British Embassy staff to be tried, Iranian cleric says Posted: 5 months ago by Bingo
A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting post-election turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters. Update to 2many's post
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Iran arrests British embassy staff Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
Eight British embassy employees in Tehran have been arrested in a sharp escalation of the diplomatic row between Iran and the UK.
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British man on trial for 'killing and EATING his girlfriend' Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A British killer who claimed to have chopped up and eaten his girlfriend is facing 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to her manslaughter. Paul Durant, 47, told a Spanish court he battered mother-of-two Karen Durrell, 41, to death with a mallet at her home on the Costa Blanca.
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British Airways asks staff to work for free Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
British Airways has asked its 40,000 staff to work without pay for up to a month as the ailing airline seeks to cut costs. They lost £401 million in 2008 due in part to higher fuel costs, fewer high-dollar paying passengers and labor cost far above their competitors.
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Mr. Rude is French and Flatulent for British TV Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Zut alors! The popular British cartoon and television series "Mr. Men" has come up with a malodorous Mr. Rude who speaks with a bad French accent. "Pardon me," says Mr. Rude in comedy Franglais as he breaks wind when his finger is pulled on a game played on the television show's website www.mrmen.com.
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Serial Killers freed by Iranian court on the grounds that victim's activities were "un-Islamic" Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
The Iranian Supreme Court has vacated the murder convictions of a group of serial killers because their victims were engaging in un-Islamic activities. The victims all died gruesome deaths that were "sanctioned" by a local cleric.
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Iran was a democracy till Britain and the US over threw the goverment Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
In 1951 Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh was elected prime minister of Iran. He became enormously popular in Iran after he nationalized Iran's oil reserves. Unfortunately thi$ up$et Britain who got Ei$enhower to work with them to pull off a coup. History can teach us. Are we ready and willing to learn?
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British Manners Proved Fatal on Titanic Posted: 10 months ago by stinkobinko
British Passengers on the Titanic were much more likely to die than Americans who seem to have been happier to push their way to safety.
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Busty British tourist barred from casino because of her 'offensive' breasts Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A British tourist has been barred from a casino in New Zealand for upsetting fellow punters with her 'offensive' breasts. Thirty-three year old Helen Simpson from Nottingham, was wearing a low-cut black evening dress when a woman staff member at the Christchurch Casino told her to cover up or leave.
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British scientists on course to become the first to produce synthetic human blood Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
British scientists are on course to become the first to create synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells, it emerged today.
The ground-breaking project could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions free of the risk of infection.
Because stem cells multiply indefinitely, it would be possible to make enormous quantities, researchers said.
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Islamic cleric Abu Hamza says Australians are boozers hooked on gambling and prostitution Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Outspoken Islamic cleric Abu Hamza has branded Australians as boozers who are hooked on gambling and prostitution.
In another sermon broadcast over the internet, the Melbourne cleric urged followers to spread the word of Islam to save Australians.
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British planners feared tea shortage after nuclear attack Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners are worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed.
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Iran to release British sailors Posted: 3 years ago by maxriter
The 15 British sailors and marines detained in Iran for nearly a fortnight have been formally pardoned and will be released immediately, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today.
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Iran: Captured UK soldier calls for troops out of Iraq Posted: 3 years ago by Wags273
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran released Thursday what it says is a second letter from captured British sailor Faye Turney in which she criticizes British policy in Iraq.
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According to new poll, the British are map illiterate. Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
As many as 11 million British motorists are unable to read a basic road map, according to a survey released Monday.
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Scary British public information films from the 1970s Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
The hooded, death-dealing "spirit of dark and lonely water" who stars in the first video on this medley of British safety PSA's is plenty creepy.
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Coat hanger amnesty declared by British store Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Amnesties are normally reserved for weapons or criminals but a British store has found a new offender to pardon -- the coat hanger.
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Greek woman sets fire to British tourist's genitals Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
A drunken British tourist had his testicles and penis set alight for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman.
A 26-year old Greek woman is said to have poured an alcoholic drink on his genitals and set him on fire after he assaulted her in a crowded bar in Crete.
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US embassy in Belgrade attacked Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
Several hundred protesters have attacked the US and other embassies in Serbia's capital in anger at Western support for Kosovo's independence.
When I posted about the border posts being stormed I questioned whether there would be worse to come. I hope this does not degenerate any further but I'm very pessemistic!
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British woman turns 110 years old Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A British woman born in 1897 celebrated her 110th birthday in Godalming, England, attributing her old age to ingesting lots of salt.
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Kidnappers say British hostage commits suicide Posted: 1 year ago by bingo
The Times Online reported Sunday that kidnappers said one of five British hostages in Iraq killed himself in May.
The London-based newspaper published a video that included a statement claiming that the hostage, identified as Jason, died May 25, four days before the first anniversary of his abduction.
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