We are all aware of British loving their cup of tea, but this cup of tea caused a lot of trouble after a 56-year old woman spilled it over herself while on a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Poznan, Poland. The flght had to make an emergency landing in the in the northwestern city of Bremen where the British woman was treated for scalding at the airport and released — but not before the plane resumed its journey without her. She later took a train to Poland, police said.  ... Full Story

  The British had no shortage of foreign foes in the early 1940s. So it's perhaps understandable that wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill may have decided not to trouble the nation with news that -- as well as battling German Nazis, Italian fascists and Japanese militarists -- they might also have to take on another alien menace: little green men. According to allegations contained in a trove of newly published secret government documents, Churchill became concerned over the... Full Story

Thousands of British girls during their summer vacations get circumcised despite tough laws in Britain with regards to the practice. The practice leaves these young girls scarred mentally and physically. It is also called female genital mutilation (FGM). According to Telegraph, 500-2000 school girls are either flown abroad or circumcised in UK. They are "cut" or circumcised and sewn closed by women already living here or who are flown in and brought to "cutting parties" for a few girls at a... Full Story

BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire (UK), has introduced a new ale called "End of History" which is stronger than whisky and vodka at 55 per cent volume. It costs around $750 (£500 a bottle) and is sold inside dead stuffed animals such as humble stoat. Twelve bottles of The End Of History have been produced. With bottles placed inside seven dead stoats, four squirrels and one hare. Interestingly, no animal is reported to have been killed for the product - only animals that died of... Full Story

41-year old Mark Gilbert stole from his employer Simon Cremer, 46, by writing a cheque to himself and taking it to a cash converter. After the employer found out, he made Mark walk through the streets of Witham (Essex UK) to the police station with a sign around his neck saying - 'THIEF. I stole £845 am on my way to the police station'. Interestingly, now Mark is suing Simon for £90,000 claiming he was left traumatised and unable to work. Mark claims that he was roughed up... Full Story

British couple, Benjamin and Angela Ihegboro, originally from Nigeria have baffled flummoxed genetic experts their daughter Nmachi was born white skinned with blond hair and blue eyes. Nmachi means 'beauty of God' in Igbo. Both the parents and their two other kids - older daughter, Dumebi, 2, and a son, Chisom, 4 - have dark skin. Couple with their other two kids Mum Angela said: 'She is beautiful, a miracle baby.'Despite jokingly asking whether he was the father, Mr Igegboro said: 'Of... Full Story

A Culture Awareness course with community activist Ghulam Rasul Shahzad drove bosses at Rochdale's Exchange shopping mall to approve Eastern-style "Squat Toilets" in the mall. Now the mall will have two of them in both men and women's toilets for both staff and public use. A squat toilet (also known as an Eastern, Turkish, Iranian or Natural-Position toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. There are several types of squat toilets, but they all consist essentially of a... Full Story

Once upon a time, skirts were seen as a liberating style statement. However, nowadays they're viewed as a high-risk factor, at least by one school in North Yorkshire, England. St. Aidan's Church of England High School, a mixed secondary school, has issued a ban on skirts as part of the school uniform, regardless of length. From September, all female pupils up to age 15 will have to wear black trousers (15- and 16-year-old girls are allowed to wear skirts, provided the hemline falls no more... Full Story

A 35-hour soccer game broke the record for the longest soccer game (earlier record of 33-hours) with the end score of 333-293. The game was held between All Stars against Cambray FC in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire to raise £30,000 to build a school for poverty-stricken children in India. The game was played using 36 total players and was planned for 40 hours but torrential rains shortened the plan by 5 hours.   All Stars player Pete Sheppard, 24, said that tiredness was the... Full Story

Britain A giant cloud of volcanic ash for Iceland has paralysed air traffic above Britain. This will be the second day for the chaos for the country. All planes will be grounded till the wind stops blowing ash from Iceland over Britain. The main reason for the grounding is that the ash can cause major damage to the jet engines, causing them to shut down and the planes to crash. No jet planes can fly except in emergency because the dust causes their engines to fail. The day of volcanic ash... Full Story