Brit couple start Christmas celebration 82 days early!October 5th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit couple has decided to start celebrating Christmas 82 days before December 25. Gladys, 67, and Leslie Maw, 80, have already put up their decorations, despite the festive season being months away.
Holiday Inn hotel made of key cards is world's firstSeptember 18th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A Holiday Inn hotel made entirely of key cards has been unveiled in New York. The 37-square-metre hotel, built by world record-holding Cardstacker Bryan Berg, is made from more than 200,000 key cards and weighs 1814 kilograms.
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.
Brit couple's wedding dogged by 'bust' bad luck'!August 30th, 2009 LONDON - Kenneth Porter and Karen Cauwood's wedding day almost turned into a disaster after almost every company involved in their big day celebration went bust. The couple, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, was left shocked following a string of bad luck.
Russians are world's worst tourists, suggests pollAugust 28th, 2009 LONDON - The world's worst holidaymaker poll suggests that Russians are the worst tourists in the world. The 'Who do you not get on with on holiday' poll surveyed over 1,000 British tourists who went abroad this summer, and suggested that Russians were money flashing chavs who hid sunloungers in their hotel rooms.
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 couple dress up as Flinstones for wedding!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.
Blow-up sheep, false leg enlisted among items mislaid by guests in hotel roomsAugust 24th, 2009 LONDON - A study conducted by Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels has found a blow-up sheep and a false leg to be among thousands of items left in hotel rooms.he survey further revealed that a printer, crutches, and dentures were also mislaid by absent-minded guests. The surveyors say that 2,000 pounds in cash, a Gucci watch, and a monk fancy dress outfit were also among the recovered items.
Elton John heads off to St. Tropez for holidayAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer-songwriter Elton John has followed in the footsteps of other stars, and headed off to St. Tropez for a holiday.
'Sex pest' Brit man's private parts torched by a girlAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest. Stuart Feltham, 20, who had to be hospitalised for the burns, allegedly exposed himself to a Greek girl in a bar in Malia on Crete, reports the Sun.
Brit topless model works as street sweeper by day!July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A Brit topless model has revealed that along with her modelling career she loves to get down and dirty by working as a street sweeper by day. Kimberley Miners, 20, is a popular sight on the streets of Bradford, West Yorks, where she is seen on her giant green machine cleaning the streets of Britain.
Brit lesbians turning to Spain for marriage and babiesJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - A newly launched packaged tour is luring Brit lesbians by offering marriage and fertility deal in Spain. And, thus, a large number of lesbians in UK are turning to Spanish fertility clinics, as they seek insemination where sperm donors still have a right to anonymity.
Brit couple's Shrek-themed marriage!April 24th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit couple took their love for the film 'Shrek' to a different level all together, when they married donning costumes of the green ogre and Princess Fiona. Groom Keith, 44, and bride Christine, 40, of Barnstaple, Devon, expressed their love for the flick by covering themselves in green paint and wearing full costumes, while walking down the aisle.
Cash believes Murray can be first Brit to win Wimbledon since PerryApril 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash believes Andy Murray can become the first Brit since Fred Perry to win Wimbledon. Australian Cash, who won the men's title himself in 1987, admits he would be surprised if Murray fails to lift a Grand Slam at some point in the near future.
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.