London, Dec 23 (IANS) Britain's Prince William was nearly run over by a road sweeper vehicle when he spent the night sleeping rough in minus four degrees celsius for a charity in London this week.
IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:20:04 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has bought a lavish holiday retreat worth 54 million pounds on the Caribbean island of St Barts.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:20:12 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Following Liverpool's exit from the Champions League the sacking of boss Rafael Benitez looks imminent, but striker Fernando Torres insists that sacking the manager "is not a solution" to the club's problems.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:20:10 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Manchester City's new manager Roberto Mancini reckons that Robinho is worth his 32.5-million-pound price tag, albeit his failure to deliver for former manager Mark Hughes.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:20:09 -0500

London, Dec 23 (IANS) Increasing family break-ups could see marriages in Britain becoming an elite middle-class institution, a senior British politician warned Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:40:01 -0500

London, Dec 23 (IANS) An abusive and bullying Indian-origin man has been jailed for 18 years for stabbing his wife to death at her workplace in London when she chose to start a new life.
IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:40:02 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is on course to be back in training at the turn of the year following his latest medical check-up.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:35 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Former French football star Zinedine Zidane has said that he is ready to help England's Group C opponents Algeria at the World Cup.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:32 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Critics are outraged after reports surfaced that the British Government is secretly deporting foreign prisoners with a cash card pre-loaded with almost 500 pounds.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:31 -0500

London, December 23 : Popular slang, phrases, news events such as sexting, mini-Madoff, Great Recession, octomom have made it to a list of buzzwords, offering a linguistic look back at 2009.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:28 -0500

London, December 23 : Singer Lily Allen has revealed the reason she dropped her accounts on Facebook and Twitter, saying she wants to regain her "real life".
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:27 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Miley Cyrus has revealed how she handles stress for the sake of her heart.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:26 -0500

London, December 23 : Peter Andre has pipped former wife Jordan a.k.a Katie Price to bag the hero of 2009 title in a survey.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:25 -0500

London, December 23 : The husband of cancer victim Jade Goody has denied he raped a teenage girl at his bachelor pad in Essex.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:23 -0500

London, December 23 : Paris Hilton has turned down lucrative offers to appear on TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!...
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:21 -0500

London, December 23 : Singer Lily Allen has decided to turn down the bottle while performing live gigs, saying she wants to be more ladylike.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:19 -0500

London, December 23 : Students in France are protesting against the ban put by educators, barring them from wearing provocative clothes in school.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:18 -0500

London, Dec 23 : 'Avatar' actress Zoe Saldana, who's riding high on the success of her latest film, proudly calls herself a science fiction geek.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:17 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Cadbury bosses have revealed that they make a chocolate bar especially for The Queen at Christmas.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:14 -0500

London, December 23 : Dan Brown's latest book The Lost Symbol has bagged the top spot in the Christmas book charts.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:06 -0500

London, Dec 23 : American singer Tori Amos has revealed that she would run alongside former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin if she ever contested for vice presidential post again.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:04 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood has been warned by police for common assault following an argument with ex-girlfriend.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:26 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Michael Schumacher looks set to make his sensation F1 return after reportedly signing a one-year contract with Mercedes GP for a salary of about 6.25 million pounds for the 2010 season.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:20 -0500

London, December 23 : New observations from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) suggest that we might be looking in the wrong places for water on the Moon.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:18 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Simon Cowell is definitely leaving 'American Idol', his brother has said.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:14 -0500

London, December 23 : In a new research, a scientist has claimed that they mythical angles depicted in the bible are anatomically flawed, and thus, would never be able to fly.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:13 -0500

London, Dec 23 : French actor Gerard Depardieu has admitted damaging a car parked outside a nightclub near his Paris home.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:10 -0500

London, Dec 23 : A new study has found that treatment with anaemia drug doesn't benefit kidney disease patients who are on dialysis.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:07 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Prince Charles's former harpist has spared a jail sentence when she was given a 12-month community order on Tuesday for handling stolen goods and attempted fraud.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:03 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Russell Turnbull, who could not see with his right eye following a chemical attack 15 years ago, has regained vision after a ground breaking stem cell treatment.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:02 -0500

London, Dec 23 : The California appeals court has spelled out a way by which Roman Polanksi's trial can be conducted even in his absence.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:23 -0500

London, Dec 23 : A 3-pound bounced cheque written by Gordon Brown has been sold at auction for thousands of pounds.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:16 -0500

London, Dec 23 : An important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children has been identified, say researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:09 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : England's coach Andy Flower has warned Stuart Broad that he must accept the umpire's decision as final and leave the field when given out following the flashpoint incident of the first Test, when he stood his ground after being adjudged lbw on referral to the third umpire.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:04 -0500

London, Dec 23 : About one in three people actually feel physical discomfort when they see someone else in agony, scientists have claimed.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:03 -0500

