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Brown demands embassy staff freed

Brown demands embassy staff freed

The UK prime minister has called for the release of the remaining British embassy staff detained in Tehran. Gordon Brown said it was "unacceptable" and "unjustifiable" that the local employees had been held. Five out of nine local staff from the UK ...

 

Fans complain over Gaga no-show

Angry fans complain after US pop star Lady Gaga fails to appear at a Take That concert in Manchester on Saturday night.

 

Dogs being trained to sniff out diabetes

Dogs are being trained in Britain as potential life-savers to warn diabetic owners when their blood sugar levels fall to dangerously low levels.

 

Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing

Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing

Nick Hornby, the best-selling English writer, was in New York Wednesday to promote his latest novel, Juliet, Naked, to be published ...

 

New ministers back UK's Brown but fate uncertain

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, battling to avert the collapse of his government, said on Saturday he would stick to his policies, as his Labor Party faced a European election drubbing.

 

Twenty UFOs Spotted Flying in Formation Over England

Twenty UFOs Spotted Flying in Formation Over England

Strange glowing orange lights hover move over central England.

 

Second British cabinet minister quits Brown government

British Communities Secretary Hazel Blears announced on Wednesday she was resigning, adding to the impression that Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown was losing control of his party.

 

British Internet talent star Boyle taken to clinic

British Internet talent star Boyle taken to clinic

British internet singing star Susan Boyle has been admitted to a private clinic after being beaten into second place in the final of the popular "Britain's Got Talent" television contest, British media reported.

 

Susan Boyle Feels the Pressure, Throws F-Bombs Around

Susan Boyle Feels the Pressure, Throws F-Bombs Around

Well, it's just about that time in Susan Boyle's rise to fame where everyone turns on the singing sensation.

Just over a month ago, we were all tearing up over the...

 

Boyle advances in ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

Britain's singing sensation Susan Boyle, the frumpy church volunteer who wowed the world with her angelic voice, on Saturday was voted into the next round of a TV talent show.

 

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