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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CIOs overspend on data centre management (Computer Business Review)

Established in 1957, the British Computer Society ... Teneo is an infrastructure optimization company, p ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Web giants attack blocking plans (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Forcing British internet providers to block websites carrying pirated music and films will threaten "freedom of speech", some of the biggest online operators have said.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Labels slam web musicians (News 24 South Africa)

Record industry bosses have hit back at the "myth" that musicians no longer need them to become successful, insisting the internet can't make them stars.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

New guidelines question once-a-day aspirin intake - Marketplace.publicradio.org


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Microsoft Must Stand Trial on Overcharging Claims (Update1) - BusinessWeek

Myers on March 5 certified a class-action, or group, lawsuit against Microsoft, filed by Pro-Sys Consultants, a British Columbia software provider. The decision was posted on the court's Web site yesterday. "Pro-Sys has referred to this case as ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Two dead British soldiers named (BBC News)

The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

British Airways Pension Trustees Retain State Street to Provide Investment Services for £14 Billion in Assets (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LONDON----State Street Corporation , one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has been retained by the British Airways Pension Trustees to service its £14 billion UK pension fund.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Canadian man with cerebral palsy who trolled Internet for teens, finding 2 in Alabama, deserves break, lawyer says (Mobile Press-Register)

OTTAWA, Canada -- A 28-year-old Canadian man who trolled the Internet for pubescent girls, chatting with a 13-year-old in Alabama and persuading British twins to strip for him on Web cam, should only have to serve a minimum sentence of 45 days in prison, his attorney argued.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

British Gas Energy Smart web page has currently being saving money on ... - PR Inside

2010-03-08 18:21:52 - British Gas Energy Smart summarizes in a simple up-to-date Website page, the particular bits and bobs into how you can spend less on your web based power bills, as a result of managing a person's electrical power consumption ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

When Web's 'florists in Bangor' lead to Vancouver (Bangor Daily News)

We received an e-mail last week from an unhappy consumer in Down East Maine. The writer had a less than pleasant experience when he ordered flowers from a Web site touting "hand delivery by our ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Library creates archive of defunct Web sites (Tulsa World)

The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity.


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WEB TECH: British Online Copyright Laws Draw Debates (All About Jazz)

An article published on Thursday in, The Guardian, discusses a debate taking place in the British Parliament around a new digital economy bill. One amendment in particular is stirring a lot of discussion about its impact on content online. The Guardian writes: The new proposal which was passed in the House of Lords by 165 votes to 140 gives a high court judge the right to issue an injunction ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Archiving Britain's web: The legal nightmare explored - Wired.co.uk

The British Library developed the open source Web Curator Tool with the National Library of New Zealand to "harvest" websites; and has been using IBM's BigSheets software to make its archive searchable. Based in California, this archive has preserved ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Fake drug scam hijacks British college web sites - eSchool Online

British academic institutions have unwittingly become the accomplices of criminals selling fake drugs online, reports the BBC: A security firm has discovered many organizations using the ".ac.uk" education domain are unknowingly pushing customers ...


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Survey: Couples happiest at 3-year mark - United Press International

LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- A British wedding Web site's survey of 4,000 couples indicated happiness levels at different stages of marriage, the Web site's spokeswoman said. Carol Richardson of London Tuesday said British married couples are happiest 11 ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

Brown to Face Iraq War Inquiry Into British Government's Role (Bloomberg)

March 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will today face four hours of questioning in London on the conduct of the Iraq war and Britain's part in the conflict.


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Online Copyright Laws Draw Debates (New York Times)

An article published on Thursday in, the Guardian, discusses a debate taking place in the British Parliament around a new "digital economy bill." One amendment in particular is stirring a lot of discussion about its impact on content online.


Friday, March 05, 2010

New frontier: Imran Khan takes British degrees to Pakistan (Independent)

To most Westerners, Pakistan is a turbulent and dangerous place but to British universities it's an attractive market in which to expand. A number have launched degree courses there in recent weeks, lured by the promise of large numbers of students -- it has 100 million people under the age of 25 -- and the desire to compete on the global stage. "We think there is a big market in that country ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

Saving the web for the future (Computing.co.uk)

Tom Young, Computing , Tuesday 2 March 2010 at 11:03:00 The British Library plans to take on the huge task of archiving web content that could otherwise be lost forever The British Library's UK Web Archive project to save all the UK's free-access web sites underlines just how pervasive the internet's role in people's lives has become. Libraries as far afield as Japan, France and the US are ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library creates archive of defunct Web - PhysOrg

(AP) -- The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity. The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published work distributed in Britain ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

Library creates archive of defunct Web - WWLP 22News

LONDON (AP) - The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity. The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published work distributed in ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library creates archive of defunct Web (AP via Yahoo! News)

The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity.


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library creates archive of defunct Web (San Francisco Chronicle)

The British Library is creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity. The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published work distributed in Britain and Ireland. In... British Library - Website - Libraries - Library - Library and Information Science


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library creates archive of defunct Web (Sydney Morning Herald)

The British Library says it's creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity.


Friday, March 05, 2010

UK Web Archive will offer just 1% of websites by 2011 - PC Advisor

Just one percent of all British websites will be covered in a UK archive by next year unless laws are changed, warned the British Library . The Library is part of a group of organisations, including the National Library of Wales and the Wellcome ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

Norway's pants a Web sensation - Raleigh News & Observer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Norwegians' pants were pulled down. Briefly. Not to worry, curling fans - they were back up after a 21 2-hour scare. A Facebook page dedicated to the funky, diamond-print pants worn by the Olympic men's curlers was ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

IBM BigSheets to preserve fleeting Web data - CNET News

Every six months, for example, roughly 10 percent of Web pages on the U ... The new analytics software project, called IBM BigSheets , helps extract, annotate, and visually analyze vast amounts of Web information using a Web browser. The British ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library warns UK's web heritage 'could be lost' - BBC Technology

The UK's online heritage could be lost forever if the government does not grant a "right to archive", a group of leading libraries has said. The British Library, along with other institutions, has been archiving UK websites since 2004 but has only ...


Friday, March 05, 2010

British Library creates archive defunct Web sites - MIT Technology Review

LONDON (AP) -- The British Library says it's creating an archive of the country's defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing internet for posterity. The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published work ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Georgian luger dies after training run crash - Riverside Press Enterprise

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA ?A men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died Friday after a high-speed crash on a track that is the world's fastest and has raised safety concerns among competitors. IOC president Jacques Rogge said the ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Olympic luger dies after crash - Marketplace.publicradio.org

Vancouver, British Columbia (AP) ? The IOC has confirmed that a men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia has died after a crash during training. The International Olympic Committee says doctors were unable to revive Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21 ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Olympic luger dies after training crash - YES Network

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The IOC has confirmed that a men's Olympic luger from the country of Georgia has died after a crash during training. The International Olympic Committee says doctors were unable to revive Nodar Kumaritashvili, and ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Internet Themed Opera 'Two Boys' To Focus On Web Crimes (The Huffington Post)

What's Your Reaction? NEW YORK ? Talk about modern opera. Nico Muhly, a 28-year-old composer based in New York, has been commissioned to create a fictionalized account of a British teenager who used the Internet in an attempt to arrange his own murder in 2003.


Friday, February 12, 2010

Ghana Cedi bounces back to major currencies - GhanaHomePage

Accra, Feb. 12, GNA - The Ghana Cedi on Friday bounced back and ended= the week stronger against the major international currencies when it gain= ed to the Euro and the CFA. Even though it remained flat with the US Dollar and fell to the UK Pound ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Ex-Diplomat to Ghana attacks current High Commisioner - GhanaHomePage

and exposes corruption in Ghana and the UK Former Deputy British High Commissioner to Ghana attacks current High Commisioner and exposes corruption in Ghana and the UK . Craig Murray a former Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana who is also a writer and ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Famous British fashion designer found dead - Hawk Eye

LONDON -- His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws. At the pinnacle of his success, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

British town centers in crisis, delegates at conference report (Taipei Times)

British town centers are losing the battle to keep consumers in shops and off the Internet and local revitalization measures are urgently needed, delegates at a retail property conference were told this week.


Friday, February 12, 2010

Why British radio is broken (it's boring, boring stations) (The Register)

For those about to Planet Rock... If you only read one story about British radio this year, make sure it's this one .... Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work


Friday, February 12, 2010

British Fashion Designer McQueen Found Dead At 40 (NPR)

The Fashion industry was rocked by news that British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his home Thursday. The British creator was known for outrageous clothing that worked its way into mainstream design. McQueen was 40 years old.


Friday, February 12, 2010

British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40 (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)

LONDON -- His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws.At the pinnacle of his success, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

British designer Alexander McQueen found dead (Seattle Times)

Alexander McQueen, the British fashion designer known for producing some of the most controversial collections of the past two decades, was found dead Thursday at his London apartment. He was 40.


Friday, February 12, 2010

Eastday-British designer Alexander McQueen found dead (Eastday.com)

LONDON?Brilliant and controversial British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London home Thursday after anguished Internet postings that revealed his deep sorrow at the death of his mother. He was 40 years old.


Friday, February 12, 2010

British disclose detainee report - Times Union

Seven paragraphs of information were read in court and posted on the Foreign Office's Web site. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told the House of Commons that he had fought to keep the seven paragraphs secret not because of their content ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Iran to Cut Ties with British Museum over Cyrus Cylinder Loan - Art Daily

... Iran's cultural heritage and tourism organization, was quoted by state Press TV as saying that the ties would be cut on Monday. It wasn't immediately clear if this has happened. Baqaei said the British Museum's failure to keep its promise is ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

Google aims for a Buzz against Facebook - Channel 4 News

Google unveils a new product - Google Buzz - in an effort to combat the huge growth and popularity of social network Facebook and social media system Twitter. Google is without question the most powerful company on the web, its search engine is used ...


Friday, February 12, 2010

British Gas Web Saver 6 Now the Cheapest Tariff in the UK - Market Wire

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - The new Web Saver 6 tariff from British Gas has entered the market as the cheapest of its kind in most parts of the UK; but not for everyone. This news is bound to leave energy consumers baffled ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

British Gas Web Saver 6 Now the Cheapest Tariff in the UK (Marketwire)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - The new Web Saver 6 tariff from British Gas has entered the market as the cheapest of its kind in most parts of the UK; but not for everyone. This news is bound to leave energy consumers baffled as to whether or not energy prices are due to rise or fall; especially after the recent announcement by Ofgem that energy bills could rise by as much ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie File Lawsuit Against U.K. Newspaper - Wall Street Journal

Angelina Jolie, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Brad Pitt leaving last night's Super Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a U.K. newspaper over an article reporting that their high-profile relationship is unraveling ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Prince Harry to Attend Brit Awards - CBS News

The Brit Awards, or the Brits, are the British Phonographic Industry's pop music awards. The honors began in 1980, making this year the award show's 30th anniversary. According to the award show's Web site, a congratulatory message from Prince Harry ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

The British invented much of the Internet (ZDNet)

BBC News reports that many Internet technologies were pioneered by British researchers...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan (MalaysiaNews.net)

Russia still considers Iran a valuable customer for its weapons, a top arms trade official said Thursday, issuing a reassuring message to Tehran despite recent indications of Moscow's support for toug...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan (WABC-TV New York)

Iran will cut ties with the British Museum because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Electronic Enlightenment wins digital prize (vnunet.com)

Archana Venkatraman, Information World Review , Monday 8 February 2010 at 15:51:00 Web win for Age of Enlightenment Electronic Enlightenment (EE), a website that reconstructs the vital web of 18th century correspondence that marked the start of the modern world, has won the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) digital prize for 2010. Launched in June 2008, the site is a ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Internet prompts publishing itch in over-60s - MSNBC

LONDON - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan (AP via Yahoo! News)

Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world's earliest bill of rights.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan (San Francisco Chronicle)

Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world's earliest bill of rights. The spat over the loan has long festered between London and Tehran,... Presented By: Comcast Business Class Look at your bill and find out how much your business can save with Comcast Business Class. Internet ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

SearchStrategist Web Design & Marketing Expands to New Nanaimo ... - PR.com

Seattle, WA, February 08, 2010 --( PR.com )-- SearchStrategist -- Complete Website Marketing (www.SearchStrategist.com), one of Canada's leading full service web design, optimization and marketing firms is pleased to officially announce the ...


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

British jazz artist Sir John Dankworth dies at 82 (CTV.ca)

British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader Sir John Dankworth died Saturday in London after a lengthy illness. He was 82.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

British jazz conductor, bandleader and saxophonist Sir John Dankworth dies at 82 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

LONDON - Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Surfers 'in a web of depression' - MSN UK News

A "dark side" to the internet suggests a strong link between time spent surfing the web and depression, say psychologists. British scientists found that the longer people spent online, the less likely they were to be happy. A small group of the worst ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Why are U.S., allies telling Taliban about coming offensive? - McClatchy

KABUL, Afghanistan ? Thousands of U.S., British and Afghan troops are poised to launch the biggest offensive of the war in Afghanistan in a test of the Obama administration's new counterinsurgency strategy. Military operations usually are intended ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

WRITE TEAM: Ottawa Olympics? Why not? - Ottawa Times

Tomorrow is the big one ? the game we football fans, gingerly cuddling our bowls of chips and salsa, have been waiting for all year. Arguably, the best two teams in the NFL will battle it out for the title of World Champions in Super Bowl XLIV. I ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Why are U.S., allies telling Taliban about coming offensive? (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

KABUL, Afghanistan ? Thousands of U.S., British and Afghan troops are poised to launch the biggest offensive of the war in Afghanistan in a test of the Obama administration's new counter-insurgency strategy.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Posts published by Joshua Brustein (New York Times)

Aardvark, a social search company, is developing a new paradigm for Web searches that taps into social networks, not automated formulas, to provide answers to queries.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British MPs, lord charged in expense claims scandal (Toronto Star)

Four British legislators face the prospect of jail in a deepening scandal over lawmakers' expense claims, after the country's chief prosecutor on Friday charged the men over alleged shady accounting practices.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Step back in Irish history with Pathe Newsreels on the web (Irish Central)

An absolute treasure trove of Irish history has become available on the web through Pathe News. Pathe News has just released 3,500 hours of Irish footage dating back to 1900 on its website.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British anti-doping authorities to give athletes biological passports ahead of London 2012 (Los Angeles Times)

LONDON ( AP ) ? British anti-doping authorities will provide the country's athletes with biological passports in an effort to deter the use of banned substances in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympics .


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British skiing body goes bankrupt; athletes still to compete in Vancouver Olympics (Los Angeles Times)

LONDON ( AP ) ? The British ski and snowboard federation has gone bankrupt, but the national Olympic committee says athletes will still compete in Vancouver.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Poll: 'Peter Griffin' heads British party - United Press International

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A British poll suggests one-third of adults in the country confuse the leader of the British National Party with the protagonist from TV's "Family Guy." Money saving Web site MyVoucherCodes.com said its survey of 1,498 people ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Poll: 'Peter Griffin' heads British party (UPI)

LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A British poll suggests one-third of adults in the country confuse the leader of the British National Party with the protagonist from TV's "Family Guy."


Saturday, February 06, 2010

What is the best British novel since the war? (Guardian Unlimited)

Philip Roth thought it was John Le Carré's A Perfect Spy. I'm not so sure The other night, my friend Xan and I were round at Sarah's place, trying to figure out what was the best British post-war novel. That's the sort of thing that happens when a Guardian film writer, literary web editor and arts writer get together after hours over a bottle of red wine. Seriously, we were: because ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British Gas cuts gas prices by 7% (BBC News)

British Gas announces it is cutting standard gas prices by an average of 7%, with immediate effect.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Web addicts more prone to depression, study says - AZCentral.com

Internet addicts who devote much of their lives to browsing the Web are more likely to show signs of depression, British researchers have found. Some people develop a compulsive Internet habit, socializing online through social-networking sites and ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British medical journal The Lancet retracts 1998 paper that linked ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer

LONDON ? A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease. The retraction by The Lancet comes a day after a competing medical journal, BMJ, issued an ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

UK Government Enlists Public to Spot Terror Web Sites (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The U.K. public can report terrorism-related Web sites to authorities for removal from the Internet under a new program launched by the British government.


Saturday, February 06, 2010

UK government enlists public to spot terror Web sites - Computerworld

IDG News Service - The U.K. public can report terrorism-related Web sites to authorities for removal from the Internet under a new program launched by the British government. The program is a way in which the government is seeking to enforce the ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

British Health Officials Waiting for IE 6 Security Patch - eWeek

The British Department of Health recommends that its National Health Service staff stop using Internet Explorer 6 without a necessary security patch. The British move is part of a general concern in Europe about Internet Explorer security following a ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Brits Are Europe's Top Web Spenders - Ananova

British shoppers splashed almost a third of the cash spent on the internet in Europe last year, making them comfortably the continent's top online spenders. Consumers in the UK spent an estimated £38bn online in 2009, accounting for 30% of total ...


Saturday, February 06, 2010

Federer wins 16th major, prolongs British drought - Riverside Press Enterprise

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Roger Federer experienced quite a range of emotions these past two Australian Opens. A year ago, he sobbed on court after losing a thrilling final in five sets. But Federer was all smiles Sunday after rather easily beating Andy ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Vancouver getting ready for its Olympic moment - Star-Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- As snow falls on the craggy peaks providing the stunning backdrop to this glimmering city on the Pacific, Vancouver prepares to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors from around the world for the 2010 Winter ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Vancouver getting ready for its Olympic moment (The Star Press)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- As snow falls on the craggy peaks providing the stunning backdrop to this glimmering city on the Pacific, Vancouver prepares to welcome thousands of athletes and visitors from around the world for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Indian warning behind new UK terror alert - Webindia 123

A warning sounded by New Delhi that Al Qaeda terrorists may be planning to hijack an Indian passenger jet and crash it into an UK city prompted British authorities to raise its terror threat level from "substantial" to "severe". Last week, Indian ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Africa's Development And Mental Slavery Pt2 - GhanaHomePage

I know certain people, who are naturally gifted in the art of learning any language. I also happen to know certain characters, who are just the exact opposite. The latter could migrate to a foreign country, stay and work there for years without ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

T.I. Ahmadiyya holds 60th anniversary - GhanaHomePage

... fathers of the school, especially the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, who provided land, laid the foundati= on stone and also contributed one hundred British Pounds in support of the construction of the initial buildings.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Web as an opportunity (The Freeman)

Many of the world's leading online, advertising, video, mobile and other technology leaders will also be sharing expertise in new revenue streams, including MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta, who will give his first keynote address outside the United States.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Kids: Go Outside Or Get Rickets! (redOrbit)

The growing number of hours children now spend indoors surfing the Web, watching television or playing video games may be linked to a resurgence of rickets, according to a new study published in the current issue of the British Medical Journal.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Web campaign plans to put Forties comedian back on top (Independent)

It helped deprive Simon Cowell of a seasonal number one by foisting Rage Against the Machine to the top of the Christmas charts. Now a band of British comedians hope to use social networking to hijack Channel 4's latest attempt to find the world's greatest ever comedian.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

British rockers drown on tour in Brazil (CTV.ca)

Leon Villalba, a guitarist from British heavy metal group "After Death" drowned in northeastern Brazil and his bass-playing band mate is missing and presumed dead, officials said Friday.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

76% British mobile phone users don't use mobile Internet (BizReport)

With all the hype surrounding Internet-enabled smartphones you could be led to believe that everyone is walking around while surfing the web. If you were observing folk walking around the U.K. you'd be wrong, very wrong.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

UK Auditor: British Energy Sale No Guarantee Of Nuclear Build (Fox News)

UK Auditor: British Energy Sale No Guarantee Of Nuclear Build


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Web inventor Tim-Berners Lee launches government data site - Technology.timesonline

Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the web, has launched a major new government website today, offering the public unprecedented access to official data. Data.gov.uk offers a wide range of information from across government and the public ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Web inventor Tim-Berners Lee launches government data site (Times Online)

Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the web, has launched a major new government website today, offering the public unprecedented access to official data.


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Tim Berners-Lee to launch British government's free data website - The Guardian

Sir Tim Berners-Lee , the inventor of the world wide web, is expected to lead the formal launch tomorrow of data.gov.uk , a new British government website offering free access to a huge amount of public-sector data for private or commercial reuse ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Video: British bobsleigh rider a web hit after splitting her pants - Vancouver Sun

This is the sort of exposure you ... uhh, wouldn't want: British bobsleigh rider Gillian Cooke busting through her skin-tight Lycra suit during a world championship event in Switzerland. It's just the kind of thing that has become a global ...


Sunday, January 24, 2010

Pro-Palestinian hackers target Web site of top British Jewish ... - Haaretz.com

Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle, was taken over on Monday morning by pro-Palestinian hackers. The homepage of the Web site, which was rendered unavailable in the wake of the hack, was replaced with a Palestinian flag and a ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Procter & Gamble, maker of Tide and Pampers, launching Web site mainly to study its customers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

CINCINNATI - The maker of Tide detergent, Pampers diapers and Gillette shavers is taking hundreds of its popular consumer products directly to shoppers through a new Web site.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Internet crime figure faces sentence in UK (Otago Daily Times)

A British man involved in running an Internet site where criminals exchanged information on stolen credit cards and other data is in custody awaiting sentencing. read more


Thursday, January 14, 2010

ESO Uranium Corp. Expands Marketing Awareness Programs (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - ESO Uranium Corp. announced that they have expanded their market awareness program by: 1) Launching a New Website to highlight ESO Uranium cross section of properties that includes GOLD and URANIUM projects, 2) Joining www.StockProfile.com, a customized web-based platform showcasing emerging growth stocks, 3) Participating in SMARTSTOX ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

British tabloid reports Tiger Woods in South African sex clinic (KKCO Grand Junction)

The British tabloid 'The Sun' has reported that Tiger Woods is at a clinic for sex addicts in Cape Town, South Africa.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Marsh Chairman Dan Glaser Leads BritishAmerican Business CEO ... - PR Inside

Dan Glaser, chairman and CEO of Marsh Inc., the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, led a CEO Roundtable on "Leadership in the Face of Adversity" held in New York yesterday by BritishAmerican Business. Mr. Glaser joined Marsh in ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Religious Self-Profiling - christianitytoday

F acebook offers users only 100 letters to express what has taken theologians thousands of pages to describe. San Francisco-based Jesse Rice used to put "follower of Jesus" under "religious views" on his profile. "I didn't want to put 'Christian ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Jeremy Irons to star in 'The Borgias' show - Today's Zaman

Robert Greenblatt, entertainment chief of Showtime, told TV reporters the cable channel had ordered 10 episodes of "The Borgias" to be directed by Neil Jordan, who won a screenwriting Oscar for his 1992 film, "The Crying Game." "The ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Clip of Jamie's 'Revolution' Hits Web - HuntingtonNews.Net

Jan. 14, 2010 Clip of Jamie's 'Revolution' Hits Web Clip Reaction 'On the Mark' to Can't Change Burgers to Carrots Overnight; British Coming By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Huntington, WV (HNN) -- A promotional video clip of ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Buzz: Cruise tops a short list; Fergie remarries - Fayetteville Observer

The Oscar-winning actor was given that title in an online poll, according to the celebrity news Web site contactmusic.com. Cruise, who stands at 5 foot 7 inches, beat British TV host Richard Hammond , who came in second, and musician Jamie Cullum for ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

U.K. Names Five Suppliers in Aircraft-Carrier Program, BBC Says (Bloomberg)

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Britain awarded contracts to five companies in the program to build the navy's next generation of aircraft carriers, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

CAL THOMAS: The British (Elections) are Coming (The Indiana Gazette)

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - The new year kicked off an election campaign for prime minister of the United Kingdom with a series of soap opera events that grabbed headlines, as did the frigid weather, which has buried the country under a blanket of snow.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Dubai student faces trial over indecent pictures on web - Gulf News

Dubai: A student, who calls himself 'Hamdan British' has denied posting indecent pictures of himself wearing bikinis and seductive female outfits on the internet in order to seduce men. When he appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance on ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

'Easiest Way To Train Bombers Is On Web' - Sky.com

Brit denies al Qaeda camp in Yemen He told Sky News that he believes British foreign policy needs to be re-examined, claiming the easiest way to train a potential bomber was simply to look on the internet. He said he believed angry elements of the ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

'Easiest Way To Train Bombers Is On Web' (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A British Muslim jailed over a failed bomb plot in Yemen says there should be a radical re-think of UK foreign policy in order to avoid a repeat of the Detroit jet attack.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Behind The Screams Web-Series Debuts - ShockTillYouDrop.com

British actress and presenter Emily Booth (Evil Aliens, Doghouse) has launched a new on-line webseries titled Behind The Screams where she interviews with various horror professionals and chats with fellow horror fans and festival goers. The first ...


Thursday, January 14, 2010

Balcony fall lad gets web help - The Sun

The Facebook group, called "Urgent: Blood donors needed in Mexico to Save British student's life", now has a staggering 11,517 members. It was set up the day after the accident and had an immediate effect with hundreds of strangers recognising the ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Durham's TheraSim raises $1.25M - Triangle Business Journal

TheraSim , a Durham company that develops Web-based simulations to train health-care professionals, has raised $1.25 million from British venture capital firm Andromeda Capital . TheraSim says it will use the money to expand the marketing of its ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Will Lebedev wreak havoc in British media? - BBC

What I mean is this: the ex-KGB billionaire may be on the brink of destroying any residual hope for newspapers at the quality end of the market that they can make a respectable financial return. My question is prompted by recent conversations with ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Vodafone says will sell Google smartphone within weeks (AFP via Yahoo! News)

British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Wednesday that it will start selling Google's Nexus One smartphone in Britain within the next few weeks, with France and Germany likely to follow.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Litton leaves Nickelodeon U.K. - Variety

LONDON -- Seasoned Nickelodeon U.K. topper Howard Litton is quitting after 15 years at the tyke web. Litton, senior VP and managing director, is leaving the children's broadcaster to "pursue personal projects and new opportunities in international ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

French and British embassies reopen in Yemeni capital (Taipei Times)

The French embassy in Sanaa reopened yesterday after being closed for two days amid fears of an al-Qaeda attack, a diplomat at the mission said. The British embassy in the Yemeni capital also reopened, but its consular services remained closed, a statement on its Web site said.


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

What's New in the British Police State? - Dissident Voice

Posted by Maryb on 01 06 2010 at 7:07am I know I shouldn't be feeding you but suggest you ask Hasbara for the... Posted by Maryb on 01 06 2010 at 4:51am mary,please explain to me how hamas can smuggle in weapons,alcohol,even though their religion ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

London breeding Islamic terrorists - CNN

Robert Leiken: Would-be Christmas Day suicide bomber was radicalized in London Leiken says London is haven for foreign jihadi preachers, organizers, agitators He says British security said AbdulMutallab communicated with extremists in London Leiken ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

British military charities being swamped by penniless Gurkhas seeking ... - Webindia 123

British military charities are being swamped by Gurkhas and their families arriving in the country to take up the offer of residence made by the Government after a campaign led by actress Joanna Lumley. About half a dozen Gurkhas and their families ...


Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Muslim Group Wants March In British Town - OfficialWire

A Muslim group plans a march in an English town that has become known for honoring the bodies of slain British soldiers. Islam4UK said on its Web site its march in Wootton Bassett would honor the memory of Muslims "murdered in the name of democracy ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Will you win or lose on this year's property tax bill? - Vancouver Sun

The 2009 property assessments-- the values on which British Columbians' 2010 municipal tax bills will be based--are on the web and in the mail. The rapid growth of al-Qaida in Yemen in the last year or so and its increasingly ambitious terror attacks ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

B.C. 2009 property assessments are in: How did you do? - Vancouver Sun

The 2009 property assessments ? the values on which British Columbians' 2010 municipal tax bills will be based ? are on the web and in the mail. This year ? unlike in January of 2009 when the system was turned on its ear by political ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Iraq frees militant linked to British hostages - ksl.com

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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Privacy concerns may delay scanners at British airports - Seattle Times

LONDON ? Britain's government wants to quickly deploy full body scanners at U.K. airports to fight an expanded terrorist threat, but privacy concerns ? and fears that children may be exploited ? seem likely to slow the plan. Privacy campaigners ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

U.S. Embassy In Yemen Reopens - Post Chronicle

The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened Tuesday after a two-day closure based on credible information of likely terrorist attacks in Sana'a, officials said. "Successful counter-terrorism operations conducted by government of Yemen security forces Jan. 4 ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Fury over British Muslim cleric's anti-war march threat - CNN

Anjem Choudary accuses soldiers of "murderous crimes" in Afghanistan He proposes to parade empty coffins through the streets of Wootton Bassett English town is where the bodies of war dead are traditionally brought when they return to the UK British ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British pound weakens as Pimco shuns gilts (Market Watch)

The British pound dropped and yields on U.K. government debt rose Tuesday, rattled by indications big institutional buyers of government bonds won't be so keen to finance rising deficits in 2010.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Fury over British Muslim cleric's anti-war march threat (CNN)

A controversial British Muslim cleric is threatening to stage a march through the town that receives the bodies of British war dead as a protest against the war in Afghanistan, drawing fury and outrage.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Mr. Bean Takes Over Spanish Prime Minister's Web Site (Fox News)

A picture of Mr Bean was plastered on Spain's official Web site for its EU presidency after it was briefly hacked.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British P.M. 'Appalled' by Protest Plan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

LONDON -- A radical Islamic group planning a protest march through the streets of a town that has achieved iconic status in Britain for honoring the passing hearses of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan ran into a stiff rebuff from the British government on Monday.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Possible threat keeps British, U.S. embassies closed (The World)

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) ? Citing continued security threats, U.S. and British officials said their embassies in Yemen remained closed for a second day.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British P.M. 'Appalled' by Protest Plan (New York Times)

A radical Islamic group plans to protest in Wootton Bassett, a town that has been honoring the passing hearses of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British Library UK web archive to get fast-tracked (Computer Weekly)

The culture minister, Margaret Hodge, is attempting to push through legal powers that would allow the British Library to archive UK websites.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British Library UK web archive to get fast-tracked - Computer Weekly

The culture minister, Margaret Hodge, is attempting to push through legal powers that would allow the British Library to archive UK websites, The Guardian has reported today. According to the newspaper, Hodge is pressing for the faster introduction ...


