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Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. BBC launches iPlayer on the Wii data: 10.04.08 Users of the BBC iPlayer will be able to watch programmes on their televisions as well as their PC under a new agreement that brings the popular catch-up service to the TV for the first time. 2. Two charged over head on beach data: 07.04.08 Two men are charged in connection with the death of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach. 3. Obama grabs the spotlight in Europe, too data: 27.03.08 The fact that a black man may become the Democratic presidential candidate has intrigued Europeans at a time when such a prospect still seems far off in most countries on the Continent. 4. Turkish court weighs bid to shut down governing party data: 07.04.08 The petition alleging Islamist activities has divided Turkey, increased uncertainty in the financial markets and could undermine Ankara's campaign to join the European Union. 5. Rivals back Premier League's '39th match' data: 10.04.08 The Premier League's controversial "international round" concept was backed on Wednesday by leading officials from the Spanish and German leagues. 6. Post offices 'being shut by stealth', MPs told data: 19.03.08 Hundreds of post offices have been shut "by stealth" as the Government manipulated its own closure rules, MPs have been told. 7. European cargo ship docks at International Space Station data: 07.04.08 A new European cargo ship flew up to the International Space Station, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut. 8. Somali UN peace force considered data: 19.03.08 The UN chief will recommend sending peacekeepers to Somalia if certain conditions are met, he says. 9. Strikes ease in Greece as Parliament approves pension bill data: 27.03.08 Greek garbage collectors returned to work Friday, removing mounds of trash that had piled up during their two-week strike protesting pension changes. Rolling power cuts also ended after employees at the country's main power company returned to work. 10. Afghan suicide attack kills eight data: 10.04.08 A suicide car bomb explodes in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least eight civilians, officials say. 11. Researchers discover pre-Edison recording in France data: 07.04.08 They say they have unearthed a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman, that predates Edison's invention of the phonograph by nearly two decades. 12. Bosnia police arrest 5 terrorism suspects in raid data: 27.03.08 During the raid on the suspects' homes in Sarajevo and Bugojno, the police seized anti-tank mines, laser sights, maps and manuals describing how to build bombs, officials said Friday. 13. Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts data: 10.04.08 Total losses from market meltdown, including the securities tied to commercial real estate and loans to consumers and companies, may reach $945 billion, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. 14. Osama bin Laden 'aide' wins deportation fight data: 10.04.08 The Home Office's plans to deport terrorist suspects were dealt a blow when Abu Qatada, the preacher once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", won his fight against being sent back to Jordan. 15. Jobs: Mirror Works: Live wires data: 07.04.08 A row about the last song played at a concert prompted two friends to start recording shows and selling CDs instantly to departing fans. 16. Serbia's neighbours accept Kosovo data: 19.03.08 Three of Serbia's neighbours - Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary - have announced they will recognise Kosovo. 17. Blacksliding on reform is seen in new EU states data: 07.04.08 The European Union's eastward expansion aimed to cement former Communist countries into a bloc committed to pluralism, democracy and good government. But the new members have a tendency to backslide and succumb to "reform fatigue," according to a recent academic study. 18. Pro-Tibet protesters disrupt Olympic flame lighting data: 27.03.08 Activists angered by the Chinese crackdown in Tibet disrupted the ceremony Monday in Greece, unfurling a banner and calling for a boycott of the Beijing Summer Games. 19. Sue Carroll: Shameless to sneer at Shannon's family data: 19.03.08 For a nation which has spent the best part of a year praying for the safe return of Madeleine McCann, news that missing girl Shannon Matthews had been found alive was joyous. 20. Mikhail Gorbachev admits he is a Christian data: 19.03.08 Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the Soviet Union, has acknowledged his Christian faith for the first time, paying a surprise visit to pray at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi. 21. NBC in deal to broadcast Telemundo data: 19.03.08 GE's film and tv unit has forged a 10-year agreement with Mexico's Grupo Televisa to broadcast more than 1,000 hours of its shows annually and carry a pay-TV channel 22. Energy bills 10% higher in Wales data: 10.04.08 Energy customers in Wales are paying up to 10% more than in England, a watchdog group finds. 23. Sarkozy asks China to talk with Dalai Lama data: 27.03.08 The French president urged China to conduct a "true dialogue" with the spiritual leader of Tibet. 24. EU leader urges Turkey to speed changes data: 10.04.08 The president of the European Commission said Wednesday that he would urge Turkey to speed up reforms and show more interest in European Union membership during his first official visit this week. 25. Microsoft said to be talking with News Corp. about joint Yahoo bid data: 10.04.08 The combination, which would join Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and News Corp.'s MySpace, would create a behemoth that would upend the Internet landscape. 26. US steps up TV piracy battle data: 07.04.08 US media groups are trying to speed up the overseas distribution of leading television programmes to contain a rapidly-growing piracy epidemic 27. Fremantle gains allies for Japanese TV foray data: 07.04.08 The creator of Pop Idol plans an alliance with a Japanese producer to break into the country's television market 28. Russian artist disappears in Germany data: 07.04.08 A prominent artist who had run-ins with both church and state in her native Russia after taking part in a controversial exhibition has disappeared without a trace from her new home in Berlin. 29. Chinese banks pass on CIT Group data: 07.04.08 Major Chinese banks - including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China and Bank of China - decided not to invest in the U.S. commercial lender because of concerns about the company's ability to finance itself. 30. Barack Obama's key race speech in full data: 19.03.08 Barack Obama's key race speech in full |