The Ashes 2009 - England's first Ashes Win at Lord's in 75 years

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff celebrated his final test at Lord’s on Monday with five for 92 to give the home side their first victory over Australia at the home of cricket for 75 years. The capacity...

ICC T 20 World Cup 2009 England: India's First Win Over Pakistan

ICC T20 World Cup 2009 Will Start From Tomorrow (05-06-2009). But in Warm Up match between India and Pakistan India Won the match by 9 wickets. As Always Indian Fans are delighted with this victory as Pakistan is...

LORDS 2009 WORLDCUP 20/20:PREDIC-TEL8.25pmIST:PAK WINNER AFRIDI**

Opening Warm up Match betweem India and Newzealand was waited and watched with fervour but the Favourites Indian Team not only was disappointed but also dis-played a very poor show. Newzealand won by 9 runs and...

Caroline Kennedy, US House of Lords?

Washington Post Columnist, Charles Krauthammer, makes some observations on Caroline Kennedy and her qualification to replace Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat." "I don't know what Caroline Kennedy's qualifications...

UK parliament backs animal-human embryo research

The Parliament in the UK has approved legislation that will allow scientists to create animal-human embryos. The legislation comes among discussion of revising the UK's abortion laws."The lower house of parliament...

42-day detention dropped as unworkable in UK

The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...

Peter Mandelson to return to Cabinet

In a truly stunning move, Peter Mandelson, the EU's Trade Commissioner, has been recalled to London to serve in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Mandelson was a powerful voice in Brussels, and it will be interesting to...

50 years for family of burglars who stole £35million from stately home

A notorious English criminal family has broken up, and four of its members sentenced to 50 years behind bars. The Johnson family gang was responsible for a huge number of heists and lived a luxurious lifestyle."A GANG of gypsy burglars have been jailed for Britain's biggest...

Former MI5 chief calls 42-day Bill ‘unworkable’

It is extreemly rare for a former MI5 chief (The UK's equivalent of the CIA) to speak in public on camera about anything. Baroness Manningham-Buller's speech yesterday in the House of Lords was therefor quite...

Moscow: Making a Killing by Selling Weapons

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell there is a new twist in Columbia Drug Cartels  looking for a way to get it's point across against interlopers who  fly over their airspace,  "Say it...

Teacake set to cost taxman £3.5m

How could this be mistaken for a biscuit, when it is cleary a teacake." Teacake set to cost taxman £3.5m ...

Betrayal of stay-at- home mothers: 8m women lose state pensions after Governm...

When the Government promises you something that doesn't mean your really going to get it. In this case the poorest working women and their families are the losers, and gives no encouragement for them to take time...

Lords consider Lotto rapist case

"The Law Lords are considering whether a victim of a rapist who won millions on the lottery can sue him for damages. Iorworth Hoare, from Leeds, who won £7m after buying a ticket on day release from prison in 2004, attempted to rape the woman, known as Mrs A, in 1988. In...

Amsterdam draws curtain on sex industry as red light windows close

"Amsterdam is set to lose a large chunk of its red light district, after the forced sale of a third of the buildings currently used for prostitution. With its scantily-clad prostitutes posing in brothel windows and coffee shops oozing the pungent aroma of cannabis smoke, the...

Ministers may force through act to curb jury fraud trials

"The government is poised to use the Parliament Act 1949 to force through a law allowing the most complex fraud cases to be tried without a jury. Ministers are expected to reintroduce a bill providing for fraud trials to be tried by a judge alone after three previous attempts...

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