London, Nov 24 (IANS) One of Britain's most senior former civil servants Tuesday opened an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Britain's 2003 invasion of Iraq, vowing to 'get to the heart of what happened' before and during the war.
IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:30:03 -0500

London, Nov 24 : A waitress who achieved fame after being picked to sing for Brad Pitt and George Clooney is now working as a stripper.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:17 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Scottish singer Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' is set to become this year's fastest selling album.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:15 -0500

London, Nov 24 : 'Rehab' singer Amy Winehouse is said to have spent thousands of pounds on saucy underwear, perfume and a kinky diamante-encrusted whip.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:13 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Rihanna and Lady Gaga reportedly performed at the American Music Awards covered in bandages and bones.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:13 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Brit football player Ashley Cole has revealed that he is very proud of his wife Cheryl's success, and denies claims that he is jealous.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:12 -0500

London, November 24 : Veteran actor Sir Roger Moore has advised his fans to learn to check their own pulse, as it can be helpful in discerning irregular heartbeat.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:10 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has revealed that he's got a doosra, but is not confident about using it in a game.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:03 -0500

London, Nov 24 : For people, who find the taste of ordinary tomatoes too sharp, a new type of tomato described 'as sweet as a peach' might taste appealing.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:09 -0500

London, Nov 24 : 'Sex and the City' star Kim Cattrall has once again shed her clothes to keep a classic Renaissance painting in the U.K.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:08 -0500

London, November 24 : China is set to see the opening of a Disney theme park in Shanghai.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:06 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Forget make-up and pretty dresses, sexy Brazilian lass Larissa Ramos, named Miss Earth 2009, has more serious issues on her mind.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:05 -0500

London, Nov 24: Team principal of Mercedes Formula One team Ross Brawn has confirmed that seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher will not come out of retirement to drive for them.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:01 -0500

London, November 24 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been named as "rock star of the year" by the Rolling Stone magazine.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:11 -0500

London, Nov.24 : Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has revealed he loves nothing better than getting his teeth into the likes of Chelsea Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Cesc Fabregas.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:10 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Otto von Bismarck, the 'Iron Chancellor' who forged modern Germany, received thousands of fan mails including marriage proposals from women besotted with the dashing leader.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:08 -0500

London, Nov.24 : Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas has no doubt that Arsenal can beat Chelsea and roar right back into the title race.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:07 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has revealed he used human placenta to heal his injuries.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:06 -0500

London, Nov 24 : As we reach the age of 40, our bodies start going rapidly down hill as it goes through a series of key changes. Therefore, a little bit of cycling and some golfing at this age can help in staying active and ward off obesity, diabetes, high BP and some forms of cancer, say experts.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:04 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Brit comedian Russell Brand was spotted attending the opening of a fetish club in East London called Porn Dwarf.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:12 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation into accusations she had made fun of a contestant's sexuality during a recent appearance on The X Factor.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:10 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : Scotland Yard has forward four cases of MPs and peers facing criminal charges of fraud over their expenses claims to prosecutors ccording to The Telegraph, those facing prosecution are Labour MPs Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine, and peers Baroness Uddin, Lord Hanningfield and Lord Clarke of Hampstead.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:09 -0500

London, Nov 24 : American actress Susan Sarandon was presented with a top award at the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden last weekend.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:06 -0500

London, November 24 : Chelsea star Frank Lampard has introduced new girlfriend Christine Bleakley to his two older sisters.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:05 -0500

London, November 24 : Actors Jude Law has been spotted eating out with former flame/actress Sienna Miller in Manhattan.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:04 -0500

London, November 24 : The Los Angeles based attorneys of filmmaker Roman Polanski, who is imprisoned in Switzerland on an ongoing child sex case, have blasted his French lawyer for speaking to the media.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:02 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : People in Britain are routinely being arrested simply because police wants to record their DNA profiles on the national database, a new report has claimed.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:30:04 -0500

London, November 24 : Jordan has dumped her cross dressing lover Alex Reid after pulling out of jungle reality show "I''m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here".
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:04 -0500