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

British soldier killed in Helmand (BBC News)

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010

American administration is accountable to Britain - Lodi News-Sentinel

The British Web site www.worldreports.org news reports that Chinese authorities obtained a World Court Writ of Execution and Lien on the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve. The Web site reports that Obama authorized the loan payment, but that the ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

A Tale of Two Up-And-Coming Directors - SHOOT Online

Newman wrapped shooting in late October with a cast that included Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman, Jerry Stiller, Jonathan Silverman, Melissa George and British talk show host Angus Deayton. Now begins the job of selling the film at the markets, and ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Not easy being green - MIT News

It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up about the matter. Yet in the end, industry and commerce ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Guy Hands Turns on 'The Worm' as EMI Leads to Citigroup Lawsuit (Bloomberg)

Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- It was around midnight and British financier Guy Hands was on the phone again with "the Worm," his long-time dealmaker at Citigroup Inc.,


Friday, December 18, 2009

British Airways Wins Bid To Stop Holiday Strike - site.law360.com

Law360, New York (December 17, 2009) -- A U.K. court has struck down an attempt by British Airways PLC cabin crew employees to strike during the holidays as the airline struggles to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with Unite union ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Court bars British Airways strike - Seattle Times

LONDON ? British Airways has won an emergency court injunction to stop a 12-day strike by its cabin crew, bringing relief to around one million travelers whose Christmas holiday plans were threatened by the planned walkout. The High Court backed BA ...


Friday, December 18, 2009

Namesco Reports that 77% of British Consumers Prefer .uk Domain ... - TMCnet

Worcester, UK, Dec 11, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Providing web hosting for over 400,000 domains registered for 160,000 clients, Namesco Limited supports over 300 different worldwide suffixes. For its British customer base, the company has found ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

BA awaits court verdict on crew strike (CNN)

British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew were going into a second day of talks Thursday to try to avert a major planned strike over the holidays.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Toothpaste is still available - Florida Today

Dear Help!: Why is Listerine toothpaste no longer available around here? It isn't even listed on the manufacturer's Web page. Professedly named after Joseph Lister, the British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptic sterilization techniques ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Expat Zone - Today's Zaman

[Diary of an Expat Bride] Ho? geldiniz Even though Can and I had been living together since our engagement more than two years ago, Can's extended family did not start paying visits to our house until after we were officially married. [EXPAT VOICE ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic - Apr 2009 - Reliefweb.int

Updates on Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba (The Netherlands), Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas (the), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

JavaScript Menus and DHTML Menus Powered by Milonic - AVweb

Last spring, I bought a Kindle e-reader from Amazon. It is a cursed thing. Why, at the mere push of a button and for $10, you can instantly have any of hundreds of thousands of titles in about 30 seconds. I've been pushing the button. A lot. I was ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Impact of British Airways Strike on Cruises Still Up in Air - Cruise Critic

(1:14 p.m. EST) -- The Christmas travel plans of more than one million British holidaymakers remain uncertain today as British Airways struggles to stop a strike threatened by cabin crew. Due to start on Tuesday, December 22, and run for 12 ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British band Muse to return to Seattle in April - Seattle Times

Muse and the Silversun Pickups have announced an April 2, 2010 show at Seattle's KeyArena. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, for $29.50-$49.50 at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.livenation.com or 800-745-3000. British rock trio Muse were a hit at ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Airways Chief Begins Strike Talks With Union (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh met with union leaders today in an effort to head off a strike that will disrupt the travel plans of more than 1 million people over the Christmas holidays.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Airways Chief to Hold Strike Talks With Union (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh will meet with Unite union leaders today in an effort to head off a Christmas strike by the carrier's 13,000 cabin crew.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

13:15 (BST), 16 12 2009 Adventures in Terror - British Horror Pack Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Haarlem, The ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Haarlem, The Netherlands -- 16 December 2009 - Leading videogame publisher Iceberg Interactive announces that Adventures in Terror , a.k.a. 'the British Horror Collection', is now available at all major retail stores in the UK!


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Isles weather forecast (BBC News)

This is the weather forecast for the British Isles. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Space War)

London (AFP) Dec 15, 2009 - Two British soldiers were killed Tuesday in a suspected suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the total number of deaths this year to 102.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Airways cabin crew set Christmas strike (MalaysiaNews.net)

LONDON: British Airways cabin crew will strike over Christmas, their union said Monday, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday travelers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times of the year. S...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown Welcomes MINI E - Web Exclusive - Eurotuner

The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, welcomed an all-electric, zero emissions MINI E to the Government car pool in Downing Street, London. The MINI E will be appraised by ministers wanting to try a fully-fledged electric car in an urban ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Airways Strike Spurs Virgin to Add U.S. Seats (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc competitor Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said it will deploy bigger planes on U.S. routes over the holiday season as a strike vote at its biggest rival prompts a "furious" scramble for tickets.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

British Airways Strike Lifts Virgin, EasyJet Bookings (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc competitors EasyJet Plc and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. will add seats to meet a surge in demand as Europe's third-largest carrier braces for a 12-day strike over the Christmas and New Year holidays.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Fans from as far as Denmark make plans to attend Shelby concert ... - Shelby Star

SHELBY ? Visitors to the official Web site of legendary British performer Marianne Faithful can see a list of her tour dates ? Brussels, Amsterdam, Zurich, Geneva, Luxembourg, New York, Shelby and Jacksonville. Shelby? It's not a mistake; the ...


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Namesco Reports that 77% of British Consumers Prefer .uk Domain ... - Earthtimes

Namesco Limited, the domain name registry for .uk domain names, says that 77% of its British customers prefer a .uk rather than a .com domain suffix for their websites. Worcester, UK (PRWEB) December 11, 2009 -- Providing web hosting for over 400,000 ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British parents sue baby stroller maker - Investors Business Daily

LONDON, Dec 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A group of at least 15 British families say their children suffered severed fingertips in foldable baby strollers. Attorneys for the parents say they have collected a dossier of such cases for their suit ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British parents sue baby stroller maker (UPI)

LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A group of at least 15 British families say their children suffered severed fingertips in foldable baby strollers.


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British Horse Society Promotes Responsible Breeding with Campaign - TheHorse.com

The British Horse Society (BHS) has reported that its "Drawing the Line on Indiscriminate Breeding" campaign continues to gain momentum as more famous faces show their support and encourage the equestrian world to "Think Before You Breed." Olympic ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Museum unearths world wide web origins - The Inquirer

THE WORLD'S FIRST museum gallery showcasing the technology of the Internet opened recently at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) and the interactive exhibit tells the story of the pioneering British boffins without whom the World Wide Web could ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British Airways offers reimbursement after fare error - Examiner

Apparently some travelers really did think they could fly British Airways from the U.S. to India for only $40. If you were among those who acted very fast to snag this super low rate posted in error on British Airways web site or through certain ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Spying begins on UK web users (New Scientist)

More than a million UK internet subscribers will soon have their traffic spied on by their service provider, in an attempt to gauge the scale of music piracy


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Museum unearths world wide web origins (The Inquirer)

Stewart Meagher THE INQUIRER How British boffins invented the Internet


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British state borrowings to hit R2 trillion (Independent Online)

State borrowing in recession-hit Britain will reach a bigger-than-expected 178 billion pounds (R2 trillion) in 2009 10.


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Hackers Leak E-Mails, Stoke Climate Debate (Enterprise Security Today)

More than a decade of correspondence between British and U.S. scientists is included in about 1,000 e-mails and 3,000 documents posted on web sites following the security breach.


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

New Web Saver 5 Tariff: The Cheapest yet from British Gas (Marketwire)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - British Gas has launched a brand new online-only energy tariff, WebSaver 5, which is already topping the best-buy tables in six UK regions. WebSaver 5 replaces the previous WebSaver 4 tariff with a cheaper deal for those consumers who can manage their accounts online and pay by monthly Direct Debit. As well as being cheap and convenient, the ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

New Web Saver 5 Tariff: The Cheapest yet from British Gas (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 12 08 09) - British Gas has launched a brand new online-only energy tariff, WebSaver 5, which is already topping the best-buy tables in six UK regions. WebSaver 5 replaces the previous WebSaver 4 tariff with a cheaper deal for those consumers who can manage their accounts online and pay by monthly Direct Debit. As well as being cheap and convenient, the new ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

New Web Saver 5 Tariff: The Cheapest yet from British Gas - Yahoo Finance

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 12 08 09) - British Gas has launched a brand new online-only energy tariff, WebSaver 5, which is already topping the best-buy tables in six UK regions. WebSaver 5 replaces the previous WebSaver 4 tariff with a ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Former Ogdensburg woman ties herself to Tiger scandal - WatertownDailyTimes.com

The fifth woman to make public her alleged affair with Tiger Woods is 1994 Ogdensburg Free Academy graduate Mindy Lawton. Ms. Lawton gave details about the affair that she said started in 2006 and ended about a year later to a British Web site called ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British geological maps come to the web - Webuser.co.uk

You can now examine geological maps for the whole of Great Britain for free with the release of the OpenGeoscience service. The British Geological Survey (BGS) has made its geological maps of Great Britain available to surfers for free ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British Formula One Grand Prix Stays at Silverstone, Times Says (Bloomberg)

Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s Silverstone motor-racing circuit signed a 300 million-pound ($490 million) agreement with Formula One impresario Bernie Ecclestone giving it the right to host the British Grand Prix for another 17 years, the London-based Times reported, citing Ecclestone.


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Centrica to host live web chat on the best ways of tackling climate change (Business in the Community)

On Friday 11 December, Centrica, parent company of British Gas, will host a live web chat from 1:30-2:30pm on the topic of "Behaviour vs. technology: what's the best way to tackle climate change?"


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British police crack down on fake web bargains (Sydney Morning Herald)

British police shut down more than 1200 scam websites that claimed to be selling designer clothes and jewellery, in what is thought to be the biggest single swoop of its kind in the world.


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

British police crack down on fake web bargains - Sydney Morning Herald

LONDON: BRITISH police this week shut down more than 1200 scam websites that claimed to be selling designer clothes and jewellery, in what is thought to be the biggest single swoop of its kind in the world. The 1219 websites purported to sell items ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Cowell to take show to web - Beeld

Los Angeles - British TV and record producer Simon Cowell, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in British and US show business, is planning to bring his The X Factor talent show to Las Vegas in a global pay-per-view internet venture. Cowell, 50 ...


Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Mobile web surge for Argos on Black Friday - IT Pro

Mobile web traffic to British retailer Argos increased by 395 per cent during Black Friday , according to research from Novarra. Although the event marks the start of the Christmas holiday season in the US, British retailers got an average increase ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Cozy up with comfort foods - Today's Zaman

In the words of one transplanted Texan, we expats crave wintertime foods "that stick to our ribs." Here are my "great eight": While cereal is often part of an expat breakfast, cornflakes with cold milk are best left to summer. A perfect way ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

British floods close schools, roads in devastated Cumbria - Today's Zaman

Rescue workers stand in floodwater in Cockermouth, northern England. Schools and roads were closed across flood-hit areas of Cumbria on Monday as hundreds of families and businesses counted the cost of the damage caused by the heaviest downpours on ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Web helps with cell phone recycling - Abbotsford News

Until now British Columbians had to seek out convenient options for recycling cellphones, but no more. Now consumers have access to a web-based program that provides quick information on recycling drop off locations. "Within seconds of entering my ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

British retail chain uses Facebook to chat with customers - Digital Journal

You can enter up to 10 comma-separated email addresses. Marks & Spencer, a major British retailer, will hold live web-chat with customers via Facebook. Its director of store marketing and design, Nayna McIntosh will be chatting live on Nov. 24 ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Fathia Fata Nkrumah: Na Ghanafo Mmaa Dee Yenfata Nkrumah? - GhanaHomePage

I cannot recall the first time I heard the phrase: "Fathia Fata Nkrumah." But those words have been emblazoned in my mind's optic for some years. One thing I am certain of is, the more I heard the statement, the more I began to question the ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

emergn Builds Blueprint for British Airways' Agile Enablement Lean and ... - PR Inside

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11 19 09 -- emergn, a specialized consultancy enabling lean and agile principles across the value chain, today announced a series of successful projects with British Airways that have laid the foundation for the ...


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Pomp meets politics as British govt unveils agenda - ksl.com

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

British model Kate Moss accused of encouraging anorexia and bulimia ... - New York Daily News

Articles 'Project Runway' winner: Season six's queen of mean has her day Adriana Lima and husband, NBA star Marko Jaric, welcome baby girl 'Top' remodels with Kimora's aid 'America's Next Top Model' judge 'Miss J' Alexander reveals he's a father ...


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Climate Skeptics See 'Smoking Gun' in Researchers' Leaked E-Mails - FOX News

A tempest is blownig over leaked climate change e-mails as well Hackers broke into the servers at a prominent British climate research center and leaked years worth of e-mail messages onto the Web, including one with a mysterious reference to a plan ...


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Floods Devastate UK Lake District, Much of Ireland - EMS

EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers. Raging floods engulfed northern ...


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Davis: LA's Becks, Donovan add sizzle to final - MLS - Major League Soccer

SEATTLE -- Major League Soccer and the city of Seattle have gone together like fries and ketchup from Day 1. So it's really no surprise that this MLS Cup has a little different feel. There's a little more buzz, just a little more jitter in the bug ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Kids as young as five 'imitating sex acts at school', says UK ... - Newstrack India

London, November 20 (ANI): A British MP has cautioned against the easy availability of pornographic material to kids as young as five, through the web and television. Barry Sheerman, chairman of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Kate Moss criticized after skinny-is-good remark - WBOC

LONDON (AP) - Eating disorder experts criticized Kate Moss on Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on Web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating. In an interview with the fashion Web site WWD, Moss said one of her mottos ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Hypocrisy of the British - GhanaHomePage

The recent revelations coming out of the Mabey and Johnson corruption proceeding in the UK has reaffirmed my long held convictions, that the British people are nothing but hypocrites. A brief examination of British relations with their colonies ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Van Rompuy, Ashton tick right boxes in complex geographic, political ... - English_Xinhua

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's decision to pick a pair of relatively inexperienced, political lightweights for its new top jobs shows that Europe's internal politics weigh more heavily with the bloc's leadership than the EU's much ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

News Analysis: Van Rompuy, Ashton tick right boxes in complex ... - Investors Business Daily

BRUSSELS, Nov 20, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- News Analysis: Van Rompuy, Ashton tick right boxes in complex geographic, political web By Paul Ames The European Union's decision to pick a pair of relatively inexperienced, political lightweights ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

A very diplomatic blog: British ambassadors worldwide tell (nearly ... - The Guardian

For our man in Ukraine , it was an uncomfortable moment. Arriving back at the embassy in Kiev, Britain's ambassador, Leigh Turner, discovered a troupe of angry Ukrainian folk dancers. The dancers were protesting about the fact that they had been ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Kate Moss criticised after saying 'nothing tastes as good as skinny ... - News.com.au

EATING disorder experts have criticised Kate Moss after the British supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on web sites that encourage girls to avoid eating. In an interview with the fashion web site WWD, Moss said one of her mottos was "nothing ...


Friday, November 20, 2009

Vamosa Enables British Council to Make Informed Content Migration ... - YAHOO!

British Council able to identify a migration plan, using Vamosa's Enterprise Content Governance solutions to identify redundant, obsolete and trivial web content. Boston, MA, US and London, UK (PRWEB) November 11, 2009 -- Vamosa, a provider of ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Hackers Post Private E-mails of Historian and Accused Holocaust Denier - Wired News

A group identifying themselves as "anti-fascist hackers" broke into the web site and AOL e-mail account of controversial British historian and accused Holocaust-denier David Irving and obtained his private communications as well as attendee lists ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

British ruling Labour Party keeps seat in Scottish fiefdom - Today's Zaman

Scottish Labour Party candidate Willie Bain (C) gestures to photographers during the Glasgow North East by-election vote count at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center in Glasgow, Scotland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

British Airways confirms board talks on Iberia deal - Today's Zaman

BA, the third largest airline in Europe, said the meetings would consider a "potential transaction" and that no deal has yet been reached. It declined to provide any further information. The two airlines' shares surged Thursday on speculation ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

British Airways, Iberia agree to merge - Marketplace.publicradio.org

Steve Chiotakis: On the tarmac, it's one of the biggest aviation deals in history. British Airways and Spain's Iberia are getting together to make the world's third-largest airline. But there's the matter of a few things to work out. As Marketplace ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

The British are world's most unattractive people, claims international ... - New York Daily News

Articles Elderly man sues bar after tripped over dog: Claims wrecked sex life Brands turn to pop-up shops to cash in on holiday shopping frenzy Costco brings bargains - and job opportunities - to Manhattan Bomb-sniffing dog found in Afghanistan after ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Keating TKR The Fastest Car In The World? - Web Exclusive - European Car Magazine

British supercar manufacturer and challenger for the production car world land speed record, Keating, will have its 260.1mph TKR supercar on display at this year's MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live at London's Earls Court on 5 November. In the ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

BNP copies Obama Web design - Foreign Policy

I think said British bloggers are overstating it. Really, the only similarity is the color scheme; and red, white and blue happen to be the national colors for both the US and the UK, so it's not crazy for politicos of either country to use it. Now ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

Huddle signs two-year deal with HP - The Guardian

British web startup Huddle has signed a ground-breaking deal with Hewlett Packard that it believes could herald a new chapter for its business. The London-based company, which offers web-based collaboration software , has signed a two-year deal with ...


Saturday, November 14, 2009

iPhone named worst phone in world - WANE-TV

LONDON - Millions own an Apple iPhone and tout the thousands of apps, cool touchscreen and nifty media player. But now a British Web site is calling the iPhone the "worst phone in the world." Back in June, the iPhone was named CNET UK's editors ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

EMI sues website over Beatles tunes - Adelaide Now

BRITISH music giant EMI has confirmed it is suing a Californian online music service that streams and digitally delivers Beatles songs to users. EMI filed a suit yesterday in a US district court in Los Angeles, accusing Bluebeat.com of copyright ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

British men seeking smaller 'moobs' (Independent Online)

The number of British men undergoing surgery to reduce the size of their breasts has soared in the last five years.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Five British Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan (NPR)

Five British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, apparently by an Afghan policeman they had been training. The attack has raised concerns about possible infiltration of Afghan forces by Taliban insurgents.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Earnings Preview: British Airways to post Q2 loss (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

British Airways reports earnings for its second quarter ending Sept. 30 on Friday before the stock market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Freed British coup-plotter says he regrets role (AP via Yahoo! News)

A British coup-plotter who has been freed in Equatorial Guinea says he is grateful for being pardoned by the government and regrets his role in the affair.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Madeleine McCann film asks guilty to face truth - Leicester Mercury

There's a slight, if noticeable, change in emphasis in the latest appeal to find Madeleine McCann. It's not just the new artist's impressions showing how a six-year-old Madeleine might now look -- a look that, according to yesterday's newspaper ...


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts (AP via Yahoo! News)

The George Lucas empire struck back Tuesday against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the "Star Wars" movies.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

British coup-plotter freed in Equatorial Guinea (AP via Yahoo! News)

Equatorial Guinea freed a British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries Tuesday after a presidential pardon for their foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

The George Lucas empire has struck back against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the "Star Wars" movies.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Equatorial Guinea Frees British Mercenary (International Herald Tribune)

Equatorial Guinea's chief judge says convicted British coup plotter Simon Mann and four South African mercenaries have been pardoned by the central African nation's president and will be freed shortly.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Equatorial Guinea Frees British Mercenary Simon Mann (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Mann , the British mercenary jailed in Equatorial Guinea for plotting a coup against the oil- producing nation's government, has been pardoned along with four co-conspirators.


Thursday, November 05, 2009

Britain has sent us to our deaths, say deported Iraqi asylum seekers - Times Online

A group of Iraqi asylum seekers who were deported after four years in Britain accused the Home Office of sending them to their deaths yesterday, as they surveyed the latest bomb outrage in Baghdad that claimed 155 lives. The men were sent home two ...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

British coup-plotter freed in Equatorial Guinea - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= JOHANNESBURG (AP) â Equatorial Guinea freed a British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries Tuesday after a presidential pardon for their ...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

U.S. jail term for BetOnSports founder - Reuters UK

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The founder of the defunct British online offshore gambling firm BetOnSports, Gary Kaplan, was sentenced to the maximum 51 months in prison for conspiring to ...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Madeleine police plea to web users - MSN UK News

British police have appealed for internet users worldwide to spread a new video aimed at pricking the conscience of the key witness who knows what happened to Madeleine McCann who ...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Government To Disconnect Persistent Illegal Downloaders - Sound-Check Music

The cut-off will be implemented as a "last resort" if web users fail to respond to two warning letters. The measures, which are expected to come into effect in April next year ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband hopes for better British ... - Today's Zaman

Miliband, the first British foreign secretary to visit Russia in five years, said that Britain will continue pressing for justice in the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko, but added that there are other areas where the two nations can work ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

New York Times "Paid Millions" To Release David Rohde From Taliban ... - Huffingtonpost.com

War correspondent Michael Yon, currently in Afghanistan, reports on his Twitter that, according to his sources, the New York Times and its associates paid millions of dollars to secure the release of reporter David Rohde from Taliban capture. # Kept ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

In The Papers 28 October - ElectricNews.net

The Irish Times reports that the solar physics group from Trinity College Dublin wrote software for two experiments, Swap and Lyra, to be conducted by the European Space Agency's Proba-2 satellite. The experiments will monitor solar activity and ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

AlertMe Energy Launches with Google and British Gas - Earthtimes

CAMBRIDGE, England - (Business Wire) AlertMe , the award-winning home energy management service, today announced the launch of AlertMe Energy , giving consumers the ability to monitor their home energy usage online and act on that information to ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

OneMove(TM) Announces Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year End ... - Investors Business Daily

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 28, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- OneMove Technologies Inc. ("OneMove" or the "Company") (OM), a provider of a leading web-based real estate transaction platform and the creator of the largest network of ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

ScanSafe sale nets Balderton $55m - Irish Times

BALDERTON CAPITAL, the venture capital firm led by Irishman Barry Maloney, has netted $54.9 million (€37 million) from the sale of its 30 per cent stake in British web security software group ScanSafe, which was acquired yesterday by internet ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

U. K. students to get education advice via the web - Owen Sound Sun Times

Children in British primary schools as young as nine are to receive advice via sites such as YouTube on their future career paths under a new scheme, the government said yesterday. Under the program designed to help children of all socio-economic ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Morrissey resting after brief hospitalization - CNN

London, England (CNN) -- British singer Morrissey is following doctors' instructions to rest after he collapsed Saturday during a concert and was briefly hospitalized, a message on his Web site said Monday. He was discharged from the hospital Sunday ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Report: British Pilot Dies After Saving Passengers' Lives in Caribbean - Myfoxla.com

Many pages in this Fox Television Stations, Inc. Web site feature links to other sites, some of which are operated by companies unrelated to Fox Television Stations, Inc. Fox Television Stations, Inc. has no control over the content or availability ...


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

British SFO to investigate GT Sale - GhanaHomePage

The head of Britain's Serious Fraud Office has asked his officials to look into allegations of irregularities in Vodafone's African dealings. It is understood director Richard Alderman has instructed SFO investigators to gather intelligence ...


Monday, November 02, 2009

Somali pirates to put British couple on other ship - The Guardian

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) â A Somali pirate claiming to speak on behalf of a group holding a British couple says they will move the couple to another hijacked ship with other ...


Monday, November 02, 2009

Our normal revolutions: 1989 and change in our time - Open Democracy

What were the revolutions of 1989? Timothy Garton Ash has a review article in the NYRB on a large clutch of accounts of that year, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the end of ...


Monday, November 02, 2009

Web access block threatened in piracy fight - Reuters UK

WATFORD, England (Reuters) - Britain is set to push ahead with a controversial new law to clamp down on illegal file sharing that would start with a series of warning letters and ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

An instant mob: online retribution is swift - Times Online

By his own admission, it was a cold-blooded killing. When AA Gill described last week how he shot a baboon while in Tanzania, he didn't disguise his motive. He shot it to see ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr: Web gets taste for biting baby - Technology.timesonline

It may be child's play but it has made Harry and Charlie Davies-Carr two of the most recognisable Britons in the world ? and earned their parents tens of thousands of pounds. A ...


Sunday, November 01, 2009

Ain't life fadtastic? The A to Z of fads - The Independent

Thank goodness that common sense deserts us from time to time. Imagine how lacking in sparkle our everyday existences would be if we didn't occasionally make absurd decisions, such ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Top 100 defining cultural moments of the noughties - Daily Telegraph

Two stories seeem to sit at the heart of it all. The first is technology: the explosion in self-expression that we have witnessed has only been made possible by the boom in ways of ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Google 'OneBox' music search launches - but in the US only - Metro.co.uk

The search giant has partnered with music streaming services from MySpace and LaLa to give music fans an easier way to find, sample and buy songs online, from a regular Google ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Vatican: talks with traditionalists will continue - The Guardian

VATICAN CITY (AP) â The Vatican says talks with a group of breakaway traditionalist Catholics were held in a "cordial, respectful and constructive climate" and will continue ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

Vatican aims to reintegrate traditionalists - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= VATICAN CITY (AP) â The Vatican begins talks Monday to bring a group of breakaway traditionalist Catholics back under its wing, nine months after the ...


Saturday, October 31, 2009

British Pilot Hailed A Hero After Sea Crash - Sky.com

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. Robert Mansell, 32, originally from Knowle in the ...


Friday, October 30, 2009

Our Normal Revolutions: 1989 and change in our time - Open Democracy

What were the revolutions of 1989? Timothy Garton Ash has a review article in the NYRB on a large clutch of accounts of that year, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the end of ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Lord Mandelson sets date for blocking filesharers' internet ... - The Guardian

Peter Mandelson: days of consequence-free illegal filesharing are over. Photograph: Stephen Hird Reuters Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, warned internet users today that ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

EastEnders makes internet spin-off - Chichester Observer

Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button. EastEnders is venturing beyond TV screens, with an online spin-off series which will take a fresh ...


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Image rights warning for small businesses - Reading Evening Post

With an increasing number of businesses using the world wide web, the FSB has issued a reminder about the danger of using images without permission. As soon as a work (like a ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

AlertMe measures home energy consumption - PC Advisor

AlertMe has unveiled a new service that lets Brits monitor their home energy usage from any PC with web access. AlertMe Energy comprises a meter reader that clips onto your ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Today in History - Oct. 28 - The Guardian

The Associated Press= Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2009. There are 64 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty ...


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Internet animation: Draw it yourself - The Independent

From the bristling fur of Fantastic Mr Fox to the rag dolls of the forthcoming Tim Burton-produced animation 9 and the low-fi puppets of Where the Wild Things Are, directed by ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Business Diary: Will Hugh watch Asda's cheapie chickens? - The Independent

Asda has potentially risked the wrath of ethical food groups and the celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall by launching a £2 chicken promotion. The Wal-Mart-owned grocer ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

WIFE'S DEATH 'A TRAGIC ACCIDENT' - Daily Express

A British man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in a French lake, has gone back to court to protest his innocence and claim her death was a "tragic accident ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tweeting free speech - BBC

Available to listen. The social network site, Twitter, rides to the rescue of the Guardian, a British newspaper gagged from reporting a controversial subject. SCIENCE OF THE WEB ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

New Alan Turing drama to debut on The Independent - The Independent

A fictionalised account of the final moments in the life of Alan Turing is to be premiered via The Independent website this weekend. In the first collaboration of its kind between ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Alleged BNP member list is leaked - BBC UK News

A document apparently listing thousands of British National Party members has been posted on the internet. They include former senior members of the military, doctors and academics ...


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Billionaire Raj Rajaratnam says he's 'entirely innocent' of insider ... - Daily Telegraph

Raj Rajaratnam, the British educated billionaire hedge fund manager arrested for alleged insider trading last week, has told his investors and employees that he is 'entirely ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Surprisingly, parts of cyberspace are teenager-free zones - The Guardian

THE OLD SAYING that "if you're not thoroughly confused you don't fully understand the situation" applies with a vengeance to our new media ecosystem. Take the strange case of ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Tony Blair for President - MSN UK News

Like his mentor Bill Clinton, tony Blair is poised to become the comeback kid of his generation. Europe's chattering class is currently buzzing with speculation that the former ...


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Diabetes UK: 7m in UK have 'prediabetes' - Politics.co.uk

An estimated seven million people in the UK have prediabetes¹ - an under-diagnosed condition¹ that puts them up to 15 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes²,³ ...


Thursday, October 22, 2009

FTSE gains as optimism on Q3 earnings returns - The Guardian

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index gained 1.1 percent early on Monday, driven by strength in commodity stocks and banks as optimism about the third quarter ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

UK govt in uproar over exposure given far right - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) â To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party riding a wave of electoral success has been invited to participate in a ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Despite claims, U.K. did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, scholar says (PhysOrg)

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has passed as fact among historians, journalists and politicians, and has been recounted everywhere from tourist guidebooks to the floor of the U.S. Congress: British forces used chemical weapons on Iraqis just after World War I.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Apple rings up record results for iPhone - The Guardian

Some stand on street corners consulting e-maps. Some are glued to live football scores. Others play Scrabble or pretend they are Sonic the Hedgehog. The dotcom dream of pocket ...


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

BBC Features White Supremacist Party (CBS News)

Many in Britain Outraged at Inclusion of Far-Right British National Party on Prime-Time Politics Show


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

British white supremacist party gets invite to BBC program (CTV.ca)

To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party that recently upped its vote share in elections is about to have a platform on prime-time TV, on a BBC political debate show.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

New 'BNP list' is revealed on web (The Sun)

A LIST 'naming' 1000s of British National Party members has been posted on the internet


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact (AP via Yahoo! News)

The world has less than two months to agree on how to avoid catastrophic global warming whose impact would be felt for generations, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, a stark warning that puts pressure on the United States to finalize its position before this year's global climate conference in Denmark.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

British newspaper column about Boyzone singer's death sparks rage on Twitter (San Jose Mercury News)

LONDON ? Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Former British spy goes to Supreme Court as part of bid to overturn ban on publishing memoirs (Brandon Sun)

LONDON - A former senior British spy appealed to Britain's highest court Monday as part of an effort to publish an account of his career in espionage.


