Informations
Media, Internet
Business
Sport
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. Heather Mills and Paul McCartney divorce: 'Ridiculous' living expense claims data: 19.03.08 The water thrown at Sir Paul McCartney's lawyer at the end of his acrimonious divorce settlement sounded like a "waterfall", Heather Mills' legal aide has said. 2. Charlton Heston, Oscar-winner, dies aged 84 data: 07.04.08 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning screen icon whose conservative views and ardent defence of gun rights later overshadowed his acting, died at his home in Beverly Hills at the weekend. He was 84. 3. Robots fly into Antarctic skies data: 19.03.08 A pair of lightweight, robotic planes have made the first unmanned flights over Antarctica's icy expanses. 4. Gordon Brown and British film industry mourn Anthony Minghella data: 19.03.08 The British film industry was in mourning yesterday after the death of Anthony Minghella, one of Britain's most talented and influential post-war film-makers. 5. 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. 6. Putin invites Bush to confer in move to avoid public clash data: 07.04.08 The meeting is likely to be the last between the two leaders before the Russian president is replaced by his protĂŠgĂŠ, Dmitri Medvedev. 7. EU threatens a mozzarella ban data: 07.04.08 EU officials Thursday threatened Italy with a possible Europe-wide ban on mozzarella from the Campania region unless Rome provided more details about production of the cheese, samples of which were found to contain higher-than-permitted levels of dioxins. 8. Head-to-toe Muslim veils test tolerance of secular Britain data: 27.03.08 The increasing numbers of veiled Muslim women are fueling the debate over the role of Muslims in British life. 9. 'Don't call him Boris,' Tessa Jowell tells Labour data: 07.04.08 Labour ministers and MPs have been banned from referring to Boris Johnson, the Tory candidate for London mayor, by his first name, it emerged yesterday. 10. Cypriots are offered a chance to grieve for victims of conflict data: 27.03.08 In Nicosia's buffer zone separating Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, families can view at last the remains of relatives who vanished in fighting in the 1960s and 1970s. 11. 'Green collars' becoming a force in U.S. economy data: 27.03.08 The United States may have 8.5 million jobs in renewable-energy or energy-efficient industries now, with up to 5 million to be added over the next 10 years. 12. IOC'S Rogge says "very concerned" after torch protests data: 07.04.08 International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Monday he was "very concerned" after protests disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London. 13. The 'tapas seven' data: 07.04.08 The key witnesses in the Madeleine McCann case 14. France says EU ready for a greater role in defense data: 07.04.08 As France jockeys to rejoin the command structure of NATO, a senior French official said that, for the first time, conditions were right for Europe to become a more serious player in defense. 15. Captain Birdseye actor John Hewer dies data: 19.03.08 The actor who starred as Captain Birdseye in the adverts for fish fingers for more than thirty years has died 16. 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. 17. Tories to detail rowdy pupil plan data: 07.04.08 Classrooms will be rid of persistent troublemakers, under Tory school discipline proposals due to be outlined. 18. McCanns call for EU child alerts data: 10.04.08 Madeleine McCann's parents travel to Brussels to support an EU-wide alert system for missing children. 19. Madeleine case police due in UK data: 07.04.08 Portuguese police probing the Madeleine McCann case are due in the UK to reinterview friends of her parents. 20. Berlin denies Libya training role data: 07.04.08 Germany denies media reports of official involvement in an alleged scheme to train Libyan anti-terror police. 21. Youth crime 'up by two thirds in 10 years' data: 07.04.08 The number of children and teenagers regularly committing crimes has soared since Labour came to power. 22. Two titles apologise to McCanns data: 19.03.08 The Daily Express and the Daily Star apologise to Kate and Gerry McCann over their reporting of missing daughter Madeleine. 23. The evolution of CyberCrime Inc. data: 07.04.08 Online crime is maturing, and the Internet criminal of today is adopting everything from supermarket-style pricing to outsourcing. 24. No deal in Kenyan cabinet talks data: 07.04.08 Talks between Kenya's president and PM-designate to end political deadlock break up without agreement. 25. Richard Hammond: Review: Hyundai i10 data: 19.03.08 Instant Korean Classic 26. Grand prix chief holds ground amid calls to quit over sex scandal data: 10.04.08 Max Mosley, head of the International Automobile Federation, has admitted he was in the sadomasochistic session caught on tape, rejected implications that there were Nazi themes and defended what he did as 'completely legal.' 27. Rokocoko out for up to four months data: 07.04.08 All Blacks winger Josevata Rokocoko is to have surgery on a wrist injury and could be out of action for up to four months, his Super 14 team said on Monday. 28. Greek prime minister faces a vote of confidence data: 27.03.08 It is unlikely that the censure motion against Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, introduced by the opposition, will succeed. 29. Gurkha vets seek equal rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. 30. What is next for the U.S. economy? data: 10.04.08 While the rest of 2008 looks tough and the fire sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase has added to pessimism, the darkest clouds may be lifting on the horizon. --- --- --- -x- |