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Tory MP sleeps on boat in east London to avoid obscene house prices in capital
3Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Tory MP sleeps on boat in east London to avoid obscene house prices in capital

    Conservative MP Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer, a former soldier in Afghanistan, uses his old army sleeping bag to stay warm - but insists he 'loves' the unusual set-up One of the Tory Party's rising stars has revealed how he is living on a boat in east London while attending Parliament to avoid "obscene" house prices in the capital. Johnny Mercer, a former solider in Afghanistan elected in May, decided to bring his boat up from the South coast and moor it near Canada Water rather than rent a flat. The set-up sees the 34-year-old survive without central heating or a shower but he says he prefers the reminder of family life to a hotel room. The choice will see the Plymouth Moor View MP claim just £2,400 a year in expenses for accommodation - far less than the £23,000 politicia...
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California twins born in two different years
3Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

California twins born in two different years

    Twin infants born just as New Year's Champagne corks were popping share the same parents, but different birth years. Maribel Valencia, of San Diego, California made it to a local hospital on Thursday just in time to give birth to a baby girl -- Jaelyn -- in the final seconds of 2015. Jaelyn's brother Luis was born about two minutes into 2016, local media reported. Maribel Valencia holds her newborn twins at the San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in San Diego. "We were actually watching the clock," the pleased father -- also named Luis -- told the local NBC television station. "We wanted to see if we were one of the first ones" born in the new year. Both infants, who had not been expected to arrive until later this month, and their mother were reported to be do...
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Iran Divine Vengeance Warning To Saudi
3Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iran Divine Vengeance Warning To Saudi

    Iran's supreme leader has said Saudi politicians will face "divine vengeance" over the execution of a prominent Shia cleric. Nimr Al-Nimr was put to death in Saudi Arabia along with 46 other prisoners on Saturday. It has threatened to further damage relations between the Sunni-ruled kingdom and its enemy Iran, which is a predominantly Shia nation. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: "The unjustly spilled blood of this oppressed martyr will no doubt soon show its effect and divine vengeance will befall Saudi politicians." US officials have urged the Saudi government and other Middle Eastern leaders to "redouble efforts aimed at de-escalating tensions". Protesters in Iran's capital, Tehran, attacked the Saudi embassy with petrol bombs in the wake of the execut...
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Iraq veterans may face war crimes prosecutions
2Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iraq veterans may face war crimes prosecutions

    Iraq War veterans may face prosecution for crimes including murder following a probe into allegations of torture and unlawful killing, the head of the unit investigating the claims has said. Mark Warwick said there were lots of significant cases and discussions would be held further down the line over whether they met the war-crimes threshold. UK forces withdrew from Iraq in 2009 although lawyers are continuing to refer cases to the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (Ihat), the Government-established criminal investigation into murder, abuse and torture claims linked to the six-year military mission. Mr Warwick, the former police detective in charge of Ihat, told the Independent newspaper: "There are serious allegations that we are investigating across the whole range of Ihat...
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Free Tube and bus travel in London as Oyster card reader glitch coincides with first day of higher fares
2Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Free Tube and bus travel in London as Oyster card reader glitch coincides with first day of higher fares

    Londoners and tourists woke up on Saturday morning to find public transport unexpectedly free across the capital, thanks to a technical glitch. Barriers at many Tube stations were left open and no payment was required on buses because of a fault with sensors that read Oyster and contactless payment cards. It came as Transport for London’s (TfL) annual New Year fare rises kicked in, with an average increase of one per cent across the network. A spokesperson said contractors were working to fix the glitch as soon as possible but commuters were in no hurry. Thanks @TfL, wrote one passenger on Twitter. I was expecting to pay the new 2nd of Jan fares in the tube but the whole oyster ticketing system is down! Free journey for me! Time to use the tube. The Oyster system is down a...
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Five new laws for 2016 that will change the way we live
2Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Five new laws for 2016 that will change the way we live

    The family believe that PM David Cameron should challenge the decision (Picture: [copyright]) New laws that will change the way you live, work and relax will come into force in the new year. Some of these were headline news when they were announced, while others may have passed you by unnoticed. But many of them could have a permanent, lasting impact on the lives of millions of British citizens. Get up to speed here. 1. Stricter immigration rules for working people You might think that a nurse who has spent the last decade tending to terminally ill British citizens would be considered an asset to our society. But under new legislation that comes into effect from April 2016, she could be deported. If you come from outside the EU and you’ve been working here for more than fi...
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Govt to make offshore gas costlier for itself
2Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Govt to make offshore gas costlier for itself

Faisal Mahmud: The government has made an attempt to amend the model Production Sharing Contract 2012 and to increase the price of gas produced by international oil companies (IOCs) from deep sea blocks. Sources with the state-run Petro Bangla said that as per the current provision in PSC, an IOC would sell around 50 per cent of the gas produced in deep sea blocks to Petro Bangla at USD 6.50 per mcf (1,000 cubic feet). The government is now planning to increase this to USD 8 per mcf. In September 2013, the government, after its failure to attract bidders for deep-sea oil and gas exploration, had increased the price from USD 5.50 to USD 6.50 per mcf by amending the model PSC. Through that amendment, IOCs were also exempted from paying 37.5 per cent corporate tax and the transportation tarif...
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Four shot dead including man, wife in suburban Los Angeles home
2Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Four shot dead including man, wife in suburban Los Angeles home

    A man shot and killed his wife and two others in his home on New Year's Eve before his son wrestled the gun away and fatally shot him in a chain of events apparently set off by a dispute over a washing machine. The two other victims killed were the son's 48-year-old girlfriend who also lives at the house in Rowland Heights and a 27-year-old man who was visiting, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The 54-year-old father was a heavy drinker with a large gun collection, and authorities had made dozens of previous trips to the home, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said. Investigators were talking to surviving witnesses to figure out what led to the father pulling out a semi-automatic pistol and opening fire. It looks like it was a dispute between the dad an...
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Bollywood’s best moments of 2015
1Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Bollywood’s best moments of 2015

    As the year 2015 came to a close, we look at some of the best Bollywood's candid shots we managed to capture on our camera. Kangana & Priyanka in one frame! It was the party organised by Kangana Ranaut to celebrate her National Award win for "Queen". The party was attended by who's who of Bollywood. But what grabbed our attention was, two contemporaries actress Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut shared one frame. Salman Khan & Shah Rukh Khan friends again! It was a moment no fan of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh would want to miss. After Arpita Khan's wedding in 2014, Rhoit Shetty's recently released "Dilwale" managed to bring these two Khans together at the same stage on the hit TV reality show. Ranveer offered his heart to Deepika! After breaking up with Ranabir Kapoo...
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The double life of a Russian spy beheaded by Islamic State
1Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

The double life of a Russian spy beheaded by Islamic State

    A prisoner who identified himself as Magomed Khasiev, a Russian national in this still image taken from an undated video in an unknown location. The video released online by Islamic State on December 2, 2015, purportedly showed the… In the video, a man in an orange jump suit kneels beside a lake in Syria and confesses in Russian to spying on Islamic State militants. Another Russian speaker, this one in camouflage fatigues, then uses a hunting knife to hack off the kneeling man's head. When Islamic State posted this footage online on Dec. 2, it brought the distant Syria conflict home to ordinary Russians. Here, in high-definition video, appeared to be one young Russian killing another for reasons few people could understand. It also opened up another mystery. The prisoner a...
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