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Finland makes fast broadband a legal right - Daily Telegraph

Even the citizens of remote, rural parts of Finland will be legally entitled to a minimum broadband connection speed of one megabit per second, rising to 100 megabits ber second by ...


Sunday, October 18, 2009

House of Commons computer used to hide past of Tory ally Kaminski - The Guardian

The Tories were last night accused of a "systematic cover-up" when it emerged that someone at the House of Commons had deleted internet details about a key European ally with a far ...


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Ed Miliband puts Jack Straw - Daily Mail

Cabinet young gun Ed Miliband made a monkey of veteran Labour leadership rival Jack Straw when worldwide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee made a Downing Street presentation.


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Personal Investor: would Tesco bring in headhunters? - Times Online

Headhunter is one of those alarm-bell words. In common with expressions such as "profit warning", "strategic importance" and "corporate jet", it is enough to instil ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Conservatives Launch Spotify Advertising Campaign - Sound-Check Music

The Conservatives are hoping to snare the younger British vote by advertising on Spotify. A 40 second advert will air in-between songs for a week from next Wednesday (October 21 ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

How art climbed out of its box: John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Damien ... - Daily Telegraph

This has been the most exciting week all year in the British art calendar. At least one major exhibition opened each day, and Frieze, London's annual commercial art juggernaut ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

TalkTalk stages file-sharing WiFi stunt - Digital Spy

TalkTalk has staged a wireless stunt aimed at exposing the naivety of the government's plan to cut off persistent file-sharers. Business secretary Lord Mandelson wants to beef up ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

Our new Tory Lords? - Open Democracy

What does Sir Richard Dannatt, the former Chief of the Defence Staff who is to be David Cameron's military adviser with a seat in the House of Lords, have in common with ...


Saturday, October 17, 2009

Depeche Mode deny concert faux pas - MSN UK News

A representative of Depeche Mode denied reports that the British band's lead singer inadvertently shouted out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru. The Peruvian media buzzed ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

Depeche Mode denies concert faux pas - Belfast Telegraph

A representative of Depeche Mode denied reports that the British band's lead singer inadvertently shouted out to the wrong country at a concert in Peru. The Peruvian media buzzed ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

UPDATE 4-Sainsbury shares jump as Qatari bid talk revives - Life Style Extra

LONDON DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - J Sainsbury Plc shares leapt as much as 20 percent on Thursday on talk Qatar's sovereign wealth fund was planning a renewed offer for the British ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

RPT-UPDATE 3-Sainsbury shares jump as Qatari bid talk revives - Life Style Extra

LONDON DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - J Sainsbury Plc shares leapt as much as 20 percent on Thursday on talk Qatar's sovereign wealth fund was planning a renewed offer for the British ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

10 other ways to use - BBC UK News

If Sir Tim Berners-Lee had his time again he'd probably leave out. Tenpin bowlers use The two forward slashes at the start of URLs are pretty pointless, says the British ...


Friday, October 16, 2009

Martha Lane Fox: fixing the holes in Britain's net - The Guardian

Behind the desk where Martha Lane Fox works at the Digital Inclusion Task Force -- in an office right next door to Private Eye in Soho, London -- is a map with a handful of tags ...


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Twitter users undermine attempt to gag UK media - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) â Bloggers and Twitter users thwarted a legal attempt Tuesday to stop Britain's media from reporting the questions posed by a lawmaker in ...


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Free speech battle pits mom vs. Web (Chicago Tribune)

Buffalo Grove village trustee seeks identity of person who posted 'disturbing' comment about her son During a rough-and-tumble election last spring, someone anonymously posted "deeply disturbing" online comments about the teenage son of Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone. Now, she is waging a legal battle to learn the identity of that person -- known to her as "Hipcheck16."


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Web creator apologises for his strokes (Australian IT)

A LIGHT has been shone on one of the great mysteries of the internet. What is the point of the two slashes infront of the "www"?


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Japan's mobiles: Packed with features (Independent)

Once upon a time, Japanese commuters left home in the morning clutching a newspaper and a boxed bento lunch. Today, the list is more elaborate: MP3 player, 3.2 megapixel camera, navigation system, digital TV tuner and web browser with download speeds faster than most British home broadband connections -- all squeezed into a palm-sized device that costs about the price of a good sushi meal.


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Marks & Spencer May Speed Up Non-U.K., Web Retail (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the clothing retailer fighting two years of declining sales in its home British market, may announce plans for more international stores tomorrow.


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Iran Gives British Museum 2-Month Deadline Over Cyrus Cylinder (Bloomberg)

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will stop all mutual cooperation with the British Museum unless an ancient artifact, the Cyrus Cylinder, is loaned to the National Museum of Iran within the next two months.


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

BSkyB says to launch online music service - The Independent

British pay-TV giant BSkyB said Monday it will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes ...


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Swine flu blog: Why all the interest - Whitehaven News and Star

I'd intended to start today on the coverage of the vaccine - but I need to get one thing off my chest first (if you'll pardon the flu analogy). Log on to any swine flu discussion ...


Monday, October 12, 2009

Sky hits out at BBC over web TV funding (Financial Times)

British Sky Broadcasting has accused the BBC of "riding a coach and horses" through the nascent market for internet TV by investing licence-fee payers' money in Project Canvas, a planned successor to Freeview.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Gately, of Irish boy band Boyzone, dies in Spain (AP via Yahoo! News)

Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site. He was 33.


Monday, October 12, 2009

New York Cheer for a Friend in Harm's Way (New York Times)

Deconstructing a care package headed to a friend serving with the British Army in Afghanistan.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Gately of Irish boy band Boyzone dies in Mallorca (AP via Yahoo! News)

Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation in Spain, the group said on its Web site Sunday. He was 33.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Massive E-Mail Phishing Attack Hits Web (Enterprise Security Today)

Phishers have moved beyond Hotmail and posted thousands of e-mail details from other sites, including Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Mail, Verizon and others. It's unclear who may be behind the attacks, but security researchers warn that the phishing could be the first step toward a bigger Web attack.


Monday, October 12, 2009

British Fugitive Child Sex Offender Arrested in Greece (Fox News)

Greek police say they have arrested a fugitive British child sex offender on the southern resort island of Crete.


Monday, October 12, 2009

British Legion club under threat (BBC News)

Members of a British Legion club in Oxford say it could be forced to close over an unpaid £52,000 tax bill.


Monday, October 12, 2009

British ISP offers self-managing MPLS box (TechWorld)

Security features bundled into cloud-based device A British ISP has developed a software-based security and networking box that enables companies to self-manage their MPLS connections.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Iran May Cut Ties With British Museum Over Loan, Press TV Says (Bloomberg)

Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will sever all ties with the British Museum unless an ancient artifact, the Cyrus Cylinder, is loaned to the National Museum of Iran, state-run Press TV reported on its Web site.


Sunday, October 11, 2009

British studio chief to rescue Hollywood - Times Online

When Donna Langley was appointed co-chairman of Universal Pictures last week, making her the first Briton to run a Hollywood studio since David Puttnam's brief stint at Columbia ...


Thursday, October 08, 2009

Guy Ritchie says he still loves "retarded" Madonna - Reuters UK

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Call it delayed reaction. A year after Madonna called him "emotionally retarded," former husband Guy Ritchie said in an Esquire magazine interview that hit ...


Thursday, October 08, 2009

Bogus asylum seeker jailed - Times Online

An African mother whose fight to remain in the UK with her British-born son was raised by members of the House of Commons and Scottish Parliament was jailed for 18 months yesterday ...


Thursday, October 08, 2009

Ex-army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt to advise Tories on defence - The Guardian

It is believed David Cameron will award Dannatt a peerage so the former head of the British army can take up the role


Wednesday, October 07, 2009

7Digital launches in the US, undercutting iTunes - Daily Telegraph

Big UK web music store, 7digital, launches in the US and Canada today, with high hopes of taking on iTunes's dominance by undercutting its prices.


Wednesday, October 07, 2009

When sceptics fight back - BBC UK News

Conspiracy theorists have used the internet to co-ordinate increasingly slick attacks on the accepted versions of events, but now a group of scientists and sceptics has decided it ...


Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Hotmail users advised to change passwords following information theft - The Guardian

Hotmail users are being advised to change their passwords, after thousands of account details were posted online. A list containing more than 10,000 apparently genuine account ...


Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Microsoft investigates Hotmail 'security breach of 10,000 accounts' - Times Online

Thousands of passwords from Hotmail, the world's most popular e-mail service, have been hacked and posted online, according to reports today. Microsoft, which owns the e-mail ...


Tuesday, October 06, 2009

UK Internet surfers spend 30 hours a week online - MacWorld UK

On average UK residents spend around 30 hours a week online, according to uSwitch . According to the comparison website, the average person spends five hours a day online during ...


Sunday, October 04, 2009

Spider survey set to record bumper crop - The Guardian

A big increase in spiders is expected to be recorded in this year's survey. Photograph: Stefan Sollfors Science Factio After months of gloom about the environment and Britain's ...


Saturday, October 03, 2009

Labour's control orders and a system undergoing a legal and practical ... - Daily Mail

Control orders, the system of secret courts and house arrests introduced by the Government in 2005, are there to protect us from dangerous terrorists. That is what the Government ...


Friday, October 02, 2009

Electricité de France May Sell British Unit (New York Times)

The French power company is seeking to reduce its debt load, and EDF Energy, its British power distribution unit, is valued at over $5.8 billion.


Friday, October 02, 2009

Lockerbie Bomber: 'New Evidence Clears Me' - Sky.com

On a website set up to give details of the appeal that he eventually dropped, Abdel Basset al Megrahi has attacked the credibility of the witness whose testimony convicted him ...


Friday, October 02, 2009

EDF Considers Sale of British Power Network (New York Times)

Electricité de France , the giant French electricity generator, said Friday that it was considering how to dispose of its British power distribution unit, EDF Energy, worth over 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion), in order to reduce debt.


Friday, October 02, 2009

Anne Frank museum launches YouTube channel - The Guardian

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) â The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedicated to her on YouTube ...


Friday, October 02, 2009

British Airways To Approach EU on Antitrust Immunity Concerns (Novinite.com)

UK carrier British Airways will address concerns that the EU has raised over their bid to gain antitrust immunity. Antitrust immunity would allow British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA to work more closely on pricing and bypass monopoly laws.


Friday, October 02, 2009

EU Warns American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia of Antitrust Concerns (Novinite.com)

The EC has sent antitrust complaints to American Airlines, British Airways, and Spain's Iberia regarding a proposed trans-Atlantic alliance.


Friday, October 02, 2009

British Airways To Address EU Concerns On Antitrust Immunity (Nasdaq)

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. carrier British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) Friday said it will address concerns that the E.U. has raised over their bid to gain antitrust immunity.


Friday, October 02, 2009

Gandhi appears as a Google doodle - The Guardian

The web search engine Google has decorated its home page -- seen by millions of people every day as they go there to search the internet - with a sketch of Mahatma Gandhi, who was ...


Friday, October 02, 2009

eGain Fuels Knowledge-Powered Customer Service at British Gas (dBusinessNews.com)

EGAN.OB ) , the leading provider of on-site and on-demand multichannel customer service and knowledge management software, today announced that British Gas, the UK's foremost energy provider has implemented eGain® KnowledgeAgent ? (Advanced) .


Friday, October 02, 2009

eGain Fuels Knowledge-Powered Customer Service at British Gas (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

SLOUGH, UK--(Marketwire - 10 01 09) - eGain (OTC.BB: EGAN - News ), the leading provider of on-site and on-demand multichannel customer service and knowledge management software, today announced that British Gas, the UK's foremost energy provider has implemented eGain KnowledgeAgent(TM) (Advanced). Powered by eGain's patented Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) technology, the knowledge management system ...


Friday, October 02, 2009

eGain Fuels Knowledge-Powered Customer Service at British Gas (ContactCenterWorld.com)

Slough, United Kingdom - 1 st October 2009 - eGain, the provider of on-site and on-demand multichannel customer service and knowledge management software, today announced that British Gas, the UK's foremost energy provider has implemented eGain(R) KnowledgeAgent? (Advanced).


Friday, October 02, 2009

Britain asks Schwarzenegger to close prostitute web site (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A British government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Back to the Vic for a knees-up: Lacey Turner and Kara Tointon clinch ... - Daily Mail

It was big night for the gang from Walford last night as the show clinched an impressive seven trophies at the Inside Soap Awards. Leading the drama's winners was Lacey Turner, who ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Eastenders clean up at last night's Inside Soap Awards - The Independent

EastEnders took home top honours at last night's Inside Soap Awards, as well as a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner. The Walford soap beat Coronation Street by ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Notts County money men behind a tangled web of confused companies - The Guardian

Notts County's executive chairman, Peter Trembling, pictured with Sven-Goran Eriksson at Meadow Lane in July. Photograph: Paul Ellis AFP Getty Images What a bewildering web of ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Orange capture of iPhone heralds Christmas price war - The Guardian

It will join a host of other touchscreen mobile phones that will hit the British high street in the run-up to the festive season, all aimed at persuading British mobile phone users ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

EastEnders triumphs at soap awards - Ananova

EastEnders has scooped the top honours at this year's Inside Soap Awards including a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater. The BBC1 series ...


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

EastEnders triumphs at Inside Soap Awards - Daily Telegraph

EastEnders won best storyline for the death of Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace) pictured with her screen mother Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Janus) Photo: BBC The Walford soap beat ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

EastEnders triumphs at soap awards - The Guardian

EastEnders has scooped the top honours at this year's Inside Soap Awards including a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater. The BBC1 series ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

In Pictures: Eastenders triumphs at Inside Soap Awards - Belfast Telegraph

EastEnders took home top honours at tonight's Inside Soap Awards, as well as a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner. The Walford soap beat Coronation Street by ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Genesis preps live sets as hall of fame vote nears (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks isn't taking his tuxedo to the dry cleaner yet. But he's hoping that the British prog rockers, who are on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, wind up collecting trophies at the March 15 induction ceremony in New York City.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

TackleTek Web Vote - New Anglers Found! (FISHINGmagic)

TackleTek Web Vote - New Anglers Found! The TackleTek web vote to find the lucky sponsored anglers has now been completed and we have two winners that will be supported by TackleTek including a female sponsored angler!


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

EastEnders' Inside Soap triumph - MSN UK News

EastEnders claimed top honours at the Inside Soap Awards, as well as a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner. The Walford soap beat Coronation Street by winning ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Sina, Focus Media $1.66 billion deal likely dead (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A $1.66 billion deal between Focus Media Holding Ltd. and Sina Corp., an operator of Chinese language Web sites, is likely dead after the companies said Monday they won't extend a deadline for closing the transaction.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Inside Soap Awards - Waveguide

EastEnders has scooped the top honours at this year's Inside Soap Awards including a fourth consecutive Best Actress win for Lacey Turner. The BBC soap beat Coronation Street by ...


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

British Airways' London to New York route lets flyers use mobiles (Silicon.com)

Air travellers flying between London and New York won't have to go mobile cold turkey from tomorrow. On Tuesday, BA will go live with an in-flight connectivity service from OnAir, which will see passengers on the all business class route able to use their mobiles to send texts or emails and browse the web.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Latest al Qaeda message eulogizes deceased leader (CNN)

A purported audio message from Al Qaeda's second-in-command appeared on radical Islamist Web sites on Sunday eulogizing Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Pakistani Taliban.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Oh, what a golden web we weave (Independent Online)

A British art historian has created what is believed to be the world's largest and rarest piece of cloth made entirely from golden spider silk. [PICTURES]


Monday, September 28, 2009

Lifting the Veil of Mere Pixel Perfection (New York Times)

Lawmakers in Britain and France are trying to get marketers to acknowledge the tweaking done to the photos of models in magazines.


Monday, September 28, 2009

William Safire, speechwriter, NY columnist, dies (AP via Yahoo! News)

William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who feared no politician or corner of the English language, died Sunday at age 79.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Looking at the World With a Merciless Eye (New York Times)

Lawmakers in Britain and France are proposing ways to signal when a model has been made to look unhealthily skinny.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Abby Park Restaurant Debuts in Milton, Massachusetts (Hospitality Design)

Restaurant designer Steve Todisco and BKA Architects have partnered for Abby Park restaurant in Milton, Massachusetts. The style is reminiscent of the Milton Abbey in Dorset, England, with its classic British touches, complemented by a contemporary flair.


Monday, September 28, 2009

British Soldier Killed on Patrol in Afghanistan, Ministry Says (Bloomberg)

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said a British soldier from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh was killed today in Afghanistan.


Monday, September 28, 2009

The British bereaved by the Afghanistan war (Times Online)

As soldier after soldier is killed in the conflict, how do their grieving relatives pick up the pieces and carry on?


Monday, September 28, 2009

'POSERS: Yogastyles of the Movers and Shakers' a Celebrity Yoga Web-Series Now Available From Yogamatic.com! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LOS ANGELES----"POSERS: Yogastyles of the Movers and Shakers" is an edgy new web-series, documenting a wide array of vibrant Los Angeles personalities! Actors, Musicians, Captains of Industry, and Instructors who offer their take on Yoga and what it means to practice!


Monday, September 28, 2009

FIFA warns of fake tickets (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

FIFA is warning soccer fans to beware of fake tickets for next year's World Cup in South Africa as it cracks down on fraudulent Internet sales. In a statement Friday, soccer's world governing body said it was working with international authorities to address the problem. It praised in particular British efforts to shut down Web sites selling fraudulent tickets.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Investment Column: Buy goody-two-shoes JD Sports Fashion - The Independent

JD Sports Fashion has been the goody two-shoes of the sportswear sector recently. While rival JJB nearly went bankrupt this year and Sports Direct became embroiled in a potentially ...


Monday, September 28, 2009

US bringing most traffic growth to UK news sites - The Guardian

paidContent:UK: Hitwise says traffic to British news sites from America is growing nearly seven times as fast as that domestically. By Robert Andrews


Friday, September 25, 2009

James Murdoch's (and News Corp.'s) War on the BBC - MSN UK News

James Murdoch, much like his father, Rupert, is a champion of market values. As such, he knows his enemy: it's the venerable BBC. And the chief executive of the vast News Corp. in ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

'Tweeting' medics expose patients - BBC Health

Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association found examples of web gossip by trainee doctors sharing private patient stories and details. Over half of 78 US medical ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Are dinosaur managers and poor teaching holding back Digital Britain? (Silicon.com)

More must be done to convince grey-haired business leaders to embrace web 2.0 developments, a panel of experts has warned. A panel assembled by the British Computer Society (BCS) were asked to consider whether IT could lead the UK out of recession. But it warned the UK's potential around technology - and thus the potential of IT to drive economic recovery - is being held back by the current crop ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Obama adviser gets Olympics advice from former British PM ahead of Olympics meeting (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON - A senior adviser to the president is getting advice on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid from a high-profile source. An administration official says Valerie Jarrett met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in New York Tuesday.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

GE, Plutonic Power Move Closer to Purchasing Largest Wind Power Project Under Construction in British Columbia (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2009) - GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE:GE), and Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX:PCC) have moved a step closer to purchasing the 144-megawatt Dokie Ridge Wind Project, the largest wind farm under construction in British Columbia, from EarthFirst Canada Inc. GE and Plutonic have completed their due ...


Thursday, September 24, 2009

British Airways CEO Backs IATA Agreement To Cut C02 Emissions (Nasdaq)

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- British Airways PLC's (BAY.LN) chief executive will Tuesday back an International Air Transport Association agreement to slash the aviation industry's net carbon emissions by 50% by 2050.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

British pop divided in file sharing debate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Top British pop acts disagreed on Monday over how to tackle illegal file sharers, with singer Lily Allen challenging a new statement from a group of artists that includes Annie Lennox and Radiohead.


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Official: more business trips = more profit - Times Online

Airlines are having a tough time of it, that's for sure, and nowhere are they hurting more than at the front of the plane. It is no surprise, then, to see two British airlines ...


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Climate change: Protesters unite with the world in Global Wake Up Call - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

PROTESTERS outside Peterborough Town Hall joined hundreds of thousands of others worldwide in a 10-minute demonstration calling for action on climate change. About 40 campaigners ...


Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Brixton Currency Aims To Keep Cash Local - Ananova

Money that can only be spent in Brixton, south London, is being launched later, adding the area to a club of three other British towns with their own currencies. One Brixton Pound ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Public school teacher jailed for lesbian trysts can still meet victim ... - Daily Mail

Teacher Helen Goddard has been jailed for 15 months for having sex with an underage female pupil A public school music teacher was today jailed for lesbian sex with a 15-year-old ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

British pop divided in file sharing debate - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Top British pop acts disagreed on Monday over how to tackle illegal file sharers, with singer Lily Allen challenging a new statement from a group of artists that ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Stephen Pollard: Flair in the community - The Guardian

Stephen Pollard, the new editor of the Jewish Chronicle. Commissioned for Media Photograph: Sarah Lee In his final leader for the Daily Express, on the problems of the British ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Defeated? The unions are still - Daily Mail

One of the many falsehoods about Margaret Thatcher is that she defeated the trades unions. They have never been so powerful. But their power takes a new form. Stringent employment ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Offering your thoughts at the talk shop - The Guardian

This is an experiment. And we want you to take part. Every year for the past 16, government ministers, business leaders, trade unionists, NGO chiefs, journalists, academics and ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

Nick Clegg Q&A at the Lib Dem conference - as it happened - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). 2.24pm: Nick Clegg will do a question-and-answer session at the conference this afternoon. It's going to start ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

New trojan virus poses online banking threat - Times Online

Cyber criminals have created a highly sophisticated trojan virus that steals online banking log-in details from infected computers. The Clampi virus, which is spreading rapidly ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

Comment: The law that shames Britain - Politics.co.uk

The Association of British Insurers is the trade body for insurance companies with around 400 members. Today, the Lib Dems voted to combat Britain's libel laws. It's about time ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

Government unveils plans to close UK's 'libel floodgates' - Times Online

Plans to clamp down on internet libel and libel tourism will be unveiled by ministers today. Newspapers at present face the prospect of endless libel suits which can be lodged ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

British TV firm dumps Silverlight - The Register

In a blow to Microsoft, ITV has switched the technology powering its web streaming service from Silverlight to Adobe's more widely installed Flash. It's understood the move ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

France to vote on new piracy bill - BBC Technology

The French National Assembly will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to allow the authorities to cut illegal downloaders off from the web. The hard-line policy has drawn worldwide ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Web recycling groups split (Financial Times)

The strength of the UK's grass-roots recycling efforts has become apparent in the past two weeks as an acrimonious split has emerged between British members of the Freecycle Network and its US founders.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Skype founders file another suit over eBay sale (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The founders of Skype fired another salvo Friday against online auction giant eBay's plans to sell the Web communications service.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Research and Markets: United Kingdom 2009 - British Exporters CD Gives You Unrivalled Searching Power (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "United Kingdom 2009 - British Exporters CD" directory to their offering.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

British Airways Confirms Talks With JAL On Oneworld Alliance (Nasdaq)

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) said Friday its senior management had spoken to Japan Airlines Corp (9205.TO), or JAL, in order to try and persuade the Japanese carrier not to leave the Oneworld global airline alliance.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Students Get 30 Pound, 30 Dollar Windows 7 (OSNews)

"Starting October 1--and for a limited time--those in the U.K. will be able to preorder Windows 7 for 30 British pounds, according to a Microsoft Web site. In a Twitter posting, Microsoft said that U.S. college students will be able to get the software for $30, but the Web site it linked to does not yet have details on the offer. 'This offer is specifically designed for those students who are ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

British Sri Lankan Forum holds demo against Channel - 4 (Daily News)

A demonstration against the Channel-4 Television Corporation organised by the British Sri Lankan Forum (BSLF) was held on September 5 from 11 am to 2 pm in London.


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Canadian Court of Appeals Decides Website Linking Isn't Libelous (Slashdot)

inject_hotmail.com writes "I found this promising news over on Michael Geist's website: In an amazing display of wisdom and understanding, British Columbia (Canada) court of appeals (in a split decision) decided that it is not libelous to link to defamatory content. The judge stated that 'there is, in my view, no substantial difference between providing a web address and a mere hyperlink ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

Opera launches beta version of new mobile web browser (Computer Business Review)

Established in 1957, the British Computer Society ... Teneo is an infrastructure optimization company, p ...


Saturday, September 19, 2009

ClaroRead V4 offers range of reading and writing tools for Mac - MacWorld UK

Claro Software has launched ClaroRead V4 for the Mac. ClaroRead V4 breaks down barriers to learning, surfing the web, reading and writing with a raft of new features promise the ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

EBay Calls For Change To Luxury Brand Rules - Ananova

EBay is calling on the European Union to look into antitrust rules affecting the sale of luxury brands. The law allows luxury goods manufacturers to choose who they want to sell ...


Friday, September 18, 2009

SFO believe Iceland may hold JJB clues - This is Money

Serious Fraud Office investigators believe crucial evidence in their probe into sports retailers JJB and Sports Direct is to be found in the archives of Icelandic bank Kaupthing ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

SAS HERO'S ANGER AS BNP SELLS HIS BOOKS - Daily Star

SAS veteran Andy McNab is at war with the BNP after they offered his books in a web auction. The Bravo Two Zero hero said he was sickened when he learned the far-right group had ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

Ivory Coast toxic waste case nears settlement - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) â Commodities trading company Trafigura said Wednesday it is close to reaching a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

Debate over reforms to online defamation laws - Euro News

LONDON (Reuters) -- The government plans to update laws on defamation dating back to the 19th century to make them more suitable for the Internet age, the ministry of justice said ...


Thursday, September 17, 2009

Lily Allen's file-sharing rant - MSN UK News

Lily Allen has hit out at music stars who think internet file-sharing instead of paying for music is fine. The 24-year-old singer launched a rant on her MySpace blog. She said: "I ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Fox News' rabid propagandist Glenn Beck has lured me to America - The Guardian

Glenn Beck . . . When people shouted to camera that 'liberals caused 9 11' he wept tears of pride. Photograph: Mike Mergen AP This weekend, I temporarily moved back to America ...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Tangled Course to Middle East Peace - Middle East Online

The democratically elected Hamas has a large constituency that demands return of lands they believe unfairly taken from them. For this reason, Hamas cannot be expected to recognize ...


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

At 92, Dame Vera Lynn has Britain's No. 1 record - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) â At age 92, Dame Vera Lynn has beaten the Arctic Monkeys and even the Beatles to capture the No. 1 record in Britain. The singer who 70 ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Mark Thompson: 'People want the BBC to step backwards' - The Guardian

In a small office next to the splendid art deco suite commanded by earlier director generals, Mark Thompson is enjoying a bit of historic context. While Lord Reith was enjoying the ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

Why everyone's invited to the tenth birthday bash for Blogger - The Guardian

Forty years ago, the first two computers on the Arpanet, the military network that was the precursor to the internet , exchanged login information. One of them crashed ...


Monday, September 14, 2009

North Wales 'safest' says chief - BBC UK News

The acting chief constable of North Wales Police has used his last blog to claim figures show it is the "safest policing area in England and Wales". Clive Wolfendale pointed to ...


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Meet the polyamorists -- a growing band of people who believe than ... - The Independent

A minority group for those who find strength in numbers. A community for people who like their intimate lives communal. Polyamory -- the practice of openly engaging in multiple ...


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Profile on Derren Brown: Numbers up, but not the game - Scotsman

'IT MAY not work. If it doesn't work, it will be potentially massively embarrassing," said Derren Brown, on the eve of his attempt to predict the winning National Lottery numbers ...


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Michael Gove: Our nation's future hinges on building up our banks ... - Scotland on Sunday Online

HAPPINESS, the Chinese say, is watching your neighbour fall off his roof. And, for many of us, the bigger the neighbour and the higher the roof, the greater the joy. Few roofs were ...


Sunday, September 13, 2009

British metals giant Vedanta ups offer for Asarco - Al Arab Online

British metals giant Vedanta has raised its offer for bankrupt US copper miner Asarco to 2.57 billion dollars in a bid to beat out rival suitor Grupo Mexico. The India-focused ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Opinion: The 10 biggest blog bores - PC Advisor

We've rounded up the 10 web writers who just can't help but ramble on and on. With no restricted number of pages, writers on the web are free to ramble on as much as they like. And ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Iceland banks' fraud trails 'lead to UK' - The Guardian

Leading Icelandic prosecutors met members of the Serious Fraud Office in London today , underlining the strong British dimension in mounting evidence of widespread and substantial ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

Former anti-terror chief: 'Flight restrictions should remain' - The Independent

Restrictions on taking liquids on to planes should stay in place, Britain's former counter-terror chief said today. Andy Hayman, a former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner ...


Saturday, September 12, 2009

'Generation Y-pay?' refuses to pay for downloads - PC Advisor

Less than one in two 16 to 34 years olds believe they should pay to download TV and movies from the web, says The Industry Trust for IP Awareness (Itipa) . Despite this, 74 percent ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Rockers Warn Against Web Piracy Crackdown - Ananova

A group of rock stars has warned the Government it has picked a war "it can never win" if it goes ahead with plans to disconnect illegal file sharers from the web. Members of ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Briton completes 2nd leg of cross-Pacific solo row - The Guardian

SYDNEY (AP) â A British environmentalist attempting to become the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean has completed the second leg of her journey, arriving ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Stars back money for web downloads - MSN UK News

Stars from film and TV have backed a campaign launched encouraging young people to pay for web downloads. The aim of the Connected to British Film and TV campaign is to show people ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Screen stars sing praises of download campaign - yorkshirepost

Stars from film and TV are backing a campaign launched today encouraging young people to pay for web downloads. The aim of the Connected to British Film and TV campaign is to show ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Film and TV stars back 'pay for downloads' campaign - Daily Telegraph

The aim of the Connected to British Film and TV campaign is to show people how the money they spend on cinema tickets, downloads and DVDs helps pay for new shows and films to be ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Honesty test 'should be reviewed' - BBC Science Nature

Researchers say the current "honesty test" used in courts should be reviewed after finding big differences in what is judged to be a dishonest act. A survey of 15,000 people in ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Shock evidence of varying views on dishonesty - yorkshirepost

A NEW study has revealed wide differences in what men and women view as dishonest, casting new light on how juries view the evidence in criminal trials. Women are more likely to ...


