British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday warned that the country faces years of “pain” as the spending cuts are implemented. However, in sharp contrast, his deputy and coalition partner Nick Clegg promised to protect poor and distanced himself and his party from the Tory economic policies of the 1980s “under Margaret Thatcher.”

Akshay Kumar loves living on the edge, even if it means getting mobbed by fans. Every now and then, the actor uses a two-wheeler to beat traffic and fulfil personal commitments on time. The only difference was that this time he was in London and instead of a two-wheeler he commuted by train.

The cyclone on Sunday entered Pakistan’s sea as rain continued to play havoc with the life and property. “So far, we have no reports of any death but several people have been hurt. The rain is expected to continue for the next 36 hours or so,” director general meteorological department Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said.

Shah Rukh Khan is known to give expensive gifts to his crew after the end of his shoots. But this time Shah Rukh was in for a pleasant surprise when his Italian cinematographer Ueli Steiger gifted him an Italian T-shirt for completing the shoot of Ra-One on time.

Beauchamp Prince ridden by C. Velu claimed the Gudur Plate, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday.
The results

Becket, The Leader and Bhagirathi excelled in the workouts when the horses were exercised on the trial track here on Sunday.
Outer sand

S. Padmanabhan-trained Celestial Way was brilliantly ridden by Jacob G. Sampson to claim the Chief Minister’s Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Sunday.
Sampson produced the lesser fancied Celestial Way with a sparkling run from wide out side to breeze past Originality, who was commanding the field from the word ‘go’, to win quiet convincingly.

IN A breakthrough for treatment of breast cancer, British researchers have developed a new technique which reduces radiation therapy to just a single dose for people suffering from the disease.

LONDON IS searching for a talented director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games. Beijing Olympics had spectacular opening and closing shows, helmed by acclaimed director Zhang Yimou, and London is looking to engage the expertise of filmmaker Danny Boyle for the two ceremonies.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins what could have been a crucial two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. He recently indicated that his key objective would be to rope in “those outside the political mainstream ... provided they shun violence”.