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Freed Brit toddler reunites with family in London
London, Mar.19 (ANI): Five-year-old British kid, Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped and freed two weeks later in Pakistan’s Punjab province’s Jhelum, has returned to his family home in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
Sahil, who was freed after his family reportedly paid a ransom of 110,000 pounds, reached London along with his father Raja Saeed.
Sahil was snatched at [...]
Spice Girls meet for boozy reunion in London
London, Sep 18 (ANI): The Spice Girls had a boozy reunion on Wednesday, when they met up for a night of dinner and drinks in London.
Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Melanie Chisholm had dinner at the Palm restaurant in the British capital, [...]
England’s pre-match gee-up track was sung by an Aussie at Ashes
London, Aug 25 (ANI): Brit cricketer Jimmy Anderson has revealed that the gee-up song that had been sung at the Ashes, where England won, had been sung by an Australian.
‘Time For Heroes’ by Juliet The Sun is a song frequently played in the home side’s dressing room. [...]
Big Ben ice sculpture being created in London
London, August 20 (ANI): Sculptors are creating Big Ben on ice as part of a reconstruction of the London skyline.
The sculpture, measuring 10m in length and 3m in height, is being crafted by some of the world’s top ice sculptors amongst five landmarks.
“This is the first time we have been asked to design and produce [...]
‘ABBA gig’ set for September in London
London, July 5 (ANI): ABBA’s songwriting team Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus will form a part of a gig featuring some of the pop legends’ greatest tracks in London.
Thank You For The Music… A Celebration Of The Music Of Abba is set to be hosted by Radio 2 and will see guest singers performing the [...]
Jeff Koons unveils his works on cartoon character Popeye in London
London, Jul 1 (ANI): American artist Jeff Koons will be holding a major solo show featuring work from his Popeye series in London.
The work will go on public display at the Serpentine Gallery from July 2, and the focus will be on his paintings of iconic [...]
Music fan finds sex photos in second-hand iPod bought in London
London, May 30 (ANI): A second-hand iPod bought by a music fan in South London was found to contain raunchy pictures of its former owner’s wife and lovers.
It was from a used goods store that Kristian Towell, 27, had bought the gadget.
The files containing the sex pictures were named Wifey and Chicks.
“When I [...]
Yoko Ono to judge haiku contest in London
London, May 20 (ANI): John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono is all set to judge a haiku contest in London.
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry consisting of seventeen syllables.
Londoners have been challenged to write a haiku about the British summer, and post it on their Twitter.com accounts by May 22.
And Ono, who hails from [...]
Benny Andersson to perform Swedish folk music in London
London, Apr 27 (ANI): Swedish pop group ABBA’s band member Benny Andersson has revealed that he is looking forward to performing in London.
Andersson, who has cited London’s Hampstead Heath as the place he would love to perform at, will play on Parliament Hill bandstand at the end of a weeklong celebration of [...]
Amateur photographer captures UFO hovering over London
London, April 8 (ANI): An ‘uncanny’ glowing disc hovering above London has been captured by an amateur photographer.hmad Zaigham, 30, took the picture of the unidentified object from his home in South Harrow, North West London.
“I was immersed in the TV programme when just by chance I [...]
Fabled staff of Moses may have been found in London
London, April 2 (ANI): A group of builders, digging at a site in London, have unearthed what they believe is the fabled Staff of Moses.
According to a report in The Sun, the piece of wood was found by digger Charlie Kingston and his team as he dug a 20ft-deep trench on a site in [...]
Gwyneth Paltrow unveils her ‘Guide to London’
London, Apr 2 (ANI): Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who recently turned into a and style guru, has added another accomplishment to her career graph by unveiling a “guide to London” created by her.
The ‘Great Expectations’ actress has created her own personal guide to London, which is aimed at giving handy information to people about [...]
Bruce Willis’ brother-in-law works as binman in London
London, Mar 29 (ANI): American actor Bruce Willis’ brother-in-law has been revealed to be a binman in a London suburb.
Martin Heming, 42, who became the 54-year-old actor’s brother-in-law after Willis married lingerie model Emma Heming, 30, last weekend, is delighted for his sister, who is the face and body of underwear company La Senza.
“I just [...]
Albanian ex-intelligence chief arrested in London
London – Albania’s former intelligence chief, who was wanted worldwide on torture and kidnapping charges, has been arrested in London, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Ilir Kumbaro, 55, had lived in Britain for 13 years under a false identity while receiving government assistance. He had convinced immigration authorities in 1996 that he was a refugee from Kosovo [...]
Jamie Oliver to whisk 10-course-meal for Presidents’ G20 meet in London
London, March 22 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to prepare a 10-course meal for President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they visit London in April for the G20 meet.
The British chef had won the support of many for his [...]
Tenors to grace Classical Brit Awards in London
London, March 19 (ANI): Two of the remaining Three Tenors, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, will grace the Classical Brit Awards in London.
Though the duo is not expected to perform at the event, Domingo may present his fellow Tenor with a lifetime achievement award.
Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti, who completed the trio, passed away in 2007, [...]
Firemen tackle blaze in office block in central London
London – A large fire broke out in an office block in central London Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or people being trapped, the fire brigade said.
A spokesman said eight fire engines and 40 firefighters were sent to the blaze in an office block in Chancery Lane, where many shops and [...]
Brit clicks pic showing UFO-like objects hovering over London
London, Mar 19 (ANI): A Brit man has taken a photograph that shows strange shapes hovering over London, leading to speculation they could be UFOs.
Derek Burdon, 40, of Leverington, Cambs, says he was just aiming for a scenic photo of London and was stunned when he spotted what he says are four flying saucers [...]
Britain may be home to three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants
London, Mar 10 (ANI): A new survey by the London School of Economics claims that Britain is home to three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants.
The Government has refused to estimate the number of illegals it has allowed into the UK since 2005.
However, [...]
Michael Jackson announces “final show of performances” in London
London – US popstar Michel Jackson Thursday announced that he would give a “final show of performances” at a series of concerts in London in July.
The former “King of Pop,” appearing frail and unsteady, told some 2,000 fans the O2 concert venue in London: “This is it. This is the final curtain call. See you [...]