Friday, September 11, 2009

Can victory for President Karzai be taken as legitimate? - Times Online

Western diplomats have been afraid of this predicament ever since the poll results began to come in, with an apparent lead for President Karzai accompanied by a torrent of ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Commandos rescue Times reporter in Afghanistan - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= KABUL (AP) â During the first two days' of captivity, The New York Times reporter and his Afghan translator were optimistic about being released ...


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Hit & Run: Giving a lift the American way - The Independent

Christopher Bridges is perhaps most famous for having "hoes in different area codes" but it appears that the Grammy Award-winning rapper better known as Ludacris also has a heart ...


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Illegal Downloads 'Harm Brit Film Industry' - Ananova

TV and movie stars are backing a campaign asking web surfers to pay for their downloads. Nick Moran, Noel Clarke and Tamzin Outhwaite are among those stressing the importance of ...


Saturday, September 05, 2009

Jews who escaped Nazis as kids recreate train trip - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) â Elderly Holocaust survivors were reunited at a London railway station Friday with the man who saved them on the eve of World War II â ...


Friday, September 04, 2009

Lord Turner v Mayor Johnson: Is the financial services industry too ... - Daily Telegraph Blogs

Politicians and other public officials enjoy commenting on the proper quantities of things. It is a rare day when you do not learn from some important person that we do something ...


Friday, September 04, 2009

Web campaign calls on Americans to boycott Scotland - The Guardian

Unless the Scottish government rescinds this decision to release al-Megrahi, and if the British parliament continues to avoid intervening in the matter, we urge all Americans to ...


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Google mail suffers widespread outage - Reuters UK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service on Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service. Google said ...


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

They were right to keep an eye on Red Sam - Times Online

When he wasn't quite 11 years old, my father was awoken in the middle of the night by eight soldiers with fixed bayonets. He and his mother were told to get dressed, but not to ...


Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Cleantech, Technology & Media tipped as highest growth sectors by 2020 - PublicTechnology.net

Cleantech and renewables are expected to become two of the most important sectors of the economy according to a survey of UK business leaders, commissioned by the department for ...


Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Dodgy pills from the web. High-risk surgery. Why do bright, successful ... - Daily Mail

There are some conversations you remember vividly in life. Being dumped by your first love, proposed to by a new love or - if you're me - discovering diet pills are being sold on ...


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Jamie T is back with The Chaka Demus - Times Online

Between deep draughts of lager and nips outside for quick lugs on a cig, Jamie T holds court in a west London pub looking every inch the dishevelled diarist of London life his fans ...


Sunday, August 30, 2009

What are the odds youll die this year: New Web site ranks your risk (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

APPLETON Want to know what the chances are you could die within a year and by what cause


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mayor, 'The Wire,' politics entangled in fake Web site (Baltimore Sun)

Brit replicates city's Web site to have Dixon comment on 'The Wire' Baltimore officials are investigating a fake City Hall Web page that duped news media on both sides of the Atlantic into reporting that Mayor Sheila Dixon had chastised a high-ranking British official for comparing crime there to that in Baltimore.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Noel Gallagher says he's leaving British band Oasis (The Jackson Sun)

LONDON ? Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he's leaving the British pop band because he can't work "a day longer" with his brother Liam. A statement from Gallagher on the band's Web site says he's leaving the group "with some sadness and great relief."


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hoax Gets Dixon Involved In British Politics (WBAL-TV Baltimore)

City officials are trying to sort out how Baltimore's mayor was made to look like she'd stepped in the middle of British politics.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Governments of Canada and British Columbia Help Older Workers Get New Jobs (Marketwire)

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2009) - The governments of Canada and British Columbia are working in partnership to help older workers remain active in the workforce by jointly investing over $30 million and extending the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers until March 2012. This support will help up to 3,000 unemployed older workers in British Columbia acquire new skills ...


Sunday, August 30, 2009

Is death knocking at your door? Check odds on the Web (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

The Internet is full of information, oddities, porn and now, thanks to a Web site developed by researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University, a way for users to determine their chances of dying within the next year.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

British Hacker's Supporters Battle Extradition to U.S. (Washington Post)

LONDON, Aug. 27 -- Supporters of autistic British computer hacker Gary McKinnon attempted to rally support on Thursday for the man who is fighting extradition to the United States to face federal charges in Virginia and New Jersey for penetrating dozens of U.S. government computers.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

New Web Site Predicts When, How You Will Die (Fox News)

A new web site claims to give the odds on you dying next year, or for whatever period you select, based on a few simple questions.


Sunday, August 30, 2009

British govt proposes to cut copyright infringers' Web access (Network World)

A British government proposal that would require Internet service providers to cut off Web access to those found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video is evoking protest in that country.


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Charmer turned 'sadistic' on lover - The Independent

A charmer who swept a Swedish shop assistant off her feet before beginning a "sadistic" campaign of violence and torture was today jailed indefinitely. Amanda Estay-Lilja, 26, fell ...


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Good Evans - Harry reminds us of the journalism we lose at our peril - The Guardian

Harry Evans , the much-respected grand old man of British journalism, is worried about the current state of our trade and the direction it appears to be taking. He writes: "The two ...


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Gaddafi son says time to move on from Lockerbie - Reuters AlertNet

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The reformist son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called for closer business ties with Britain, saying it is time to move on from the argument about ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

James Harkin: 'Big Brother' may be over but we still love watching ... - The Independent

Year 10: It's 8am on Wednesday morning, and Half-wit has been called to the diary room. The news is not good. After the initial novelty, he is informed by the anonymous ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Inside a city of dreams: Sebastian Faulks on money, morality and ... - The Independent

From hedge-fund scams to jihadi cells and online games, Sebastian Faulks's landmark novel of modern London portrays a people lost in worlds of their own. Strange as it may sound ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Week in geek: Christopher Nolan's Inception trailer is far from ... - The Guardian

You have to hand it to Christopher Nolan . Where other directors of blockbuster films only have to open their mouths for the controversy to come spilling out, the Dark Knight ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

UK Bosses Tip Cleantech, Technology and Media to be the Three Highest ... - eGov Monitor

A new survey of UK business leaders, commissioned by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills shows cleantech and renewables are expected to become two of the most ...


Friday, August 28, 2009

Time Warner Cable to test TV on the Internet: report - Reuters UK

(Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc has signed up at least seven large media companies for a test that will offer television programs on the Internet to paying subscribers, the Wall ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Wikipedia: The wisdom of crowds - The Guardian

In 1403 the most powerful emperor of the Ming dynasty ordered the compilation of a great record of all human knowledge. Completed in less than a decade, the Yongle encyclopedia ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

Dragon's Den: James Caan live webchat - This is Money

Put your questions to Dragon's Den star James Caan in a live web chat to help encourage innovation in small businesses today. Dragon: James Caan will be answering questions live ...


Thursday, August 27, 2009

A victim of its own success: why Big Brother had to be evicted - The Independent

Love it or hate it, and there are plenty in both camps, Big Brother has changed our world. The activities of the show's housemates were not only the stuff of countless tabloid ...


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Quest launched to find 'lost' birds - Bird Life International

BirdLife International is launching a global bid to try to confirm the continued existence of 47 species of bird that have not been seen for up to 184 years. The list of ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

FDA probes liver damage with weight loss pill alli - The Guardian

AP Business Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking alli, the only nonprescription weight loss ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Reality TV contestant wanted for murder mutilation of Playboy model ... - The Independent

The Reality TV contestant, Ryan Jenkins, on the run and wanted in connection with the murder of his Playboy model ex-wife, Jasmine Fiore, has been found dead in Canada. It is ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Facebook and Twitter make me fear that the human voice will one day ... - Daily Telegraph

Nobody calls me any more. My phone never rings. It just sits there, sadly, willing someone, anyone, somewhere, anywhere, to dial its number and let it play its irritating ...


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Ontario to launch wind forecasting service in 2010 - Reuters UK

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario plans to launch a centralized wind forecasting service next year, its bulk electricity manager said on ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

Reality TV contestant wanted for murder mutilation of Playboy model ... - Belfast Telegraph

The Reality TV contestant, Ryan Jenkins, on the run and wanted in connection with the murder of his Playboy model ex-wife, Jasmine Fiore, has been found dead in Canada. It is ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

Doctors in Helmand face appalling sights in battle to save soldiers ... - Times Online

Japhet Joel has a story to tell, but he does not tell it, not really: it is others who fill in the gaps. You cannot blame him for his reticence. Some things are best left ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

NEW WIZARD OF OZ FOR A WORLD OF WOE - Daily Express

THE story of Dorothy's epic journey on the yellow brick road, with a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, helped bring a smile to the face of millions in a world on the ...


Monday, August 24, 2009

BBC to launch new TV drama for Bangladesh - The Guardian

The BBC World Service Trust is launching a new television drama for Bangladesh , in an attempt to promote learning English in a country which is one of the largest sources of ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

WHO: Save Tamiflu for the young, old and pregnant - The Guardian

AP Medical Writer= LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that Tamiflu should only be given to particularly vulnerable people — a warning to countries ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Father still seeking Lockerbie truth after 20 years - Daily Telegraph

Jim Swire's eldest daughter, Flora, spent part of her medical training at one of the big neurological hospitals in London. When her father ? himself a GP ? visited her, she ...


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Website scam dupes hundreds of bargain hunters with phony deals on top ... - Daily Mail

British bargain hunters complained because the products arrived without a valid warrantee and carrying huge import taxes. ...


Friday, August 21, 2009

Charity scours globe in search of long-lost birds - The Independent

The hunt is on for 47 "long-lost" species of bird in an attempt to discover if they have escaped extinction. BirdLife International is launching a global attempt today to try to ...


Friday, August 21, 2009

Baby P's Mum Tracey Connelly And Stephen Barker, In Pictures - Anorak

BABY P's mother is called Tracey Connelly . But, then, you all knew her name. Tracey Connelly, mother to Baby Peter , has been a hate figure on the web for months. The 17-month ...


Friday, August 21, 2009

FirstAssist clinches white label deal - Insurancetimes.co.uk

FirstAssist providing accident, sickness and unemployment products to Advent Solutions FirstAssist Insurance Services has been appointed to provide white-label accident, sickness ...


Thursday, August 20, 2009

BBC archived shows made available via Blinkbox - Daily Telegraph

Blinkbox is the latest player to join the race to become the UK’s favourite web TV service, by signing a 300-hour content deal with BBC Worldwide.


Thursday, August 20, 2009

Report: Clintons on Bermuda getaway despite storm - The Guardian

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — As Hurricane Bill approaches Bermuda, another well-known Bill is reportedly paying a visit to the Atlantic island. The Bermuda Sun reports on its Web ...


Thursday, August 20, 2009

BetOnSports founder pleads guilty in U.S. court - Reuters UK

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The founder of the defunct British online gambling firm BetOnSports pleaded guilty in U.S. court on Friday and agreed to forfeit more than $43 million in ...


Thursday, August 20, 2009

London's first big Olympic weekend - BBC

This weekend, London will experience a miniature Olympics. While the Modern Pentathlon World Championships are in full swing at Crystal Palace in south east London, top triathletes ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Imprisoned Iranian activists hospitalized - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two prominent Iranian opposition activists have been hospitalized, one after being beaten by his jailers for refusing to attend ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The X Files - The Sun

The X Factor boss discovered his record company Syco's computers have been targeted by hackers on a mission to nick tracks. Last month I told you how these leeches had got their ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Russia's secret service accused over disappearing cargo ship as eight ... - Daily Mail

Russia has been accused of a cover-up over the cargo ship which vanished last month. One theory is that the Russian secret service was using the freighter to smuggle equipment ...


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

It is by no means beyond criticism but the English phone system is ... - Watford Observer

READERS may become irritated with my extolling our life in France on a regular basis -- we are enjoying a superb and elongated barbecue-summer incidentally -- but there are ...


Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Be careful if you consult Dr Google - he can leave you a gibbering ... - Daily Mail

One in seven of us now searches the web for information on illnesses - and that number is to double within a decade. ...


Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Radiohead offers new song online, but no EP - Reuters UK

LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead offered a new song for free download Monday, "These Are My Twisted Words," which is available from the band's official Web site. "We've been ...


Monday, August 17, 2009

Why Baby P names were kept secret - BBC UK News

Names and faces have finally been put to Baby Peter's mother and her lover The Baby Peter case has become notorious, but it is only now - two years after the 17-month-old's death ...


Monday, August 17, 2009

Wildlife watch soaring success - Melton Times

Butterflies have had a reasonable summer, despite the rain, with the number of Painted Ladys (shown here) thought to reach one billion. The other butterfly shown is a Peacock, one ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Nuclear riddle of missing ship as pirates demand a £1m ransom - Daily Mail

Pirates last night demanded a ransom of almost £1million for the release of the cargo ship which sparked an international search after vanishing from the English Channel a ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Media law plays 'catch up' with Google ruling - Lancashire Evening Telegraph

As newspapers continue to develop their web presence and consider charging for online, media law has as ever been playing 'catch up' with the technological changes. Following an ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Jews in Germany want 'Mein Kampf' reprinted - Belfast Telegraph

Germany's Central Council of Jews has taken the unprecedented step of backing a proposal to republish Adolf Hitler's infamous autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf, which has been ...


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tories vow to save money by scrapping national NHS database - The Guardian

The Conservatives today claimed that they would save the taxpayer money by scrapping the government's plans for a national NHS database of patient records. Stephen O'Brien, a ...


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Leaked Radiohead song has fans on alert for new EP - Reuters UK

LONDON (Billboard) - There is speculation that Radiohead will issue a new digital EP as early as Monday, after the leak of a track online assumed to be a new song by the band. Fan ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Cameron weighs in to defend NHS - BBC UK News

David Cameron has weighed into a transatlantic row to defend the NHS after it came under fire by US critics of President Obama's health reforms. The Conservative leader sent an e ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Russian navy searches Atlantic for missing ship - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — Russian navy vessels were trolling the Atlantic on Thursday in search for a Maltese-flagged ship that has been missing for more than two ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Mosquito Coast locals get rich on cocaine tossed away by drug-runners - Times Online

For centuries the people of the Mosquito Coast in Nicaragua were plagued by arrivals from the sea. Successive waves of British traders, Dutch pirates and Spanish conquistadors ...


Friday, August 14, 2009

Swindon's Museum of Computing reopens Saturday 8 August - MacWorld UK

The Museum's latest exhibition, with hundreds of exhibits traces the evolution of computing beyond the mainframe, through desktop PCs at work and at home, portables, arcade games ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Fifteen arrested after rival fans clash before England versus Holland ... - Daily Mail

Fifteen people were arrested in Amsterdam's centre after riot police intervened to halt a fight between English and Dutch football supporters, police said on Wednesday. There were ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Fifteen arrested after rival fans clash before England versus Holland ... - Daily Mail

Fifteen people were arrested in Amsterdam's centre after riot police intervened to halt a fight between English and Dutch football supporters, police said on Wednesday. There were ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Firework contest final is staged (BBC News)

Thousands of people gather for the British Fireworks Championships in Plymouth.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Firework contest final is staged (BBC News)

Thousands of people gather for the British Fireworks Championships in Plymouth.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Brits Rush To Defend NHS From US Attacks (SKY News)

Web users have rushed to defend the NHS after critics of Barack Obama's health reforms branded British hospitals "evil".


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Brits Rush To Defend NHS From US Attacks (SKY News)

Web users have rushed to defend the NHS after critics of Barack Obama's health reforms branded British hospitals "evil".


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Riga mayor takes aim at British revelers (Baltic Times)

RIGA - The Latvian capital, from the moment the country joined the European Union in 2004, has been a favorite destination for the British to carry on their stag party celebrations. In 2008 Latvia was visited by more than 92,000 British tourists, though not all of them stag party participants.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Riga mayor takes aim at British revelers (Baltic Times)

RIGA - The Latvian capital, from the moment the country joined the European Union in 2004, has been a favorite destination for the British to carry on their stag party celebrations. In 2008 Latvia was visited by more than 92,000 British tourists, though not all of them stag party participants.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

RR Donnelley Awarded New Multi-Year Contract by British Telecom (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHICAGO----R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today it has been awarded a multi-year contract worth several hundred million dollars by British Telecom for the provision of transactional communication services.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

RR Donnelley Awarded New Multi-Year Contract by British Telecom (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHICAGO----R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today it has been awarded a multi-year contract worth several hundred million dollars by British Telecom for the provision of transactional communication services.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

New Web Based Warranty And Maintenance Product For Residential Construction -- Conasys Launches Maintenance Advisor, A ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

CONASYS, a provider of web based customer service solutions to the construction industry, announces the launch of Maintenance Advisor. New to the Canadian housing industry, Maintenance Advisor is an on-line service informing new homeowners about the required maintenance for their home through proactive email reminders of when maintenance is due as well as information on how to do it.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

New Web Based Warranty And Maintenance Product For Residential Construction -- Conasys Launches Maintenance Advisor, A ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

CONASYS, a provider of web based customer service solutions to the construction industry, announces the launch of Maintenance Advisor. New to the Canadian housing industry, Maintenance Advisor is an on-line service informing new homeowners about the required maintenance for their home through proactive email reminders of when maintenance is due as well as information on how to do it.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE, BORASH & FOLEY TAKE TO THE WEB, NEW TNA SERIES? & MORE (Pro Wrestling Insider)

There's been some rumblings about pitching an X-Division series to SpikeTV of late. The great Japanese wrestling website www.puroresufan.com is reporting that New Japan Pro Wrestling has done a complete 180 and is now recognizing the British Invasion's IWGP Tag Team championship win over Team 3D. The interesting side note is that neither Brutus Magnus nor Doug Williams have ever worked for New ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE, BORASH & FOLEY TAKE TO THE WEB, NEW TNA SERIES? & MORE (Pro Wrestling Insider)

There's been some rumblings about pitching an X-Division series to SpikeTV of late. The great Japanese wrestling website www.puroresufan.com is reporting that New Japan Pro Wrestling has done a complete 180 and is now recognizing the British Invasion's IWGP Tag Team championship win over Team 3D. The interesting side note is that neither Brutus Magnus nor Doug Williams have ever worked for New ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

British Airways OKs Jaguar Advertising Debut On Web Site (Nasdaq)

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) has allowed advertising on its web site for the first time since it went online in the mid-1990s, with Indian-owned Jaguar taking the debut advertising role.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

British Airways OKs Jaguar Advertising Debut On Web Site (Nasdaq)

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) has allowed advertising on its web site for the first time since it went online in the mid-1990s, with Indian-owned Jaguar taking the debut advertising role.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

German Jews want 'Mein Kampf' reprinted - The Independent

Germany's Central Council of Jews has taken the unprecedented step of backing a proposal to republish Adolf Hitler's infamous autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf , which has been ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

German Jews want 'Mein Kampf' reprinted - The Independent

Germany's Central Council of Jews has taken the unprecedented step of backing a proposal to republish Adolf Hitler's infamous autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf , which has been ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Henry Porter: 'Why I write about the surveillance state' - The Independent

Spy fiction used to explore the murky no man's land between rival superpowers, but now the threat to freedom lurks far closer to home. In the final pages of John Le Carré's Smiley ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Henry Porter: 'Why I write about the surveillance state' - The Independent

Spy fiction used to explore the murky no man's land between rival superpowers, but now the threat to freedom lurks far closer to home. In the final pages of John Le Carré's Smiley ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Brits Rush To Defend NHS From US Attacks - Sky.com

p>Web users have rushed to defend the NHS after critics of Barack Obama's health reforms branded British hospitals "evil".


Thursday, August 13, 2009

In Vienna, a Jackson tribute fit for a king - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= VIENNA (AP) —It's a concert venue fit for a king — even the King of Pop. Vienna's majestic Schoenbrunn Palace, once home to Emperor Franz Joseph ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Fury as Tories team up with Google to let patients read medical ... - Daily Mail

Tory plans to hand medical records over to Google and Microsoft could put personal information at risk, campaigners warned yesterday. The Conservatives say the internet service ...


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Should Microsoft and Google have control of NHS medical records? - The Independent

Tory plans to hand medical records to private companies and allow patients to alter their medical histories online risk compromising privacy and preventing doctors from gaining ...


Monday, August 10, 2009

Katie's fans are Priceless... - This is Dorset

THEY came, they queued, but they didn't see a lot. Hundreds of disappointed fans -- mostly young girls with mums-- were left down in the mouth when Katie Price withdrew from a ...


Sunday, August 09, 2009

Migrant workers face rental block - BBC Business

Secret recording of first a Polish migrant worker, then a British BBC employee, asking a rental agency to view a property Estate agents are flouting race relations laws by ...


Saturday, August 08, 2009

Hopes fade for survivors of ferry capsize in Tonga - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Eighty-five passengers were missing and feared dead Saturday after their ferry flipped and sank off Tonga, with only two ...


Saturday, August 08, 2009

Stuck between a job and a hard place? - Online Recruitment

Stuck between a job and a hard place? - Online Recruitment with Onrec.com ... Our Web TV show gives you all the advice you need for a change in career


Friday, August 07, 2009

Steady hand on the money taps - The Guardian

As with all strong drugs, quantitative easing is proving to be habit-forming. Already, £125bn of new money has been injected into the economy. The Bank's decision to add another ...


Friday, August 07, 2009

Hack attack silences Twitter, Facebook sees delays - Reuters UK

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter and Facebook, two of the Web's hottest hangouts, suffered service problems on Thursday, raising speculation that they had come under a pre-planned ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

New Radiohead song honors World War I veteran - Reuters UK

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Radiohead fans got their first taste of new studio material Wednesday, when the group made available "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" for download via its online ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in to a second presidential term Wednesday with a call for the divided nation to "join hands," but ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

A question of faith: Tony Blair wants the world's children to talk ... - The Independent

Many people are discomfited by the thought of Tony Blair's Faith Foundation working in schools. It smacks of religious propaganda, and is tied to the name of a prime minister ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

The net's closing in: Ofcom report reveals boom-bust cycle of new ... - The Guardian

Twitter has exploded into the popular consciousness over the last year, finding itself embraced by the mainstream media and garrulous celebrities despite David Cameron's ...


Thursday, August 06, 2009

Radiohead: Harry Patch (In memory of) - BBC News

World War I veteran Harry Patch will be buried tomorrow. The former plumber, who fought at the battle of Passchendaele in 1917, gave a memorable interview to Today reporter Mike ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Iran: Spy charges considered against 3 Americans - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said ...


Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Identity theft hackers attack MI5 website - Daily Telegraph

Computer hackers attacked the website of intelligence agency MI5 in an apparent bid to steal the identities of web users, according to a report that will embarrass security ...


Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Confidential Kaupthing corporate loan details leaked on the internet - The Guardian

Confidential loan details relating to failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing and its largest customers have been leaked on the internet, revealing some of the risks the bank was taking ...


Tuesday, August 04, 2009

UK police criticized for Muslim veiling exercise - The Guardian

LONDON (AP) — British police have been criticized for an exercise in which two female officers spent the day in full-body veils to learn about Islam. British media say the ...


Monday, August 03, 2009

Roman Abramovich plans £100m Chelsea spending spree for Andrea Pirlo ... - Daily Mail

Chelsea expect to complete the signing of Andrea Pirlo this week and will then intensify their efforts to lure Franck Ribery and Sergio Aguero to Stamford Bridge. The trio would ...


Sunday, August 02, 2009

Injured Keothavong set for scan - BBC Sport

British number one Anne Keothavong is set to undergo a scan after injuring her knee during her first-round doubles match at the West Classic.


Sunday, August 02, 2009

Gay policemen have a baby after sister acts as a surrogate - Daily Mail

At first glance it could be a snapshot from any family's photo album. But this photograph actually records a moment of history, because the two men in the picture are the first ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells - The Guardian

LONDON (AP) — A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells. The journal's editor told the ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Stake your claim for an energy efficiency makeover - Times Online

Community groups are being urged to lobby their local authorities to benefit from a £350 million scheme that will provide low-income households with a complete "energy ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

How young drivers can steer clear of sky-high insurance premiums - Times Online

Sky-high insurance costs are putting the brakes on many teenagers' ambitions of driving their own car. A growing number of insurers will not even provide a quote for a driver ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Five ways to cut the cost of motoring - Daily Telegraph

If you only need to use a car occasionally, consider joining a car club. "If you live in a town or city and don't use your car that much this may be the answer for you," says ...


Saturday, August 01, 2009

BCC host online seminar to help business prepare for swine flu threat - Politics.co.uk

Ministers have warned that in a worst-case scenario, 100,000 people could contract swine flu every day by the end of August, with 1 in 8 employees forced to take time off work ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Keothavong out for rest of season - BBC Sport

British number one Anne Keothavong will not compete again until 2010 after a scan reveals she has suffered a serious knee injury.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Zacks.com Featured Expert Kevin Matras Highlights: British American Tobacco p.l.c., Mirant Corp., Collective Brands, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHICAGO----Kevin Matras dispels the 'magic numbers' myth and looks at how to use Relative Valuations for finding undervalued stocks on the move. Stocks in this week's article include British American Tobacco p.l.c. , Mirant Corporation , Collective Brands, Inc. , Penn Virginia Resource Partners , L.P. and ResMed, Inc. .


Thursday, July 30, 2009

British PM tells families hostages probably dead (CNN)

Two British hostages held in Iraq since 2007 are probably dead, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Wednesday.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Cameron may have helped the Polish right, but he has not served ... - The Guardian

The farce of David Cameron's Latvian legion becomes more ridiculous by the day. Last month, I deplored the fact that Cameron has led his members of the European parliament out of ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Summertime and the living is breezy - This is Dorset

SOUTH Coast resorts are cashing in on this year's trend to holiday at home, with 'staycations' set to boost the UK's flagging economy by an estimated £27 million. But ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

As Beer Tax Rises, It's Last Call For Many British Pubs (NPR)

Changing consumer tastes, a two-year-old smoking ban and the deepening economic recession have hit pubs hard. But for thousands, the death blow has been dealt by rising government taxes on beer. The British Beer and Pub Association says an average of 52 pubs are closing each week.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

British Airways cuts short haul free meals (Channel 8 San Diego)

LONDON (AP) ? British Airways PLC is scrapping all free meals ? except breakfast ? on its short-haul flights as the airline continues to trim costs amid a recession-driven downturn in demand for travel.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Two More British Hostages in Iraq Probably Dead, BBC Reports (Bloomberg)

July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Two more of the British hostages held in Iraq are probably dead, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing its security correspondent.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

British Council launches project to boost Emirati workforce (AME Info)

The British Council, in partnership with UK-based colleges and consortiums, has launched a 'Skills for Employability' project in the UAE. The regional Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project aims to support the UAE's Emiratisation policy and will help young Emiratis gain skills by strengthening national reforms in technical and vocational education and training, and ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Two more British hostages in Iraq 'very likely' dead (u.tv)

Two of the three British hostages still being held in Iraq are "very likely" to be dead, according to reports this morning. The security guards, identified only as Alan from Scotland and Alec from South Wales were among five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad in 2007.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

On the origin of education - The Guardian

Ed Balls received a letter this week from 26 of the country's leading scientists -- including Richard Dawkins, Harry Kroto, John Sulston -- warning of their concerns that the ...


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Julia Bradbury on walking and a love of British history - Times Online

My Dad has a tremendous capacity to recall historic dates and events. It's an annoying level of recall. Sadly, I lack numerological zeal (I hate numbers) and therefore find it ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Anti-Obama 'birther movement' gathers steam - The Guardian

It's not because the president is black, of course. It's because those upstanding Americans who cheered as Barack Obama 's predecessor rode roughshod over the constitution in his ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Susan Boyle Statue - Anorak

SUSAN Boyle Watch: July through to August are the Dog Days for British media. When a child goes missing , the excitement is palpable. Desperate times. Everyone who is anyone has ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

British Cops Pick Lexus IS-F (Edmunds.com)

LONDON ? The Humberside Police in East Yorkshire must be grinning from ear to ear, after taking delivery of a new Lexus IS-F , properly kitted out with nearly $50,000 in electronics gear.


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: British American Tobacco p.l.c., Mirant Corp., Collective Brands, ... (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Zacks.com featured expert Kevin Matras highlights: British American Tobacco p.l.c., Mirant Corp., Collective Brands, Inc., Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. and ResMed, Inc.


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Close encounters of the curd kind: Cheesemaker launches lump of ... - Daily Mail

A cheesemaker had a close encounter of the curd kind today after launching a lump of cheddar into space. The 300g wedge was attached to a weather balloon and was fitted with a ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

UK troops in Iraq moved to Kuwait (BBC News)

All British forces in Iraq have been moved to Kuwait because the Iraqi authorities are yet to ratify an agreement allowing them to remain, the MoD says.


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Spammers using language translation web software (Computer Business Review)

Established in 1957, the British Computer Society ... Teneo is an infrastructure optimization company, p ...


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Feature: The top 10 songs the web brought back (cnet.com.au)

Thanks to iTunes, YouTube, Guitar Hero and the like, it's possible for long-forgotten music to be revived in a big way - even if it had disappeared from the airwaves for a reason.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Google responds to British MP's broadside (Market Watch)

Google Inc. took umbrage with a blistering criticism of the Internet giant by a Conservative member of Britain's Parliament, calling it an "extraordinary attack."


