Freed Lockerbie bomber boards plane at Glasgow Airport for flight to LibyaAugust 20th, 2009 Lockerbie bomber boards plane for flight to LibyaGLASGOW, Scotland — Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi boarded a plane waiting at Glasgow Airport to take him home to Libya on Thursday. Al-Megrahi walked slowly up the steps of the Airbus operated by Libyan airline Afriqiyah.
Minister raises issue of UK bar on Pakistanis visiting ScotlandAugust 17th, 2009 EDINBURGH - A Scottish Government minister is to take the case of Pakistani visitors barred from visiting Scotland to the Home Office. Michael Russell, the external affairs minister, has written to Home Office minister Phil Woolas asking for a meeting after the UK Border Agency (UKBA) refused to grant visas to a Pakistani pipe band and a business delegation coming to Glasgow.
UK Border Agency turns down visa applications of leading Pak figuresAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - A group of leading Pakistani politicians, businessmen and a band of pipers were refused entry into Scotland by the UK Border Agency, causing embarrassment for the Glasgow City Council. The UK Border Agency turned down up to 65 visa applications from three separate groups planning to visit Glasgow, The Times reports.
Survey finds many Britons too lazy for sex, dog walking, channel-changingAugust 10th, 2009 Survey says Glasgow is UK's laziest cityGLASGOW, Scotland, —Not tonight, dear. A report meant to highlight the health concerns prompted by rising obesity levels has found that almost three-quarters of the people it surveyed in Britain — 73 percent — said they regularly had too little energy at the end of the day for passion with their partners.
Indians get hot over Scottish bid to patent Chicken Tikka MasalaAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - An attempt by a Pakistani-born British MP to patent the Chicken Tikka Masala as a dish of Scottish origin has fallen foul of Indian chefs and food experts. Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar has tabled an Early Day Motion in Britain's lower house of parliament claiming the Chicken Tikka Masala - once crowned Britain's national dish - originated in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Top Indian chefs warn Scottish MPs to keep their hands off chicken tikka masala rightsAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Top Indian chefs have warned Scottish MPs to keep their hands off the rights to chicken tikka masala. Zaeemuddin Ahmad, a chef at Delhi's Karim Hotel, which was established by the last chef of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, claimed the recipe had been passed down through the generations in his family.
Nicolas Sarkozy made a Buddhist chef cook meat for himJuly 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - If you were French President Nicolas Sarkozy, you could probably get a Buddhist chef to cook meat for you. That's what happened when Le Bernardin chef/co-owner Eric Ripert got an urgent call from Sarkozy's office, asking him to cook for the French president and UN President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann at the French consulate.
KFC under fire over 'misleading' fresh chicken claims in new adJuly 15th, 2009 LONDON - KFC has come under fire over "misleading" claims that fresh chicken is delivered to each of its branch on a daily basis. The fast food chain broadcast an advertisement, saying: "KFC.
Brit mum finds dead mouse in tikka masala jarJune 18th, 2009 LONDON - While preparing Asda curry sauce for her children, Cate Barrett, a British mom, found dead mouse in the tikka masala jar. Following the discovery, nursery worker Cate, of St Austell, Cornwall, called out her boyfriend, Nigel Northey who hurried to the kitchen.
Indians seek admission to Scottish universitiesJune 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Promising jobs with partnering industries, Scottish universities have managed to triple the number of Indian students heading there for higher education in the last five years, university representatives said here Friday. Enrolment in Scottish universities by Indian students has tripled over the last five years, said Caroline Boddie, senior international officer for southern and central Asia at the University of Glasgow.
Chicken secretly injected with beef, pork waste being sold in BritainJune 4th, 2009 LONDON - Chicken secretly injected with beef and pork waste is being sold across Britain. In a hi-tech fraud run by firms in three EU states, food manufacturers are making bulking agents out of porcine and bovine gristle and bones that help inflate chicken breasts, so that they fetch a higher price.
KFC's new offering - 'healthier' griddled chickenJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Fast food chain KFC is adding a new item to their menu to attract a new range of customers - griddled chicken. Rather than deep-frying, the chicken is cooked on a hot plate in a special oven.
American dino may have swum all the way to Skye 170 million years agoJune 2nd, 2009 EDINBURGH - An analysis has revealed that 170 million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in America are similar to a three-toed dino that once roamed the Isle of Skye in Scotland, which suggests that the Wyoming dino may have swum or waded over to Skye. The tracks are so similar that Glasgow paleontologist Neil Clark believes the Wyoming dinosaurs may have swum over to Skye, which at that time was part of an island off the east coast of America.
Iconic wizard Merlin officially named as citizen of GlasgowMay 17th, 2009 LONDON - Merlin, the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend, has been officially tagged as a citizen of Glasgow. The City Council revealed that the name of King Arthur's magical adviser had been added to its list of Famous Glaswegians, which boasts of its other greatest sons such as Donald Dewar and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
UK troops to get Thai green curry and chicken tikka masala in new ration packsMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - The British Defence Ministry has seen fit to issue troops with a new menu of ration packs based on modern tastes and takeaway dishes such as Thai green curry and chicken tikka masala. According to sources, the new "rat packs" also include sweet salmon pasta and mixed bean salad and are being trialled by armed forces in Afghanistan.
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