McDonald's: the world's local restaurant The Times | Have you tried a Ranch Snack Wrap or a Little Italian yet? Or a Little Chorizo Melt? Or an Oriental Snack Wrap? If you have, you are not alone. These exotic-sounding delights are all part of the "Little Tasters" menu, introduced by McDonald's in Britain at the beginning of last year, in a carefull...
British Theater Awards Highlight Hollywood CBS News Jude Law, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley Among Contenders for Britain's 2010 Laurence Olivier Theater Awards | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | Actor James Earl Jones (CBS) Tony Awards Broadway Red Carpet | Hollywood stars walk Broadway's red carpet Tony Awards Who Said That? | Memora...
'Ice problem' in BA jet accident The Guardian | Plane safety requirements did not cover the particular ice problem which probably caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow Airport two years ago as the risk was "unrecognised at that time", an official accident report has said. | The...
Immigration system 'ineffective' The Guardian | Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report has warned. | The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, detailed a catalogue of basic administrative errors in hundreds of cases handled...
Winter weather hits housing market The Guardian | The winter weather put a freeze on the housing market during January as buyers and sellers put their moving plans on hold, research has shown. | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recorded its first drop in inquiries from potential buyers...
Benefit overpayment errors at £800m The Guardian | Benefits overpayments resulting from civil service mistakes have doubled in the past decade, according to a report by MPs. | "Official error" was responsible for £800 million being paid out wrongly in 2008/9 - up from £400 mil...
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Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher to rename the band DNA India | London: Liam Gallagher is set to change the name of his rock band Oasis after the exit of his brother Noel. Noel quit the band during their European tour last year (2009), follow...
Stocks trade mixed as European debt woes remain Philadelphia Daily News | STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Stocks traded mixed Monday as investors remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting...
Four years in jail for top officer branded 'criminal in uniform' The Independent | Britain's highest-ranking Asian police officer was jailed for four years yesterday after being convicted of falsely arresting a man and then inventing a claim of assault against him. | After a month-long trial, it took a jury just two hours to conv...
PM faces Labour revolt over vote reform The Independent | Gordon Brown is braced for a Labour rebellion today against moves to scrap the first-past-the-post voting system. | But the Prime Minister looks likely to win a comfortable Commons majority in favour of holding a referendum on electoral reform afte...
Farmer gets life for murdering estranged wife The Independent | A wealthy farmer has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for murdering his wife, whose body has never been found. | Retired teacher Kate Prout, 55, vanished from the £1.2 million farm she shared with her husband Adrian Prout during acrimonious di...
British PM turns to bananas for poll boost: report Breitbart | Election fever is mounting in Britain, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown is p... | Election fever is mounting in Britain, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing himself for the campaign trail by eating up to nine bananas a day, a newspaper reported on Monday. | Brown is convinced fruit can bring "radiance," a spokesman said, while declining t...
Arsenal needs to end slide against Liverpool Penn Live 2/8/2010, 7:57 a.m. EST> The Associated Press | (AP) — LONDON - Since climbing to the top of the Premier League, Arsenal has taken only one point from three games, slipped to third and been knocked out of the FA Cup. | Now Arsene Wenger's young players face a tough home game against reviving Liverpool, and another defeat could leave them...