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Is Big Brother following you? Government's guide to using Twitter - The Guardian

Even its author admits that a 20-page strategy paper for government departments on how to use Twitter might be regarded as "a bit of over the top" for a microblogging tool with a ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Gay Soldier on British Army Magazine (The Advocate)

Nearly a decade after the U.K. armed forces began allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly, an out gay soldier graces the current cover of Soldier, the magazine of the British Army.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The algorithm that rules the web (Revolution)

LONDON - Google's clandestine search engine formula is mysteriously favouring big brands. While conspiracy theories abound smaller brands seek ways to compete.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Top 10 Songs the Web Brought Back (CBS News)

Internet Gives New Life to Rock Anthems and One-Hit Wonders from Decades Past


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The top 10 songs the Web brought back (CNET)

Thanks to iTunes, YouTube, Guitar Hero, and the like, it's possible for long-forgotten music to be revived in a big way--even if it had disappeared from the airwaves for a reason.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

British Airways to launch two new routes (AME Info)

British Airways has said it will launch new thrice-weekly direct services from Gatwick to both Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt and Male in the Maldives from October 25. This will mark a return for the airline's trademark flag in the Red Sea resort.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Paper Is Still the Medium, in Britain, for the Big Scoop (New York Times)

Has Fleet Street's freewheeling past prepared British newspapers better than others for the anything-goes ethos of the Web?


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

British drug makers, opportunists cash-in on Swine Flu hysteria (New Kerala)

London, July 26 : With top British medical officer pressing the panic button on Swine Flu, pharmaceutical companies, face-mask manufacturers and internet opportunists are cashing in on the mass hysteria surrounding the pandemic.


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Swine Flu Plc: Cashing in on the pandemic - The Independent

For dozens of companies, including giant multinational corporations and tiny internet quacks, the outbreak of swine flu frenzy has turned into a licence to print money. enlarge Sir ...


Tuesday, July 28, 2009

MailOnline publisher Clarke questions ABCe value - Media Week Online

LONDON - The monthly ABCe figures published for British newspapers does the industry "no favours" and are less useful to advertisers than metrics from other independent web ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

Comic-Con: The Doctor Who panel, liveblogged - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). 10.14am: It's Sunday morning in San Diego, and more than 4000 people have queued up to file into the second ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

The New Puritans - Middle East Online

The Zionists at the end of the 19th century concluded Jewish populations would never find acceptance from Christian Europe. They would remain a persecuted minority if they did not ...


Monday, July 27, 2009

MEIKO'S A TARGET OF MYSPACE NUTCASES - Daily Star

MYSPACE sensation Meiko has revealed the darkside of internet fame...an army of crazed stalkers. The pretty US singer-­songwriter is on her way to global stardom after ­amassing ...


Sunday, July 26, 2009

Just for Laughs Festival: Days three and four - The Independent

First off, apologies to anyone kind enough to be following these updates that day three disappeared. It was lost to jet-lag. No, actually the real reason is that Wednesday night ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Fraudsters have you in their sights with five new scams - Times Online

The number of fraud cases reaching British courts hit a 21-year high in the first six months of this year, according to new figures from KPMG, the accountant. While most of us ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Plug pulled on suspected pirates - BBC Technology

Web users suspected of file-sharing are being cut off without warning by internet service provider (ISP) Karoo, based in Hull. Karoo, the only ISP in the area, makes customers sign ...


Saturday, July 25, 2009

British ISP pulls the plug on illegal filesharers - The Guardian

Internet users in Hull risk having their connection cut if they illegally share files, under a controversial "three strikes and out policy" operated by the only internet service ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

City 'can launch digital Olympics' - MSN UK News

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has something of a dilemma on its hands in the hi-tech build-up towards the London 2012 Olympics, according to Lord Puttnam. "In a way the ...


Friday, July 24, 2009

UK online retail sales growth seen slowing in H2 - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - British online retail sales growth picked up in June, but will slow in the second half of the year compared with the first, according to IMRG, the industry body ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Blunt's memoir is a sorry tale of regret, but not remorse - Times Online

How quintessentially, unmistakably, damnably English it is, this account of one spy's life: an apparent attempt to set the record straight that is also peculiarly reticent ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

County crime fallen by 12pc - Whitehaven News and Star

CRIME has fallen by 12 per cent in Cumbria over the last year, making it one of the safest counties to live in the UK. The National Crime Statistics 2009 also confirm that Cumbria ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Bargain Hunter: Cheap camping gear - Daily Telegraph

Camping is cool again, with recession Britain pitching in for a long hot summer of festivals and family excursions to the British countryside. Good news for outdoorsy types ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

American's family fears Iranian show trial - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — The family and associates of an Iranian-American scholar under arrest in Iran say they are worried that the Islamic Republic is ...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Loner turns would-be bomber via the web - BBC UK News

Student Andrew Ibrahim, who has been jailed for a minimum of 10 years for plotting to blow himself up using a home-made suicide vest, is the son of an NHS consultant and converted ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Chicago icon's new name may take time to stick - The Guardian

CHICAGO, July 16 (Reuters) - It took two years to erect what was once the tallest building in the world. It may take a bit longer for the public to take to its new name. On ...


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Britons won't spend freely until 2012-survey - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 60 percent of British consumers think it will take up to three years until the economic climate has improved to the point at which they can spend freely ...


Tuesday, July 21, 2009

UK acts 'punch above their weight' on world stage - Times Online

The recorded music industry may be in decline ? a victim of piracy and file-sharing ? but Britain's music industry as a whole grew by nearly 5 per cent last year, according ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Stephen Glover: Desmond's low-price Star piles pressure on paralysed ... - The Independent

Readers of this column may not be very familiar with the Daily Star. They may even be unaware of it. The paper is nonetheless read by more of our fellow countrymen than The Times ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Amazon accused of 'Big-Brother behaviour' after deleting 1984 - Daily Telegraph

From Thursday, customers on Amazon's web forums said copies of the British author's dystopian classics "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four" were mysteriously wiped from their ...


Monday, July 20, 2009

Open day four as it happened - BBC Sport

1958: Gracious stuff from Cink, who salutes Tom, the course and Scotland. Watson takes a peak over, he'll have to go back a few years to see his name on the Jug. And that's about ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Monsters of rock sound upbeat at last - The Guardian

Damon Albarn and Alex James (right) of Blur perform during the 2009 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. Photograph: Anthony Devlin PA The stages at this summer ...


Sunday, July 19, 2009

British govt criticised over Afghanistan equipment - Reuters AlertNet

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain's defence secretary faced angry questions in parliament on Monday over the shortage of vital military equipment in Afghanistan, where 15 British ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Safe havens: BBC News presenter Charlie Stayt pays a flying visit to ... - The Independent

I told the kids we were going by boat -- and then waited for the penny to drop as we arrived at Penzance heliport. If you were to choose the coolest ways of getting somewhere ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Isa Ibrahim: converted to radical Islam online - Times Online

Two cases this week have highlighted one of the most difficult tasks that anti-terrorist agencies face ? catching the lone bomber. Andrew Ibrahim, jailed yesterday, and Neil ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Woman gave birth before flu death - BBC Health

Ruptara Miah died in London's Whipps Cross Hospital on 13 July. Her baby is said to be very ill in intensive care. Meanwhile, a baby under six months old, who died in another ...


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Wikipedia painting row escalates - BBC Technology

The battle over Wikipedia's use of images from a British art gallery intensifies into a war of words.


Saturday, July 18, 2009

UK man convicted over suicide bomb plot - The Independent

A British Muslim convert was jailed today for plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a shopping mall in southern England. Isa Ibrahim, a 20-year-old doctor's son who was ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Leave the bankers alone to their bonuses - Times Online

The world's bankers are casting off their sackcloths, wiping off their ashes and preparing to rake in the bonuses once again. Beneath the sackcloth, the pinstripes are still ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

British Open: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (AskMen)

Wonder what Bruno thinks of John Daly's look? Big John showed up for a practice round at the British Open on Wednesday wearing striped pants, and we're not talking subtle. Black, brown, pink, orange, with a dash of beige thrown in for good measure, and held up by a pink leather belt.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Sir David Jones in for 'painful year of learning' says Mike Ashley - Times Online

Mike Ashley warned yesterday that Sir David Jones, his rival, was in for a "painful year of learning" as profits at his own company were nearly wiped out after it was forced to ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Jimenez Takes British Open Lead With Long Putt (Update2) (Bloomberg)

The putt left Jimenez at 6-under-par, a shot ahead of five- time champion Watson, 2003 winner Curtis and Kenichi Kuboya of Japan at the end of the first round at Turnberry in Scotland.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Jimenez Takes British Open Lead With Long Putt (Update1) (Bloomberg)

The shot left Jimenez at 6-under-par, a shot ahead of five- time champion Watson and 2003 winner Curtis at the end of the first round at Turnberry in Scotland. Watson, the oldest golfer on the course at 59, was in the running to be the oldest player to lead a round of a major.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Ben Curtis Ties Tom Watson for Lead of British Open at 5-Under (Bloomberg)

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- American Ben Curtis , the 2003 winner, tied Tom Watson for the lead of the British Open at 5- under par after their first rounds at Turnberry, Scotland.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Triathlon: British Triathlon Super Series heads to Wales this Saturday, July 18 (RunnersWeb.com)

Second place male in the British Triathlon Super Series, Aaron Harris, will now be competing on Saturday at Parc Bryn Bach. The 2008 champions Will Clarke and Hollie Avil will not be competing.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Almost all news organisations will charge online in 12 months, says FT ... - Journalism.co.uk

Almost all news organisations will charge for content online in the next 12 months, Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, 'confidently' predicted last night. In a speech on ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

The Open - day one as it happened - BBC Sport

2025: Right, I'm going to wrap this up... thanks for reading, Sam Lyon will be with you on the morrow. 2020: Bit of a messy finish from Freddie Jacobsen of Sweden - he was riding ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Daly makes a fashion statement - The Independent

Big John showed up for a practice round at the British Open this morning (NZ time) wearing striped pants, and we're not talking subtle. Black, brown, pink, orange, with a dash of ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Finding Love From Your Couch, or Failing to (Fast Company Magazine)

A British tech blog is reporting that Match.com is making its services available on select TVs starting this month through a special DVR being sold by U.K. telecom provider BT (seen below). Which begs the question: why would you want to use Match.com on your TV? Ever since the days of Microsoft's Web TV back in the mid-90s, engineers have been trying and failing to get people to use the Web on ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Chinese Executive Buys British Satellite TV Station (New York Times)

A businessman from China has bought a British satellite TV station and plans to broadcast shows promoting China in Europe, The China Daily and Xinhua reported.


Friday, July 17, 2009

Ashes: England v Australia - day one as it happened - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). Get some. Photograph: Hamish Blair Getty Images Morning everyone. Isn't amazing how, even after the fiercest ...


Friday, July 17, 2009

Jacko's West End financial thriller - Daily Mail

The unexpected hit of the summer has been the show Thriller Live, featuring the music of Michael Jackson. Since the singer's untimely passing on June 25, the show at the Lyric ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Google Books or Great Books? - Times Online

From the first heady days of fifteenth-century incunabula, the Gutenberg invention of the printed book, which wrote finis to handwritten manuscripts and was the prime factor in ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Police: 'Fight Club' inspired NYC Starbucks blast - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= NEW YORK (AP) — A 17-year-old mimicking Brad Pitt's "Fight Club" character, who plans attacks on corporate America, was arrested for masterminding a ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Tim Berners-Lee and the Digital Revolution - BBC

[Editor's note: This is the video we promised you of Tim Berners-Lee. It's from Friday's event to launch a new collaborative TV documentary series on the web . We asked Dan Biddle ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

personal mobile phone numbers - MacWorld UK

The message continues. "All ex-directory requests made by people in our directory to date are being processed. There will be no need to resend these requests. And we will take ...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Amber Le Bon: Sexiest Star Daughter - femalefirst.co.uk

Amber Le Bon is the world's Hottest Celebrity Daughter. The 19-year-old model - the daughter of Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon and his supermodel wife Yasmin - was bestowed the ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Helicopter reported shot down in Afghanistan - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= KABUL (AP) — A civilian helicopter ferrying humanitarian aid was shot down in a southern Afghan province where fighting with the Taliban is raging ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

These men are worth your tears - The Sun

And when the cortege moved on, no longer in sight, the air was filled with the heavy sound of sobbing. The scene could have been the evocation of a moving line written by WWI poet ...


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Roller-skating baby Evian advert proves an internet sensation with 4 ... - Daily Mail

A TV advert which appears to feature roller-skating babies has become an internet sensation. The special effects video of infants in nappies and vests performing skating stunts to ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Girl aged 6 and GP are latest fatal victims of swine flu - Times Online

A six-year old schoolgirl and a GP have died after contracting the swine flu virus, taking the toll for the UK to 17. Chloe Buckley, who contracted the virus while in this country ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

MUSLIM FANATIC TARGETS BOYS, 8 - Daily Star

A SICK hate preacher has boasted that he grooms kids as young as EIGHT to become extremists. British-born Abu Waleed gloated in a web broadcast that he is "radicalising children ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

PICTURE GALLERY: Twelfth Parade Belfast - NewsLetter

THE sun shone as thousands lined the streets of Belfast for the Twelfth parades. THE Belfast Demonstration was addressed by County Master Dawson Baillie who said he was ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

How to cut your energy bills - Daily Telegraph

Britons who fixed their utility bills this time last year should now be scouring the market for the next best alternative to avoid paying over the odds. Research from the UK's ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Ungrateful? Don't give me that! - Daily Mail

The three little words a British child most often hears must surely be 'Say thank you'. But sometimes it is very hard to say them. On my tenth birthday, a godparent presented me ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

British extremists who fled to US jailed for inciting racial hatred ... - The Guardian

Two British racists who fled to the US were jailedtoday following what is believed to be the UK's first conviction for inciting racial hatred online. Simon Sheppard, 52, and ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bruno is proof that we have come a long way from the Gay News trial - The Guardian

Weirdly, the film, with its in-your-face gay gags, brought back memories of the first thing I ever had published in a newspaper. It was in the summer of 1977, and it was a letter ...


Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bernie 'regrets' Hitler comments - Planet F1

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says he regrets the upset caused by his praise of Adolf Hitler's leadership, but insisted he would not be forced to resign. In an interview with ...


Monday, July 13, 2009

Water system 'spat out boy' - The Sun

Today his shocked family told of their horror as staff at the tourist attraction REFUSED TO LISTEN to their pleas for help. Nathan's goggles had fallen through a grill at the ...


Monday, July 13, 2009

Pop review: Jamie T, Kings and Queens - The Guardian

Jamie Treays sings about the important things in life. The exact amount of millilitres of beer it takes to make life worth living. The need to visit Cuba before Fidel Castro dies ...


Monday, July 13, 2009

Mini marks its 50th birthday at Castle Combe Circuit - This is Trowbridge

Britain's best loved home grown car, the Mini, is having its 50th birthday celebrated with a weekend of motorsport action in its honour at the Castle Combe Circuit's Dunlop Great ...


Sunday, July 12, 2009

British Open venue a feast for the eyes - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

See for yourself ... The British Open Web site offers plenty in the way of Turnberry information and news from the upcoming major tournament. Home Delivery Turnberry is defined by ...


Sunday, July 12, 2009

Criticism of Afghan War Is on the Rise in Britain - New York Times

The latest losses are the heaviest British forces have suffered in any comparable period since the 1982 Falklands war. With the Defense Ministry's announcement of eight soldiers ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Savita Bhabhi cartoon porn website blocked by Indian security law - Times Online

With her ample bosom, skimpy sari and mischievous grin, Savita Bhabhi, India's first and only online cartoon porn star, might not look like a threat to national security. But the ...


Saturday, July 11, 2009

British royal family joins Twitter - The Guardian

LONDON (AP) — Britain's royal family has extended its kingdom further into cyberspace and joined Twitter — but don't expect Her Majesty to tweet. Buckingham Palace, which ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

PCs could be hit next in Web attack - South Korea - Reuters UK

SEOUL (Reuters) - Cyber attacks slowing U.S. and South Korean websites could enter a new phase on Friday by attacking personal computers and wiping hard disks, a South Korean ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Putting the fun into funky house - The Independent

Funky house" has long referred to the smooth, vocal "handbag house" featured on releases from the Hed Kandi label. In the last year, though, it has been wrenched from the manicured ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Carol Ann Duffy : 'I was told to get a proper job' - The Independent

Last time Carol Ann Duffy met the Queen, she told her that Kipling was "exceedingly good". Let me get this straight. Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of ...


Friday, July 10, 2009

Ministers who justify state snooping might now learn that biters can ... - The Guardian

Every journalist knows that breaking the law is inexcusable -- except, of course, where there is an excuse. As a general rule, what I write, however obtained, is in the public ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

UK & Chinese technology companies connected by UK Trade & Investment - PublicTechnology.net

A delegation of Chinese Government officials and technology companies will spend a week in the UK looking for British technology expertise for future trade and business partnership ...


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

BA: In-flight mobile for new aircraft only - ZDNet UK

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA is currently planning to ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Senate to post staff salaries, expenses on Web - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — How your senators are spending their multimillion-dollar budgets for staff salaries, travel and office expenses may soon be just a ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Iran's opposition leader makes public appearance - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi made his first public appearance in a week Monday, vowing to continue his campaign ...


Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Nicky Henderson case opens up important questions about welfare - Times Online

The day of reckoning is nigh for Nicky Henderson, who was last week adjudged to have used a prohibited substance to improve the performance of a horse owned by the Queen. One thing ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Brit invasion expected in LA - The Sun

Up to a million people are set to descend on the city - as fans learnt at 6pm tonight whether they won tickets for the event. And a LOT of the people travelling to LA are British ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Iran: British-Greek reporter held for weeks freed - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Sunday it has released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown as ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Wimbledon 2009: Roger Federer v Andy Murra Roddick - as it happened - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). GUARDIAN.CO.UK PATENTED DAN MASKELL MEMORIAL OH-I-SAY-O-METER®?®?®: The last run-out for this tired ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Sky Saxon: leader of the Seeds - Times Online

As the leader of the 1960s American proto-punk band the Seeds, Sky Saxon exerted a cultish influence on several generations of rock musicians. Pioneers of raw, fuzz-drenched ...


Monday, July 06, 2009

Jamie T, Electric Ballroom, London - The Independent

The return of Jamie T heralds one of the most anticipated records set to come out this year. With Panic Prevention, his 2007 debut LP, he became one of those rare creatures ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Iranian opposition leader may be put on trial (Contra Costa Times)

Mousavi releases detailed voting fraud allegations; military may seize British Embassy residence.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should be ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Saturday July 04, 2009 - 20:23 EST (Rolling Good Times)

On this Independence Day as we celebrate 233 years of independence from the tyranny of the British, consider making your own Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of the slot machines. You don't have to stop playing machines altogether. Just switch to playing video poker.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Colourful array of living statues prepare to take to Trafalgar Square ... - Daily Telegraph

These are just some of the guises chosen by the 2,400 people who will occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square for one hour each, starting tomorrow morning at nine. The ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Taliban war pushes tanks into storage (Times Online)

British tanks have been parked up for the next three years to save money and allow their crews to be deployed to Afghanistan to drive a new range of armoured vehicles.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Taliban war pushes tanks into storage - Times Online

British tanks have been parked up for the next three years to save money and allow their crews to be deployed to Afghanistan to drive a new range of armoured vehicles. The move is ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Shaw cited for 'kneeing incident' (BBC News)

British and Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw is cited for dangerous play in the Lions 28-9 victory over South Africa in the third Test.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Iranian Cleric: British Embassy Staff To Be Tried (NPR)

A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial. Britain is seeking a clarification of the status of the employees.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Firefox Gods summon New Ice Age (The Register)

Fur enough Strategy Boutique You might notice that there's something subtly different about the new look of Firefox - the popular virtual memory stress test tool that's cunningly disguised as a web browser. With an icy blast from the Arctic, the British Isles - or something that used to look quite like them - have disappeared beneath sheets of glaciers.... What is your recession sales strategy?


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Councillor in web racism dispute (BBC News)

There are calls for a Kent councillor to resign after he told a British Asian man to "get back to washing dishes in whatever curry house you work in" in an online forum.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Why British Health Officials Say Swine Flu is Nothing to Party About (Time Magazine)

Reports of 'swine flu parties' have British health officials warning parents of "seriously flawed thinking", even as the country shifts its policy on treating the pandemic in the face of the virus' rapid spread


Sunday, July 05, 2009

British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications (CNET)

Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing, and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

British Airways: No mobiles on old planes (Silicon.com)

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA is currently planning to launch a mobile email, web browsing and texting service from OnAir on two new Airbus A318 aircrafts in September of this year.


Sunday, July 05, 2009

Iran detains some local staff at British Embassy - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Andy Murray has no reason to despair: the great players learn from ... - Times Online

Yesterday the roof fell in on a Wimbledon dream. With the best chance in years of a British player winning the men's singles, Andy Murray lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7 to Andy Roddick ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

First swine flu death in London - The Sun

Medics revealed that the teenager, who has not been named, lost his fight for life in a London hospital. NHS officials added that the patient, from south London, was suffering ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

Did Techcrunch really kill Blognation? Time -- and the courts ... - The Guardian

Good news, London! Later this week, the " traveling geeks " arrive in the capital. Comprising some of Silicon Valley's most influential tech bloggers -- Sarah 2.0, JD Lasica ...


Saturday, July 04, 2009

OH! WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA - Daily Express

AS ONE great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I, ends its run at the Royal Albert Hall the annual summer season at Chichester takes over with another R&H classic ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Swine flu to hit millions: Tamiflu may be rationed as Government warns ... - Daily Mail

Millions of Britons will contract swine flu in the coming months, the Health Secretary predicted yesterday. Putting Britain on epidemic alert, Andy Burnham warned that there could ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Betrayal of a naive hacker - the ins and outs of the extraordinary ... - Daily Mail

Gary McKinnon's life fell apart on April 14, 2003, as he sat, nervous and scared, opposite U.S. prosecutor Scott Stein in the intimidating surroundings of the American Embassy in ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Hardliners underestimated Mir Hossein Mousavi, the softly spoken rebel - Times Online

Mir Hossein Mousavi makes an unlikely rebel leader. He is white-haired, soft-spoken and pale-faced. He was pulled out of retirement for one last campaign and looks like it. If he ...


Friday, July 03, 2009

Iran still holding two UK embassy staff - The Guardian

The Iranian authorities are still holding two British embassy employees, who were detained in the wake of election protests, British sources said today. The sources said two other ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Iran reformists show fresh defiance against regime - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Lance Armstrong's return could herald fresh start - Times Online

The Tour de France has been in rehab more times than Pete Doherty, but at Saturday's Grand Départ in Monaco, the organisers are hoping for yet another fresh start. More than a ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Celebrity MasterChef Live! - The Guardian

To receive updated content, refresh the page (F5 for a web browser). they are making a pizza. John thinks it is a tough task. I think the making the base is a tough task, but the ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

British Airways: No mobiles on old planes - Silicon.com

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said the airline will not extend in-flight mobile comms to any of its aircraft already in service. BA is currently planning to launch a mobile ...


Thursday, July 02, 2009

ID scheme is an 'embarrassment' - BBC UK News

The government's handling of the ID cards scheme has been a "national embarrassment", the former shadow home secretary David Davis has said. Mr Davis said the project was "dying a ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Algeria invites bids for oil, gas exploration - The Guardian

ALGIERS, June 30 (Reuters) - Algeria launched a new oil and gas exploration and production round on Tuesday, hoping for better results than last year when it awarded only a quarter ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

War of words before BA and unions hold talks - Times Online

British Airways enters crunch talks with unions in an attempt to prevent strike action this summer, but accusations are already flying, even before the two sides face each other ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Wimbledon day eight as it happened - BBC Sport

1850: Well, as the sun gently lowers and the odour of stir fry wafts enticingly across the All England Club, we will call it a day. As things stand, there is no news yet on when ...


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

UK Universities 'must embrace technology' to survive - NetImperative

British universities will lose their leading international standing unless they become much more radical in their use of new technology, according to a new report. The study, from ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

UK police believe find body of former ABN AMRO CFO - The Guardian

AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) - British police said on Monday they believed they had found the body of Huibert Boumeester, former chief financial officer of Dutch bank ABN AMRO, who ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-ReNeuron soars on talk of trial update - Reuters UK

Shares in stem cell specialist ReNeuron ( RQE.L ) rise as much as 25 percent, with traders pointing to talk it is close to announcing it has received the green light to start human ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

STOCKS NEWS UK-ReNeuron soars on talk of trial update - Life Style Extra

Shares in stem cell specialist ReNeuron rise as much as 25 percent, with traders pointing to talk it is close to announcing it has received the green light to start human trials of ...


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Nantwich Animal Centre To Open - Crewe Guardian

REASEHEATH College's animal centre will open to the public for the first time on Sunday. Families will be able to stroll round the paddocks at the Nantwich college and see ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

As It Happens - Official Web Site of Wimbledon

21:37: Match point! Haas saves it. Match point 2 -- this time it's personal! Cilic races over to the Ad court to receive. Second serve (first one was a thou' long): great rally ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Drugs 'deck of cards' mocks inhaling politicians - The Guardian

From former presidents to serving ministers, politicians around the world have today found themselves the butt of a web campaign skewering them as hypocrites for advocating a zero ...


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Watch Lions - South Africa online - Webuser.co.uk

You can watch the British and Irish Lions take on world champions South Africa in the first test in Durban live online. To see live coverage on the web, you'll need to sign up to ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Iran reform leader says he won't end his challenge - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Hackers recruited to help fight against cybercrime - The Independent

Reformed computer hackers are being recruited by the Government to defend Britain from international crime gangs and terrorists plotting cyber attacks on the country. With internet ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Government warns of cyber-warfare attacks by Al Qaida, China and ... - Belfast Telegraph

Al Qaida is intent on using the internet to launch a cyber-warfare campaign against the UK, ministers claimed today. They say terrorist groups, which already use the internet for ...


Friday, June 26, 2009

Cyber armies are gearing up in the cold war of the web - The Guardian

The age of cyber innocence is over. Not only has the British government finally published its national cyber security strategy . But Robert Gates, the US secretary of defence, has ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wimbledon day three as it happened - BBC Sport

2136: Phew! It looks like we're done too folks. Hope you enjoyed the last few hours and we've seen some classic matches - the best being Gisela Dulko's thrilling win over Maria ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Dench swearing prompts complaints - BBC Entertainment

Every film in which actress Dame Judi Dench swears results in complaints, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has said in its annual report. A handful of film-goers ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Iranian Elections and the Faith-Based Media - Middle East Online

A review of the media's reaction to the election reveals much about American journalists' arrogance and ignorance. Journalists take a faith based approach to Iran. Many ...


Thursday, June 25, 2009

The pulping of the libraries - Daily Telegraph Blogs

At first sight, it is good news that the British Library is putting online two million pages from 19th century newspapers, even if readers have to pay £7 a day to use them. My ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Universities need radical use of new technology to retain their ... - PublicTechnology.net

British universities will lose their leading international standing unless they become much more radical in their use of new technology, a JISC commissioned report said yesterday ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Iran expels 2 British diplomats, refuses new vote - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= CAIRO (AP) — Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh ...


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Iran says it expelled 2 British diplomats - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= CAIRO (AP) — Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called "unconventional behavior." The confirmation came after Britain ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Iranian police use force to break up protest - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= CAIRO (AP) — Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Attitudes towards the internet may hold back 'Digital Britain' - The Independent

Though Gordon Brown may have trumpeted nationwide broadband access as essential for economic growth at the recent Digital Britain summit, a new Oxford University study suggests the ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Iran's military warns online media - Ananova

Iran's opposition has announced a third day of street demonstrations as the country's most powerful military force warned of a crackdown against online media in its first ...


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Anthony traces roots to ancient Cumbria - News and Star

A FORMER web producer is getting in touch with his roots by adopting the lifestyle of his Cumbrian ancestors. Modern methods to revive ancients ways: The website launched by ...


Saturday, June 20, 2009

Global campaign marks Suu Kyi's 64th birthday - The Guardian

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi shared rice and chocolate cake with her prison guards to celebrate her 64th birthday Friday, as global ...


Saturday, June 20, 2009

Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed' - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring ...


Saturday, June 20, 2009

Ahmadinejad won, says Iran's supreme leader as he defies mass protest ... - Daily Mail

In his first speech since the country's disputed election last Friday, the cleric fiercely denied claims that last Friday's election had been rigged and said there was absolutely ...


Friday, June 19, 2009

Editor quits after journal accepts bogus science article - The Guardian

The editor-in-chief of an academic journal has resigned after his publication accepted a hoax article. The Open Information Science Journal failed to spot that the incomprehensible ...


Friday, June 19, 2009

Warning over new wave of terrorism - Ananova

The police and MI5 must brace themselves to counter a new generation of violent Islamic terrorists, an expert has warned. Home-grown jihadists intent on murdering others in high ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Iran accuses US of role in election crisis - The Guardian

Associated Press Writers= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Iranian opposition stages another mass rally - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An amateur video shows another mass rally of opposition supporters in Tehran and state TV also reported the protest over disputed ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Germany poised to impose police-run block list - The Register

Germany's main political parties have agreed the text of legislation designed to enshrine the blocking of selected internet sites in law. Critics of the plan insist that take ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Digital Britain response: The music industry's plan to combat internet ... - Daily Telegraph

The British music industry is proposing an action plan which will disconnect internet pirates from the web for two months if they have illegally downloaded material on five ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Iran's military warns online media - MSN UK News

Iran's opposition has announced a third day of street demonstrations as the country's most powerful military force warned of a crackdown against online media in its first ...


Thursday, June 18, 2009

Berners-Lee to help govt put MPs' expenses online - PC Advisor

Creator of the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been appointed by the government to lead a review of how the internet can be used to open up access to official information. Prime ...


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ryanair passengers warned over website shutdown - Daily Telegraph

Ryanair passengers are being urged to print their boarding passes early or face a surcharge at the airport, ahead of a planned closure of the airline's website next week ...


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Germany: 2 citizens presumed killed in Yemen - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= BERLIN — Germany vowed Tuesday to do everything in its power to find and safely return a German family missing in Yemen, where three women who ...


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

TIME TO POLISH THE LOAFERS - Sporting Life

1530 A shoeshine is definitely on the agenda. 1527 Now to spend the rest of the day fighting the temptation to play up my winnings. A couple of you are adamant that Delegator is ...


