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United Arab Emirates: 17 minutes ago The growing potential for GCC-UK financial partnerships in the context of the changing global economy will be the focus of a conference to be organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre on Thursday, 12 November 2009 in London.

This 1890s home has undergone a meticulous restoration; one of the owners is a designer.

"It was both a colourful and impressive event and I know that it was enjoyed by all who took part," the Queen said in a congratulatory message to Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the organising committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

THE boss of Southend Airport has spoken of his vision for the future of south Essex on the back of its A 30million development plans.

A major supermarket chain has installed a network of electric car recharging points outside its London stores.

Peter Young, 73, a retired bank manager from Warwick, explains how he and wife Christine, 65, have so far this year saved nearly 1,000 on train trips by using their senior railcard, which costs 26.

The finishing touches are being applied to Oxforda s Ashmolean Museum, which reopens its doors on Saturday after a A 61m redevelopment.

The band were named entertainers of the year at Stonewall's annual awards event at London's Victoria And Albert Museum in Kensington.

Jim Carrey wouldn't want to travel through time, and has given his official 'bah humbug' to the immorality of greed, thanks to his time as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

Russell Reynolds had only one wish when in 1896 at the age of 15 he learnt of the discovery of X-rays: to possess his own X-ray machine.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the European Film Premiere of 'Public Enemies' at The Empire Leicester Square on June 29, 2009 in London, England.

Sir Donald Logan, who has died aged 92, played a small but important part in the Suez affair of 1956, the most turbulent of Britain's 20th-century political crises and a watershed for its global standing.

The rocker wanted to experience the British capital as a tourist and joined the hordes of ZZ Top fans on the London Underground to make his way to Wembley Arena for last week's show.

Islamabad, Nov.4 : Over 200 Urdu speaking officials of the private US security company, Blackwater, touched down at Islamabad's international airport late on Tuesday.

BRITAIN'S first 1,000 rail ticket - from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands - was last night condemned as "scandalous", writes WMN chief reporter Andy Greenwood.

Stephen Wiltshire was diagnosed as autistic at aged three, did not speak until five but as an adult sells his art for thousands of British pounds.

The deal for the Chancery building in London's Grosvenor Square with Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment was agreed by the US Ambassador to the UK, Louis Susman.

Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins have appeared in central London to switch on the city's Christmas lights and attend the world premiere of a 3-D film, "A Christmas Carol." The actors came to the British capital to promote Robert Zemeckis' animated movie, which features their voices.

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LONDON : Oxford Circus, the heart of London's West End shopping and entertainment district, got a Tokyo-style makeover Monday with a new "scramble crossing" layout.