London, Nov.24 : Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe insists that watching goal scoring greats on YouTube helps him to sharpen his skills.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:03 -0500

Johannesburg, Nov.24 : England batsman Jonathan Trott returns to Cape Town this week, but insists he would rather live in Birmingham.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:11 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Victoria Beckham has been named the 'Most Unhealthy Role Model' of the past 50 years by fitness experts.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:10 -0500

London, November 24 : Reports indicate that Rusi Taleyarkhan, a nuclear engineer of Indian origin who claimed that he could perform 'bubble fusion' in a table-top apparatus, has been debarred from receiving federal funding for 28 months.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:09 -0500

Melbourne, Nov 24 : American singer-actress Mariah Carey once again put her diva behaviour on display by taking her own toilet paper for an interview on a British TV show.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:08 -0500

London, Nov 24 : A new Swedish research suggests that men who do not vent out their anger on being treated unfairly at workplace are likely to double their chances of having a heart attack.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0500

Melbourne, Nov.24 : Australian selectors believe Test discard and New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes is "confused" about his technique, and therefore, have suggested that till he works this out, he will be overlooked.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:01 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Singer Leona Lewis has bought 1.8 million pounds luxury home in California.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:31 -0500

London, November 24 : The progression of multiple sclerosis, a long-term inflammatory condition of the central nervous system, gets slower in women who give birth, according to a new study.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:30 -0500

London, November 24 : Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray, who is suspected of giving him drugs that caused his death, has reopened his clinic.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:30 -0500

London, November 24 : Teen icon Miley Cyrus has admitted that she wants to be like pop diva Beyonce.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:39 -0500

London, Nov 24 : A Brit woman, who was cheated by her lover, decided to teach him and other love rats a lesson by starting a website where they could be exposed.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:37 -0500

London, November 24 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni have become the latest high profilers to be parodied in the hit animated TV show The Simpsons.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:35 -0500

London, November 24 : James Cameron's upcoming epic film Avatar has been dubbed as the most expensive film in Hollywood history.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:34 -0500

London, November 24 : Nicole Kidman has back tracked on her previous confession about exploring fetishism.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:32 -0500

London, Nov 24 : For the first time, soccer ace David Beckham has been pictured with an asthma inhaler during LA Galaxy's MLS final defeat against Real Salt Lake City.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:29 -0500

London, November 24 : Reports indicate that the UK team aiming to smash its own land speed record by driving a car beyond 1,000 mph (1,610km/h) has settled on a final design for the vehicle.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:29 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Rachel Weisz has confessed that having close girlfriends has helped her get through the trials and tribulations of motherhood.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:26 -0500

London, Nov 24 : Prince William came face-to-face with a rather embarrassing situation when he bumped into naked All Blacks rugby team players during his New Zealand visit.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:24 -0500

London, November 24 : Reports indicate that a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many amphibians like frogs and toads extinct.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:21 -0500

London, November 24 : Guinness World Records has officially recognized a Nepalese man who climbed the Mt. Everest at age 76 as the oldest to conquer the world's highest peak.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:23 -0500

London, November 24 : Daniel Radcliffe believes Twilight star Robert Pattinson is coping well with the pressure of stardom.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:22 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came back to 10 Downing Street to attend the unveiling of her portrait.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:16 -0500

London, Nov. 24 : Despite losing six of his nine matches to rival Andy Murray, Roger Federer reckons that he does not fear playing the British tennis sensation.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:16 -0500

Washington, November 24 : British glamour girl Jordan and terrorist Osama Bin Laden have been voted the most unpopular plane seat neighbours in a poll.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:11 -0500

London, Nov 24 (IANS) British singer Amy Winehouse splurged thousands of dollars on expensive lingerie and a diamond-encrusted whip.
IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:05 -0500

Lahore, Nov.24 : The United States is in secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, with countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Britain playing the role of mediators, sources have revealed.
ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:03 -0500

