London, Nov 18 : Bilal Abdulla, an Iraqi doctor, accused of attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport has admitted that according to English law he is a terrorist.

Bilal Abdulla, 29, is alleged to have crashed into the airport in a Jeep laden with petrol and gas canisters.

Abdulla, an Iraqi doctor working in Paisley, Scotland, said the attack on the airport came “out of the blue” and he only threw Molotov cocktails because he was trying to get rid of them.

London, Nov. 18 : Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird and retired chat show host Sir Michael Parkinson were conferred Honorary Doctors of Letters degrees by the University of Huddersfield in Yorkshire on Monday.

University Chancellor and former Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart bestowed the honours on Sir Michael and Bird after they donned mortar boards and gowns and joined 70 graduates in a parade through their beloved Barnsley led by a brass band.

The NHS budget has doubled in the past five years, from £45bn to £90bn, the fastest growth in its history. While some NHS workers have enjoyed a pay bonanza, it has not been spread evenly. The biggest rises have gone to doctors, with senior GPs who run their own practices enjoying rises of 58 per cent on average in the three years from 2003 - an average income of £113,614.

The NHS bosses have been accused of "double standards" for getting huge pay hikes while frontline staff took an effective cut.

Researchers say in the British Medical Journal that guidelines on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) should be updated in light of the recent findings that older 'overlooked' treatments - using fiber, antispasmodic drugs, and peppermint oil - may end up being the best option for IBS patients.

The present line of treatment followed by doctors for treating IBS - characterized by abdominal pain and an irregular bowel habit, and affecting 5% to 20% of the population

The Times reports claim that introduction of 'presumed consent' for the donation of vital organs is to be rejected by the UK government's Organ Donation Taskforce, thereby aiming to give the recent reform of the existing system a chance to work. The taskforce was set up in 2007 to explore ways of boosting transplants across the UK.

It is also reported that a radical change to the organ transplant laws in Britain could be started as early as 2013. If the number of lifesaving transplants has not increased by

London- Inflation in Britain fell to 4.2 per cent in October from 5 per cent in the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday.

The fall in the Retail Price Index (RPI), a measure that takes into account housing costs, was the first since 2003.

The drop was in line with expectations as prices for food and fuel fell over the past few month, analysts said. However, the inflation rate is still well above the official upper target of 2 per cent.