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'I Think Great Britain Should Be Called Simply Britain': Russian Minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name itself "Great".
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British Army’s Twitter, YouTube Accounts Breached; Used to Promote NFTs
The YouTube and Twitter accounts of the British army were breached on Sunday, and used to promote cryptocurrency and non fungible tokens (NFTs). The British army confirmed that it was aware of the accounts and said an investigation was underway. It currently has 362,000 followers on Twitter, while the YouTube channel has 177,000 subscribers. The Yo...
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Britain Scrambles Fighter Jets After Detecting Unidentfied Aircraft
Britain scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after detecting unidentified aircraft approaching its airspace, the defence ministry said.
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British Lawmakers Conduct Inquiry Into Relations With India, Amid Brexit
British MPs are conducting an inquiry into the UK's relations with India to enhance trade and explore the implications of the UK's visa policy on bilateral relations amidst India's growing role in international geopolitics and its increasing importance as an economic powerhouse.
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Cop Mistakes Cycling Champ For Fan, Knocks Him Off Bike At Tour de France
Defending champion Chris Froome almost crashed out of the Tour de France -- after being knocked off his bike when an overzealous policeman mistook him for a fan on stage 17 Wednesday.
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Uber Loses Employment Rights Case In Britain
US ride-hailing app Uber on Friday lost a landmark case in Britain that would give drivers the right to paid holidays and the national minimum wage.
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British Spies Reveal File on Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
Nobel Prize-winning writer Doris Lessing was under surveillance for more than 20 years during her youth by British spies who took a dim view of her Communist beliefs and anti-racist activism, declassified intelligence files have revealed.
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Could Another English King be Buried Under a Car Park?
Just three years after the extraordinary discovery of King Richard III under a car park, researchers think another medieval English monarch might be found buried beneath a parking lot and are hoping to find him.
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Eight Missing as Cargo Ship Sinks off Scotland
An overturned cargo ship sank on Sunday off the coast of Scotland as the search continued for the missing eight-member crew.
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Scotland Independence Polls Close, UK's Future in the Balance
Scotland has voted on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or break the 307-year-old union in a finely balanced independence referendum with global consequences.
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Arrests in Britain underline security jitters before Olympics
A total of 14 people have been arrested in two separate anti-terrorism operations spanning several cities in the last week. Seven were detained by police across central England on July 3-5, six have been charged with preparing an alleged terrorist attack and one released without charge. In London, police arrested seven people on July 5-7 - six are ...
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UK crackdown on 'criminal landlords' will include NRIs
Britain has allocated 1.8 million pounds as part of steps to crackdown on landlords many of them of Indian-origin who construct illegal extensions to their houses and rent them out to illegal immigrants at extortionate rates in parts of London and elsewhere.
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Prince William, Kate Middleton wedding dolls 'unveiled'
A limited edition of Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding dolls has been launched in Britain.
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I Am All For Song And Dance, Says Preeti Desai
From running a hair salon to becoming the first coloured winner of the Miss Great Britain pageant, Preeti has travelled a long road to Bollywood.
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Is Abhay Deol Engaged?
Buzz is that Abhay Deol is engaged to UK-based girlfriend Preeti Desai.
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'I Think Great Britain Should Be Called Simply Britain': Russian Minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name itself "Great".
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British Army’s Twitter, YouTube Accounts Breached; Used to Promote NFTs
The YouTube and Twitter accounts of the British army were breached on Sunday, and used to promote cryptocurrency and non fungible tokens (NFTs). The British army confirmed that it was aware of the accounts and said an investigation was underway. It currently has 362,000 followers on Twitter, while the YouTube channel has 177,000 subscribers. The Yo...
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Britain Scrambles Fighter Jets After Detecting Unidentfied Aircraft
Britain scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after detecting unidentified aircraft approaching its airspace, the defence ministry said.
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British Lawmakers Conduct Inquiry Into Relations With India, Amid Brexit
British MPs are conducting an inquiry into the UK's relations with India to enhance trade and explore the implications of the UK's visa policy on bilateral relations amidst India's growing role in international geopolitics and its increasing importance as an economic powerhouse.
-
Cop Mistakes Cycling Champ For Fan, Knocks Him Off Bike At Tour de France
Defending champion Chris Froome almost crashed out of the Tour de France -- after being knocked off his bike when an overzealous policeman mistook him for a fan on stage 17 Wednesday.
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Uber Loses Employment Rights Case In Britain
US ride-hailing app Uber on Friday lost a landmark case in Britain that would give drivers the right to paid holidays and the national minimum wage.
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British Spies Reveal File on Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
Nobel Prize-winning writer Doris Lessing was under surveillance for more than 20 years during her youth by British spies who took a dim view of her Communist beliefs and anti-racist activism, declassified intelligence files have revealed.
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Could Another English King be Buried Under a Car Park?
Just three years after the extraordinary discovery of King Richard III under a car park, researchers think another medieval English monarch might be found buried beneath a parking lot and are hoping to find him.
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Eight Missing as Cargo Ship Sinks off Scotland
An overturned cargo ship sank on Sunday off the coast of Scotland as the search continued for the missing eight-member crew.
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Scotland Independence Polls Close, UK's Future in the Balance
Scotland has voted on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or break the 307-year-old union in a finely balanced independence referendum with global consequences.
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Arrests in Britain underline security jitters before Olympics
A total of 14 people have been arrested in two separate anti-terrorism operations spanning several cities in the last week. Seven were detained by police across central England on July 3-5, six have been charged with preparing an alleged terrorist attack and one released without charge. In London, police arrested seven people on July 5-7 - six are ...
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UK crackdown on 'criminal landlords' will include NRIs
Britain has allocated 1.8 million pounds as part of steps to crackdown on landlords many of them of Indian-origin who construct illegal extensions to their houses and rent them out to illegal immigrants at extortionate rates in parts of London and elsewhere.
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Prince William, Kate Middleton wedding dolls 'unveiled'
A limited edition of Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding dolls has been launched in Britain.
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I Am All For Song And Dance, Says Preeti Desai
From running a hair salon to becoming the first coloured winner of the Miss Great Britain pageant, Preeti has travelled a long road to Bollywood.
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Is Abhay Deol Engaged?
Buzz is that Abhay Deol is engaged to UK-based girlfriend Preeti Desai.
