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  Lure of London makes Britain a billionaire haven

  May 12, 2014 12:33 IST

  London: A new study of the super-rich finds that London has become the capital of the world's wealthiest, with more billionaires than any other city.The Sunday Times, which published the list, says London has 72

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  British girl gets jail for attacking elderly Sikh man

  World | May 10, 2014 17:29 IST

  London: The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain's Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court.Coral Millerchip, 20, attacked frail

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  China, Britain to track abducted Nigerian girls

  World | May 08, 2014 6:41 IST

  Abuja: China and Britain have offered to deploy their advanced tracking technologies to support Nigeria's security agencies engaged in the search and rescue operation of abducted schoolgirls, a spokesperson said Wednesday.China has offered to assist

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  Britain's most iconic images go on show in London

  World | April 23, 2014 11:23 IST

  London: Think of Britain and the English language, and images of William Shakespeare, the Beatles, Isaac Newton's apple tree, and TV series Downtown Abbey flash across the mind.These are, in fact, the most popular icons

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  Hitachi gets 2.7 bn pound train-building contract in Britain

  April 18, 2014 0:01 IST

  London: The British government has reached a financial deal on building nearly 500 new carriages on the route between London and Scotland with a consortium of Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing, the Department for

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  Sandra Bullock house hunting in Britain?

  Hollywood | April 17, 2014 16:11 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress Sandra Bullock wants to shift to Britain and is looking for a property in Newbury in the south-eastern region of the country.The Oscar-winning actress is a big fan of TV series "Downton

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  Britain wins doubles to lead Italy in Davis Cup

  Tennis | April 05, 2014 23:27 IST

  NAPLES, Italy: Britain held off a comeback attempt from Italy to win the doubles match and take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Saturday.   Andy Murray and Colin Fleming beat Fabio Fognini

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  Britain levels against Italy in Davis Cup quarters

  Tennis | April 05, 2014 16:54 IST

  NAPLES, Italy: Andy Murray completed a straight sets victory over Andreas Seppi as Britain leveled the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Italy 1-1 on Saturday.   Murray won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in more than three hours for

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  Murray leads British team for Davis Cup vs. Italy

  Tennis | March 25, 2014 19:52 IST

  LONDON: Andy Murray will lead Britain's team in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against Italy next month.   The Wimbledon champion heads the four-man lineup announced Tuesday for the April 4-6 matches on clay in Naples.   Dan

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  Britain to issue new one pound coin

  World | March 20, 2014 8:38 IST

  London :  The British government unveiled a new one pound coin Wednesday, aiming to fight forgery and counterfeiting.The Royal Mint said the new coin would have the same shape as the 12-sided three pence piece

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  Know how England functions without a written constitution

  World | August 15, 2014 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: A written constitution is a formal document defining the nature of the constitutional settlement, the rules that govern the political system and the rights of citizens and governments in a codified form.Constitutions organise,

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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth living in extreme polluted conditions

  World | February 24, 2014 9:20 IST

  London:  87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is living in a palace surrounded by the most polluted air in all of Britain, a media report said on Sunday. The air outside Buckingham Palace in the heart of

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  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II down to her last million; palaces crumbling

  World | January 29, 2014 9:20 IST

  London: Queen Elizabeth II's household finances are at a "historic low" with just 1 million pounds left in reserve, even as the royal palaces were "crumbling" and in urgent need of repair.A report by the

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  Britain to lift turban ban at high-risk workplaces

  World | January 25, 2014 22:35 IST

  London:  Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a “sweetener” to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government's

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  Britain's Indian Balti cuisine seeks EU protection

  World | January 22, 2014 17:27 IST

  London: Cuisine from the Indian sub-continent has taken on different forms in Britain and among the popular ones is “Balti” from Birmingham, which has applied for protected name status across the European Union.  The Balti

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  Thatcher's letter to Gandhi raises question of Britain's support after Operation Blue Star

  World | January 16, 2014 22:30 IST

  New Delhi: A report published by a UK  newspaper says that the then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had written a letter to her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi after the Operation Blue Star took place.

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  Britain battered by worst floods in 60 years (watch pics)

  World | December 07, 2013 7:23 IST

  London: More than 15,000 homes in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being evacuated, while residents were also rescued in Rhyl, North Wales, and Merseyside as Britain's east coast is bracing for  the most serious coastal

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  Britain's friendship with India vitally important: Cameron

  World | November 06, 2013 20:09 IST

  London: Striking a positive note ahead of his visit to India, Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain's friendship with the country is "vitally important". "I have made two official visits to India since I

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  Storm batters Britain, France disrupting normal life

  World | October 28, 2013 17:59 IST

  London: A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London's Heathrow Airport. Express train services between

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  'Diana' weak only in Britain: director

  Hollywood | October 04, 2013 16:59 IST

  London: Director Oliver Hirschbiegel says his recent biopic "Diana" has got good collections in many parts of the world, except Britain.The movie, based on the life of late British princess Diana and her affair with