United Kingdom

Change in sense of humour 'a sign of impending dementia'

An increasingly warped sense of humour could be an early warning sign of impending dementia, say UK experts.
10 November 2015

Sinai plane crash: Russia says 11,000 tourists brought back from Egypt

Russia says it has flown 11,000 tourists home from Egypt in the past 24 hours, and more will return on Sunday.
8 November 2015

Barber gives autistic boy his first haircut

James Williams, a barber from UK shares his story on Facebook on how he helped Mason a little boy recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) overcome his fear and get his “first proper haircut”,
7 November 2015

Scientists reveal a bit of good news about Greenland’s great melt

Climate change is speeding up the melting of the great sheet of ice covering Greenland, a frozen mass the size of Alaska that holds an estimated 10 percent of the world’s ice and scientists are sure of it, reports news and lifestyle magazine TakePart.
1 November 2015

4 UK bird species including puffins 'face extinction'

Puffins are among four UK bird species now at risk of extinction, according to the latest revision of a global conservation database.
29 October 2015

Foreign envoys ‘satisfied’ with security: Minister

Envoys of United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his office and express satisfaction over the prevailing security measures. At the meeting, the envoys said to have inquired whether the prevailing security arrangements would continue, to which the minister said “it will”.
21 October 2015

Chocolate couture fashion show in UK

Did you ever want to wear chocolate? Well, now you can! UK’s biggest celebration, national chocolate week, showcases the love of chocolate in every way possible.
19 October 2015

Arm mole count 'predicts skin cancer risk'

Having more than 11 moles on one arm indicates a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer or melanoma, research suggests.
19 October 2015

Militant attack fear: US, Canada alert citizens in Bangladesh

A day into murder of an Italian in Dhaka, US and Canada advise their citizens to limit their movement while in Bangladesh, saying they have info that militants may target foreigners here.
29 September 2015

Kerry says US ready to take more refugees

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
21 September 2015

Healthier lifestyles 'could cut cancer cases by a third'

About a third of cancer cases in the UK can be prevented if people ate healthily, exercised more and cut down on alcohol, figures indicate.
19 September 2015

Stonehenge researchers 'may have found largest neolithic site' (video)

Stone monoliths found buried near Stonehenge could have been part of the largest neolithic monument built in Britain, archaeologists believe.
7 September 2015

Islamophobic crime in London 'up by 70%'

Hate crimes against Muslims in London rises by 70% in the past year, according to Met Police statistics.
7 September 2015

Bin Laden family 'on Blackbushe Airport crash plane'

Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, says the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK.
1 August 2015

Return Kohinoor to India, says UK MP Keith Vaz

Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz calls for the world-famous Kohinoor diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November, reports the Times of India.
28 July 2015

World 'largely likes' the US: Survey

A global survey of 40 countries finds that large numbers of people have a favourable opinion of the United States, its economy and the US-led fight against the Islamic State.
24 June 2015

PM returns from UK

Wrapping up her six-day visit to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home.
18 June 2015

PM slams BNP’s UK unit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticises the role of local unit of BNP during her visit to the United Kingdom. “They will slander me while sitting out in London – it is not acceptable,” she said
15 June 2015

Tower Hamlets election: Labour's John Biggs named mayor

Labour's John Biggs becomes the directly elected mayor of the London borough of Tower Hamlets, in an election called after the previous mayor was removed from office.
12 June 2015

PM leaves for UK

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
12 June 2015