Mohammed Most Popular Name In London

Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...

Elephant learns to play the harmonica

" The African elephant already loves music, but has found a new passion after a silver harmonica was accidentally left on the side of the enclosure. She eventually got the hang of puffing out at the right time...

UK set for more heavy snow, businesses count the cost

More snow is due to hit parts of the UK, prompting further fears of disruption after the heaviest snowfall in 18 years. Transport in the south-east of England was severely disrupted on Monday, with some airports...

Two killed in Staffordshire plane crash

 Two people have been killed as result of plane crashed into a railway line in Staffordshire. the incident has caused delay train servers.  " Two people have been killed after the light aircraft they...

Weather this weekend and Thanksgiving travel

Parts of the world are experiencing severe weather this weekend, and many are wondering how this is going to affect their Thanksgiving travel plans.The week of Thanksgiving is the biggest travel week of the year,...

Muslim sues Tesco for forcing him to carry alcohol

"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...

Three killed as storms and torrential rain batter Britain

Two months of rain fell in one day in some parts of Britain causing widespread flooding and at least 3 deaths. The worse affected areas are in Wales but severe weather warnings are now in place for the North East...

12 illegal immigrants living in the attic

Imagine moving into a new home and then discovering you weren’t the only ones living there.  I thought this was a joke when first reading it since it is Friday the 13th and all, but it’s a real story.  A young couple had just moved into a rented house, decided...

White Easter for parts of Britain

The early Easter has brought snow to a holiday more closely associated with spring. Snow has hit Scotland as well as England's north and northeast."It is a white Easter for many with snow and bitterly cold conditions affecting parts of the UK. Any hopes of spring-like...

The South Carolina Tornadoes: Prosperity, SC: Triumph and Disaster

 The South Carolina Tornadoes: Triumphs and Disaster Prosperity, SC " The tornado that hit Prosperity Saturday night toppling trees, severing power lines and damaging houses packed 140 mph winds,...

Earthquake Magnitude 4.7 - ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (UK) 27/02/08

" Earthquake East Midlands UK 27/02/08 Unlike all the other earthquakes I report on this blog I actually felt this one, it occured about 12.45am GMT and shook my caravan that I'm working in. I don't know how...

Dental system in crisis as one in six Britons can't afford a check-up

Eight million UK patents admit they cant afford NHS dental treatment, some resort to D.I.Y whilst the majority go without until such time the pain is too much and they have to go private as they cannot find a...

Scambusters target cowboy builders after £7.5m funding boost

"Government to roll-out national anti-fraud scheme after successful pilot schemes net rogue traders The Government is to invest around £7.5m in new Scambuster teams across the country. The specialist Trading Standards teams will work with police across local authority...

MoD to be quizzed over lost data

"The information watchdog is to grill the Ministry of Defence over its data protection policies after it lost the personal details of 600,000 people. Defence Secretary Des Brown will also speak in the Commons next week about the latest loss of personal data, which went...

Red Sky in Britain: Huge Storms Coming In?

Since Britain hasn't been hit by enough water already, a blood-red sky last night has meteorologists worried about even nastier storms coming in. Apparently this weekend's going to be a doozy:"Thousands of householders are today bedding down for a weekend of torrential rain...

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