United Kingdom

50% Brits can’t tell difference between tap, bottled water

London, July 24 : A new study conducted on bottled and tap water revealed that half of all Brits could not discern the difference between the two.

The survey further revealed that one in five people said they prefer the flavour of tap supplies.

A massive 84 per cent surveyed by a consumer group think tap water is better for the environment.

The group says it costs 0.22p a litre compared with 31p for Evian mineral, 141 times cheaper.

“Nearly a quarter said they drink less bottled water than a year ago. Sales fell nine per cent,” the Sun quoted a spokesman as saying.

Brits spent 1.68billion pounds on 2.3billion litres of bottled water in 2006.

Princess Di’s old street is Britain’s most expensive

Prince William, Princess DianaLondon, July 24 : Princess Diana’s old street, dubbed Billionaire’s Row, has been named the most expensive place in the UK.

Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal are among the residents of Kensington Palace Gardens in central London, where the average price of a house is 41.4 million pounds, reports the Sun.

The street is so exclusive that its prices are 34 million pounds higher than its closest rival, Compton Avenue in Hampstead, North London.

US newspaper misspells own name on front page!

London, July 24: American newspaper Valley News has set a new media standard for spelling mistakes, somehow managing to misspell its own name on its front page masthead.

The New Hampshire tabloid called itself the ‘Valley Newss’ on July 21 in a remarkable blunder.

The next day the newspaper, which covers the Upper Valley area straddling New Hampshire and Vermont, published an ‘Editor’s Note’ acknowledging the error.

“Readers may have noticed that the Valley News misspelled its own name on yesterday’s front page,” the Telegraph quoted ‘Editor’s Note,’ as stating.

‘Signature whistles’ help dolphin calves identify their mums

London, July 24 : American researchers have discovered that female bottlenose dolphins whistle 10 times more often than usual after giving birth - to tell their offspring who their mothers are.

Detailing their findings in the journal Marine Mammal Science, the researchers said that each animal had a unique whistle, a fact that allows such “signatures” to be used for identification.

The researchers also highlight the fact that bottlenose dolphins are highly social, and that calves encounter many adult females in their first weeks, and may potentially mistake them for their mothers.

Brit mum scoops £1.2m on lottery – with help of her dead dad!

London, July 24 : A Brit woman has made a fortune of 1.2million pounds by winning a lottery – with the help of her dead dad.

The 44-year-old, Susan Crossland, carried on using Barrie’s numbers – 6, 9, 13, 18, 29, 30 – after he died from cancer.

When the mother checked her ticket on July 19 she found she had picked up 138 pounds with her three lines.

But she was amazed to see she’d matched all six of her dad’s numbers.

“It’s a real shame he isn’t here to share the winnings,” The Sun quoted her, as saying.

Susan, married to dairy worker Michael, said that she had a feeling her dad was looking out for her on the week of the draw as she kept seeing white feathers in the air.

UK Doctors Have To Prove Their Fitness

The doctors in Britain have to prove their fitness once in five years to carry UK Doctors Have To Prove Their Fitness on their practice. This plan is introduced by England's Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson on Wednesday. The current plan is the biggest change in medical regulations of UK for 150 years.

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