London, Nov 24 (DPA) Rafael Nadal was accentuating the positive, with his eye on next week's Davis Cup final and the 2010 ATP season, following an opening loss at the World Tour Finals.
IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:40:03 -0500

Beirut, Nov 24 (DPA) A British forensic team in Lebanon said DNA results proved that the body found last week in eastern Lebanon is that of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinian militants 24 years ago.
IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:03 -0500

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Times Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:29:53 -0500

LONDON (AFP) - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened on Tuesday with a vow not to "shy away from criticism" during hearings set to climax with an appearance by T...
West Australian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:29:34 -0500

LONDON (AFP) - A straight British couple who reject marriage but want to seal their love with a civil partnership were told Tuesday they could not because they are not gay.Tom Freeman and Katherine Do...
West Australian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:29:33 -0500

Andy Robinson claimed making changes to the Scotland side who secured a historic victory over Australia merely highlighted the competition for places that exists in his squad. Robinson has drafted ...
Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:21:51 -0500

London - Juan Del Potro almost threw away a 5-2 lead in the final set, with the US Open champion needing to top off victory with a winning tiebreaker to escape against Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 ...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:31 -0500

London - A first edition of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species was sold for more than 100,000 pounds (165,800 dollars) at auction Tuesday after languishing on a lavatory boo...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:29 -0500

London - A far-reaching public inquiry into the political and military decisions that led Britain to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq opened in London Tuesday. On its first day of public hearing...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:27 -0500

An inexperienced South African Invitational XI will take on England in two two-day fixtures at East London ahead of the Test series next month. Wendell Bossenger, the Griqualand West and Eagles wicket...
Cricinfo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:11:17 -0500

Peter Jackson, seen in San Diego in July, shared details about his Tintin and The Hobbit projects in London, where The Lovely Bones has its royal premiere on Tuesday.
CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:28 -0500

Music chain HMV is to be prosecuted for letting Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith sing during a signing at one of their stores.The 14-year-old from Northamptonshire was signing copies of her d...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:37 -0500

A man accused of murdering a sub-postmaster's son in Worcestershire during an armed raid told a jury he was jogging on the morning of the offence.Anselm Ribera, 34, of Topfield House, Druids Heath, Bi...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:28 -0500

A man has died after he was injured cutting down trees in Powys.Dyfed-Powys Police said the incident happened on Tuesday morning in an area known as Cascob, near Presteigne. It is understood the emerg...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:28 -0500

The Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent has been shut down after a small fire in the boiler annexe.The fire was extinguished by fire crews after it was spotted by staff just before midnight. No-...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:27 -0500

Former football star John Hartson has helped launch a cancer charity's mobile support unit in Carmarthenshire at Llanelli's Parc y Scarlets.The retired footballer, who is recovering from testicular ca...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:26 -0500

Gay activists are angry at the visit to a London university of an Islamic preacher who allegedly endorses the killing of homosexuals. Abu Usamah was recorded by Channel 4 saying gay people were "...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:24 -0500

Contractors upgrading the Tube's Jubilee Line have asked for six further weekend closures to finish the work.Disruptions to the line have sparked criticism from the London mayor Boris Johnson and the ...
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:23 -0500

The 21-year-old went into the fast-flowing River Usk, near Watergate Bridge, in Brecon, Mid Wales, on Saturday evening. Her body was discovered this morning by a walker more than six miles downstream...
Sky News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:18 -0500

(Credit: Aquamarine Power) Wave energy got a boost with the connection of the Oyster hydro-electric device to the electricity grid in Scotland last Friday.
CNet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:56:47 -0500

Police officers are arresting people just to get them on the national DNA database, it has been claimed. Officers are being told to arrest "for everything" where they have the power to, simply in ord...
IC Wales Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:41 -0500

High street store HMV is being prosecuted for allowing Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith to sing during an album signing at one of their stores. The 14-year-old from Northamptonshire was sign...
IC Wales Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:39 -0500

The widow of a bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan has called on the country to show more support for troops as she paid a powerful tribute to her "warrior" husband at his funeral. Christina S...
IC Wales Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:35 -0500

