offered £2.6m for hour-long Russian gig London, May 17 : English pop and rock singer Sir Elton John has been offered 2.6million pounds by a female Russian tycoon to play an hour-long gig for her. Hakan Sukur is honing the Queen London, May 17 : Queen Elizabeth II ended her state visit to Turkey with a lesson in football from striker Hakan Sukur. David Bowie gives nod for his songs to be turned into stage show London, May 17 : Glam rock legend David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based around his mighty catalogue of classics. Doherty thinks a kitten London, May 17 : Junkie Pete Doherty thinks a kitten has 'spoken' to him in a bonkers new video. The martial arts expert who drilled his own head! London, May 17 : A martial arts expert stunned the audience by holding a running drill to his head and walking away without a scratch. Keith Allen makes Washington, May 17 : Lily Allen's filmmaker father Keith Allen has made an explosive documentary on Princess Diana, which alleges the U.K. media conspired with the royal establishment to conceal the truth about her death. Sarah Jessica Parker denies rift among Sex And The City cast London, May 17 : Sarah Jessica Parker has dismissed reports of a rift with her co-stars in the 'Sex And The City' film. Kids admit violent video games make them aggressive London, May 17 : A majority of kids in Britain believe that playing violent computer games, such as the recently launched Grand Theft Auto IV, are responsible for aggressive behaviour, according to a new survey. Apple and purple grape juices may prevent clogged arteries London, May 17 : Juices made from apples or purple grapes may prevent clogging of arteries, and thus contribute towards a healthy heart, according to a new study on hamsters. Being pretty helps in politics, says female Italian minister London, May 17 : Beauty may have nothing to do with politics, but former showgirl and now, an Italian cabinet minister Mara Carfagna, begs to differ. Margaret Thatcher tried to London, May 17 : During her hunt for a Conservative seat, Margaret Thatcher once tried to seduce Sir Edward Heath, a new BBC drama has claimed. Dungeon kids take first steps in London, May 17 : Freed dungeon boys Stefan and Felix Fritzl have taken their first ever steps in the "magical" outside world. Brit taxpayers to pay 1 mln pounds on Osama London, May 17 : More than one million pounds of the British tax-payers' money will be spent annually on the security of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe Abu Qatada, once he is released from the Belmarsh Prison in South East London. He will be kept under house-arrest in a government accommodation. Gurkhas flock to British army News ) - Two centuries later, young men are still being drawn from their poverty-stricken Himalayan hills by the thousands to fight - and die - with legendary valor for another man's country far away.... Michael Carrick signs new Manchester United contract Michael Carrick is seen as a key part of Manchester United's future. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Manchester United have received a boost in the run-up to the Champions League final wit... Nel leaves Essex early for IPL Essex have agreed to release Andre Nel one match early so that he can take up a deal with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Nel was due to end his stint after Sunday's match against Middlesex, but the de... Kanu seals glory for Portsmouth as Cardiff come up short Kanu scores the only goal of the game. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA A mere 69 years after their last appearance in the FA Cup final, Portsmouth made a winning return to Wembley despite a brave effor... Wave of British Women Singers Comes Across the Pond It all does seem just like the movies, and a long journey for an ambitious gal raised in a tiny town in North Wales who now lives in London. Just hours earlier, she performed her 1960s-inspired hit "M... Two campers injured in beach fire Two campers were taken to hospital suffering from burns after their equipment caught fire on the beach at Pwllheli in Gwynedd. The men, who are aged 20 and 21 and live locally, were taken to hospit... Portsmouth v Cardiff teams for FA Cup final Teams for Saturday's FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium. Portsmouth: 1-David James; 5-Glen Johnson, 15-Sylvain Distin, 23-Sol Campbell, 7-Hermann Hreidarsson; 6-Las... British prime minister slams Myanmar authorities LONDON (AP) - Britain's prime minister is accusing authorities in Myanmar of behaving inhumanely by preventing foreign aid from reaching victims of a devastating cyclone. Prime Minister Gordon Brown ... Ex-archbishop urges release of British hostages LONDON (AP) — A former Church of England leader has appealed for militants to release five British civilians kidnapped in Iraq a year ago. Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey released ... Two teenagers stabbed in London Two teenagers are in a critical condition after they were both stabbed in a fight in east London. The two 19-year-old men were taken to hospital after the incident outside a nightclub in the Brick L... Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg In Afghanistan The Liberal Democrat leader said the fate of the Nato military campaign was hanging in the balance and tough questions needed to be asked."Afghanistan is the most important conflict of our generation,... BBC Sport Wales coverage SUNDAY 18 MAY Cricket: Glamorgan v Hampshire (BBC Sport website, 1200-1930 BST, BBC Radio Wales, MW only, 1630-1930 BST) Moto GP (BBC Two Wales, 1230-1430 BST) Amateur Boxing (BBC Two Wales, 1430-1... Cardiff Combined Cardiff Clubs Skittles League May 17 2008 by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo Men’s Division One: Bees 235, St Albans 308, Cogan Coronation 282; Canton Labour 302, The Cubes 314; Lyndon Harriers 299, St Albans 274; Ca... Daily Mirror man takes the scenic route to Moscow. After multiple trips to embassies for visas, your intrepid traveller was knackered before the 1,924-mile journey across six countries, six capitals, three time zones, five currencies and three pairs o... Drivers are being urged to boycott BP as anger grows over record petrol prices. It is not the first time emails encouraging a boycott of BP have been circulated but the campaign has been given fresh impetus by pump prices hitting new peaks almost every day. Businesses have pleaded for government help to offset the crippling price of fuel. Deferring the 2p-a-litre duty rise for six months would cost £550m. Yet the government has already made £450m in taxes since March. The FSB's John Wright said: "The money's there to help - i... Credit card withdrawal symptoms will cost you So withdrawing £50 on your credit card can end up costing almost a fiver in charges - even if you pay it off as soon as you get your next statement. Two arrested over car bomb attack A man and woman have been arrested in relation to the attempted murder of an off-duty policeman near Castlederg in County Tyrone. They were arrested on Friday night and have been taken to Antrim po... Tributes to Africa crash victim Tributes have been paid to a British charity worker who died following a road accident in west Africa. Helen O'Connell was in a taxi with her boyfriend Kentaro Taguchi, 27, in Benin when the vehicl... Fans ready for Pompey Tens of thousands of Portsmouth supporters are preparing to watch the FA Cup final. Some 25,000 ticket holders made the journey up the M3 from Portsmouth on Saturday morning to see Pompey's first FA ... Man and youth charged over thefts An 18-year-old man and a juvenile have appeared in court charged in connection with a series of burglaries in south Belfast. A barristers wig, laptop computers and cash were among items stolen during... Fears over mass pillow fight plan Police in Leeds are trying to stop a so-called flashmob event planned for the city this weekend fearing it could descend into a mass brawl. Sunday's gathering was advertised on the social networkin... Live - England v New Zealand England got in just 40 minutes batting between rain showers on the third morning of the Lord's Test. There was just time for Alastair Cook to reach a half-century, with a lovely back-foot force off... Joe Calzaghe Backs Cardiff For Cup Upset tribalfootball - May 16, 2008Boxing champ Joe Calzaghe is backing Cardiff City to shock Portsmouth in today's FA Cup final.The world super-middleweight champion is convinced Dave Jones' underd... Harry Redknapp wants to win the FA Cup today for his wife Sandra. But Pompey's first FA Cup Final since 1939 has come at the end of a troubled season for their manager. His house was the subject of a dawn police raid by in a corruption investigation, while Sandra lo... Louis Saha has admitted the Champions League final could be his last game for Manchester United. Saha, who is likely to be on the bench, said: "I know the Champions League final could be my last game and I'd understand it if the manager went for another striker. Ryan Sidebottom puts England in charge with 4-55 against Kiwis The new ball was on offer after 80 overs, and Sidebottom undid Kyle Mills and Tim Southee by beautiful inswingers - although Daniel Vettori was frustrating the England bowling. I want USA to win the Ryder Cup "I see the Ryder Cup getting very boring because we are beating them so badly. Everybody is losing interest. I think it will be good if they win the next one. It would give the Ryder Cup a lift. Fire breaks out on stricken ship Demolition workers have been evacuated from a ferry grounded on a Blackpool beach after fire broke out. The blaze began at about 0420 BST in a tractor unit of a lorry in the hold of the Riverdance,... Man injured in crossbow assault A man has been treated in hospital following a crossbow attack in County Antrim, police have said. It happened at about 2330 BST on Friday after the man answered the door of his home on Lisnamurrican... Legal battle for airport begins Conservationists have started legal proceedings in a bid to halt proposals for a commercial airport in Snowdonia. The Snowdonia Society has written to the Welsh Assembly Government setting out a pr... Two veteran fans join together to hold the FA Cup aloft on an emotional trip to the new Wembley. Jon, just 20 in 1939, said: "It was emotional to return to Wembley after all this time. I was able to hold the Cup and go into the changing rooms. It was overwhelming. British Airways unveils record full-year profit LONDON: British Airways unveiled record full-year profit yesterday, but the disastrous opening of its flagship Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prompted the carrier's chief executive to forgo his bonus.... Belfast assassination probe loses sensitive data BELFAST, Northern Ireland — A judicial probe into the assassination of a Roman Catholic lawyer in Northern Ireland reported Friday that it has lost sensitive computer data about the investigatio... Economic concerns grip the papers The Daily Express bucks the trend of economic gloom expressed by many of the papers by confidently announcing on its front page that the recovery has begun. It sees the 100 share index ending on a ... John Bowden Last Seen Near Forfar On the run: John Bowden John Bowden, 51, failed to return to Noranside jail in Angus on Thursday.Police said Bowden, who was last seen in the nearby town of Forfar, was being tested in "open condi... Incest dad Josef Fritzl But now they have been allowed to walk around in daylight as part of their tentative steps towards recovery - and they have been amazed by the world around them. Huge search as Lee Loram, three, slopes off for bus trip Fortunately the driver spotted Lee - whose dad is also a bus driver - still sitting on his own after everyone got off in Bolton, so he alerted police before starting the return journey. Back in Blackb... Girl killed by van in hit-and-run A girl of six has died in a hit-and-run involving a van on Merseyside. She was walking along a road in Huyton near Liverpool with a woman and a five-year-old girl when she was hit by a Fiat Ducato ... Call for probe of British link to 1974 bombs The organisation representing the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings is calling for an inquiry into allegation that British security forces were involved. Today marks the 34th anniversary of... Peter Phillips Marries Autumn Kelly The happy couple: Autumn and Peter His bride is the Canadian, Autumn Kelly, who has charmed not only her man but also all the Royal Family. Ms Kelly's own relations have flown over the Atlantic in... M&S, British Land, BoE minutes LONDON (ShareCast) - Marks and Spencer is among the big names delivering full year results. JPM forecasts a 2% rise in pre-tax profits to 989m and expects the food and fashion retailer to say warmer w... SMobile providing security for British Telecom phones The latest major deal for data-protection firm will find the company playing defense on behalf of tech-savvy consumers across the pond. Columbus-based SMobile was selected to provide antivirus, antisp... First Osprey chick hatches out The first osprey chick of a nest being watched via a web camera has hatched. It began chipping its way through the shell at around 0645 BST and had fully emerged by 0800 on Friday. Described as ... The whole of England want a Pompey win "I know we have to keep the cup in England," he said. "I feel the whole country is on our side." Redknapp is looking for the first major trophy of his long career, and to edge out Cardiff's Scouse bos... Robbie Fowler is hoping to make up for what he insists is the biggest heartbreak of his life. A year later and the veteran goalscorer is in a similar situation as he waits to discover if he will be included in the Cardiff squad for today's FA Cup Final, and Fowler admitted: "It was incredible ... Anger as Manchester to be denied celebration if United win Champions League MANCHESTER United fans reacted angrily to news that they will miss out on a Champions League Cup home-coming celebration in the wake of rioting by Rangers supporters. Portsmouth-Cardiff City F.A. Cup final fails to inspire LONDON — No matter how much purists try to argue that it sums up the magic of the F.A. Cup, regardless of the "ideal" David vs. Goliath matchup and, to the relief of some, the fact that none of ... Toxic strain of bug kills two in separate hospitals Seven patients have been put into isolation following an outbreak of a highly toxic strain of C difficile in Aberdeen and Glasgow.The bug was said to be a contributory, but not the main cause of death... Symbolic date for UK Europe's oldest man, Henry Allingham, will reach 111 years, 11 months and 11 days today - a symbolic reference to the official ending of the First World War at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11t... Speaker under fire as MPs lose secrecy fight The House of Commons Speaker, Michael Martin, was accused yesterday of presiding over an "appalling waste of taxpayers' money" after parliamentary officials lost a court battle to keep MPs' expenses s... The town where nobody is safe from spy cameras Seagull Islands hardly ranks as an obvious location for a spying operation designed to help police track terrorists. The outcrops in the elegant sweep of sand and water of Poole Harbour are populated ... Anti-Semitic violence nears record level The number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain has reached its second-highest level ever, MPs have been told. Figures from a charity show 547 such incidents were recorded last year, of which a record 1... Bankruptcy applications rise by 12 per cent The number of people applying for bankruptcy climbed in the first quarter of this year to 13,080, up 12 per cent on