Brit thief uses knickers as disguise during drunken shop raid!September 16th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit thief reportedly used a pair of knickers to cover his head, in a bid to disguise himself during a drunken shop raid. Chelmsford Crown Court was told that Michael Callaghan, 43, had forced a shop assistant into a cupboard before taking 200 pounds from the till, reports the Daily Star.
The Brit couple who've frequented the same holiday hotel for 50 years!September 7th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman and her husband, who fell in love with a holiday hotel 50 years back, have been returning for visits ever since. Mary Hirst, 76, and her husband Michael, 79, first visited Hotel Phoenicia in Valleta, Malta, in 1959, and ever since they have been visiting the place with their family.
Woman suspended for having sex in police stationAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman has been suspended after being caught having sex with a stranger on a table at the police station where she works. Single mum Kim Bedford, 43, is said to have taken the man back to the station after she met him at a pub, and was discovered by a PC who checked on her office after hearing moans coming out of it.
Brit hooker mistakenly lures Scotland Yard' head to brothelAugust 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.
Brit cop couple to marry on 9/9/9August 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.
Brit Mayor accused of breaking into women's homes, wearing their undiesAugust 25th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit Mayor, accused of breaking into women's homes and wearing their undies, has resigned from his post. Bachelor Ian Stafford, 58, who had been elected Mayor of Preesall and Knott End, Lancs, four years ago, resigned as a councillor immediately after his arrest on August 24, with charges of three counts of burglary.
How Brit street beggars can make up to 200 pounds a nightAugust 11th, 2009 LONDON - Police in Leicestershire have revealed that street beggars in Britain are making 200 pounds a night, the equivalent of a 73,000 pounds-a-year salary tax-free. Officers discovered that a number of 'professional' beggars used the money to supplement income from their normal day jobs, and, last month, they arrested 20 beggars from the streets of Leicester, who were not homeless.
Stiletto wearing Brit woman gets #18,000 damages after tripping in pub!July 31st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman, who tripped and broke her leg when her stiletto heel got stuck in a crack in pub's floor, has been given 18,000 pounds as compensation. Selena Gilder, 40, was having a cigarette in a pub smoking area in October 2007 when the heel stuck in the crack, and she fell backwards through an unsealed door, breaking the tibia and fibula of her right leg.
Meet the Brit girl who can run and swim after 'heart transplant was reversed'July 14th, 2009 LONDON - In a world's first recovery of its kind, a Brit girl who had her heart transplant operation reversed after her own heart was deemed fit is now healthy enough to play, swim, and run. Hannah Clark, 16, from Mountain Ash, in South Wales, underwent the innovative surgery as a two year-old, "piggybacking" a new organ onto her own, failing, heart.
Brit woman receives postcard from Greece 22yrs after it was sentJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman is said to have received a postcard from a Greek Island 22-years after it was sent. Wendy Bosworth, 64, a retired bookkeeper, from Wolverhampton, was surprised when the card, slightly damaged and in a sealed bag, dropped on her mat in Blackburn Avenue, Claregate.
Prince Harry hasn't washed his hair for two yearsMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - Prince Harry has reportedly owned up to his friends that he has not washed his hair for two years. The Mirror online reports, the 24-year-old is said to have made the startling admission on a night when he was out drinking with his army mates.
Becks donates shirt to raise funds for 'real Brit heroes'April 11th, 2009 LONDON - David Beckham has donated one of his England shirts to help raise 20 million pounds through an online auction for Brit wounded troops. The football ace will pen his autograph for the winning bidder of the shirt, presently under the hammer for Help for Heroes.
UK men less fussy when looking for loveApril 11th, 2009 LONDON - For Brit men, it doesn't matter whether their women is poor, out of work, ill-educated, or doesn't know how to cook- as when it comes to love, UK males are much less fussy than their European counterparts, according to a survey. Conducted by the online dating service Parship, the European survey found that British men valued brains over beauty.
Brit woman met 'alien' with 'Scandinavian-type accent'March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A Norwich woman claimed that she had a terrifying close encounter with an alien while walking her dog, according to newly released Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents. The anonymous woman telephoned RAF Wattisham in Suffolk in a state of distress and said that she was approached by an extra-terrestrial with a "Scandinavian-type accent" in a light brown flying suit, reports the Daily Star.
Leona Lewis snubbed by Brit awardsJanuary 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.