Detectives are waiting to question a father of two suspected of stabbing his four-year-old son to death before turning the knife on himself. Neighbours dialled 999 after hearing a furious row at a fl...
IC Wales Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:33 -0500

BRITAIN and the US were at odds over whether to overthrow dictator Saddam Hussein two years before the pair teamed up to invade Iraq in 2003, an inquiry has heard.
News.com.au Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:53:33 -0500

London - The British government has warned that fans arriving in South Africa for next year's World Cup could be at risk of carjacking when they leave Johannesburg airport. The planned high-speed G...
IOL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:41 -0500

LONDON (AP) — British defense secretary Bob Ainsworth says the United States' delay in deciding how many reinforcements to send to Afghanistan has harmed his country's ability to rally public su...
Sun-Sentinel Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:50:42 -0500

'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' Score Repeat Emmys (AP) Julie Walters and Ben Whishaw took the top acting awards as British TV productions won five International Emmys on a night that saw Brazil get its first ev...
CBS News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:41 -0500

HBOS in secret during last year's financial crisis, adding that the cash had been repaid.The British central bank revealed the loans, equivalent to 68 billion euros or 102 billion dollars, in a statem...
Yahoo!7 News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:51 -0500

Photoshop Mobile for Android has made it to the UK. After emerging on the Android Marketplace for US and Canadian users on November 9, it’s finally ready to hit UK handsets.
Daily Mirror Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:36:30 -0500

LittleBigPlanet PSP has finally made it to the Playstation Network. It’s good news for PSP Go owners who’ve been stuck waiting for a digital download while old-school PSP owners have been ...
Daily Mirror Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:36:27 -0500

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Daily Mirror Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:36:23 -0500

England and South Africa will play under the new decision review system in next month's Test series, it has been confirmed. The International Cricket Council finally made it clear that the system, w...
Ananova Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:38 -0500

Donington Park still has the potential to host next year's British Grand Prix, according to the circuit's leasing company's chief executive Simon Gillett. Although Silverstone chiefs claim they are ...
Ananova Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:24:35 -0500

Nov 24, 2009 - 07:58 - WAM London, Nov 24th, 2009 (WAM)--Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the delegation accompanying ...
WAM Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:39 -0500

Engineering workers accept pay deal By Brian Groom, Business and Employment Editor Published: November 24 2009 15:43 | Last updated: November 24 2009 15:43...
Financial Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:20:09 -0500

END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Dozens of law firms are having to turn away vulnerable clients, including victims of domestic vi...
Times Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:09 -0500

Alan MacDonald has been handed his Scotland debut in Saturday's final international against Argentina after coach Andy Robinson made three changes from the historic win over Australia. Flanker MacD...
Planet Rugby Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:25 -0500

Israeli police say four people were killed, including a British tourist, when a helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coast. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the c...
The Independent Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:31:24 -0500

London event fails to attract sponsors or incurs cost overruns, it emerged today.Dan Ritterband, the mayor of London's director of marketing, defended the decision to use taxpayers' money to underwrit...
The Guardian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:18 -0500

Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi Ltd. plans to build railway cars in Britain in a multi billion U.S. dollar deal that would also create hundreds of new jobs, a company spokesman said yesterday.Hitachi...
eTaiwan News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:21 -0500

London - England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup suffered another blow on Tuesday as Sir Dave Richards, the vice-chairman for international relations, resigned. Richards, the chairman of the Premier ...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:09 -0500

London- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip flew to Bermuda Tuesday to join in three days of celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the island's settlement by the British, Buckingham Palace sa...
Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:55 -0500

The Bank of England today revealed it lent Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HBOS £61.6bn (€68.22bn) in a "dire emergency" at the height of the financial crisis.In its submission to the Treasury Sel...
Breaking News.ie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:26 -0500

England's 2018 bid has been trhown into disarray. Richards today sent a letter to Lord Triesman, chairman of the bid and the Football Association, saying that he would continue to support the campaig...
Soccernet Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:38 -0500