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‘Good manners’ guide to be given to Thailand''s gay monks!

good mannersLondon, Apr 28 : A Buddhist leader in Thailand is planning to launch a ‘good manners’ guide to curb the flamboyant behaviour of homosexual and transgender monks.

Upset by the reports, that monks often wear revealing robes, carry pink purses and sport effeminately shaped eyebrows, Phra Maha Wudhijaya Vajiramedhi, a senior monk, is planning to issue the new guidelines to discourage the ostentatious behaviour.

Jade Goody’s mum ‘sparks airport terror alert with gun joke’

Jade GoodyLondon, April 28 : Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden’s joke about having a gun while boarding a flight reportedly fell short with the authorities and stirred an airport terror alert.

The 51-year-old allegedly sparked an alarm after she told a check-in girl that she had a gun in her bags.

She was subsequently strip-searched and questioned for 45 minutes after making the gaffe, as per sources.

She was finally allowed to catch her flight to Tenerife, which she nearly missed after the captain refused to let her board, it was reported.

Secrets of 1914 Xmas truce revealed

Secrets of 1914 Xmas truce revealedLondon, Apr. 28 : One of the architects of the First World War has revealed the existence of a Christmas Day truce in 1914 between German and British soldiers.

Captain Robert Hamilton, of the 1st battalion Royal Warwickshire regiment, was at the heart of those magical few hours, the Daily Express reveals.

His grandson, former history teacher Andrew Hamilton, was inspired to collate his relative's diary and other illustrations and documents after his daughter visited the battlefields with her school.

Woman tells how Indian doctor ''massaged her breasts'' during surgery visit

Woman tells how Indian doctor ''massaged her breasts'' during surgery visitLondon, Apr. 28 : A woman has described how an Indian-origin doctor stroked her hair and massaged her breasts during a visit to his surgery with her young child.

According to The Telegraph, the woman told the General Medical Council (GMC) hearing that she had visited Dr Krishnan Prasad at the Springwell Medical Group surgery in Sunderland because her three-year-old son was unwell and had been experiencing pain and deafness in his ears.

BP sees Q1 profits plunge after drop in oil price

British PetroleumLondon - Oil giant British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday reported a 62-per-c

Polish construction workers find letter written by Auschwitz prisoners

Polish construction workers find letter written by Auschwitz prisonersLondon, Apr. 28 : Polish construction crew renovating a cellar near the notorious Auschwitz death camp in Poland have discovered a letter written by prisoners more than 60 years ago.

The note, written in pencil then rolled up and inserted in a bottle, contains the names of seven young people who probably thought they were doomed to die at Auschwitz. Workmen found the letter inside a concrete wall.

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