United Kingdom

Britains to seek global assistance for Pakistan tribal areas

London, Oct 20: British Foreign Secretary David Milibandhas said that the international community must help Pakistan gain control of its Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

The Daily Times quoted Miliband as saying that President Asif Ali Zardari had promised to co-operate with Afghanistan.

“The role of the international community is not to wring its hands and go home, but to help the Pakistan government get a grip on its Tribal Areas,” Miliband added.

Passenger jet had near miss with UFO, claim experts

Melbourne, Oct 20: Secret British Government documents, released for the first time, have revealed details of how a commercial jet almost collided with an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) over densely populated England.

According to the official documents, as the captain of Alitalia Flight AZ 284 began his descent into Heathrow, he saw something alarming overhead, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Shaped like a missile, the object suddenly veered across the airliner''s path causing the pilot to shout ''Look out!'' as he attempted to avert a mid-air collision 22,000ft above the Kent countryside.

Using tissues from the infirm for research without consent proposed in UK

London, October 20: A U. K. Government proposal to allow the use of human tissues taken from the mentally infirm without their consent, to create embryos for experimentation, has given rise to a fresh controversy.

The proposal is part of the controversial Parliament of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

On Wednesday MPs will vote on the bill that proposes to allow the creation of human/animal hybrid embryos to be used for stem cell research, to change the conditions for granting IVF, and to liberalise the abortion laws.

3 in 4 Brit kids view sick Internet images

3 in 4 Brit kids view sick Internet imagesLondon, Oct 20 : A new survey has found that nearly 60 pct of the Brit kids have seen Internet images that disturb them – a finding that further fuels concerns over increasing exposure to unsuitable web material.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) urges that new computers should carry high-security “blocking” software that stop them from viewing violent or sexually explicit pictures.

When Sarah Palin met Sarah Palin

When Sarah Palin met Sarah PalinLondon, Oct 20: Republican vice-presidential nominee has made a brave appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL) alongside her mimic Tina Fey.

Fey has relentlessly mocked the moose-hunting, ice-hockey loving Alaska governor, her politics and her home state in a series of impressions in which she sported a Palin-style big hair-do, little red jacket and rimmed glasses, and has perfectly imitated Palin-style winks, smiles, twangy accent and salt-of-the-earth language.

Daylight UFO pic hailed ‘best proof of alien life yet’

London, Oct 20 : A ‘flying saucer’ photographed in daylight above Dudley in the West Midlands has been hailed as ‘one of the most convincing pieces of evidence about aliens ever’.

The photo was taken by a 57-year-old nanny on a day out last April.

The startled visitor to Dudley Castle then sent it to a police detective who collects UFO sightings.

“It’s a very intriguing photograph that was taken purely by chance,” the Sun quoted DC Gary Heseltine, as saying.

“If it’s genuine then it could be one of the most convincing pieces of evidence about aliens from the UK ever,” he added.

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