United Kingdom

One in four UK databases are ''illegal'', says study

UKLondon, Mar. 23 : One in four of British Government databases is almost certainly illegal and should be scrapped, a study says.

Researchers of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust called for 11 systems assessed as "almost certainly illegal" under human rights or data protection law to be scrapped or substantially redesigned.

The study, according to the Guardian, also pointed to significant legal and practical problems with a further 29 databases, including the national childhood obesity one and the planned NHS summary care record system, and said they should be reviewed independently.

Robinho locks horns with Pele over drug slur

Robinho1London, Mar. 23 : A furious Manchester City and Brazilian football star Robinho has demanded an apology and an explanation from erstwhile soccer great Pele for accusing him of taking drugs.

A spokesman for Brazilian Robinho said: "We strenuously refute any such suggestions. The notion of him taking drugs is absurd and we completely deny it. We are trying at this moment to get Pele to clarify the situation. We think these comments have been genuinely misunderstood or got lost in translation."

The Sun quoted the spokesman as saying further that they will press for a retraction if one does not come voluntarily.

Jade Goody leaves £4M legacy for sons

Jade GoodyLondon, March 23 : Jade Goody left the world securing her sons' future, leaving behind a four-million-pound legacy for them.

The 27-year-old, who passed away peacefully in her sleep on Mother's Day, had planned her last few weeks as she battled cervical cancer that had spread to her entire body.

The Brit reality star had entered magazine and TV deals to provide for Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4, after her death.

Jade, who herself grew up in the back streets of Bermondsey, South East London, with druggie parents, had, during her lifetime, pledged to give her sons a better beginning than what she herself had.

Drilling Greenland ice may reveal how global warming will change world in 100 years

GreenlandLondon, March 23 : A team of scientists is planning to dig up ice dating back more than 100,000 years in Greenland, to shed light on how global warming will change the world over the next century.

According to a report in The Times, the ice, at the bottom of the Greenland ice sheet, was laid down at a time when temperatures were 3 degree Celsius to 5 degree C warmer than they are today.

With temperatures forecast to rise by up to 7C in the next 100 years, the ice more than 8,000ft (2,400m) below the surface is thought by researchers to hold valuable clues to how much of the ice sheet will melt.

UK to have world's fastest train service by 2021

UK to have world''s fastest train service by 2021London, Mar. 23: Britain will have the fastest and most frequent train service in the world by the year 2021.

According to The Times, the train is expected to run between London and Birmingham.

The double-decker trains will travel at a speed of 225 mph (360km/h) and carry up to 800 passengers. They would depart every four minutes, cutting the journey time from London to Birmingham to 30 minutes and from London to Manchester to just over an hour.

Keira Knightley ridiculously mature for her age, says pal Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller, Keira KnightleyLondon, Mar 23 : Sienna Miller has claimed

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