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Prince Philip in strip club gaffe

2010-03-12T16:30:21Z

<div><p>The Queen's gaffe-prone husband Prince Philip proved that at 88 he is as undiplomatic as ever, when he asked a young sea cadet if she worked in a strip club, newspapers reported Friday.</p><p>The former naval officer, infamous for his colourful off-hand remarks, was visiting cadets in Exeter, when he put the question to Elizabeth Rendle.</p><p>The 24-y...

Britain's Prince Philip in strip club gaffe

2010-03-12T05:16:03Z

<div><p>Queen Elizabeth II's gaffe-prone husband Prince Philip proved that at 88 he is as undiplomatic as ever, when he asked a young sea cadet if she worked in a strip club, newspapers reported Friday.</p><p>The former naval officer, infamous for his colourful off-hand remarks, was visiting cadets in Exeter<...

Tesco apologises for 'ginger joke' card: reports

2010-02-23T15:52:37Z

<div><p>Tesco has apologised after customers complained that one of its Christmas cards makes fun of people with red hair.</p><p>The card shows a child with ginger hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus and reads: "Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones."</p><p>The supermarket giant apologised if the card had "caused any upset" to people with red or ginger hai...

Tories ahead in key marginals: poll

2010-02-23T23:44:58Z

<div><p>The Conservatives are taking a commanding lead in the key seats they must gain to form a majority at the looming general election, a newspaper survey said Saturday.</p><p>A YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph put the Conservatives on 39 percent, Labour on 29 percent and the Liberal Democrats on 19...

Prosecutors to rule on MPs' expenses: report

2010-02-24T03:27:01Z

<div><p>Six MPs could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked parliament, according to a newspaper.</p><p>Police will soon pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service on three MPs and three peers, over alleged abuse of the expenses system after an investigation, The House of Lords, over alleged abuse of the expenses system after an investigation...

Govt in push for new nuclear plants

2010-02-24T08:37:55Z

<div><p>The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new nuclear power stations are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday.</p><p>Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told The Daily Telegraph that new planning guidelines due out on Monday would reduce th...

Gov't in push for new nuclear plants

2010-02-24T08:41:31Z

Female workers sue Japanese bank for sexism in Britain

2010-02-24T10:22:56Z

<div><p>Two female employees are suing Japanese bank Nomura in Britain for three million pounds after claiming they suffered sexist and racist behaviour from male colleagues, reports said Tuesday.</p><p>Maureen Murphy, 30, and Anna Francis, 37, claim they endured sexist comments from co-workers at singer Morrissey was in a stable condition on Sunday, a hospital said, after collapsing on stage with breathing problems.</p><p>The 50-year-old former frontman of 1980s pop band The Smiths fell ill just one song into his concert Saturday at the Daily Telegraph said David Wilshire claimed expenses -- worth 105,000 pounds over three ye...

Australians design fold-up flip flops for women

2010-02-24T21:33:41Z

<div><p>CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Two Australian designers have invented a fold-up flip-flop for women that can easily fit into a small handbag to give stiletto-shod feet a break, Australian media reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The two plan to launch the portable footwear, known as a Flipster, next week, CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Two Australian designers have invented a fold-up flip-flop for women that can easily fit into a small handbag to give stiletto-shod feet a break, Australian media reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The two plan to launch the p...

Prince Philip blasts supermarkets, second-home owners

2010-02-25T00:31:38Z

<div><p>Prince Philip has taken a pot shot at supermarkets and second-home owners who he says are threatening the traditional British village, in remarks published Wednesday.</p><p>In an interview with Shooting Times magazine, the notoriously straight-talking Duke of U.K. soldiers, a newspaper reported Friday.</p><p>The

UK's Brown to meet Libya's Gaddafi Thurs: report

2010-02-25T04:56:36Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will greet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the United Nations on Thursday in their first meeting since the release of the ...

Brown says G20 must coordinate exit strategies

2010-02-25T05:52:55Z

<div><p>British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday next week's G20 meet must agree coordinated exit strategies from emergency measures introduced to fight the world economic crisis.</p><p>Brown reiterated that emergency support that countries pumped in to their economies in the wake of the financial downturn should not be removed until the fragile global economy is secured.&lt...

Hospital patient posts 'digusting' food online

2010-02-25T06:24:25Z

<div><p>A British hospital patient is so disgusted with the quality of his food that he has taken photos of the meals, posted them on the Internet and asked people to guess the meal, reports said Thursday.</p><p>His followers have failed to identify correctly half of the 35 meals he has posted on the Hospital Food Bingo game that he has featured on his blog.</p><p>The patient provides a daily review of the dishes...

Patient in hospital posts 'disgusting' food online

2010-02-25T06:16:18Z

<div><p>A hospital patient is so disgusted with the quality of his food that he has taken photos of the meals, posted them on the Internet and asked people to guess the meal, reports said on Thursday.</p><p>His followers have failed to identify correctly half of the 35 meals he has posted on the Hospital Food Bingo game that he has featured on his blog.</p><p>The patient provides a daily review of the dishes, alo...

Patient in hospital posts 'digusting' food online

2010-02-25T06:21:05Z