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03/14/2010 06:40 PMBritons sentenced to a month in prison for kissing in Dubai restaurant Two Britons have been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for indecency after a local woman took objection to them kissing in a restaurant.
03/14/2010 06:09 PMProfessional couch potato wanted: get paid to do nothing and eat more junk food Being a professional slob rarely pays - that is until now.
03/14/2010 03:16 PMSnakes have 'heat-seeking vision' Snakes use an infrared heat-sensing system to hunt down their prey, scientists believe.
03/14/2010 04:28 PMGordon Brown submits to 'masochism strategy' grilling by voters Gordon Brown has submitted to a televised grilling by undecided voters in a move which has echoes of Tony Blair's "masochism strategy" ahead of the 2005 general election.
03/14/2010 03:44 PMWater firms making boilers break by cutting pressure Water companies are secretly cutting the pressure to homes, causing boilers to break down.
03/14/2010 03:36 PMDowning Street accused of 'dirty tricks' over plan to get presenter into safe seat Downing Street has been accused of using dirty tricks to get a glamorous former GMTV journalist into a Labour safe seat.
03/14/2010 03:07 PMBritish skier dies after night out in 'Ibiza of the Pyrenees' A British skier has died after wandering off into the snow during a night of heavy drinking with friends in resort known as the "Ibiza of the Pyrenees".
03/14/2010 03:05 PMDeath knell for British tank industry The British tank building industry is under threat after the Treasury decided its next generation of armoured vehicles will be made abroad.
03/14/2010 02:45 PMIrish sex abuse: calls for Cardinal to quit over victims' silence vow The head of Catholic Church in Ireland has been urged to resign after he admitted being at meetings where victims of a notorious paedophile priest were forced to take a vow of silence.
03/14/2010 02:28 PMBBC to spend £1m on World Cup studio The BBC is to spend £1 million on a "flat pack" television studio to cover the World Cup after winning a bidding war to film the tournament from the top of a Cape Town hospital.
03/14/2010 02:24 PMFertility clinic to raffle human egg in London to promote IVF service A fertility clinic is to raffle a human egg in London to promote a new IVF service that circumvents UK law.
03/14/2010 02:06 PMPrincess Eugenie 'does not require police protection', says former Scotland Yard chief Junior members of the Royal family do not require round-the-clock protection costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a former Scotland Yard officer.
03/14/2010 02:03 PMNick Clegg: Lib Dems would be 'guarantor' of economy in hung parliament Liberal Democrats would be the 'guarantor' of the economy in a hung Parliament, demanding "sanity" on the economy as a condition of support for a minority government, party leader Nick Clegg has said.
03/14/2010 01:27 PMNick Clegg accuses Conservatives of 'protection racket' Warnings about threat to the markets of a hung parliament demonstrates the Tories' desperation, says Lib Dem leader.
03/14/2010 01:12 PMSculpted icebergs in Antarctica These breathtaking photographs capture the natural majesty of enormous icebergs sculpted into architectural forms by the wind and rain of Antarctica.
03/14/2010 01:07 PMBikers pay tribute to soldiers killed in Afghanistan Around 15,000 bikers roared through Wootton Bassett to honour troops and raise money for charity.
03/14/2010 12:06 PMBudget 'critical' to election result, says Alistair Darling Next week's Budget will focus on measures to encourage economic growth but will not have details of public spending cuts.
03/14/2010 03:40 PMGermans 'a menace on the ski slopes' Germans are not only the bane of British holiday makers on the beach but also are a menace on the ski slopes, a study has suggested.
03/14/2010 01:23 PMSupermarket supplier demands workers speak Polish A British supermarket supplier has been accused of discriminating against local workers after insisting new recruits speak fluent Polish.
03/14/2010 10:32 AMMother's Day celebrated with Google sheep doodle Special homepage doodle shows a sheep curled up with her lamb.
03/14/2010 10:51 AMBA strike threatens airline's future, says Transport Secretary Transport Secretary appeals to the Unite union to return to the negotiating table to avert industrial action.
03/14/2010 09:54 AMBBC 'failing to provide alternative to commercialised US children's programmes' The BBC is failing to provide an alternative to the superficiality and commercialism of US children's programming, according to the respected producer of In The Night Garden.
03/14/2010 09:52 AMElizabeth Hurley bans son from watching Hugh Grant films Elizabeth Hurley bans son from watching Hugh Grant films.
03/14/2010 09:25 AMGovernment rebuked over global warming nursery rhyme adverts Two nursery rhyme adverts commissioned by the Government to raise awareness of climate change have been banned for overstating the risks.
03/14/2010 11:17 AMRubbish collectors 'ignore bin facing the wrong way' Rubbish collectors refused to take a woman's bin because it was facing the wrong way round.
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