the previous three months. The figure, released yesterday by the Ministry of J... British daily says China China's efficiency with which the leaders have responded to the massive earthquake destruction in Sichuan Province in southwest China has been "impressive," the leading local daily newspaper... British Energy gets three bids from continental firms The probability that British Energy will fall into foreign hands increased yesterday after the country's biggest electricity generator said that it had received two takeover bids worth at least &pound... one year closer to breaking away as SNP momentum continues When Gordon Brown addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh today, no doubt some in the audience will privately reflect on the widely differing fortunes of the Prime Minist... Goa minister celebrates birthday in House of Commons Alemao, who turned 57, was joined by family and friends in the lunch, and later visited prominent sites in the Westminster village. Alemao also visited 10 Downing Street and met Chancellor of the Exch... Player cleared over Neath injury A Cardiff rugby player will not face any action following a match in which a Neath opponent was badly injured. Scrum-half Gareth Jones remains seriously ill in hospital after he was caught up in a ... England openers seize control of Lord Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared a sprightly unbeaten opening partnership to swing the first test in England's favour against New Zealand at Lord's on Friday. When bad light stopped play for t... Oram demands improvement as England take charge Cricket: McCullum blasts 97 at Lord's LONDON - Allrounder Jacob Oram called for sharp improvement from the New Zealand bowlers or face being "wiped off the park" by England in the first cricket test a... Tickets for Madonna gig on sale The tickets have gone on sale for Madonna's 27-date world tour which kicks off in Cardiff in August. A tickets agency in the city said there had been a queue of people waiting for their doors to op... Yorkshire go down with no guns blazing Yorkshire began well enough, winning the pre-lunch session as they fought back with determination. They were strengthened by the arrival of Matthew Hoggard, omitted from Lord's, who replaced Ben Sande... One of Scotland’s biggest cases fails to answer why Jodi was murdered advertisement The journey from Easthouses to the Newbattle areas of Dalkeith, Midlothian, should have taken minutes - but Jodi never arrived. More than five hours later, her bound and naked body was ... More parties make proposals for British Energy British Energy, the biggest electricity producer in Britain, said Friday that it had received several takeover proposals that value it at more than £10.8 billion. Four people briefed on the prop... Indian student makes waves in British university LONDON: An Indian student at the University of Leicester is making waves with his research on mobile signals that has implications for countries with long coastlines such as India. British PM concerned about tourists LONDON: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has expressed concern over the safety of British tourists in Goa and said that his government was ready to work with the Indian authorities to improve their s... Bluetongue vaccine for more farms More farms in England will be able to vaccinate cattle and sheep against the animal disease bluetongue from Monday. Vaccination is only permitted within the bluetongue protection zone which current... police release footage showing clashes after Zenit vs. Glasgow Rangers soccer match The events after the UEFA Cup final between Zenit St. Petersburg and Glasgow Rangers may go down in as history as the Battle of Manchester. Eleven young Scots were charged with public order offences. British court ruling sparks censorship debate LONDON (AFP) - A British court ruling that it is legal to ogle a man's chest but not a woman's breasts triggered a lively online debate about censorship on Friday. Scrum tips Get real, England Trumpet blasts: watch out you Kiwis, we're coming down there to show you what real rugby is about.Already that seems to be the accompanying theme for England's twin-tests against the All Blacks, a ser... Man admits shooting murder A man has admitted gunning down a father-of-two at lunchtime in a busy Glasgow street in May last year. The High Court in Glasgow heard that James McDonald, 36, was chased along Corkerhill Road in ... Offender expert jailed over porn A man who helped set up a Government database of violent sex offenders has been jailed on child pornography charges. Vincent Barron, 50, a senior probation service manager, admitted 21 charges of d... British Airways earnings more than double, Abercrombie profit rises on sales May 16, 2008 - 2:29 p.m. (AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, May 16, from AP Financial News: Top stories: LONDON (AP) — British Airways said Friday it will pay a dividend for the... Voges drives Nottinghamshire to victory at Trent Bridge as Adam Voges and Mark Wagh steadied them following an early wobble against Sajid Mahmood in his first over of the day. Mahmood trapped Paul Franks lbw with a marginal decision then de... |
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