Demonstration in UK over murder of Baloch leader
Subscribe to Newsletter London, July 28(ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council and World Sindhi Congress held a demonstration outside British Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street in London to express their anger over the brutal Murder of Balochistan National Party Secretary General Habi Jalib. A large number of the political, social and Human Rights Activists joined the Protest and condemned the Baloch leader's killing. Those who were present during the demonstration included Mir...

Coronation Street actor visits Downing Street
Corrie star Antony Cotton has visited 10 Downing Street. The actor attended a Gay Pride reception hosted by David Cameron. The star is best known for his role as Sean Tully in the Weatherfield drama. He attended the drinks party as the new Prime Minister pledged his support for "Equal Rights and Equal treatment". The PM's event coincided with the launch of a new 'Action Plan' which aims to tackle Discrimination against those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. Cotton...

Clegg warned over referendum date
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been warned by Conservative opponents of voting Reform not to try to hold the Coalition Government's promised Referendum on the same day as Elections in Scotland and Wales. One angry Tory MP accused the Liberal Democrat leader - who is in charge of the Government Constitutional Reform programme - of trying to "stoke" the vote in favour of introducing the alternative vote (AV) system for Westminster Elections. Downing Street refused to confirm...

Government 'utterly dysfunctional'
Gordon Brown's Government has become "utterly dysfunctional" and is failing to prepare the way for essential spending cuts, the leader of the top civil servants' union claims. Jonathan Baume, the general secretary of the First Division Association, said 10 Downing Street was seen as a "blockage" by Whitehall mandarins because of the difficulty of getting a clear decision from the Prime Minister. He said some Labour ministers had "given up the fight" and were already focusing on the...

Churchill cigar stump sold for more than $7,000
Churchill cigar stump sold for more than $7,000 Published on : Sunday 31 Jan 2010 0:21 - by IANS London, Jan 31 : A cigar stump discarded by Winston Churchill has been sold at an auction for 4,500 pounds ($7,192), media reports said Saturday. The former British prime minister hastily stubbed out the cigar in 1941 when he had to rush to a cabinet meeting, the auction house Keys said. The 10-centimetre stump was saved by a servant at 10 Downing Street and later given to a friend as a gift. A...