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A textbook love affair? - BBC UK News

Covering graffiti-laden, handed-down textbooks with left-over wallpaper, sticky-back plastic or posters of the latest bands has been a start-of-term custom for secondary school ...


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Puppy survives after 'flush' with death - The Guardian

LONDON (AP) — A British pup had a narrow flush with disaster after his 4-year-old master decided to give him a bath in the toilet. Daniel Blair was quoted as telling Britain's ...


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Make the unfiltered web illegal, says children's coalition - The Guardian

Internet companies should be forced to filter the web in order to reduce the volume of indecent material being shared online, according to children 's charities. In a new "digital ...


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Brown outlines plans to clean-up Parliament - The Independent

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today attempted to reassert his political authority by outlining a range of urgent measures to clean up Parliament. Following the expenses scandal which ...


Monday, June 15, 2009

Celebrities tweet for Suu Kyi's release in Myanmar - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= BANGKOK (AP) — Hollywood star Julia Roberts and detained Chinese activists are among celebrities and political prisoners tweeting and signing ...


Monday, June 15, 2009

The unlikely friends of the Holocaust memorial killer - The Guardian

In his brutality and his obsessions, James W von Brunn was both a relic of the old far right and a sign of things to come. Before he murdered a security guard at the doors of the ...


Monday, June 15, 2009

Short-lived High Street recovery is stalling - This is Money

The High Street's shortlived recovery stalled last month as underlying sales fell 0.8%, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium. Nobody really expected April's ...


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Reader Advocate: Story hard to find on Web? Use the search box (The Salt Lake Tribune)

"Why can't I find the same articles online that were in the paper this morning?" is a question I often hear from readers who want to share a story with coworkers.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

CIA adopting Web 2.0 tools despite resistance (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The CIA is adopting Web 2.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Ex-Undertones singer is hoping to find a good heart on the web in the ... - Times Online

Feargal Sharkey stares at the delicate tuft of feathers he is moulding on to a hook. The June rain pouring into the grounds of the private Hertfordshire fishery does not distract ...


Saturday, June 13, 2009

CIA adopting Web 2.0 tools despite resistance (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The CIA is adopting Web 2.0 tools such as blogs and collaborative wikis, but not without a struggle in an agency with an ingrained culture of secrecy, CIA officers said Friday.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

TSX Venture Exchange Closing Summary for June 12, 2009 (Marketwire)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 12, 2009) - The following report is available on tsx.com at the following web page: http: www.tsx.com en news_events media_kit.html Trading was very heavy on a volume of 201.9 million shares worth 53.3 million dollars. There were 357 advances, 305 declines and 499 issues unchanged. The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index closed up 6.49 at 1154.81 ...


Saturday, June 13, 2009

British PM asks Internet's inventor to help open up access to government data (New Kerala)

London, June 12 : The inventor of the World Wide Web has been asked by British prime minister Gordon Brown to help open up access to government data.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

TICKETS FOR TNA'S JANUARY BRITISH TOUR GO ON SALE, TOUR ROSTER ANNOUNCED (Pro Wrestling Insider)

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

British and Irish Lions team for Newlands (Independent Online)

The British and Irish Lions have announced their team to play Western Province


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Web inventor to help government open data to public (Network World)

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to improve access to government data, including MP expenses.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

British Thieves Rip Off Itunes, Amazon by Buying Their Own Music (Pitchfork)

Well, it's one way to make money in a dying music industry. The Daily Mail reports that an unnamed British "DJ gang" used stolen credit cards to buy their own music from iTunes and Amazon, netting themselves about £200,000 in royalties in the process.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

BT Says YouTube, BBC and Other Video Sites Should Pay Web Costs (Bloomberg)

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- BT Group Plc , the U.K.'s largest phone and Internet access company, said video Web sites such as Google Inc.'s YouTube and British Broadcasting Corp.'s iPlayer should pay more to cover the cost of providing bandwidth.


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Apple iPhone 3GS: O2 customers express anger over upgrade costs - Daily Telegraph

Pricey new kit: O2 customers are outraged about Apple iPhone 3GS upgrade costs Disgruntled customers have been flooding web forums and Twitter with complaints about the fact that ...


Friday, June 12, 2009

Child car-seat warning to parents - BBC Health

Many UK parents are too quick to switch their children to front-facing car seats, a team of doctors has argued. They say mounting evidence suggests it is safer for children to use ...


Friday, June 12, 2009

White supremacist who opened fire at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum ... - Daily Mail

A white supremacist who shot dead a security guard at Washington's Holocaust Museum had links to the British National Party. Before launching the attack, 88-year-old James von ...


Friday, June 12, 2009

Foreign Office fury over settlement of Guantánamo Uighurs in Bermuda - Times Online

The British Government responded with ill-disguised fury tonight to the news that four Chinese Uighurs freed from Guantanamo Bay had been flown for resettlement on the Atlantic ...


Friday, June 12, 2009

STOCKS NEWS UK SMALL-UK small caps gain 0.5 percent midday - Life Style Extra

The FTSE Small Cap index gains 0.5 percent in midday trade, while the blue chips add 0.4 percent, but the midcaps shed 0.2 percent. Red24 soars by over 79 percent after the ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Education by ebook branded a 'cheapskate' plan - The Guardian

No, according to Professor Chris Husbands, the dean of the culture and pedagogy faculty at the University of London's Institute of Education, who says the plans are little more ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

APNewsBreak: Group says poker winnings are frozen - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Who will buy into QVC's model? - Daily Telegraph

'Oh look! You can get it in Teasing Black or Tempting Turquoise," the presenter purrs. "This make-up is different from anything else in the marketplace." Backstage at QVC, the UK's ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

My five changes to make Labour electable - Times Online

The departure of a prime minister is a very, very big thing, and ought not be demanded or suggested without a lot of thought. Nor is it just a question of whether "Gordon Brown ...


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Nazi souvenirs on sale in London ahead of D-Day anniversary - Daily Mail

Nazi souvenirs glorifying an infamous Panzer commander who massacred scores of British soldiers are being sold in London in time for the 65th anniversary of D-Day. They include a ...


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Classics free to view on Channel 4 online archive - Herald

Channel 4 is to become the first UK broadcaster to make its entire back catalogue available for free on its website. Viewers can already access the archive through the 4oD web ...


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

British PM Brown in showdown with rebels - The Guardian

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced renewed challenges to his grip on power Monday after his ruling Labour Party suffered its ...


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Venice Biennale 2009: prize collector's leap of faith - Daily Telegraph

'Untitled 2007' by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan Photo: AFP GETTY 'Train, Pig Island 2007', a work by US artist Paul McCarthy Photo: AFP GETTY French billionaire Pinault looks ...


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Phorm launches personalised Web content service - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Targeted advertising firm Phorm is launching a service that promises to direct consumers who choose to participate to the most relevant parts of Websites they ...


Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Technology on BigHospitality: Could you improve your bookings system? - Big Hospitality

Bookings are expected to increase this summer as an estimated 37m Brits plan to stay in the UK because they can't afford overseas holidays, while tourists will be visiting to ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

UK 'must log' phone and web use - BBC News

All internet and phone traffic should be recorded to help the fight against terrorism, according to one of the UK's former spy chiefs. Civil rights campaigners have criticised ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Park Square spins a playful 'Spider's Web' (Pioneer Press)

Directors and theaters love to muck about with Shakespeare, reasoning that such tales transcend time and place. Park Square Theatre evidently feels the same can be done with Agatha Christie. Though director Peter Moore allows the events of "Spider's Web" to unspool in the traditional British country house, he has propelled Christie's 1954 comic thriller ahead in time roughly a decade.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Wikipedia 'sentinel' quits after using alias to alter entries - The Independent

A "guardian of the truth" on Wikipedia, the global internet encyclopedia, has been caught up in an embarrassing scandal after it was revealed that he created bogus online ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

UK 'must log' phone and web use (BBC News)

A former spy chief at GCHQ says that logging communications is vital in the fight against terrorism.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Air France 447: The computer crash - Times Online

When things go wrong at high altitude, one of the deadliest challenges for pilots is a phenomenon known as "coffin corner". This is the point, tens of thousands of feet up ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Brown defies calls to step down as British Prime Minister (3news)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown clung fiercely to his job Friday, defying calls from some within his beleaguered Labour party to resign.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Our worldwide web of students (The Times of India)

US: 94,563 students India has been the leading place of origin for foreign students in the US since 2001-02. It is still the No 1 choice for higher education but job fears have made many turn to other destinations


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Malware hits British Communist Party's website (PC Advisor)

Silverlight script altered to execute malicious code Hackers have planted malware on the British Communist Party's website, says Sophos.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Brown defies calls to step down as British premier (The Washington DC Examiner)

LONDON ? British Prime Minister Gordon Brown clung fiercely to his job Friday, defying calls from some within his beleaguered Labour party to resign. Brown told reporters he never even considered resigning, instead announcing a Cabinet reshuffle he hopes will help restore his fortunes.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

British PM Fights For Political Survival (NPR)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reshuffling his Cabinet after the shock resignation of another minister. Many ministers are standing beside Brown despite pressure on him to resign. Some are saying this could be the end for the prime minister, but others think it's more likely he carries on.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

BRITISH PM SHAKES UP CABINET IN EFFORT TO KEEP JOB (New York Post)

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his Cabinet on Friday in hopes of hanging on to his job in the midst of a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of top-level resignations and catastrophic results expected in local...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

British prime minister reshuffling Cabinet (AP via Yahoo! News)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his Cabinet on Friday in hopes of hanging on to his job in the midst of a scandal over lawmakers' expenses, a string of top-level resignations and catastrophic results expected in local elections.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Local newspapers - why did they end up owned by corporate ... - Guardian Unlimited

The latest issue of the British Journalism Review carries two very different articles about the state of Britain's regional and local newspapers. Neither are available online, but ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Iraqi gets life sentence for Briton's kidnap-death - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi man was convicted Tuesday in the 2004 kidnapping and slaying of British aid worker Margaret Hassan and was sentenced to life ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Ryanair to slash fares after posting £145m loss, as fuel bill rises ... - Daily Mail

Ryanair today pledged to continue slashing passenger prices - despite profits nose-diving £145.9 million into the red during the year to March. The losses came after the low-coast ...


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Trading Lisbon Treaty lists - BBC UK News

On last week's Straight Talk for the BBC News Channel I interviewed Foreign Secretary David Milliband as part of a series of interviews with the major parties in the run up to the ...


Friday, June 05, 2009

Olympic site links to national waterways with new East London lock - Times Online

For decades an intricate web of rivers and canals in East London has been populated by abandoned shopping trolleys, old tyres and a few stubborn anglers casting their lines between ...


Friday, June 05, 2009

Business digest - Times Online

THE company that manages the business interests of Lord Coe is set to move into the black. Complete Leisure Group, which collects royalties from a range of the former athlete's ...


Friday, June 05, 2009

The driverless 'Knight Rider' car that uses cruise missile technology ... - Daily Mail

Well, in the not too distant future, such journeys could be a breeze thanks to the driverless CyCab. Using GPS technology similar to that which guides cruise missiles, the vehicles ...


Thursday, June 04, 2009

Eminem admits awards stage stunt? - MSN UK News

Eminem has apparently admitted the stunt involving Sacha Baron Cohen at the MTV Movie Awards was staged. "I'm thrilled that we pulled this off better than we rehearsed it," the ...


Thursday, June 04, 2009

With this website I thee divorce - Women.timesonline

Three years after filing for divorce Jane Baker still finds herself trapped in her home, forced to share a kitchen and bathroom with the man who, she says, seemed to fall out of ...


Thursday, June 04, 2009

Phorm's phlat product launch - BBC

A few weeks back the controversial web-tracking behavioural advertising firm Phorm got in touch to invite me to a press launch. The company promised a "new and groundbreaking ...


Wednesday, June 03, 2009

UKIP Receive Google Boost Ahead Of Elections - Sky.com

p>Web users are more interested in Britain's fringe political parties than the two main parties ahead of the European elections, a newly-released Google search tracker has revealed ...


Wednesday, June 03, 2009

French Open day 10 as it happened - BBC Sport

1803: Unbelievably, it seems the authorities at Roland Garros have decided to press on with their tournament despite the absence of the British number one. A brave decision, but a ...


Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Title: Trainz Simulator 2009 - MCV

Just Trains is pleased to announce that the download version of Trainz 2009 is now available. The Trainz series of standalone train simulators has now sold over a million copies ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

First group of 'destitute' Britons leaves Zimbabwe (New Zimbabwe)

By Peta Thornycroft Posted to the web: 31 05 2009 23:52:11 THE first five of about 500 elderly, destitute Britons - most of them born in Zimbabwe - to be repatriated by the British government left for London on Sunday.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Climate change turning seas acid, academies warn - Reuters AlertNet

BONN, Germany, June 1 (Reuters) - Climate change is turning the oceans more acid in a trend that could endanger everything from clams to coral and be irreversible for thousands of ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Nadya Suleman + 8: Octuplets to star on reality TV (CBS 47 Fresno)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nadya Suleman has reportedly signed a deal to star in a reality TV series. People magazine reported on its Web site Sunday that the woman who gave birth to octuplets earlier this year has agreed to be filmed by a British production company. Suleman's lawyer, Jeff Czech, didn't immediately return a call from The Associated Press. Czech told People that production company ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Calif. octuplets mom and her 14 kids get TV show - Guardian Unlimited

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California woman who gave birth to the world's longest-surviving set of octuplets has reportedly signed a deal to star in a reality television ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Octomom Plus 8: Octuplets To Star On Reality TV (CBS 3 Philadelphia)

Nadya Suleman has reportedly signed a deal to star in a reality TV series. People magazine reported on its Web site Sunday that the woman who gave birth to octuplets earlier this year has agreed to be filmed by a British production company.


Monday, June 01, 2009

British MEP Van Orden: Yanev's RZS is Bulgaria's Moving Force (Novinite.com)

At least two members of the "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party will make it to the European Parliament (EP) after the June 7 elections. This is the belief of the the former rapporteur for Bulgaria and British Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Geoffrey Van Orden.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Anthony Doesburg: Wolfram promises new way to probe the web (The New Zealand Herald)

The launch a fortnight ago of WolframAlpha , hailed by many as a new Google, has set the technology world alight. It's the creation of Stephen Wolfram, a British-born scientist who made a fortune f


Monday, June 01, 2009

Unlikely Web Star Boyle Loses On A British Talent TV Show (New London Day)

She is an internationally acclaimed Internet phenomenon and a symbol of the folly of underestimating people because of the way they look. But in a


Monday, June 01, 2009

Susan Boyle Loses on British Talent TV Show (New York Times)

In a shocking upset, the unlikely Web star placed second on ?Britain?s Got Talent,? beaten by an innovative dance troupe in the final round Saturday night.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Susan Boyle Loses on British Talent TV Show (International Herald Tribune)

In a shocking upset, the unlikely Web star placed second on "Britain's Got Talent."


Monday, June 01, 2009

Fluoride in water study set to raisehackles - yorkshirepost

A STUDY is to be carried out into adding fluoride to drinking water in Yorkshire after pleas from two health trusts concerned about the state of children's teeth. The region-wide ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Killed British servicemen named (BBC News)

Two British servicemen killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence.


Monday, June 01, 2009

CYBER-FUN: Web 2.0 football with British dailies (The Malay Mail)

Place: Web 2.0 Scene: 0.2 Post-Manchester United versus Barcelona Champions League final as surveyed by a dejected United fan, who's desperate enough to hope this is just a dream, with the real final to start when he wakes up . Repeated pinching only results in a swollen thigh so far.


Monday, June 01, 2009

Zimbabwean killed after he drives wrong way on UK motorway - New Zimbabwe.com

A ZIMBABWEAN man has died after driving the wrong way on a busy British motorway, killing three other people in a head-on smash. Police are piecing together Tauya Marengereke's ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Interview: The Libertarian party - Politics.co.uk

In the future this will be called the expenses election. Even candidates for the local elections can't get enough of it. And with so many members of the public obsessing over MPs ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Interview: Dylan Jones - Guardian Unlimited

On the windowsill of Dylan Jones's office sits a glass of water and a plate with two chocolate biscuits on it. In the fuss of me arriving and putting down bags and notebooks and ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Climate change turning seas acid, academies warn - Reuters UK

BONN, Germany, June 1 (Reuters) - Climate change is turning the oceans more acid in a trend that could endanger everything from clams to coral and be irreversible for thousands of ...


Monday, June 01, 2009

Professor Walter Ledermann: Highly respected mathematician with an ... - The Independent

"A sweet and gentle little man" whom students found "charming, friendly, understanding and delightful" and whose lectures "were masterfully presented". These quotations ...


Sunday, May 31, 2009

Paradise lost for Strachan: Mowbray tops Celtic shortlist as Gordon ... - Daily Mail

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray has emerged as the front runner to become the next manager of Celtic . Gordon Strachan ended his four-year reign at the Parkhead helm with an ...


Sunday, May 31, 2009

In The Loop - Wessex Scene

Our Rating 5.0 5.0 In the Loop is a cynical, laugh-out-loud docudrama-cum-comedy that tackles the "speculative" side of modern politics with piercingly funny and audacious ...


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Ask Gill: airline glitch leaves family in a fix - Daily Telegraph

I am writing to you out of desperation. In January I booked and paid for four flights to Miami departing from Heathrow on May 20. When we made the booking there was some confusion ...


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee takes surprise guest to the Palace - Daily Telegraph

Sir Tim, 53, who is credited with creating the World Wide Web, was accompanied by Rosemary Leith, with whom he has worked on internet projects, for the lunch for members of the ...


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Race against the Formula One stars online - Times Online

A new game that uses GPS to track Formula One cars during a grand prix will beam their real-time locations to PCs or games consoles via the web, allowing users at home effectively ...


Friday, May 29, 2009

Cash for old bangers scheme boosts car sales by 35,000 vehicles - Daily Mail

More than 35,000 new cars have been ordered by punters looking to take advantage of the new 'bangers-for-cash' scrappage scheme. Motorists get £2,000 off a new car or van if they ...


Thursday, May 28, 2009

The driver-less 'Knight Rider' car that uses cruise missile technology ... - Daily Mail

Well, in the not too distant future, such journeys could be a breeze thanks to the driverless CyCab. Using GPS technology similar to that which guides cruise missiles, the vehicles ...


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

North Korea tests more missiles, lashes out at US - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea lashed out Tuesday at the United States and reportedly launched two more short-range missiles even as U.N ...


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Weymouth pilot takes on gruelling D-Day charity run - This is Dorset

PILOT Alex Harris from Weymouth is training hard for a sponsored run in aid of armed forces charities. He will join the 200-strong field tackling the Run To The Pegasus D-Day ...


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Tell me the toolbars you can't live without - Daily Telegraph Blogs

It may well be lovely and sunny outside, but my mind is on more important matters toolbars. ... Katie Lee writes about technology, web 2.0 and new media and was the founding editor ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Massive regeneration projects dominate The Lawyer Awards 2009 - Lawyer Online

Real estate teams have had to juggle some highly sensitive deals this year. The Lawyer Awards prize for Real Estate Team of the Year is always hotly contested. Last year, Osborne ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Where does Wolfram Alpha get its information? - Guardian Unlimited

The dark corners of libraries, government files and science labs around the world, apparently - with a little bit of human quirk thrown in for good measure. Wolfram Alpha, the so ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Gravy train crashes for UK lawmakers - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — Goodbye, gravy train. It was great while it lasted — but then the public got wise. British lawmakers are dealing with a growing ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

What is Google's next move? - Daily Telegraph

Optimistic: Google's people believe the seach engine giant can provide everything from innovations to humanitarian aid to smart household appliances At Google's annual Zeitgeist ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Number 10 rules out Phorm probe - ZDNet UK

The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ...


Tuesday, May 26, 2009

30% surf mobile web while on the loo - PC Advisor

Nearly 30 percent of Brits have admitted to surfing the web from their mobile phone was using the loo, says Yahoo . Research by the company also highlighted that 21 percent of us ...


Sunday, May 24, 2009

Wolfram explains engine creation - BBC News

A search engine hailed as a significant rival to web giant Google has gone live to the public. Wolfram Alpha is called a computation knowledge engine rather than a search engine ...


Sunday, May 24, 2009

Rail-discount web focus condemned - BBC News

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said people without use of the internet or time to search should have the same access to low fares. The MPs also said government ...


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Celebrated eaglet dies as Web cam watches (redOrbit)

An eaglet tangled in its mother's feathers fell to its death in Canada as thousands of viewers watched via a Web camera, observers said. The 11-day-old eaglet, named Echo, was the smallest of two eagles in a nest on Hornby Island, B.C., Canadian Broadcasting Corp.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British factory gets secret military files (redOrbit)

A British factory owner said he was perplexed when his business mistakenly received 12 boxes of confidential Ministry of Defense files. Mark Chambers, owner of Metal Ornaments in Swadlincote, England, said he was unsure of what to do when the files, which he said included blueprints of military buildings and drawings of submarines, were delivered to his factory, The Daily Telegraph reported ...


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British Airways offers 2-for-1 business seats (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

In another sign of the weak travel market, British Airways is offering a 2-for-1 sale on business-class seats from the United States to London.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British factory gets secret military files (UPI)

SWADLINCOTE, England, May 22 (UPI) -- A British factory owner said he was perplexed when his business mistakenly received 12 boxes of confidential Ministry of Defense files.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Celebrated eaglet dies as Web cam watches (UPI)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 22 (UPI) -- An eaglet tangled in its mother's feathers fell to its death in Canada as thousands of viewers watched via a Web camera, observers said.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A British court ruled Friday that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's legal campaign against the online auction giant.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK (AP via Yahoo! News)

A British court on Friday ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the online auction giant.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British Airways to launch on-board web access (vnunet.com)

Angelica Mari, Computing , Friday 22 May 2009 at 10:52:00 The airline will offer internet service on its new London to New York route British Airways will launch later this year an on-board internet service for business class passengers travelling from London to New York....


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British Airways to launch on-board web access (Computing.co.uk)

Angelica Mari, Computing , Friday 22 May 2009 at 10:52:00 The airline will offer internet service on its new London to New York route British Airways will launch later this year an on-board internet service for business class passengers travelling from London to New York. Customers will be able to send texts, emails and access the internet in-flight. BA claimed this is the first time such ...


Saturday, May 23, 2009

British Airways to launch on-board web access (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

British Airways will launch later this year an on-board internet service for business class passengers travelling from London to New York.


Saturday, May 23, 2009

MPs' expenses: Public has 'a right to know' - Daily Telegraph

Mr Mann was responding to comments from Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who claimed that the "systematic humiliation" of MPs is a threat to democracy. The debate ...


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Time for a Westminster revolution? - BBC News

Anyone watching MPs debate emergency reforms to their expenses system will not have detected a whiff of revolution in the air. It felt like business as usual in the Commons chamber ...


Friday, May 22, 2009

Few Good Men - Middle East Online

"Lucky we're not in Gaza," I said to my surgeon last week, "or you wouldn't have been able to fix my problem." I was lying in a hospital bed in England, thinking how many ...


Friday, May 22, 2009

Tchenguiz trust hit with £180m lawsuit - Guardian Unlimited

The business empire of Robert Tchenguiz has been hit with a £180m lawsuit after preventing Kaupthing, the failed Icelandic bank, from seizing control of its proceeds from the sale ...


Thursday, May 21, 2009

New chapter as books go digital - BBC News

With the success of downloadable music, TV and film, it comes as no surprise that the literary world is not far behind. The bookshop Borders has just launched its new e-book ...


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Calls for gov't Phorm investigation rejected - Silicon.com

The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ...


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Sainsbury's purchase of fish fingers isn't enough to sustain certified ... - Guardian Unlimited

A hut in Riau, Indonesia, where palm oil plantations are a major cause of deforestation. Photograph: Ahmad Zamroni Getty Images Palm oil is slippery stuff. It's in biscuits and ...


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: The crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers proves you ... - Daily Mail

Sri Lanka is shaped like a teardrop below southern India. People there are weeping at the dramatic events of this week. But, contrary to what our Foreign Secretary David Miliband ...


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The week Britain turned its anger on politicians - Guardian Unlimited

A heavy drizzle hangs over the picturesque Worcestershire town of Malvern as Richard Burt works his way down a row of terrace houses. It is a bad night for an aspiring politician ...


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Steps to mitigate Web 2.0 security risks - Security Park

Love or loathe it, businesses can't ignore the Web 2.0 phenomenon. As LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, wikis, blog sites, Flickr, music sharing and other collaborative applications ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wolfram Alpha goes live with Google rival - NetImperative

Wolfram Alpha, a web tool billed as a rival to search giant Google, has gone live to the public this week. The tool, called a 'computation knowledge engine' rather than a ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Why nursery schools are bad for little boys - Women.timesonline

It is one of life's little ironies that, just as neuroscience has confirmed the huge importance of attachment in early learning, the people who once selflessly took on the role ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

NVIDIA G300 frequencies revealed? - HEXUS.net

There seems to be a pre-COMPUTEX lull in terms of hardware announcements, but there's nothing like a bit of high-end GPU conjecture to kick start a dull and overcast British ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Web-only rail discounts condemned - BBC News

Cheap web-only rail fares undermine the whole basis of the railways as a public service, a report by MPs has said. Excluding people without access to the internet or time to search ...


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Rail-discount web focus condemned - BBC UK News

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said people without use of the internet or time to search should have the same access to low fares. The MPs also said government ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

Wolfram Alpha, Google 'rival', launches - Daily Telegraph

Wolfram Alpha is a natural search engine, which filters information and data stored in its own vast databases to answer specific search queries. The brainchild of Dr Stephen ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

Google challenged by new rival with all the answers - WolframAlpha - Times Online

A revolutionary new search engine that computes answers rather than pointing to websites will be launched officially today amid heated talk that it could challenge the might of ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

Wolfram search engine goes live - BBC News

Wolfram Alpha, a search engine focusing on computable knowledge, goes live. ... A search engine hailed as a significant rival to web giant Google has gone live to the public.


Monday, May 18, 2009

Archives for May 2009 - BBC

Over the weekend one of the most interesting experiments yet seen in giving web users access to massive computing power has gone live. The official launch of Wolfram Alpha is still ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

Local government performs better than private sector on awareness of ... - eGov Monitor

Local government has outperformed a sample of private sector organisations in the finance, retail and travel sectors (including Northern Rock, EasyJet and Tesco) on awareness of ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

UK couple's search for purr-fect cat ends in Mich. - Guardian Unlimited

HARRISON, Mich. (AP) — It's a different kind of long-distance relationship. A British couple has traveled nearly 4,000 miles from London to Michigan to adopt a kitten they ...


Monday, May 18, 2009

The giant of modern literature? It has to be The Gruffalo - Guardian Unlimited

During the approximately 10 years I was literary editor of the Observer, there was just one book published that you could confidently predict would be read and admired by readers ...


Sunday, May 17, 2009

Sri Lanka's long war in bloody final climax - Reuters UK

COLOMBO, May 17 (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels launched suicide attacks against Sri Lankan troops fighting on Sunday to deliver a death blow to the separatists after the president ...


Sunday, May 17, 2009

German's Web obsession led to savage British murder - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - A German office worker was found guilty on Monday of the savage murder of a British man whose girlfriend he had become obsessed with after they met on a website ...


Sunday, May 17, 2009

Blinkx moves into TV with set-top box deal - Revolution

LONDON - Blinkx has struck a deal with interactive TV (iTV) company Miniweb that will see its video search services become available on digital set-top boxes across the UK. Blinkx ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

British Olympian builds up stamina for his 100th birthday party (BBC News)

Britain's oldest Olympian, who won gold in the Berlin 1936 Games, celebrates his 100th birthday.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Data-rich Web site a little bit too much (Seattle Times)

W ith the launch of a free Web service called WolframAlpha, the public will get to try a "computational knowledge engine" that has had technology...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Exit Wounds (New York Times)

The lives of a British woman and a Nigerian girl collide in this novel of lost innocence and survival.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

New Web tool WolframAlpha launches test run (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Google rules the roost when it comes to Internet search and has easily brushed aside efforts by Yahoo!, Microsoft and others to knock it off its perch.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Where do you teach the Liberian police to keep the peace? In Exeter - The Independent

Most weekdays, Assistant Commissioner Clement Wisseh investigates rapes or hunts the gangs of armed robbers that plague his home country. Yesterday the 32-year-old officer from the ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Business class hit as executives stampede to the cheap seats - Herald

For generations of passengers they are the seats that embody the image of glamour and luxury once associated with flying. But official figures published yesterday show that fewer ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Baxter gets part of British flu vaccine order (Chicago Tribune)

The British government this morning announced deals with vaccine manufacturers including Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. to make up to 90 million dosages of a vaccine as a precaution against the swine flu. The United Kingdom Department of Health said this morning the deals with Baxter and GlaxoSmithKline Plc "will enable production of pre-pandemic vaccine to begin as soon as ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Review: Flaws in Web's much-touted WolframAlpha (San Jose Mercury News)

When a free Web service called WolframAlpha launches in the coming days, the general public will get to try a 'computational knowledge engine' that has had technology insiders buzzing because of its oracle-like ability to spit out answers and make calculations.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

British Masters falls victim to recession (CNN)

The economic downturn has claimed another prestigious event on the European Tour with this year's British Masters dropped from the schedule.


Saturday, May 16, 2009

German's web obsession led to savage British murder - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A German office worker was found guilty on Monday of the savage murder of a British man whose girlfriend he had become obsessed with after they met on a ...


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Web obsession led to savage murder - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - A German office worker was found guilty on Monday of the savage murder of a British man whose girlfriend he had become obsessed with after they met on a website ...