London, Dec 23 : A 35-year-old woman has been arrested for threatening to kill Michelle Obama during the Obama family's Christmas holiday in Hawaii.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:30:30 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Just four months after giving birth to a baby boy, Jennifer Hudson is pregnant with her second child, according to media reports.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:30:27 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Striker Craig Bellamy and coach Roberto Mancini clashed during the latter's first training session as Manchester City boss.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:34 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Researchers have revealed why food tastes wrong when the nose is clogged.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:34 -0500

London, December 23 : Michael Jackson was tracked by agents around the world after the singer was accused of child abuse, according to the star's secret FBI file.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:30 -0500

London, December 23 : Beyonce Knowles will set the stage ablaze at the Grammy Awards next month.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:27 -0500

London, December 23 : Prince William spent a rough night on the streets of London to experience the appalling conditions faced by the country's homeless.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:26 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Boys and girls who lose their virginity before the age of 16 start thinking of themselves as adults and prefer to go to work than spend three years at college, finds a new study.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:23 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has insisted he has no plans of leaving Chelsea.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:22 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : Former England opener Marcus Trescothick has set his sights on playing past the age of 40.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:20 -0500

London, Dec. 23 : A Premier League manager spent more than an hour in the company of hookers in a "Thai" vice den, The Sun can reveal.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:18 -0500

London, Dec 23 : Pregnant mothers who have low levels of a hormone produced by thyroid gland are more likely to have longer and harder labour.
ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:04 -0500

London, Dec 23 (IANS) British singer-actress Lily Allen has given up her quest for the perfect body and is not paranoid about her weight any more.
IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:20:05 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Craig Levein has spoken of his pride after being unveiled as the new Scotland manager...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:32:06 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> In Britain the robin graces countless Christmas cards but in Cyprus the bird is mostl...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:31:38 -0500

END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The singer Amy Winehouse has been charged with assault after allegedly attack...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:31:33 -0500

A bridge closed by flooding in Cumbria last month has been declared safe to reopen to pedestrians.The Gote Bridge in Cockermouth was shut due to safety fears after unprecedented downpours caused the R...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:32 -0500

Workers at a Devon hospital are due to strike on 5 January for two days in a dispute over sick pay.The union Unison made the announcement following a ballot in favour of industrial action at North Dev...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:30 -0500

Police have called a halt to the river search for a man who disappeared after a night out in Bath until the new year.Casper Flagg, 28, from Radstock in Somerset, was last seen leaving Moles club in Ge...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:29 -0500

On the roads, railways and airports, delays and disruptions have reduced the annual getaway to a crawl, triggering festive frustrations for some. Rail services have been badly hit in southern Scotlan...
Sky News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:25 -0500

A second person confirmed as having the disease has died, and a third person who may have had the disease has also died. The developments were disclosed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board....
Sky News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:23 -0500

A US judge has jailed the parents behind a hoax which saw the world following a wayward balloon in which their son was feared trapped. Richard Heene, 48, received a 90-day jail sentence, including 60...
IC Wales Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:57:26 -0500

Britons battled with the elements today with the big Christmas getaway reduced to a crawl by a combination of fog, snow and ice. The continuing wintry weather meant delays and cancellations at airpor...
IC Wales Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:57:25 -0500

A former Playboy Model of the Year was found guilty today of attacking a woman in a nightclub toilet cubicle in a jealous bust-up over her husband. Louise Glover, 26, struck Maxine Hardcastle's head ...
Daily Mirror Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:32 -0500

A armed man dressed in a Santa outfit robbed a bank – telling frightened customers “he had to pay his elves”. The FBI is hunting the fancy dress robber after he escaped with a sack ...
Daily Mirror Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:30 -0500

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Daily Mirror Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:23 -0500

A baby seal was discovered in a family’s back garden – 18 miles from the sea. The pup – which has been nicknamed Rudolph – was found lying in the snow at a house in...
Daily Mirror Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:21 -0500

On Boxing Day Palace play Ipswich at home. If you go, please look out for a man wearing a black woolly hat with the numbers 88 on it. If he is around 5ft 8 ins and has tanned skin and a moustache ca...
Daily Mirror Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:04 -0500

).- Mary Ward, British founder of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has been recognized as venerable by Benedict XVI.On Saturday, the Pope approved a decree acknowledging the heroic virtue of ...
EWTN Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:16 -0500

LONDON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The British armaments firm British Aerospace Systems (BAE) has won a contract to supply the French armed forces with up to 129 armoured vehicles, it was announced on Tuesda...
SINA Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:21:45 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> UK councils stood accused of failing to prepare properly for this week's sudden cold ...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:54:31 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Thousands of British citizens hoping to make lengthy stays in India have had their tr...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:54:29 -0500

The Warwickshire batsman has been given a vote of confidence by his coach, Andy Flower. But after an alarmingly poor display at Centurion, should he be included for the Durban Test?...
The Guardian Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:41:05 -0500

LONDON — A snowstorm and icy conditions in Britain caused flight cancellations, major delays to trains and traffic jams, officials said. British Airways said all its domestic and European fligh...
The Seattle Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:34:07 -0500

Health officials have confirmed that a second heroin user, who tested positive for anthrax, has died.The man was being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Another drug user has also died but tests hav...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:28 -0500

