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New sound for old favourites: Beatles revamped for digital age
London - Forty-five years after Beatlemania the Fab Four hope to get back to where they once belonged - with the release Wednesday of 14 CD albums, revamped for the digital age. On what has been dubbed Beatles Day , retailers in Britain said they we...

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[Posted on : 2009-09-09 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Sarah Ferguson pays up after court case for outstanding bills
London - Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Britain's Prince Andrew, has reportedly paid three outstanding bill after her creditors went to court. A spokeswoman of Ferguson, who is Duchess of York, confirmed that three small businesses had made claim...

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[Posted on : 2009-09-03 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Teenager stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival - more than 200 arrests
London - British police made more than 200 arrests at London's annual Notting Hill Carnival festival, which also left a 15- year-old boy with serious knife stab wounds in hospital, Scotland Yard said Tuesday. The three-day festival, billed as Europe'...

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[Posted on : 2009-09-01 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

US actor Sam Wanamaker shadowed for Communist leanings in Britain
London - Leading American actor and producer Sam Wanamaker was watched by Britain's secret services in the 1950s and threatened with internment for his alleged communist sympathies, newly-published files have revealed. Documents released by Britain's...

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[Posted on : 2009-09-01 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Wartime Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn back in the charts at 92
London - Vera Lynn, Britian's Forces Sweetheart during World War II, has entered the top of the charts once more with her rousing wartime songs, at the age of 92, it was reported Monday. Lynn, the British forces' answer to Marlene Dietrich, became th...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-31 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Oasis breakup looms as Noel Gallagher quits
London - The final breakup of the Britpop band Oasis loomed large Saturday after Noel Gallagher announced he was quitting amid differences with his younger brother Liam. Noel Gallagher's statement on the Oasis website late Friday meant the band's sec...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-29 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Noel Gallagher quits rock band Oasis
London - Noel Gallagher announced late Friday that he was quitting rock band Oasis because of differences with his brother, Liam. It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight, the lead guitarist and band founder sai...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-29 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Radio Ramadan is 'on message' for British Muslims - Feature
London- For Britain's 1.7 million Muslims, tuning into Radio Ramadan has become an important part of the holy month of fasting and prayer. This year, some 30 stations across Britain have been granted a temporary licence to broadcast around the clock ...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-27 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Pete Townshend plans to reflect on age and mortality in new musical
London - British guitarist Pete Townshend, whose rock operas have included Quadrophenia and Tommy, revealed Tuesday that he is working on a new musical about getting old - at the age of 64. I hope I die before I get old, the former frontman of The ...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-25 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Lehman Brothers' collapse to be subject of BBC film
London - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is turning the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers nearly a year ago into a TV fiction film, it was announced Wednesday. The Last Days Of Lehman Brothers is inspired by real-life events o...

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[Posted on : 2009-08-19 ] Category : [ UK (Entertainment) ]

Britain launches hearings to find 'truth' about Iraq war

German foreign minister: nuclear Iran unacceptable

Spain detains 34 Basque separatists - Summary

Australia edges closer to carbon-trading scheme - Summary

Reports: Leterme set to return as Belgian premier

Bayern facing early exit - van Gaal too? - Feature

Thai shares down 2 per cent on fears of political violence

Congolese rebel leaders plead not guilty as war crimes trial begins

Philippines declares emergency rule after political violence - Summary

EXTRA: No deal on prisoners exchange yet, says Netanyahu

Indian government presents mosque demolition report to parliament

Turkey's public sector unions to stage 24 hour strike

Danish climate minister nominated for European Commission

Australian doctors marvel as separated twins eat, sleep, play

Brooding Gattuso may consider a farewell to AC Milan - Feature

Reports: Gago and Van Nistelrooy may leave Real Madrid in January

Wheelchair banned - Paralympian crawls through Australian airport

German business confidence, GDP rise strongly - Summary

HIV infections fall 17 per cent in seven years, UN says

Pakistani troops kill 18 militants near Afghan border