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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. Primary teachers to fight 'grade pressure' tests data: 19.03.08 Teachers have been urged to scupper primary school tests amid fears thousands of children are being demoralised by pressure to get good grades. 2. PM not going to Olympics opening data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street confirms. 3. Number of complaints against the NHS soars data: 07.04.08 A growing number of NHS complaints are being upheld amid falling nursing standards and rushed GP appointments, according to a report published today. 4. Bank rates 'will fall by a point' data: 07.04.08 Interest rates will be cut by a full percentage point by the end of the year as the credit crisis continues to cause turmoil in the mortgage markets and the wider economy, financial experts predicted yesterday. 5. John McCain: Israel's enemies threaten us all data: 19.03.08 The success of Hamas and Hizbollah in the Middle East is not only a danger for Israel, but also a threat to US national interests, said John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate. 6. Richard Hammond: Sleek new Citroen C5 apes German rivals data: 07.04.08 Sleek new Citroen C5 apes German rivals 7. Clashes at Olympic torch relay data: 07.04.08 Police arrests dozens and change the route of the Olympic torch relay to avoid protests in London. 8. Outrage over cartoons still trying for Danes data: 27.03.08 A cartoonist and his editor, still plagued by their decision to print cartoons of Muhammad, stand by their work. 9. Blast kills Sri Lankan minister data: 07.04.08 Sri Lankan Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is among 14 people killed in a suicide bombing, officials say. 10. Greece gripped by pensions strike data: 19.03.08 Greece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices. 11. Man charged over Jamaica murder data: 07.04.08 A handyman is charged with the murder of a 61-year-old British woman on an extended holiday in Jamaica. 12. Open jail processes 'beefed up' data: 19.03.08 The prison service promises action after an offender raped a schoolgirl while on the run from an open jail. 13. Internet appeal on fatal shooting data: 10.04.08 The family of a teenager who died after he was shot in a betting shop make an internet appeal over his murder. 14. Credit crisis forces a German lender to close data: 10.04.08 Weserbank's chief executive blamed market turmoil for the demise of the bank, the first European banking fatality of the global financial crunch. 15. Kurds and police clash for 5th day in Turkey data: 27.03.08 The police on Monday broke up a protest by hundreds of masked and stone-throwing Kurdish demonstrators during the fifth straight day of clashes that have killed two people and wounded dozens, news reports in Turkey said. 16. 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. 17. Ex-Gurkhas seek equal UK rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans protest at the parliament in London, demanding the right to remain in the UK. 18. Bear Stearns employees sending out rÄ‚Å sumÄ‚Å s in bad market data: 07.04.08 Bear Stearns employees are flooding Wall Street with their rÄ‚Å sumÄ‚Å s as the firm is acquired by rival JPMorgan Chase, but the job market looks bad, investment bankers and recruiters said. 19. BT charges ÂÅ127 for call to local hospital data: 10.04.08 By Sophie Borland 20. Notes from a hot and humid Friday in Sepang data: 27.03.08 21. Diabetes 'may increase Alzheimer's risk' data: 10.04.08 Developing diabetes in middle age may significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's, scientists claim. 22. EU attacks Sri Lanka over rights data: 19.03.08 An EU delegations says it has "serious concerns" about reports of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. 23. Record oil price drags down U.S. stocks data: 10.04.08 Oil prices surged to a fresh record high, piercing $112 a barrel at one point, on Wednesday as a new spate of recession fears and a bleak corporate profit outlook pulled down U.S. stocks. 24. Force India face concrete problem at Silverstone data: 27.03.08 Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has had the main entry road to Force India's Silverstone factory blocked off in a dispute over access across land he owns. 25. Six missing after building collapse in Norway data: 27.03.08 A six-story apartment building collapsed early Wednesday in the city of Aalesund, Norway, injuring 15 people and leaving six others missing, police said. 26. Sue Carroll: Suzanne Shaw showed him data: 19.03.08 Three years ago, having just given birth to his child, Suzanne Shaw was forced to watch lover Darren Day walk out, saying: "I don't do family." 27. Botswana gems to sparkle at home data: 19.03.08 A new diamond-processing plant opens in Botswana creating about 3,000 jobs. 28. HBO appoints entertainment president data: 10.04.08 HBO, the Time Warner-owned premium cable network, named Sue Naegle as president of entertainment, entrusting her to shepherd a new generation of programmes to replace defining hits like the multi-award-winning The Sopranos and Sex and the 29. Football: Pearce hints at surprises data: 19.03.08 Stuart Pearce hints at new faces in England coach Fabio Capello's squad for the friendly against France in Paris on 26 March. 30. Cityscape: Helping newcomers navigate the real estate maze of Istanbul data: 27.03.08 A modern businesswoman finds new residents a place to live in an ancient city beset by illegal construction and often untraceable ownership documents. |