A care worker at a high-security psychiatric hospital has appeared in court accused of having sex with a patient.Rhoda Sibanda, an employee at Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, is accused of two counts o...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:26 -0500

A bullock was shot dead after it escaped from an abattoir and rampaged along streets in Birmingham.The animal was seen in Balsall Heath, leading to roads being closed while police tried to deal with t...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:25 -0500

The body of a pilot who died making an emergency sea landing that saved the lives of his nine passengers has been brought back to the UK.Captain Robert Mansell, 32, originally from Knowle, near Solihu...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:24 -0500

Thieves have stolen 11 pallets containing tea from a lorry parked in a lay-by on the A1 in North Yorkshire.The tea was taken on Monday night as the lorry was parked by the southbound carriageway near ...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:22 -0500

A former mayor of Stockport has been given 50 hours of community service after she crashed her car, killing one of her two passengers.Councillor Shan Alexander pleaded guilty to causing the 66-year-ol...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:20 -0500

A coach driver whose vehicle overturned in icy conditions, killing two women and injuring nearly 50 people, has been praised for avoiding a bigger tragedy.The coach rolled on to its side after skiddin...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:19 -0500

A Devon fisherman who has been missing since a collision at sea "lived life to the max", his family have said.Chris Wadsworth, 21, was lost at sea when the Teignmouth-based crabber Etoile De...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:18 -0500

A Cheltenham primary school teacher has admitted having almost 190,000 child abuse images on his computer.Gloucester Crown Court was told Benjamin Clay, 35, has a self-confessed addiction to images of...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:16 -0500

Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) at 14 mainline stations between London Euston and Glasgow voted in favour of industrial action and will walk out in January. More than 200 ...
Sky News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:23:06 -0500

The first death in the UK solely linked to GBL has come to light as the Government moved to outlaw the drug. GBL (Gamma-Butyrolactone) is one of a number of "legal high" drugs now banned under the Mi...
IC Wales Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:20:09 -0500

Gordon Brown has been called to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, but will not appear until after next year's general election. Sir John Chilcot's committee will also wait until after the election t...
IC Wales Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:20:08 -0500

Security forces have clashed with crowds gathered for a memorial for Iran's most dissident cleric. Opposition websites said the confrontations came in the central city of Isfahan as mourners gathered...
IC Wales Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:20:07 -0500

London - Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" on Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks. Substances including chemical solvent GBL, often used by nightclub-g...
IOL Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:16:01 -0500

Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked a government pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries, saying the move could hurt Britain's ima...
Sun-Sentinel Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:14:53 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> A British paratrooper serving with special forces has been killed in a notoriously vi...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:07:58 -0500

END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> A failed asylum seeker who left a 12-year-old girl to die in a road traffic a...
Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:07:56 -0500

Last Updated: December 23. 2009 6:36PM UAE / December 23. 2009 2:36PM GMT LONDON // It is early afternoon, but the queue is already longer than the red-velvet rope. The doorman will not budge; he is u...
The National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:05:52 -0500

Scotland will tour Argentina next summer for the second time in three years, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The two-match series mirrors that from last year, which was drawn 1-1 after the tourists ...
Planet Rugby Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:01:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 23: Britain has sought clarifications from the Indian government about the proposed tightening of rules for long-term tourist visas and stressed that the new policy can impact on Briton...
New Kerala Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:00:04 -0500

Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked the government's pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries.Britain's principle of universal juri...
Haaretz Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:54:42 -0500

A 70-year-old Vietnamese man has been jailed for dumping a body in a ditch to try to keep the cannabis factory he ran a secret.Ba Doai Tran was sentenced to a total of seven years for conspiracy to gr...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:37 -0500

A party of Liverpool schoolchildren escaped unhurt after their coach driver had a fatal heart attack at the wheel in Germany.The 34 pupils and staff, from West Derby Comprehensive, had been returning ...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:35 -0500

A man who fatally injured his partner's brother at a family wedding has been jailed for four years.Michael Pennington, 26, suffered skull fractures when he hit the floor after being head-butted by Gav...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:35 -0500

The millionaire chairman of Leicester City is to be charged next month over a tax issue, Revenue and Customs has confirmed.Milan Mandaric is accused of what tax officials have described as "cheat...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:34 -0500

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has ruled out making a fresh move for Newcastle striker Andy Carroll in January.McCarthy revealed he was interested in signing the 20-year-old England Under-21 internation...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:33 -0500

Mountain rescue teams say two pairs of walkers are lucky to be alive, after attempting to climb Snowdon in just tracksuits and trainers.The RAF and rescuers were scrambled late on Tuesday afternoon af...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:31 -0500

Firecrews on Merseyside have voted in favour of industrial action over what they call a staffing crisis.They will refuse to do voluntary overtime and say the fire and rescue service needs to recruit n...
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:35:31 -0500

ACID attack survivor Katie Piper urges viewers to "appreciate the beautiful things and the beautiful people that you have in your life now" in Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas speech.
The Scotsman Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:34:13 -0500