London  - Peter Mandelson, Britain's new Business Secretary, recalled early from his post as European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner, Monday took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Mandelson of Foy in the county of Herefordshire, and of Hartlepool.

The elevation to the status of Labour peer in the Upper House of the British parliament had become necessary because Mandelson, 55, no longer has a seat in the House of Commons.

London - In Britain, the NICE decade, defined by Bank of England governor Mervyn King as one of "non-inflationary constant expansion" - has come to an end with a bang.

The government bailout of cash-starved banks - the biggest-ever fundraising effort undertaken on behalf of the country's proud banking sector - is seen as the end of an era in the City of London where the free market reigned supreme and regulation was poor.

London:- What a change? What a U turn? Those who were until recently selling General Musharaf''s four point agenda on Kashmir leading to division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have made another somersault and have brought out a new ''commodity'' wrapped skilfully in cover of right of self determination.

London, Oct. 13 : A leading rail union called today for an urgent inquiry after a laptop containing personal details of 150,000 workers in the industry was stolen.

According to The Independent, the computer was in a bag taken from an employee of Deloitte which until recently was the external auditor for the RPMI, which administers railway pension schemes.

London, Oct 13 : Nine out of 10 fat Britons are being called by derogatory names such as ‘porker’ or ‘thunder thighs’, says a new survey.

The top four hate names were ‘fatty’, ‘fat’, ‘lard arse’ and ‘fat b*****d’, while other common jibes included ‘porker’, ‘thunder thighs’, ‘Mr Blobby’ and ‘Ten Ton Tess’.

The survey involving 1,000 adults also found that such fat jibes were common among youngsters.

It said that weight-related name calling were "endemic" among Britons, with nine out of 10 overweight people experiencing it because of their excess pounds.

London, Oct 13 (ANI): Toy manufacturer Tomy Co. has unveiled the world’s smallest walking robot in Japan.

The human-shaped Robo-Q, which is not bigger than a thumb, can kick a football, find its way out of a maze and dodge unexpected obstacles, reports the Telegraph.

The two-legged micro robot, which stands only 3.4 cm high, is fitted with artificial intelligence enabling it to navigate and play games.

Built-in infrared sensors also enable the Robo-Q to walk around objects placed in its path.