London, May 15 (ANI): A seven-month pregnant mother from Lancashire is so obsessed with child pageants that she has already entered her unborn baby Ella's name into a competition.

Karachi, Apr 26 (ANI): Upcoming Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan has said that he is ready to spearhead Pakistan's attack in the absence of injured Umar Gul in the ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in England.

London, Apr. 16 (ANI): A Tory Party councilor is to become mayor of a town in Britain, despite describing the area as having "too many pakis"

London, Mar 1 (ANI): English county cricket team Lancashire will rename their headquarters as Emirates Old Trafford, under a record-breaking sponsorship deal worth close to 10 million pounds with a Dubai-based airline company.

London, Feb 19 (ANI): England all rounder Chris Woakes has said fast bowler James Anderson is a role model for every player in the dressing room, adding the Lancashire swinger could break many more records in future.

London, Jan. 9 (ANI): Staring into space at their workplace could help employees become more creative and even help the business, psychologists have claimed.

London, Jan. 1 (ANI): Staff of a Lancashire school has performed the horse-riding-style dance moves made famous by South Korean rapper Psy, in a parody video of his hit song 'Gangnam Style.'

London, Nov. 23 (ANI): A woman from Lancashire, who gave birth to her sixteenth baby a few weeks back, has told her hubby that she wants more children.

London, Nov 17 (ANI): An official inquiry by the UK authorities into child sex gangs will play down the threat of Pakistani men targeting white girls in Britain.

Lahore, Nov. 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought the views of former England coach Peter Moores and former Pakistan leading players to help improve the much-criticised domestic cricket setup.

London, Nov 14 (ANI): A two-year-old boy from Preston, Lancashire, suffers from a rare neurological condition, which means he can't stop laughing.

London, Nov. 8 (ANI): Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has been hospitalized after suffering a crash while riding his bike.

Johannesburg, Sep 14(ANI): England fast bowler James Anderson has signed for Lancashire despite his English county side getting relegated to the Second Division, exhibiting true loyalty to a team with whom he made his debut in 2002.

London, August 19 (ANI): The world record for the largest number of people dressed as witches at one place has been set on the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials in Lancashire.

London, June 22 (ANI): Launching a foul-mouthed attack on Michael Atherton, former England all rounder Andrew Flintoff has sparked a cricketing row by labelling the former Lancashire team-mate a "f***ing p***k".

London, May 3 (ANI): England pacer James Anderson survived an injury scare in his first County Championship appearance of the season for Lancashire.

London, May 2(ANI): Pakistan all rounder Yasir Arafat has expressed his delight at signing up for Lancashire, and would be available to play in Friends Life T20 competition, which starts in June.

London, Apr 26(ANI): England seamer Stuart Broad is likely to make a comeback from injury in next week's LV County Championship match for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford.

Karachi, Apr 22 (ANI): Left-arm Pakistani pace bowler Junaid Khan is said to have recovered from his knee injury and is now all set to join Lancashire County Cricket Club as their overseas player this year, Dawn.com reported on Saturday.

London, Sep.24 (ANI): Two experienced Lancashire social workers say that in their estimation, there are 20,000 bigamous or polygamous unions in the UK.

London, Aug 25 (ANI): Couples with different body temperatures often squabble over bed covers leading to duvet wars, but now a newly designed quilt has promised to put an end to these wars for good.

Islamabad, August 19(ANI): Former England and current Lancashire coach Peter Moores has praised Pakistani pacer Junaid Khan as a "very skilful" bowler and a "very natural cricketer" who understands the game.

London, Aug 13 (ANI): A new study from the University of Central Lancashire has revealed that the noise a woman might make during sex does not often correspond with her orgasm - but may have to do with her partner.

Islamabad, August 10(ANI): The Lancashire County Cricket Club has expressed hope of coming to an agreement with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over pace bowler Junaid Khan's participation in the Friends Life Twenty20 Finals Day.