London, Nov. 10 : Britain''s security agencies and police are likely to be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.
Stockholm - Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall said Monday it has bought the Thanet Offshore Wind project off the British coast for 35 million pounds (55 million dollars).
The wind farm off Margate, Kent, was on completion in 2010 estimated to be able to produce some 300 megawatts, or almost three times as much energy as Lillgrund, the group's largest Swedish wind farm.
Completing the wind farm was estimated to cost some 780 million pounds, and would further boost Vattenfall's wind power production, the group said.
Vattenfall said it bought the rights to build Thanet Offshore Wind from CRC Energy Jersey 1 Limited in competition with other energy companies.
London, Nov 10 : A new study has shown that many of the world’s deep-sea octopuses evolved from a common ancestor that still exists in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean.
According to a report by BBC News, the findings form part of a decade-long global research programme known as the first Census of Marine Life (CoML), set to be completed in late 2010.
The project, which began back in 2000, involves more than 2,000 scientists from 82 nations.
London, Nov 10 : Late children’s writer Enid Blyton’s only surviving daughter has revealed that the author had the emotional age of a 13-year-old, as her development "froze" after she witnessed violent arguments between her parents.
Imogen Smallwood said that the lady, known for the ‘Famous Five’ and the ‘Secret Seven’, was quite "childlike" and would often behave like a "spiteful" teenager even after she became a mother.
London, Nov. 10 : Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has said that the race for the 2008-09 Premier League title will be a tight one, despite the club’s recent 2-1 victory over previous season winner Manchester United over the weekend.
Wenger’s Arsenal has lost to Fulham, Hull and Stoke this season, but is currently placed third in the table after beating Manchester United.
United have managed to take only one point from trips to Anfield, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates.
London, Nov 10 : Police in Israel have broken up a brawl between rival monks in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is considered to be the site of Jesus'' crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
Standing in Jerusalem''s Old City, the church is one of the most revered sites in Christianity.
The church is home to six different Christian sects, who often indulge in fights over the rights to maintain and worship in different sections of its hallowed halls.