Friday, May 15, 2009

David Hockney on why iPhones are the future for art - Times Online

David Hockney is a very funny man. If he ever wanted to give up the day job ? about as likely as Bridlington becoming the new St-Tropez ? he would make a superb monologist ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Peaches Geldof is a weathergirl - Daily Telegraph

Peaches Geldof is causing a web sensation after making her online debut as a weathergirl. ... Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Campaigner Chosen for BAFTA award - Bucks Free Press

A CAMPAIGNER has spoken of his delight after a documentary looking at allegations of sexual abuse at a south Bucks school won a BAFTA award. Tom Perry was one of the three people ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Man charged over 'anti-Semitic' YouTube video - The Independent

Police have charged a man who allegedly posted a video on YouTube with inciting racism under a so-far untested Australian state law, officials said today. A newspaper report said ...


Thursday, May 14, 2009

Australian charged over anti-Semitic YouTube video - Guardian Unlimited

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Police have charged a man who allegedly posted an anti-Semitic video on YouTube with inciting racism under a so-far untested Australian state law ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Book of the Week - Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child - This is Derbyshire

published in hardback by Bantam Press, priced £18.99. HE'S British but few people write an America-based thriller better than Lee Child. His books, featuring renegade loner Jack ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Rio shares drop amid rights issue talk - Reuters UK

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto ( RIO.AX ) dropped as much as 5 percent, tracking its London shares ( RIO.L ) lower, on growing speculation the global miner is set to launch a rights ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Head of Film Council offers olive branch to ISPs over internet piracy - Guardian Unlimited

The head of the UK Film Council today made an impassioned plea for the British content industry to end its "Mexican stand-off" with internet service providers (ISPs) and reach a ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Biodiversity is the spark of life - BBC Science Nature

Biodiversity is not getting the attention it deserves on the international agenda, says Barry Gardiner. In this week's Green Room, he warns that we need to understand the true ...


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

THE CRUEL TOURIST WHO SHOT DEAD AN ELEPHANT FOR A BET - Daily Express

BEAMING with pride, the khaki clad huntress stands over her quarry -- an elephant she killed for a bet with a bow and arrow. American Teressa Groenewald-Hagerman, 39, was so ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Irish student hoaxes world's media with fake quote - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= DUBLIN (AP) — When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized ...


Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Police warn of internet danger after office worker jailed for life for ... - Daily Telegraph

Police yesterday warned internet users to be wary of the amount of personal information they put on the web after a German office worker was jailed for life for the murder of a ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Heiss guilty of murdering Nottingham student Matthew Pyke - Nottingham Evening Post

A WAR games fanatic who became obsessed with a woman over the internet was today found guilty of murdering her boyfriend. German David Heiss faces a life sentence for the killing ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Ticket swap website Seatwave.com calls the tune for fans - Times Online

Whatever you think of him, Michael Jackson remains big box office. Seatwave.com, the specialist website, has already traded 10,000 tickets for his forthcoming season at the O2 ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Blinkx moves into TV with set-top box deal - Brand Republic

LONDON - Blinkx has struck a deal with interactive TV (iTV) company Miniweb that will see its video search services become available on digital set-top boxes across the UK. The ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Maybe he just is that clueless - Guardian Unlimited

Like most everyone, I added cautionary sentences to my Murdoch post yesterday about his desire to charge for his non-WSJ properties online on the Rupert's-usually-been-right-before ...


Monday, May 11, 2009

Limited payment options hampers online shopping- research - NetImperative

Online firms risk losing business due to lack of options to pay for goods and services, according to new research. The survey, commissioned by internet payment system ClickandBuy ...


Thursday, May 07, 2009

Yes! It's the invisible 1 shed 2 ! - The Register

Life is often disappointing for the technology enthusiast, unless you're the pathetically easily-pleased kind who's impressed by the ability to update your web page while having a ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Britain Bans 16 for 'Fostering Extremism' (Washington Post)

LONDON, May 5 -- The British government on Tuesday named 16 people who have been banned from entering Britain for "fostering extremism or hatred," including Muslim extremists, a former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, a U.S. radio talk show host and a Kansas preacher.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

UK bars 22 alleged extremists, including show host - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — Britain on Tuesday published its first list of people barred from entering the country for allegedly fostering extremism or hatred ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

THE PRINCE AND THE FROG IN ONLINE CRUSADE - Daily Express

PRINCES Charles has roped in his sons William and Harry and an unlikely collection of stars to make cameo appearances in an internet film to promote one of his environmental ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

British giant setting up near MMP (Tooele Transcript-Bulletin)

After eight months of courting, Tooele County has finally won over one of the world's leading household product manufacturers, convincing British conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser to set up a new distribution center near Miller Motorsports Park.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

US shock-jock, Jewish extremist and Hamas MP on list of 16 banned from ... - Times Online

An American "shock jock" said last night that he was planning legal action against the Government after discovering that he had been on a list of 16 people banned from entering ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Woman needs proof of age to buy spoons (UPI)

HALIFAX, England, May 5 (UPI) -- A British shopper says she was asked to show proof she was older than 18 when she bought teaspoons and other picnic equipment at a supermarket.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Dalai Lama, actors, frog in prince's climate alert - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles has enlisted the Dalai Lama, actor Harrison Ford and a frog to back his campaign to save the rainforests and fight climate change. The ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Swine flu could be less severe than feared, US health secretary says - Guardian Unlimited

The swine flu leaflet to be distributed to UK households. Photograph: Tim Ireland PA The swine flu virus could turn out to be less severe than previously feared, the US government ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Brown back on web in voter appeal - BBC News

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has gone back to YouTube for a Labour election broadcast, two weeks after his much criticised expenses reform webcast. He said voters' choice on 4 June ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

British scientists work on swine flu vaccine as experts warn of a larger wave of infections (Daily Mail)

Scientists are on the verge of developing a vaccine against swine flu, it emerged yesterday as the number of British cases climbed to 28.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Agile working saves money - Economist.com

BRITISH TELECOM is saving itself £238m ($355m) a year through efficient use of conferencing. That's what Jon Marsh, of the company's Agile Working Practice, tells me. BTs 107 ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

UK publishes list of 'least wanted' people (CNN)

White supremacists, Islamic clerics, a controversial Kansas pastor and a U.S. talk show host are on a list of 22 people banned from Britain for "stirring up hatred," the British government said Tuesday.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

How Kevin Bacon sparked a new branch of science - BBC UK News

The thought that all 6.9 billion people on the planet could be closely connected to one another through their network of friends has a long-held fascination. For decades ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

PM back on web in voter appeal (BBC News)

Gordon Brown returns to YouTube for an election broadcast - as John Prescott downplays a joke about the PM's smile.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

With only one day to go, British finalist swims it out to win the best job in the world (Daily Mail)

With only one day to go, British finalist swims it out to win the best job in the world


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Yes One Can: Prince Charles Hires Obama's Web Wizards (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

To save the rainforests, the heir to the British throne brings in the guys who helped put Obama in the White House -- and a frog


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

New web software Wolfram Alpha could put Google in the shade (Belfast Telegraph)

The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled this month with the launch of software that will understand questions and give specific, tailored answers in a way that the web has never managed before.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Google helps British man deliver baby when wife goes into early labor (New York Daily News)

The baby will probably say goo, goo, Google. A British man whose wife went into labor three weeks early searched the Web site for "how to deliver a baby" and went about helping his wife, Jo, deliver a son.


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Hundreds of miles of ice drop from Antarctic shelf - The Independent

New satellite images from the European Space Agency show massive amounts of ice are breaking away from a shelf on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers said ...


Wednesday, May 06, 2009

UK man lands 'world's best job' - BBC News

A British man has been appointed as the new caretaker of an Australian tropical island, a six-month position described as "the best job in the world". Ben Southall, 34, a charity ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Swine Flu Q & A: Is it going to get much worse? Should I try taking ... - The Independent

Swine flu: Was first victim a modern Typhoid Mary? British exodus from Mexico as battle against virus intensifies Steve Connor: Virus may mutate to pose deadlier threat Hamish ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Internet watchdog: Drop in child pornography sites - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — The number of international Web sites showing sexual abuse of children has fallen by about 10 percent, but the images on these sites are ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Swine Flu: Is it going to get much worse? Should I try taking Vitamin ... - The Independent

Swine flu: Was first victim a modern Typhoid Mary? British exodus from Mexico as battle against virus intensifies Steve Connor: Virus may mutate to pose deadlier threat Hamish ...


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Home Office and Phorm cosy up over Webwise - PC Advisor

The Home Office sought Phorm's opinion on the advice it issued to the public regarding whether the targeted advertising service was legal. Phorm's controversial service, known as ...


Saturday, May 02, 2009

Doctor: 64 dead in shelling of Sri Lanka hospital - Guardian Unlimited

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A health official says artillery shells have hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone, killing at least 64 people. The government health ...


Saturday, May 02, 2009

Google killer' Wolfram Alpha gets public demo - Daily Telegraph

British physicist shows off new natural search engine that could take on Google. ... Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world ...


Friday, May 01, 2009

State of Play : Old media vs the world - Spiked

The conspiracy thriller State of Play , the latest film by The Last King of Scotland director, Kevin Macdonald, touches on some pertinent issues concerning the future of the media ...


Friday, May 01, 2009

Wolfram Alpha 'could rival Google' - PC Advisor

Wolfram Alpha is a free-to-use 'computational knowledge engine' developed by British scientist Stephen Wolfram. It will be made publicly available later this month. It works by ...


Friday, May 01, 2009

Official: Shelling in Sri Lanka war zone kills 10 - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Sri Lankan military fired scores of artillery shells into the northern war zone overnight, killing at least 10 civilians ...


Friday, May 01, 2009

Web of information ... but Wikipedia is stuffed with pointless facts - The Sun

That trivial trivia has been gathered together in new book Stupedia. Here, as part of our mission to Get Britain Laughing, KATE JACKSON brings you some useless extracts... 1 ...


Friday, May 01, 2009

Laughter and forgetting - Economist.com

IN GENERAL I have been quite sceptical about the internet's supposedly transformative effect on politics, at least in Britain. A combination of political apathy, national geography ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Eiffel Tower is the world's most photographed landmark... but ... - Daily Mail

Showing off your holiday snaps is part and parcel of a trip away. Now scientists have revealed the world's most photographed landmarks by studying millions of images using a ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Warning over £62 DIY Botox kit that is up for sale on eBay - Daily Mail

Danger: The kit included needles, Botox powder and a facial map A DIY Botox kit, complete with needles and a facial map showing where to inject, is being sold on eBay for just £62 ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Huge ice chunks break away from Antarctic shelf - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BERLIN (AP) — Massive ice chunks are crumbling away from a shelf in the western Antarctic Peninsula, researchers said Wednesday, warning that 1,300 ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

John Rentoul: It's all over for our Prime Minister - The Independent

You know it is over when they laugh like that. Most of the noise in the Chamber of the House of Commons is uncouth and childish; it is also often manufactured, designed to harass ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sri Lankan rebels say they will not surrender - Guardian Unlimited

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Tamil Tigers' political chief says the beleaguered rebel group will not surrender to advancing Sri Lankan forces and denies holding thousands of ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Google Street View 'Does Not Breach Privacy' - Sky.com

The service has made pictures of people's homes and cars available to everyone across the web. But the Information Commissioner's Office said it would not be in the public interest ...


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Film Review: State of Play (12a) - Reading Evening Post

With so much excellent writing currently on our television screens, it is no surprise that movie bosses are plundering televisual stock for inspiration. The latest to be picked up ...


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

French, British ministers urge Sri Lanka truce - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The visiting French and British foreign ministers urged Sri Lanka to accept a cease-fire Wednesday in its war with ethnic ...


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Drop in child abuse websites - Webuser.co.uk

The number of websites containing images of child abuse fell by 10 per cent in 2008, but many images are more graphic than before, according to a British internet watchdog. The ...


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

BRIT STABBED AFTER FEUD WITH GERMAN - Daily Star

A BESOTTED German is accused of butchering his British love rival after becoming obsessed with a girl online. Handyman David Heiss, 21, fell for Joanna Witton, 20, during web chats ...


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

French, British ministers in Sri Lanka for talks - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The visiting French and British foreign ministers urged Sri Lanka's government to enter an immediate cease-fire Wednesday in ...


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Government plans legislation to protect citizens from E-criminals and ... - PublicTechnology.net

e-Government & public sector IT news + job vacancies: ... Government plans legislation to protect citizens from E-criminals and web fraudsters


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

'Highly intimate' photos and video of Carla Bruni with ex-lover stolen ... - Daily Mail

Hundreds of 'highly intimate' images of Carla Bruni and an ex-lover have been stolen during a burglary in Paris. Police fear they could now be made public, overshadowing the ...


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sri Lanka says it is still fighting rebels - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Sri Lankan military pressed ahead Tuesday with its offensive against the beleaguered Tamil Tigers, breaking through a ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

ARE YOU FED UP WITH THE UK'S ROADS? - Daily Star

The Daily Star has launched a landmark campaign to Get Britain Moving - and we need YOUR help. Our roads are a national disgrace. Potholes alone cost British drivers a staggering ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

SUSAN SCORES MORE INTERNET HITS THAN OBAMA - Daily Express

SINGING sensation Susan Boyle has clocked up more hits on the internet than Barack Obama. A worldwide audience of more than 100million have watched a YouTube clip of the Britain ...


Monday, April 27, 2009

Environmental activists should be celebrating media attention, not ... - Guardian Unlimited

Tomlinson walking past a line of police during the G20 protests in London, shortly before he died. Photograph: guardian.co.uk Something amazing is happening -- and we're all ...


Saturday, April 25, 2009

It's out with oysters and Armani and in with Primark and ISAs as ... - Daily Mirror

Three years ago it was Armani, oysters and buy-to-let mortgages. Today it's Primark, grow-your-own veg and flat shares. Then we wanted to know about offshore banking and trust ...


Saturday, April 25, 2009

Lastminute founder Brent Hoberman rallies friends to bankroll internet ... - Times Online

TWO of Britain's best-known internet entrepreneurs are teaming up to launch a development fund to back start-up technology companies suffering from a financing gap as investment ...


Saturday, April 25, 2009

LET'S GET BRITAIN MOVING - Daily Star

The Daily Star has launched a landmark campaign to Get Britain Moving - and we need YOUR help. Our roads are a national disgrace. Potholes alone cost British drivers a staggering ...


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Botnet 'ensnares government PCs' - BBC Technology

Almost two million PCs globally, including machines inside UK and US government departments, have been taken over by malicious hackers. Security experts Finjan traced the giant ...


Thursday, April 23, 2009

58 British nominees for 13th Annual Webby Awards - Journalism.co.uk

The UK has the second highest number of nominations in this year's annual Webby Awards, hosted by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. 58 British-based ...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Botnet 'ensnares government PCs' - BBC News

Almost two million PCs globally, including machines inside UK and US government departments, have been taken over by malicious hackers. Security experts Finjan traced the giant ...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Interview Victoria Barnsley - Guardian Unlimited

Black walls, a charcoal sofa and a couple of scarlet leather armchairs - Victoria Barnsley's office should look like a dingy 80s nightclub. Curiously, the effect is somewhat ...


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Play for today - East Anglian Daily Times

For a schizophrenic ink-loving digital hack like me, there are some confusing lines in one of this week's new movie releases, State of Play. Based on a BBC mini-series from a few ...


Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Fool disclosure - Guardian Unlimited

Mary Coughlan, the deputy prime minister of Ireland. Photograph: Dominique Faget AFP Getty Images "We shook hands. My inability to recall that particular moment more precisely is ...


Monday, April 20, 2009

Internet's wiping history off the map - The Sun

MAPS can now be downloaded from the web in seconds to help you get from A to B. But the simple directions from the internet and satellite navigation systems are wiping our historic ...


Monday, April 20, 2009

Google is accused of UK tax avoidance - Guardian Unlimited

Google has joined the list of companies facing criticism over tax avoidance after public accounts showed it paid only £600,000 in UK corporation tax despite local revenues of more ...


Monday, April 20, 2009

Waiting for the iPod moment - Guardian Unlimited

Black walls, a charcoal sofa and a couple of scarlet leather armchairs - Victoria Barnsley's office should look like a dingy 80s nightclub. Curiously, the effect is somewhat ...


Monday, April 20, 2009

EC could sue UK over Phorm - PC Advisor

Phorm's service, which is known as Webwise, tracks users' online surfing habits and then delivers relevant adverts - a practice that's raised a number of concerns from privacy ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

PIRATES ARE SUNK - Daily Star

THE future of illegal downloads was in doubt last night asa four net "pirates" began year-long jail terms. Industry chiefs hailed the sentencing of the web gurus behind movie and ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

British spy agency searches for 'Q' - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — He was James Bond's go-to guy for inventions that included dagger-embedded shoes, radioactive lint and a deadly sofa that swallowed ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

Grace Dent's world of lather - Guardian Unlimited

Just when I thought I was out, EastEnders pulls me back in again. The big secret hiding beneath Archie Mitchell's murky web of lies finally spilled out of the bag on Archie and ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

WANSTEAD: Police launch probe over new 'BNP threat' - Epping Forest Guardian

REDBRIDGE Police have launched an investigation after an apparently pro-British National Party (BNP) website published threats against a woman who was allegedly the victim of a ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

Obama opponents rally at 'tea parties' - BBC Americas

Twenty-four hours of annual frustration and dread for law abiding citizens by the end of which they must send to the federal government either a completed tax form or a humble and ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

WHY TOM KEEPS STEALING THE SHOW - Daily Express

Tom Hollander is finally hogging the limelight thanks to his leading role in the hilariously caustic British comedy, In The Loop, the sensation of this year's Sundance Film ...


Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Facebook poets: ten rising stars of British poetry - Times Online

Listen to an exclusive poetry podcast I Seven steps to becoming a poet I Poetry is the cornerstone of civilisation The market for new poetry is small; it is not bought and sold ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Third of men 'live with parents' - BBC UK News

Almost a third of men and a fifth of women aged between 20 and 34 live at home with their parents, according to the Office for National Statistics. The statisticians' annual survey ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The last word: Protectionism -- Humpty Dumpty economics - Ethical Corporation Online

Politicians seeking to appease popular opinion with protectionist measures could set back a global economic recovery for decades, says Jon Entine Speaking to Labour party ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Advertisers can exploit multi-platform TV viewing habits - Media Week Online

I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Frasier, Porridge, The Likely Lads, Man about the House, Friends, The Simpsons, The Last of the Summer Wine. All great sitcoms. Sue ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Met Police suspends officer shown striking woman at G20 protest - Times Online

The Metropolitan Police are examining new footage of alleged violence by an officer at the G20 demonstrations this month. Video material and still photographs appear to show an ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Susan's Got Talent: Web Video Tops 5m Hits - Ananova

Fame in the United States is the dream of any British singer - for church worker Susan Boyle it has become a reality. Miss Boyle, 47, has become an internet sensation after ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Lehman yields bonanza for the professionals - Times Online

Accountants and lawyers who are trying to sort out the European collapse of Lehman Brothers, the American investment bank, have charged more than £100million in fees in six months ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Analysis: Pressure on LabourList - Politics.co.uk

LabourList, the website designed to provide a home for Labour bloggers, is under unprecedented pressure as the after-effects of Damian McBride's emails are felt across British ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

10 ways to beat the blues? - BBC News

Charities are calling for a nationwide campaign to help promote mental health after a survey suggested more people are growing anxious. But what sort of advice might be offered ...


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Jackson Rents Stately Home Ahead of Comeback Tour - femalefirst.co.uk

Pop superstar Michael Jackson has reportedly laid down a $1.45 million (£1 million) deposit on a 28-bedroom stately home in England to accommodate him during his upcoming eight ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

French gov't rejects illegal downloading bill - PC Advisor

French ministers have voted against a 'three strikes rule' that would have resulted in illegal downloaders being banned from the web. The proposal would have led to the creation of ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Book a B&B and catch a computer virus - Reuters UK

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of computer viruses is growing extraordinarily fast and shifting from phishing e-mails to being hidden in seemingly safe websites such as a local ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Two killed as army takes to streets to quell protests - The Independent

The streets of the Thai capital were filled with clouds of tear gas and the rattle of automatic gunfire yesterday as thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with troops in ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Brown should be judged by the company he keeps - Daily Telegraph

Your poll ratings are in the mire, the economy's unravelling, everything seems to be going wrong. So how do you get out of it? Simple -- you start a blog. I know, it's not a chain ...


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Lorry drivers put the pee into parking in Melksham - This is Trowbridge

A lorry park in Melksham could be closed off after residents living nearby told of how their lives are blighted by litter, noise, drivers using the area as a toilet and even shows ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

How the blogs have transformed the political landscape - Daily Telegraph

But when a political blog can bring down one of the Prime Minister's closest advisers, and lead the BBC news for an entire weekend, something important has changed. The British ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

How the Labour smear email story unfolded - Daily Telegraph

The downfall of Damian McBride has its roots in a speech by Communities secretary Hazel Blears last November, when she warned of the increasing powers of rightwing bloggers to ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

United Kingdom - Euro News

an e-mail slur campaign. A scandal broke after it was revealed Brown's top aide Damian McBride proposed that gossip about the Conservative leaders' sex lives be posted on a new ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

They've got your number - Guardian Unlimited

Want to be an investigative journalist of the future? You'll need a pen and paper, pay-as-you-go phone, and a motorbike. We'll explain the motorbike later. But you may be an ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

Blogs have changed politics forever: good news for libertarians, bad ... - Daily Telegraph Blogs

The Draper-McBride affair is the latest demonstration of one of this blog's long-standing contentions, viz that free-marketeers take more naturally to the possibilities of the ...


Monday, April 13, 2009

Johann Hari: How to spot a lame, lame argument - The Independent

There is one particular type of bad argument that has always existed, but it has now spread like tar over the world-wide web, and is seeping into the pubs, coffee shops and opinion ...


Sunday, April 12, 2009

EXPRESS CRUSADE: LET'S GET BRITAIN MOVING - Daily Express

The Daily Express has launched a landmark campaign to Get Britain Moving - and we need YOUR help. Our roads are a national disgrace. Potholes alone cost British drivers a ...


Saturday, April 11, 2009

Where you are now. - Guardian Unlimited

Index-based service owned by Orange. Features email, WAP and PDA news briefings on almost any subject - plus the eponymous virtual newscaster, a sort of green-haired digital Kylie ...


Saturday, April 11, 2009

Fans group aims to raise £15m to buy Saints - This is Southampton

A group of fans are aiming to raise at least £15m with a view to sensationally buying Saints and turning it into a supporter-owned club. The Daily Echo can today reveal the ...


Saturday, April 11, 2009

New digital library to display world on a website - Guardian Unlimited

Huexotzinco Codex, 1531, documenting in pictographic language part of the testimony in a legal case against representatives of the colonial government in Mexico, ten years after ...


Friday, April 10, 2009

Fen-tastic: National Trust reserve opens its trove of secrets - Guardian Unlimited

Centuries of records documenting the rise and fall of more than 7,400 British species in Wicken Fen is published


Friday, April 10, 2009

Olympics 2012 -- Joust Do It! - The Sun

LOOKING for Olympic glory? Then turn to the web to net a podium place. Since Team GB's remarkable success in Beijing, the sporting nation has been gripped by the thought of going ...


Thursday, April 09, 2009

David Cameron beats Gordon Brown in top online search results - PublicTechnology.net

A people search engine has again unveiled its list of top celebrities that Brits have been searching for since January, finding that previous poll-topper Gordon Brown has slipped ...


Thursday, April 09, 2009

A BRITISH oil tycoon's son has died after his Lamborghini supercar ... - The Sun

His grieving father, entrepreneur and executive Charles, 48, told of his devastation last night. Writing on a Facebook tribute page set up in his son's memory, he said: "God ...


Thursday, April 09, 2009

Salmond and Swinney only ministers set to miss savings targets - Scotsman

ALEX Salmond and John Swinney -- the ministers who have done more to champion the public-sector efficiency drive than any other -- head the departments with the worst records on ...


Thursday, April 09, 2009

Is the new Whitechapel gallery a modern masterpiece? - The Independent

Pictures "raise blessed thoughts in me -- why not in you, my brother? Believe it, toil-worn worker, in spite of thy foul alley, thy crowded lodging, thy ill-fed children, they ...


Thursday, April 09, 2009

Lloyd-Webber attacks 'web piracy' - MSN UK News

A band such as the Beatles would not be able to emerge in the UK in 10 years time because of the "cataclysmic consequences" of internet piracy, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has ...


Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Somali pirates back in action, seize 5 ships - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writers= NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — For the first three months of 2009, Somalia's notorious pirates faded from the headlines as a massive international naval force ...


Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Video shows man who died during G-20 protests shoved by British police ... - MSN UK News

A video appears to show a man who died amid protests during last week's G-20 meeting in London was shoved to the ground by British police. Britain's police watchdog says the ...


Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Massive earthquake hits off Kuril Islands - MSN UK News

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S ...


Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Sir Allen Stanford: 'It's baloney, baloney, baloney' - Guardian Unlimited

Allen Stanford, who arrived at Lord's by private helicopter last year, now has to travel by scheduled airline: 'They make you take your shoes o?, it's terrible ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

Campaigners warn of user data creep - BBC News

Internet service providers (ISPs) are required to store details of user e-mails, website visits and net phone calls from Monday as a European Union directive comes into force ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

ECB's Bini Smaghi: some cases warrant FX intervention - Reuters - Guardian Unlimited

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - Foreign exchange intervention may be warranted to balance out market overreaction or counter swings in other currencies due to inadequate ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

G20: The social media battle - bbc

Members of the police, it seems, are bracing themselves for trouble on the streets of London as the G20 summit gets underway. But there's also a battle going on in cyberspace, as ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

Madeleine McCann, Crufts, The BNP And Snow - Anorak

HITWISE measures popular search words on the web using science so amazing it will boil your brain. According to this marketing site: The top searches in the UK News category ...


Monday, April 06, 2009

Skiier Ben again underlines his Olympic potential - Bucks Herald

YOUNG Aston Clinton skiier Ben Reid has again showed why he is the frame to one day compete in the Winter Olympics. Ben competed in the Austrian alpine Meisterchaft TUX Cup earlier ...


Friday, April 03, 2009

Queen and Michelle Obama - the story behind a touching moment - Times Online

When Michelle Obama put her arm round the Queen at Buckingham Palace, some of the more excitable elements of the media - particularly the Americans - suggested she may have been ...


Friday, April 03, 2009

Captives of bureaucracy - Communitycare.co.uk

Recent research confirms that the mass of bureaucracy weighs heavily on social workers, with serious implications for personalisation, writes academic Bob Hudson McDonald and ...


Thursday, April 02, 2009

Ordnance Survey's future to be mapped out on budget day - Guardian Unlimited

The future of British government's largest digital data business, the mapping agency Ordnance Survey, looks set to enter the mainstream political agenda for the first time in a ...


Thursday, April 02, 2009

Thyroid disorders 'misdiagnosed' - BBC Health

British Thyroid Association doctors say some people are being given the wrong tests and the wrong treatment. NHS doctors abide by expert guidelines - but the BTA says the problem ...


Thursday, April 02, 2009

iPhone users lead way on Web and email use - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Over 90 percent of Apple Inc's British iPhone users accessed mobile media in January including websites, e-mails, social networks and games, far higher than ...


Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Google Street View cars spotted in other UK cities - Daily Telegraph

Residents of several major British cities, including Reading, Ipswich and Chelmsford, say they have spotted Google’s camera cars taking photos of roads and streets for ...


Wednesday, April 01, 2009

2 wounded in Canada assisted-living home shooting - AP - Guardian Unlimited

GIBSONS, British Columbia (AP) — A woman angry at plans to evict her from an assisted-living facility shot a staff member in the parking lot and then was shot by police ...


Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Mums Deserting The Surgery For The Internet - femalefirst.co.uk

Following news that hospital waiting times are set to soar due to European laws limiting doctors' working hours, research by Virgin Media has found that British mums are turning ...


Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Melissa anniversary marks birth of email-aware malware - The Register

Thursday (26 March) marks the 10th anniversary of the notorious Melissa virus, the first successful email-aware virus. The Word macro virus, allegedly named after a lap dancer that ...


Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Campaigner's message to save the Earth - Surrey Comet

Green teen Aazim Ihsan is bringing his 'Vote Earth' message back home. On Saturday night, the 15-year-old from Cheam convinced the people of Birmingham to 'Vote Earth ...


Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Paper banishes bad news to the web - Lancashire Evening Telegraph

A free weekly newspaper in London is attempting to cheer up its readers this week by leaving out all the bad news. The Essex-based Yellow Advertiser is staging its first ever "Good ...


Tuesday, March 31, 2009

TripAdvisor delivers free advice from fellow travellers - Guardian Unlimited

There are plenty of good web sites, but how many of them do you rely on for important purchasing decisions? TripAdvisor is one we use at home. We used to take the travel agent's ...


Monday, March 30, 2009

FACTBOX-Protests planned for London G20 summit - Reuters AlertNet

-- Tens of thousands of people marched in capital cities across Europe to protest about the economic crisis and urge world leaders to act on poverty, jobs and climate change. -- In ...


Monday, March 30, 2009

When a bishop has to leave the Church of England to stand up for ... - Daily Mail

Shock: Michael Nazir-Ali is leaving his post as the Bishop of Rochester The resignation of Michael Nazir-Ali as Bishop of Rochester is a terrible blow, not just for the Church of ...


Monday, March 30, 2009

Gordon Brown replies to Southampton's Ford Transit Factory petition - This is Southampton

A HAMPSHIRE grandmother has branded the Prime Minister's response to her plea to the Government to step in and help Ford as "disgraceful." More than 1,000 people put their ...


Monday, March 30, 2009

Gordon Brown's G20: is it too late to call the whole thing off? - Daily Telegraph Blogs

The Prime Minister's run-up to the G20 in London just carries on getting better. My colleague Toby Harnden had the scoop  that the President will have a meeting with the leader of ...


Sunday, March 29, 2009

Doctor's verdict on the Scottish patient - Scotsman

IN HIS long medical career, Professor Sir Kenneth Calman has many times been confronted with a sick patient requiring diagnosis. Never before, however, has he had to write a ...


Sunday, March 29, 2009

ROBERT H. REID - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BAGHDAD (AP) — A gunfight erupted Saturday in central Baghdad after the local leader of a Sunni group that broke with al-Qaida was arrested for his ...


