Brit family asked to remove trampoline over ‘break-in’ fears

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A Brit Sikh police officer, who was told to remove his turban during training, has won his discrimination case. Police constable Gurmeal Singh, 31, is in line for a payout after being made to do the riot course while off work with stress, reports the Daily Express.

September 2nd, 2009 WELLINGTON - A Muslim woman, who was barred from entering a Hastings courtroom because she refused to take off her headscarf, will lodge a complaint with the country's Human Rights Commission. Yasmeen Ali said she had gone to the Hastings District Court on Tuesday morning to support her brother, who was being sentenced, Hawke's Bay Today reported.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit hooker reportedly lured a man to a brothel to rob him, only to later find out that he was the head of the Met Police's Vice Squad. Det Insp Kevin Hyland, 45, was in the street at 6.30am removing prostitutes' calling cards from phone boxes, when the 35-year-old woman approached him.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - In a bid to make their marriage special, a Brit couple walked down the aisle dressed up like the 1960's classic cartoon family, the Flinstones. Simon Bean and Andrea dressed up as Fred and Wilma Flintstone for their big day, reports the Mirror.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Brit teenager Jamie Neale insists that the 12-day ordeal he went through after he was lost in the Australian bush is not a hoax. Neale, 19, has had to come to his own defence after experts cast doubts on his ability to survive sub-zero winter nights in the rugged Blue Mountains near Sydney without food or water.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - Two thirds of the 'hesitant' Brit mothers have called upon celebrities to breastfeed in public to encourage acceptance in a new survey. The poll conducted by Mother and Baby magazine revealed that many mothers feel too self-conscious to breastfeed over the fears of public stares.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit shopper was left gob smacked when an Asda shop assistant asked her for an age proof to a set of teaspoons. The lady, who went to the store to stock up on picnic equipment was reportedly informed by the assistant that someone was once murdered with a teaspoon, and thus age identification was a requisite.

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit divorce judge, who decided to lay emphasis on the distressing impact divorce has on children, quoted a famous lewd poem as he made a ruling in a family battle on April 29. Lord Justice Nicholas Wall used the words from English poet Philip Larkin's 1971 work 'This Be The Verse', to put his point across.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - A 13-year-old Brit boy has entered record books after slam-dunking a basketball from seven metres away. Gymnast Jordan Ramos, from Sheffield, made it to the Guinness Book of World Record with a seven-metre jump - shattering the previous record of 6.3 metres, reports News of the World.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - A 23,000-pound-a-year composting supervisor, a toothbrush adviser for infants and a ceremonial sword bearer - these are some of the pointless jobs because of which British councils have come under fire. Obtained under freedom of information legislation, an audit of local government positions reveals jobs that are far removed from the core remit of councils and appear to be of questionable value.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - While an average person tells four lies a day, a Brit man has vowed to live for a year without fibbing. Cathal Morrow, from London, has pledged not to lie for a year.

February 21st, 2009 LONDON - US rock band Kings of Leon was involved in a backstage brawl after the Brit awards. Lead singer Caleb Followill and his cousin Matthew Followill ended up fighting, thesun.co.uk reports.

January 20th, 2009 LONDON - New British singing sensation Leona Lewis has been snubbed by the Brit Awards. 'It's a complete travesty, Lewis has been overlooked in her own country.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress Kylie Minogue is to co-host the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards, also known as Brit Awards. Minogue will take to the stage alongside English actors James Corden and Mathew Horne at London's Earl's Court Feb 18, reports contactmusic.com.