UK secret file says massive UFO spotted
A spaceship that was "20 times the size of a football field" was spotted hovering over Britain's Manchester airport nearly 15 years back, says a secret defence ministry file that was released on Thurs
Britain to scrap retirement age at 65
London, July 30: At a time when one in five 16-24 year olds in Britain are unemployed, the government has decided to scrap the default retirement age of 65 years from October. This means employers can
Homeopathy to continue in Britain
July 27: Homeopathy will continue to be available on the National Health Service (NHS) despite an influential health committee condemning it as medically unproven, a British minister said.
Health mi
Britain for closer security ties with India
Bangalore, Jul 28: British Prime Minister David Cameron today pitched for closer security relationship between India and Britain, saying the two countries must meet the challenge of ensuring global se
Meteorite interrupts match
London, July 26: A county cricket match in Britain had an unexpected visitor. A 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite hurtled down from the sky landing just inches away from the boundary ropes and hit one ma
A grocery shop in Britain sans shopkeeper
London, July 24: No shopkeeper to man it. Yet, a grocery store in Britain opens round the clock and sells household goods to the residents without fearing theft.
The village shop in Draughton, North
Britain to build £300 mn airport for 4,000 people
Britain plans to construct a £300 million airport for a tiny island having a population of barely 4,000 people.
International Development Secretary, Mr Andrew Mitchell, said Britain had an "obligati
Fifth of Britain's sexually active girls get pregnant
Nearly a fifth of sexually active girls in Britain get pregnant at least once before they turn 18, a survey has revealed.
A poll conducted among thousands of 18-year-olds found that 18 per cent becom
UK temporary cap on non-EU immigration from Monday
Britain will enforce a temporary cap on non-EU immigration into the country starting Monday which will put a limit on the number of applications being made.
The interim limit of 24,100 applications w
Burqa empowers women, says British minister
As debate intensifies across Europe on banning the Islamic full-body veil at public places, a British minister has defended a Muslim woman's right to wear the burqa and says it is empowering.
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