8 Pak officials suspended after Olympic visa scam
Pakistan on Monday suspended eight officials of the National Database and Registration Authority after a British newspaper reported it had uncovered a visa scam that could allow potential terrorists t
London Olympics start in Wales
The first event of London 2012 won't take place at Olympic Park but some 132 miles away in Wales, where women's football gets the Games underway on Wednesday - two days before the opening ceremony.
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Olympics: London ready despite nerves - Mayor
London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted on Sunday the city was ready to host the 2012 Olympics despite a national plunge into nervous self-depression before the excitement begins.
Johnson said Britain wa
British newspaper demands it simply stop raining
Just. Stop. Raining.
Flood alerts in UK as heavy rain sweeps in
Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, canceling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued 145 floo
UK terror raid near Olympic Stadium
Armed British police carried out an early-morning raid on a residential address near London's Olympic Park on Thursday, using smoke grenades and a stun gun in what they called a pre-planned anti-terro
World's fastest skateboarding record set at 80.56mph
Adrenaline junkie Mischo Erban set a new world record as the fastest skateboarder ever by racing at 80.56mph.
Erban, 28, hurtled down an 18-degree street in Quebec, Canada, to pick up enough pace and
People cash in as ATM in UK pays out double by mistake
Any time double money! An ATM here started paying twice the amount asked for, due to a human error, and hordes of people benefited from the unexpected windfall till it lasted.
There was a run on a c
Psychic gets women to strip to contact dead relatives
A psychic has been charged for persuading two women to strip naked at seances to enhance their spiritual powers.
The women in their 20s wanted to contact dead relatives and it was said that Karl Lang
Fetch 100 million pounds for trip to Moon
Wish to visit moon, fetch out 100 million pounds. A British firm has unveiled plans to blast passengers into lunar orbit for a 100 million pounds fare.
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