London, Oct. 13: The pole-dancing daughter of Muslim hate preacher Omar Bakri has slammed her dad’s extremist views.

Single mum Yasmin Fostok said that she does not care what Bakri thinks of her job, and adds that she has now disowned her dad.

“I have not done anything to be ashamed of. I’m being targeted because of my dad, which is unfair. He’s not even in the country any more. I don’t agree with what he says and haven’t spoken to him in years,” The Sun quoted Yasmin, as saying.

London, October 13: People often rely upon gifts to reveal their feelings to others. But how do items placed in a symbolic manner convey different meanings has long been a mystery.

A team of researchers from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense says that it probably happens because the brain makes sense of gestures in the same way that as it processes language.

London, October 12 : Schizophrenics slay at least one person every week due to mental healthcare failures, reveal shocking new figures.

According to the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, schizophrenics committed five per cent of total murders.

The murder count had tripled in 20 years with the number running between 50 to 70 deaths per year in England.

Though most schizophrenics are not violent, but 2,000 a year commit suicide.

London, Oct 12 : With the global credit crunch hitting big time, British consumers have turned to bartering as a way to cope with it.

Most of the families across the UK have started swapping surplus food and drink, personal possessions, their skills, and even their homes in a bid to save money.

The economic crisis has in recent months seen a huge demand for websites such as Barterswap UK, ValueforPeople. co. uk or Tradeyourskills. co. uk, which act as online marketplaces for those who want to swap their wares.

London, Oct 12 : Love surely makes people go crazy. They might feel something but say something else - and their partners will hear something completely different. Now, a new guide is set to bridge the communication gap between the sexes. 

The communication gap between the sexes has been an enigma for a long time, and now the guide by TV psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos, ''What Men Say, What Women Hear'' is set to bridge the ever-existing gap, reports The Sun.

London - Ahead of Sunday's vital EU summit in Paris to deal with the global financial crisis, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the adoption of bank rescue plans across Europe similar to the 500-billion-pound scheme unveiled in London last week.

In an article in the Sunday Mirror newspaper, Brown wrote "today I am going to Paris to persuade other European countries to adopt the comprehensive approach we have taken in Britain. For Europe, the stakes could not be higher and this is a moment of truth."