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  • Now a radio that can change scripts depending on where you are

    A concept device has been created by BBC where the script can get altered depending on factors like weather. The Perceptive Radio, produced by the Future Media North Lab, is believed to be a world first. The proof-of-concept drama, which used a computer-generated voice for one of the characters, can adapt on the fly according to information pulled from external sources. For example, the radio ...

  • Emergency landing forces closure of Heathrow passengers safely evacuated

    Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): London's Heathrow airport closed both of its runways on Friday morning after an emergency landing, SkyTV reported, saying all passengers and crew have been safely evacuated. British Airways flight BA 762, heading for Oslo from Heathrow, was forced to turn back and land in London due to a technical fault at about 9:00 a.m. (GMT 0800), the airline said in a ...

  • Cook says Pietersen progressing well to be fit in time for Ashes

    England captain Alastair Cook has said that star batsman Kevin Pietersen is 'progressing well' during his recovery from knee injury for returning to the team in time for the Ashes. Although he admitted that the shadow of Pietersen's absence would hang heavily over England at Headingley during the second Test against New Zealand, however, Cook said that Pietersen's expected return for the Trent ...

  • Angry Proteas fans slams arrogant Brit coach for Anderson more skilful than Steyn claim

    South African fans have slammed England bowling coach David Saker for claiming that English pace star James Anderson was 'more skilful' than Proteas bowler Dale Steyn. Saker had said that although Steyn is an outstanding bowler and faster than Anderson, he lags behind the English bowler in terms of skill, Sport24 reports. Saker's view has stirred a hornets' nest in South Africa, with offended ...

  • Flintoff to return to cricket duty with yesteryear stars T20 clash with Oz

    Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is set to make a comeback to cricket with two Twenty20 matches involving yesteryear English and Australian cricket stars, with the back-to-back Ashes series underway. Flintoff, who has been victorious in his one-bout boxing career, which he adopted following his retirement from cricket, will be back on more familiar territory and will join former Test ...


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Crimes and Misdemeanors

"Crimes and Misdemeanors" is one of Woody Allen's most controversial and pessimistic films. Using a deft blend of Bergmanesque drama and his own special brand of neurotic humor, Allen concocts a film that tells two stories that don't fully intertwine until the last scene, which leaves you stunned because it takes all the hope out of what is essentially a morality play. One of the stories concerns ... ...

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  • Prince Harry names himself ginger queen

    Prince Harry dubbed himself the "Ginger Queen" in a bowling match against Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia on Friday. The 28-year-old royal, who snuck with Imbruglia into a bowling alley to have some fun, mocked his own strawberry-blond hair when he inputted 'Ginger Queen' as his name on the electronic scoreboard, the Daily Star reported. Later Sam Branson, 27, playboy son of billionaire ...

  • Former England skipper Illingworth says Fiery Fred Trueman better than Anderson

    Former England captain Ray Illingworth has said that although bowling star James Anderson is the best swing bowler in the world now, but his former teammate and Yorkshire legend Fred Trueman was far better. Illingworth's statement comes on the backdrop of the second Test against New Zealand starting at Headingley, where Lancashire cricketer Anderson, on 305 wickets, is expected to cruise past ...

  • Woolwich murder Welby praises response of British Muslim bodies

    The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (right), and the assistant secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, condemn the Woolwich murder of Lee Rigby outside the Masjid Umar mosque in Leicester. Photograph: Rui ...

  • Just in time Dry sunny weather predicted for Bank Holiday weekend

    The unseasonably cold weather in southern areas and the Midlands will make way for a dry and sunny Bank Holiday weekend, forecasters ...

  • Breaking RAF fighter jet escorts Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted

    The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that an RAF Typhoon fighter jet has escorted a diverted Pakistan International Airlines flight from Manchester to Stansted ...

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