Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding

RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79...

Early London rally wiped out, European market volatile

Stock markets across Asia-Pacific bounced back after huge losses for last many days in early trading. Several governments took desperate economic measures to survive the crisis. Indian government had cut down credit...

Russian Tsar descendants officially entitled to royal family property in Russia

Just recently the Russian Supreme Court has ruled in the case of the Russian royal family, which was brutally murdered in 1918 by Bolsheviks, to officially declare Tsar Nikolay II and his family victims of Soviet...

ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 - ICL Schedule

"Below is the schedule for the much hyped ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2008/09 which will see a flood of international cricketers playing alongwith the best new breed of cricketers from India. October 2008 Fri 10 Floodlit Match 19:30 local, 14:00 GMT 1st Match - Hyderabad...

Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir

"Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir"" Michael Calce, aka "Mafiaboy," has written a memoir about how he temporarily shut down a handful of major Web sites and led the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted...

NFL To Review Whistle Rule

An NFL referee acknowledged that he made a critical mistake during Sunday's match between the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers."Trailing 38-31, the Broncos reached the 1 but on second-and-goal, Cutler reared...

Rescue pilot Prince William to transfer to the RAF

As of October 2008, Prince William, second in line to the British throne, will become a serach-and-rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force.  Prince William will transfer from the army to the air force in order to...

Britain's world record marrow

"The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records.This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the...

Three killed as storms and torrential rain batter Britain

Two months of rain fell in one day in some parts of Britain causing widespread flooding and at least 3 deaths. The worse affected areas are in Wales but severe weather warnings are now in place for the North East of...

Royal stockings sold for £8,000

The lure of of stockings prevailed over bloomers when it came to the price realised by a pair of Queen Victoria's legware. Her stockings made £8000 wheras her 50" waist bloomers made only just over half that at a...

Horse Whisperer author poisoned by mushrooms

The author of the best-selling book "The Horse Whisperer" is in the hospital in Scotland after eating some poisonous mushrooms. He had cooked the mushrooms himself after finding them in the woods."Bestselling author...

Google maps 'demolish British history'

Internet maps such as those made by Google ae demolishing British history by effectively not including historic monuments, battlefields etc on them according to super map maker Mary Spence. Traditional cartography is...

Stamps mark Olympic Flag handover

"A special set of four stamps is being jointly issued by the Royal Mail and China Post to mark the handover of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London. The 1st class stamps feature landmarks from the two cities, including Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium where the track and...

No Nobel Prize for President Gayoom! Say People of Maldives

"When Dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the Royal Commonwealth Society in London “Is there a Right to a Safe Environment?” and argued that climate change was a human issue linked to human rights, those who are...

Rare British species get their own wood to thrive in

There are at least 45 rare or protected species of British wildlife that will benefit from their own woodland area at what will be known as the Sunday Times Wood in Hertfordshire. One of the species that will benefit...

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