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UK school stirs row over teachers' Muslim dress order

London, Oct.31 (ANI): The Rufford Primary School in Lye, in Britain's West Midlands area, has stirred a row of sorts by allegedly ordering all of its teachers' to dress up as Asians for celebrating

BBC to launch another 30 digital channels

London, Oct..30 : Already under fire for pushing through a cost-cutting exercise, BBC Director-General Mark Thompson is planning to launch 30 BBC digital channels around the globe.

World's 20 least favourite airports revealed

London, Oct 30 : London’s Heathrow Airport has been voted the world's least favourite airport.

In a survey of 2,500 travellers by the travel organisation TripAdvisor, Heathrow Airport came joint top with Chicago, reported The Telegraph.

The poll asked respondents to rate 36 airports in terms of how easy they were to navigate, cleanliness of their lavatories and the quality of their parking facilities.

The 20 worst performers are:

London, Heathrow Airport / Chicago, O'Hare International
New York, JFK
Atlanta, Hartsfield International
Los Angeles International
Miami International
New York, La Guardia
Paris, Charles de Gaulle
Dallas Fort Worth

Brit-Indian boy, who can speak in 11 languages

London, Oct 30 : For many, learning a second language is no child’s play.

Two hours of daily TV viewing doubles kids’ obesity risk

London, Oct 30 : Children who watch television more than two hours a day are twice as likely to be obese and suffer high blood pressure, a new study says.

Marriage In Trouble With Five Year Itch

London: Newly wed couples get tired of their partners within five years of marriage, earlier it was seven years itch, according to a new research.

Those, likely to remain married for good, who manage to make it ten years. Researchers found that couples start fed up with each other after four years and are at peak risk of divorcee before their fifth anniversary.

The scientists in America, Russia and Scandinavia examining the longevity of relationships found that the “honeymoon period” lasts for less than five years,
disillusionment and disaffection often set in by the end of that period. The major cause is that more women were pursuing careers that placed extra stress on relationship and divorce had become increasingly acceptable.

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