New SARS-like virus kills BritonA British man infected with a new virus from the same family as SARS has died, health officials said on Tuesday, bringing the worldwide death toll from the previously unknown disease to six. The More… |
Briton sentenced to life for 2 murders in IraqAn Iraqi court sentenced a British security contractor on Monday to life in prison for killing two colleagues in 2009. Daniel Fitzsimons had faced a possible death sentence after he was arrested in August 2009 over the shootings of Paul Mc More… |
New passports set for Britons in Dubai assassinationBritain has offered new passports to six citizens whose identities were used by suspects in a Dubai assassination, to spare the Britons from inadvertent arrest under an Interpol alert, according to an official. Consular staff at the B More… |
Briton wins 'best job in the world'British charity fundraiser Ben Southall won the "best job in the world" on Wednesday -- caretaker of an Australian tropical island -- after an innovative marketing campaign that highlighted the power of social media. Southall, 34, was pick More… |
'Beach sex' Briton seeks Dubai returnA British businessman convicted of engaging in sexual acts on a Dubai beach said he was seeking to return to the Gulf emirate despite being deported last week. Vince Acors, 34, told a news conference in London his behaviour had been unacce More… |
'Beach sex' Briton seeks Dubai returnA British businessman convicted of engaging in sexual acts on a Dubai beach said he was seeking to return to the Gulf emirate despite being deported last week. Vince Acors, 34, told a news conference in London his behaviour had been unacce More… |








