Now, a device to read e-mails out for you while driving

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - A revolutionary device, costing less than 60 pounds, has been launched which allows blind people to attach and read audio labels on everyday objects. Developed by a UK firm together with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the PenFriend uses minute barcodes which - when scanned by a digital pen - trigger MP3 files recorded on the unit, reports The BBC.

September 8th, 2009 UK military: suspected explosive found at RAF baseLONDON — The British military says it is investigating a suspected bomb found at U.K. air base. The Ministry of Defense says that what could be an improvised explosive device has been discovered at RAF Lyneham.

September 2nd, 2009 British safety video on texting an Internet hitLONDON — A graphic public service announcement from British police about the dangers of sending text messages while driving has become a global Internet hit. Gwent Police in Wales say an extract from their video has been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube and other sites.

August 15th, 2009 LONDON - British intelligence service MI5 has arrested a group of Pakistan-origin terror suspects who were using code words about a wedding in their emails for an al-Qaeda bomb plot, it has emerged. One e-mail referred to a girl called Nadia who would be involved in a nikah, or wedding, between April 15 and 20 this year.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Your dog will soon start talking to you, all thanks to Japanese inventors who have come up with a device that can detect a dog's emotion from its bark and translate it into human words. The talking gadget called Bowlingual Voice is developed by Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Police recently fined three nuns for crossing the speed limit as they rushed to Pope Benedict XVI's holiday home to see him after he met with a small accident. Sister Tavoletta, 56, was driving the Ford Fiesta at 120mph, while two other nuns were with her when shocked police pulled them over.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - For British travellers, Italians fare the worst when it comes to driving, according to a survey. In the poll by TripAdvisor, over 30 percent of the 819 British travellers claimed that contending with the locals' driving style was the biggest challenge of motoring abroad.lmost 35 percent of survey participants were nervous of driving abroad, while 14 percent said that they never brushed up on local driving regulations.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - British scientists have developed a portable microwave scanner to help police identify individuals carrying concealed guns and knives. According to a report by BBC News, the device is based around microwave radar technology and is designed to pick up the "reflections" of weapons concealed beneath clothing.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Despite various campaigns, nearly 500,000 motorists are using hand-held mobile phones while driving, a new UK study has found. And the worst culprits are drivers of trucks and vans, the study found.

May 25th, 2009 LONDON - A poll conducted in Britain has revealed that 12 per cent of drivers use their cars as "love-mobiles" to indulge in passion with their partners. Carried out by Auto Trader, the survey on bad driving habits involved responses from over 2,700 motorists nationwide.

May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's most successful male writer for children, Anthony Horowitz, urged 11,000 Scottish schoolchildren to "read anything" to "exercise their minds" during a question-and-answer session from Edinburgh, which was carried on schoolroom "smart boards" and computer screens. He was speaking to classrooms in 215 schools across the country during the session.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - Trials of a Harry Potter-inspired tracking device which can monitor movements of family members through their mobile phones have been completed. Microsoft's Whereabouts Clock features a screen which has the ability to show the approximate location of an individual - such as "school", "work" or "gym".

April 17th, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown finally bowed to pressure and said sorry for the "Smear Gate" e-mails sent by one of his closest aides, Damian McBride.pposition politicians welcomed Brown's apology, but said it had come late and left questions unanswered. The Government hoped it would draw a line under the affair, which erupted after emails between McBride, and pro-Labour blogger Derek Draper became public.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - British security experts were Sunday investigating what was termed a 'suspicious device' aboard an Emirates Airline plane that landed at London's Gatwick airport, the BBC reported. The broadcaster said the flight arrived from Dubai.

February 26th, 2009 LONDON - Lord Nazir Ahmed, a Pakistani-origin Labour politician, faces expulsion from his party after being jailed for 12 weeks for reckless driving that killed a man. Ahmed was driving his Jaguar when he hit a stationary car in the outside lane of the highway in December 2007, killing 28-year-old Martyn Gombar.