Sunday, March 29, 2009

Google Street View: formal privacy complaint - Daily Telegraph

Google street view: Scores of pictures, including one of a man exiting a Soho sex shop and another of a man being sick on the pavement outside a pub in Shoreditch, were removed ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Street View critic Simon Davies accuses Google of smear campaign - Daily Telegraph

Mr Davies, director of Privacy International, said the company was briefing journalists in order to discredit complaints which he has registered about Street View. He accused ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Of Biti and Maslow's hierarchy of needs - New Zimbabwe.com

A NUMBER of images flashed through my mind as I read through Finance Minister Tendai Biti's "revised" budget statement. Images of Gideon Gono; footprints of potential donors ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Thyroid disorders 'misdiagnosed' - BBC News

British Thyroid Association doctors say some people are being given the wrong tests and the wrong treatment. NHS doctors abide by expert guidelines - but the BTA says the problem ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Beware of geeks bearing nuclear tacos - Guardian Unlimited

Episode 19: In which I visit SXSWi in Austin, and find a conference that's got far too big for its cowboy boots. In 2007 it was the emergence of Twitter, in 2008 it was Sarah 2.0 ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

What's On Guide: March 27-April 2 - Northampton Chronicle

Barton Seagrave: 'Love Is All You Need', variety show, Masque Theatre. Box office 01536 396555. Isham: 40 Watt, the Monk and Minstrel, 9.30pm. gate Stage, 7.30pm. Box office ...


Friday, March 27, 2009

Montgomerie's 500th appearance takes the cake! - PGA European Tour

Colin Montgomerie today gathered some of his close golfing friends around him in Seville on the eve of his 500th appearance as a professional on The European Tour -- and proved ...


Thursday, March 26, 2009

UK iPhone users lead way in Web - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Over 90 percent of Apple Inc's British iPhone users accessed mobile media in January including Web sites, e-mails, social networks and games, far higher than ...


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Shelling kills 54 civilians in Sri Lanka - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Shelling killed 54 civilians in a supposed "no-fire" zone in Sri Lanka's war between the government and separatist Tamil ...


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Songwriters' web forum launches - BBC News

A new website designed for songwriters to post their views on protecting their music on the web has been launched. The Performing Rights Society has set up Fairplayforcreators.com ...


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Enter if ye dare the Comment Dungeon - The Register

Ah, Friday, the perfectly-formed posterior of the week. As I sit here surveying the many, many, many hundreds of web-bound hollerings that jostled for my attention this week in the ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Twitter to be taught to kids - The Sun

KIDS will be taught web skills under new plans to shake-up primary schools ... KIDS will be taught to master Twitter and Wikipedia under new plans to shake-up the primary school ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Norwich Open Air Shakespeare Festival - Eastern Daily Press

Norwich Cathedral in Association with The British Shakespeare Company are presenting four open air performances at Norwich Cathedral featuring A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Is the government spying on your Facebook account? - Politics.co.uk

Is the government spying on your Facebook account? The short answer is: no, not yet. But they want to. It transpires that home office minister Vernon Coaker intends to find ways ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Big Brother, small pupils - Guardian Unlimited

The growth of Twitter and various social networking sites and the spread of their tentacles into various tenets of society dominates the front pages today, albeit in different ways ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Government moots plans to monitor social networking sites - Brand Republic

LONDON - The government is considering monitoring social networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace to collect data in an attempt to combat online crime and terrorism ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Michael Misick: The king of sleaze in the colonies - The Independent

With their talc-white beaches, aquamarine seas and lack of income tax, the Turks and Caicos Islands have made a virtue and a fortune in recent years out of selling themselves as a ...


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Exit Winston Churchill, enter Twitter ... Yes, it's the new primary ... - Daily Mail

Children will no longer study the Second World War and Queen Victoria, but instead learn about Twitter and blogging under radical plans to overhaul primary school teaching. The new ...


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Insight: How do you dissuade Iran? - BBC News

In London, as the days lengthen and sun peeps out, British officials are trying to manage high hopes that April's G20 summit will somehow find a global financial cure. President ...


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Josef Fritzl trial - Guardian Unlimited

The man who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children has been sentenced to life in a secure psychiatric facility Link to this video Josef Fritzl was sentenced ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Woman jailed over sham marriage - Reading Evening Post

A Ghanaian woman who used fake documents to arrange a sham marriage so she could stay in the UK illegally has been jailed for 12 months. Rita Acquah, from Whitley, used forged ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Inbox: Underground safe from mobile chatter - Silicon.com

The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. A silicon.com exclusive got readers talking this week ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

No hiding place - Guardian Unlimited

It was dubbed the "trial of the century", which also meant it was potentially the story of the century for the hundreds of journalists, from countries ranging from Iran to ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Changing channels - Guardian Unlimited

"It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up." The recently retired David Coulthard, who will form one half of a new punditry double act with another former driver, Eddie ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Banks and businesses will boom again - Daily Telegraph

I fear I hear the sound of babies being washed down the drain with the dirty bathwater. The economy is in a deep recession after a decade of greed, excess and ostentation, too much ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Airport key to UK grand prix - Fhr-Net

The British Grand Prix is set to be held at Donington Park next year and its organiser has spoken of the importance of the local airport to his plans. Simon Gillett has claimed ...


Monday, March 23, 2009

Web scam hoodwinks web founding father - The Register

Even the inventor of the world wide web isn't immune from online crime. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who developed the idea for today's interwebs two decades ago, has told The Telegraph he ...


Friday, March 20, 2009

Google launches 'Street View' for 25 UK cities - NetImperative

Google has launched its "Street View" service in Britain, offering web users 360-degree street-level images of 25 cities. The service, available via Google Maps, was creates using ...


Friday, March 20, 2009

Privacy row as Google brings Street View service to UK - Herald

Google is facing fresh privacy complaints after launching a new service in the UK that allows web and mobile phone users to see 3D views of 25 cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh ...


Friday, March 20, 2009

British: Progress made on plan to stop Gaza arms - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — Nine nations working on a plan to prevent arms smuggling into the volatile Gaza Strip have agreed to use existing United Nations ...


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Google Street View UK goes live - PC Advisor

Photos coverage of 25 British cities available - Google has announced its Street View service now covers 25 UK cities including London, Manchester, Cardiff and Oxford.


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Google launches Street View in UK - Guardian Unlimited

Google has launched its controversial Street View mapping service in the UK, with web and mobile phone users able to see 360-degree views of 25 cities from Southampton to Edinburgh ...


Thursday, March 19, 2009

The best sports clips around on the web this week - Guardian Unlimited

1) Chirpy bargain-hunting smooth-pated BBC presenter Dom Littlewood gets taken for a drive by Damon Hill. It all ends in tears. And vomit. 2) Goal of the week: Was it this , from ...


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Web inventor's truth crusade - The Sun

THE inventor of the world wide web has unveiled a new foundation to help surfers distinguish between fact and fiction on the internet. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is bidding to give ...


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Montgomerie to reach milestone in Andalucia - PGA European Tour

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, the most prolific British winner in European Tour history, will celebrate his 500th European Tour appearance as a professional at next week's Open ...


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

From excellent to poor: New voting system proposed - In the News

Election experts are proposing a new voting system today which would see voters give candidates a grade of excellent, very good, good, acceptable, or poor. The contribution to the ...


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Obituary: David Snow - Guardian Unlimited

David Snow, who has died aged 84, was one of the most distinguished and popular ornithologists of the last 60 years. A major part of his work was the study of tropical, fruit ...


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Internet is 20 years old today - The Sun

20th anniversary of the invention of the internet by British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He came up with the idea in a research paper on March 13, 1989


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

British Library puts classical music archive online - PC Advisor

The British Library is making available via the web more than 1,000 classical music recordings, many of which are interpretations of well-known movements that have not been ...


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

UK kids spend 43.5 hours a month online - Webuser.co.uk

Kids in the UK spend more than 42.5 hours, or nearly two full days, online every month according to a comprehensive new study. The annual Norton Online Living report, carried out ...


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

E-borders - the new frontier of oppression - Times Online

From time to time, when low in spirits, I find solace in websites on "How to Disappear". It is not an urge to deceive loved ones and insurance companies like the appalling ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

Cyber-squatting hits record high - Silicon.com

Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of "cybersquatting" cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

Britain's first electric supercar gets ready to roll - Guardian Unlimited

It is faster out of the blocks than a V12 Ferrari and can do 0-60mph in four seconds. It will go more than 140mph and can be fully charged up over lunch. But the first British ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

Cybersquatting cases hit record in 2008 - Reuters UK

GENEVA (Reuters) - Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of "cybersquatting" cases in 2008 to stop others ...


Monday, March 16, 2009

Outrage at 'death crash' asylum seeker deportation delay - Blackburn Citizen

AN MP is 'outraged' that an asylum seeker who left a young girl dying under the wheels of his car has still not been deported. Last October the Lancashire Telegraph revealed ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

Piecing together the past - BBC News

Detective work by a British historian has unearthed information that could enable thousands to piece together their family histories


Friday, March 13, 2009

Rogue international 'M&A advisors' target Brit ISP customers - The Register

Exclusive Britain's financial watchdog has warned former customers of dotcom ISP Totalise to guard against "Recovery Room" share fraudsters, following a Register ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

Gov't plans to kill illegal downloads - PC Advisor

Communications Minister Lord Stephen Carter has revealed more details of his plan to create a digital rights agency that's designed to help combat illegal file-sharing. The agency ...


Friday, March 13, 2009

CERN marks web's 20th anniversary - PC Advisor

While the internet was developed in the 50s, the web or the network of content servers that allow information to be shared, was not created until March 1989. CERN says that it was ...


Thursday, March 12, 2009

Jacko's album sales are backo - The Sun

Where Is Glove, Michael? Meet man who wrote Thriller It hits Jackson's waiting fans 'This is the final curtain call' Wacko Jacko is backo in Britain Web retailer Play.com saw a 110 ...


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

BBC Mobile gets a Custom Refresh - All About Symbian

The BBC's 'Mobile' site has been given (at least, in beta form) a huge refresh, with the code required so that you can customise the stories and features you see. Don't like Sport ...


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Stephen Fry: The internet and Me - BBC News

Self-confessed technology geek Stephen Fry tells BBC Radio 4's Analysis programme why the world wide web is a wondrous thing.


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

UK counter-terrorism to be criticised - Politics.co.uk

The United States was only able to pursue its extraordinary rendition policy with the help of allies during the Bush administration's war on terror, including Britain, a UN report ...


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

UN criticises UK 'rendition role' - BBC News

UN Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin said he was "deeply troubled" at the US system of rendition, secret detention and practices violating torture bans. But he said it was only ...


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

YouTube to block British music videos - Times Online

YouTube is to block thousands of music videos by the biggest names in rock and pop for British users after failing to reach agreement with the UK music licensing body. Official ...


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

BBC, BFI to open up web archive - Webuser.co.uk

The British Film Institute (BFI) and the BBC have announced a scheme to open up their archives to surfers. Plans have been put in place that will take advantage of the expansion of ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

British search engine 'could rival Google' - Guardian Unlimited

A British physicist has revealed his plan to launch a new internet search engine so powerful that one expert has suggested it "could be as important as Google ". London-born ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

Tide of bizarre injuries keeps hospitals busy - The Independent

There is a story told by NHS nurses about a man who turned up at accident and emergency walking in a strange manner and telling a confused tale. It transpired that he suffered from ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

Gothic excess and purist chic on Paris catwalks - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= PARIS (AP) — Gothic excess and understated, masterful simplicity were both on display on Day Five of the Paris fall 2009-winter 2010 ready-to-wear ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

The internet's librarian - Economist.com

FOR a man who has set himself a seemingly impossible mission, Brewster Kahle seems remarkably laid back. Relaxing in the black leather recliner that serves as his office chair, his ...


Monday, March 09, 2009

Swiss mountain rescue aided by Twitter ends with 1 snowboarder found ... - MSN UK News

A mountain rescue in the Swiss Alps that played out over the blogging Web site Twitter has ended with a missing British snowboarder found dead. Swiss police say the 29-year-old's ...


Saturday, March 07, 2009

British celebrity chef forced to shut his Fat Duck - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BRAY, England (AP) — It's a culinary mystery worthy of Agatha Christie. Britain's Health Protection Agency said Friday about 400 people reported ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

UK politicians' Wikipedia worries - BBC News

Of course not, but in the crazy, alternative world of Wikipedia vandalism - the term the site uses for deliberately false information being inserted into entries - anything is ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

British-based agency PA Sport sells US SportsTicker service to Chicago ... - MSN UK News

PA Sport, the British-based sports news agency, says it has agreed to sell its SportsTicker service to STATS LLC, the U.S.-based global sports information provider co-owned by News ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

Baroque of ages - Guardian Unlimited

This is the year of the baroque. In 2009 we are marking both the 350th anniversary of Purcell's birth and the 250th of Handel's death, and the baroque century stretching between ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

Case study: Milton Keynes Council - overcoming digital barriers to ... - PublicTechnology.net

This is a case study from a finalist in the e-Government National Awards 2008 . Milton Keynes is growing rapidly, is culturally diverse but has 15 inner city areas of severe ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

Vatican: Bishop's apology on Holocaust not enough - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= VATICAN CITY (AP) — An apology from a bishop who denied the Holocaust wasn't good enough, the Vatican said Friday, adding that he must repudiate his ...


Friday, March 06, 2009

Pop-up to see holiday on web - The Sun

The site, 101holidays.co.uk , has 101 holiday ideas from former Sun journalist Mark Hodson and travel writer David Wickers. "The best part of planning a holiday is leafing ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

ABI: Real progress on service standards made through customer impact ... - Politics.co.uk

In hard times, industries too often cut back on their investment in serving customers better. But the insurance industry has continued to invest in the largest UK survey of what ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

Online tributes for county war heroes - Shropshire Star

A Shropshire man has launched a new camapign to honour Shropshire's war heroes on a special internet site. Toby Neal caught up with him to find out more. Up and down Shropshire ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

Judge tosses ex-sailor's terror-support conviction - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out one conviction against a former Navy sailor accused of passing along information about ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

Key terror conviction against ex-sailor is tossed - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a conviction against a former Navy sailor accused of passing along information about ...


Thursday, March 05, 2009

A Debate Sparked By Andorra - Arts Journal

Yesterday, I posted a blog entry about the inclusion of what seems to be a corporate presentation in the San Francisco Fringe Festival 's lineup this September. Ian Woodall, a ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

EPSRC: 'Information Agents' for faster, better emergency response - Politics.co.uk

'Information agents' have been developed that could prove invaluable in decision-making and directing the actions of the emergency services in the immediate aftermath of ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Colin Philpott: ITV switches off... and puts a region out of the ... - yorkshirepost

ITV's latest set of cutbacks, which are being officially announced today, are bad news for Yorkshire. Firstly, they reduce the chances of getting Yorkshire represented on national ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Garcia receives the Vardon Trophy - PGA European Tour

European Tour Member Sergio Garcia formally received the Vardon Trophy from the PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. In ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Swiss mountain rescue plays out over Twitter - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= LONDON (AP) — An Alpine rescue in the Swiss Alps played out over the blogging Web site Twitter ended in tragedy after a snowboarder was found dead ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

UK rocker Oasis says China axed concerts over band member's appearance ... - MSN UK News

The British band Oasis says the Chinese government canceled its two upcoming shows in Beijing and Shanghai in April because band member Noel Gallagher took part in free Tibet ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

EU fights huge increase in web child abuse - Guardian Unlimited

The number of child sex abuse websites in Europe has soared and the violence shown has become more extreme, the European commission and Europol, the European police agency, warned ...


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Hit & Run: A room with a review - The Independent

TripAdvisor rates, along with Facebook and Twitter, among the planet's most successful online communities, linking the social need to brag and berate with the instantaneous ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Richard Hopwood: Novice in the White House can teach old guard of ... - yorkshirepost

GORDON BROWN famously declared this period of global economic turmoil to be "no time for a novice". But if this is the case, then what is Barack Obama doing in the White House? For ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Digital politics is different - BBC News

In November 1988 Stuart Weir, at the time editor of the New Statesman, published a special edition of the magazine asking those concerned with the health of British democracy to ...


Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Sheriff who probed Phelps ready for 'pot shots' - AP - Guardian Unlimited

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina sheriff who investigated Michael Phelps after he was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe is joking about the uproar it caused ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

US Department of Defense chooses DATIX patient safety event reporting ... - PublicTechnology.net

Datix Ltd has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense for the deployment of its software in the Military Health System, one of the largest healthcare ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

4 members of assisted suicide group are arrested - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= ATLANTA (AP) — Joining the Final Exit Network costs $50, and the privileges of membership include this: When you're ready to die, the organization ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

IS PRETTY WOMAN CALLING IT A DAY? - Daily Express

AS Julia Roberts this week speaks of the joys of being a stay-at-home mum, Hollywood is wondering whether its highest ever paid female star is preparing to leave the big screen ...


Friday, February 27, 2009

Ryanair to sell cruise holidays - Daily Telegraph

Ryanair and Costa Cruises are offering £100 credits for passengers to use on-board their ships when they book a cruise holiday before March 16 Fifty of Ryanair's 820 routes ...


Thursday, February 26, 2009

San Francisco man faces fallout from 'Wife Swap' - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's safe to say Stephen Fowler probably wishes he never appeared on "Wife Swap." Fowler's stint on the ABC reality show last ...


Thursday, February 26, 2009

Caribbean authorities seize key Stanford operations - Guardian Unlimited

Financial authorities in the Caribbean seized control of Sir Allen Stanford 's key banking operations today as a global investigation deepened into allegations of an $8bn fraud at ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Escalators, trains and bus stops are common areas for 'upskirt ... - Guardian Unlimited

One summer day in 2006, Lucy Parkinson, then 21 years old, was shopping in Ealing, west London, when she heard behind her an altercation between two men. "I was crossing the road ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Tough ... John Bason - The Sun

PLANS to split ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND in two went down a storm, with the bank's shares up 1.9p to 21.2. RBS is expected to announce plans to dump fringe business in a "bad ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

MINI MEAN (New York Post)

'HELL'S Kitchen" contes tants terrorized by Gor don Ramsay are in for more profanity-laced humiliation - from his miniature alter ego. Nine-year-old Felix Light, who spoofs Ramsay (profanity and all) as "Little Gordon" for a British Web site...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

British school eyes Stamford site (Norwalk Advocate)

STAMFORD -- A private school catering to British expatriates and Anglophiles may be headed for Stamford.


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Springsteen to Headline Glastonbury Festival (New York Times)

He may have been snubbed by the Oscars, but Bruce Springsteen can take comfort this summer in the arms of thousands of mud-caked British concertgoers: he has been named one of the headliners of the Glastonbury Festival, the event?s promoters announced on its Web page, glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. Mr. Springsteen, whose title track from the film ?The Wrestler? was passed over for nomination in the ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Blunt Escapes Black Widow's Web (Hollywood.com)

Rumor has it Emily Blunt won't be starring in Iron Man 2 after all. The Playlist reports that director Jon Favreau was cornered by E! at an Oscar after party and admitted that the British beauty is out as the Black Widow. It turns out that Fox execs exercised their option on Blunt, and she will now be sticking with Guilliver's Travels instead. Favreau won't be left empty handed though, because ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Sporty Spice Mel C. gives birth to a girl (UPI)

LONDON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A message posted on Melanie Chisholm's Web site says the British pop singer has given birth to a daughter in London.


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

It Is Always Funny When British People Say 'Fags' (Valleywag)

What was comely Web-video starlet Veronica Belmont thinking about today? How about Chris Nuttall of the Financial Times? VentureBeat blogger Eric Eldon? Cats, fags, gadgets, and Facebook preoccupied...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Canadian author Atwood to stay away from Dubai literary fest to ... - MSN UK News

Canadian author Margaret Atwood says she will not attend Dubai's literary festival after organizers banned a novel by a British author. In a letter to the festival's director ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Fanzines enter pages of history - BBC News

They were invented by fans of trashy science fiction novels in the 1930s before their hand-written Xeroxed pages chronicled the birth of punk. But as the internet threatens to ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Happiness and the historian - Times Online

What makes life worth living? "Charity", St Paul says, in the King James version -- "love" in more modern translations. Happiness, most say. "Without love no happiness ...


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

BT Business reveals 42% of workers say they could be more productive ... - pressbox.co.uk

BT Business and Nortel have revealed new independent research* statistics showing that less than one in ten (8%) of the UK's businesses trust their employees to work out of the ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

One-woman winning machine Gail Trimble rises to the final University ... - Women.timesonline

Sometimes the fates decree a fearful symmetry in popular culture. As the woman once dubbed the most hated in Britain prepares for an all too literal death, another contender for ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

One-woman winning machine Gail Trimble rises to the final challenge - Women.timesonline

Sometimes the fates decree a fearful symmetry in popular culture. As the woman once dubbed the most hated in Britain prepares for an all too literal death, another contender for ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Your starter for 10: Who is the cleverest student ever? - The Independent

Gail Trimble can press a buzzer with alarming speed but, more importantly, she has a head full of a rich panoply of general knowledge that ranges across literature, languages ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

I revere this man (and his book on earthworms) ... Andrew Marr on the ... - Daily Mail

But what has Charles Darwin ever done for ... politics? It's one of the great paradoxes of modern times that this liberal, kindly, cautious scientist has been used to justify ...


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Gordon Brown tries to ban 100% home loans - Times Online

GORDON BROWN wants to ban 100% mortgages as part of a blitz of initiatives designed to save the banking system ? including a new bailout with a potential cost of £500 billion ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Save Scottish newspapers - Guardian Unlimited

Newspapers are in crisis across the developed world, but in one small democracy the delusion that journalism is a worthless commodity may soon have uniquely damaging consequences ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

UPDATE 1-Alchemy eyes rump of Mosaic fashion business - Reuters - Guardian Unlimited

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Alchemy Partners is eyeing the rump of Mosaic Fashion's portfolio, part-controlled by collapsed Icelandic retail group Baugur ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Pandora: Cash flow hiccup keeps Pierce waiting - The Independent

The British film industry has suffered more than its fair share of knocks over the years, so it gives some regret to report that the credit crunch is threatening to scupper one of ...


Monday, February 23, 2009

Inquiries by new homebuyers surge 108% - This is Money

Estate agents are struggling to cope with a 108% annual increase in inquiries from new buyers, it is claimed today. However, the flood of inquiries is not bringing a sales boom ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

Ask AP: Mortgage help, troops in Afghanistan - AP - Guardian Unlimited

That's one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news. If you have your own news-related ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

When 'Briggsy' met Horsey! - PGA European Tour

It was not just David Horsey who felt acute disappointment at losing out by a short-head in the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. The frustration that the 23 year old ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

Sitecom Gaming Router WL-308 review - PC Advisor

Most British broadband ISPs are giving away wireless modem routers these days. While these freebies will be sufficient for most peoples' needs, there are some who need that little ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

Nintendo launches upgraded DSi hand-held console - Daily Telegraph

The DSi is the second upgrade to the hugely popular DS device which has sold nearly 100 million units across the world. The new console features MP3 playback facilities, two built ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

OFT launches fake health websites - Webuser.co.uk

Two fake websites have been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to warn consumers about the dangers of 'miracle' health products and weight loss scams on the internet. The ...


Friday, February 20, 2009

Iraq, Iran, London films lead pack for Berlin Golden Bear - New African

The Berlin Film Festival prepared to crown its Golden Bear winner Saturday, with dramas about heartache in the wake of the Iraq war, parents united by the London bombings and an ...


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Al-Qaida in N. Africa claims UN diplomats hostages - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Al-Qaida's North Africa branch claimed Wednesday it is holding hostage a senior U.N. peace envoy, his aide and four tourists ...


Thursday, February 19, 2009

Dutch anti-Islam politician turned away from Britain - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Right-wing Dutch legislator Geert Wilders, who is being prosecuted at home for anti-Islam remarks, said he was barred from entering Britain on Thursday after he ...


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Credit crunch broadband: 5 ways to save - Cambridge Network

Looking to cut back on your broadband bills? Whatever your situation, let Cambridge-based broadband comparison website Broadband Genie help with some useful money saving tips. It ...


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Last Night's Television - Mistresses, BBC1; In the Line Of Fire, ITV1 - The Independent

In its efforts to shake off the suggestion that it is a British version of Sex and the City, the BBC has been busy trailing its flagship drama series, Mistresses , as a British ...


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Interview: George Entwistle on the BBC's online arts strategy - Daily Telegraph

The BBC’s new arts strategy will focus on the web as much as TV and radio. Matt Warman reports.


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Far-right MP is sent packing - The Sun

Geert Wilders had been due to show his 17-minute film Fitna which refers to the Koran as a "fascist book", in the House of Lords. He arrived at Heathrow's Terminal 1 today on ...


Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Return of the native as ladybird spider reappears in Dorset - This is Dorset

ONE of Britain's rarest spiders has crawled back from the brink of extinction through a programme of captive breeding and re- introduction, and preserving its heathland habitat ...


Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Dutch protest Britain's ban of right-wing lawmaker - AP - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The British government has banned Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders from visiting the country to show his anti ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

Rare spider comes back from brink of being extinct - yorkshirepost

One of Britain's rarest spiders has crawled back from the brink of extinction through a programme of captive breeding and reintroduction and preserving its habitat. Numbers of the ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

FTSE seen opening down - MSN UK News

LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening down as much as 1.3 percent on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, as persistent concerns over the banking ...


Monday, February 16, 2009

Madeleine McCann And The Threat To Newspapers - Anorak

The story is illustrated by a picture of Madeleine McCann. How so? Is hers the face of the economic downturn? Press intrusion and inaccurate reporting are getting worse because the ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Cyber cinema: Virtual valentines - Guardian Unlimited

Share the love on 14 February with Kate Stables's compendium of the best romantic short films on the web


Friday, February 13, 2009

Digital storage for family memories - Daily Telegraph

Squirreled away in attics and cupboards across the country are dusty boxes full of memories: photographs, old cine films, love letters, postcards from long-forgotten holidays ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Berezovsky: 'Dirty Money' Claims - Ananova

A controversial Russian businessman has accused Vladimir Putin of using "dirty money" to control British companies. Boris Berezovsky, who is wanted in his own country on charges of ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Royal watchers can track British Queen on website - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 30 years after she sent her first email, Britain's Queen Elizabeth will unveil a new version of her website on Thursday that allows her subjects to ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Rare photos of the Queen's first ever public speech released by ... - Daily Telegraph

Princess Elizabeth (now The Queen) and Princess Margaret speak to children across the world during the Second World War. ; http: link.brightcove.com services link bcpid1488655367 ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Banned Dutch MP flies in... and is sent straight home again - Daily Mail

A far-right Dutch MP was turned back at Heathrow as he tried to defy a ban on entering Britain. Geert Wilders was barred earlier this week after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith learned ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Russ Thorne - Journalism.co.uk

Regular contributor to: etc. magazine: a national careers and lifestyle publication for 16-18-year-olds. Club UK: British Council title for overseas students studying in the UK Get ...


Friday, February 13, 2009

Iceland central bank head will not step down - Reuters UK

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The head of Iceland's central bank, David Oddsson, said Sunday he will not step down despite criticism from politicians and the public over his role in the ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

Niche sites cash-in on wealthy consumers - NetImperative

The majority of UK Internet users with spending power are looking beyond the major internet portals in search of more dedicated content from specialist niche sites according to a ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

Weekly Digest Issue No. 452 - ElectricNews.net

Bright spots shine through grey skies | Dell cuts continue to take toll | Plot thickens in digital book market | Irish consumers think mobiles are GR8 | Sites combine to make net ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition review - PC Advisor

Is there a place for an electronic, DVD-based version of Encyclopaedia Britannica in the post- Wikipedia world? We tested Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition to find out ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

No way to win friends: Is Paris Hilton's latest show is the nadir of ... - The Independent

Might Paris Hilton bring about the death of reality television as we know it? The perky, blonde, Barbie-doll heiress with a neat line in catchphrases -- namely, "that's hot" and ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

First speech of Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, to be made ... - Daily Telegraph

The Queen: Princess Elizabeth made a radio address on October 13 1940 to the children of the Commonwealth Photo: HULTON GETTY The Queen: Princess Elizabeth made a radio address on ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

UK parents do most in Europe to protect their children online - PublicTechnology.net

A study released for Safer Internet Day 2009 shows that Britons take more practical action to screen their children from the dangers of the internet than anyone else in the EU ...


Thursday, February 12, 2009

BBC says sorry over Bale's unedited swearing - The Independent

The BBC apologised today after an unedited extract of Christian Bale's expletive-laden rant on the set of Terminator: Salvation was broadcast live on air. The clip was introduced ...


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

That's funny you don't look anti-Semitic - Daily Telegraph Blogs

The Jews are getting jittery. As bad news piles up they are bracing themselves for a new bolt of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitic damage caused at a synagogue in Venezuela Photo: AFP ...


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Jenifer Smith - Journalism.co.uk

Regular contributor to: Recent clients: Department for Children, Schools and Families (approved supplier: Web Writer), British Red Cross, Bank of England, WHSmiths, Powys County ...


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Thumbman is an internet smash - The Sun

A chubby lad has become a web hit -- because his head looks like a thumb ... A CHUBBY youngster has become an internet phenomenon -- because his head looks like a thumb.


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Protester grabs NZ leader at indigenous ceremony - AP - Guardian Unlimited

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A protester grabbed New Zealand's prime minister Thursday, shaking but not injuring the leader as he arrived at a ceremony marking the signing ...


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Oh, what a night - Guardian Unlimited

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Baftas 2009. Photograph: Tim Whitby Getty Images Sunday night was a resounding success for Bafta. That pre-Oscar positioning just gives it more ...


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Teens targeted in net safety push - BBC Technology

The research into the web habits of 20,000 14 to 19-year-olds across Europe found that 51% enjoy unfettered access to any and every website. The MSN research also found that 29% of ...


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

With unusual candor, China reports shoe throwing - Guardian Unlimited

Associated Press Writer= BEIJING (AP) — It hesitated for hours over the sensitive footage of a British protester shouting "dictator" and throwing a shoe at Premier