Platts is reporting this morning that the European Commission released its decision this morning regarding the buyout offer from Electricite de France (EDF)...
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The particulars in The Midnight Sun. Their photos in The Lone Voice. h/t SP.
All nine rapists were minors (between 13 and 16 years of age). The 14-year-old victim was accused of insulting the leader of the gang’s girlfriend and was repeatedly abused and orally raped. They have been sentenced between 2 years and a half [...]
A man who until recently was Britain’s oldest worker has died at the age of 105.
Gardener Jim Webber, from Stoke Abbot, Dorset, died at the Broadwindsor House care home near Beaminster. He would have celebrated his 106th birthday on Christmas Eve.
Mr Webber worked the land in Dorset for 93 years without any holidays but was [...]
A UK-led mission to put a satellite in orbit around the Moon which could one day enable lunar colonists to use mobile phones to communicate with each other has inched a step closer to blast off.
The British National Space Centre (BNSC) has announced it will undertake a technical feasibility study of the MoonLITE mission. The study will report with a full mission schedule and costs late next year
A Christmas tree in Peterlee, a town in County Durham, England, is being termed as the "Worst Christmas Tree"! Because it is too small and looks more like a twig than a tree. And even some people thinks the tree is an insult to the town! Take a look at the picture.The tree was meant to be the focal point of festive celebrations at Castle Dene Shopping Centre in Peterlee. When the tree arrived it t
Cancer Research UK scientists announced on the 4th, they found a key gene for breast cancer, this discovery could cause 10 percent of breast cancer patients with chemotherapy without further suffering.
Lobular breast cancer is the fastest-proliferation and a difficult treatment of breast cancer, cancer of the breast cancer patients account for about 10% to [...]
Undoubtedly, all New Labour ministers are either dissemblers of the truth or inept managers of prevailing issues. Some are both. It doesn't surprise anyone outside this rather self-serving band of irritatingly provocative busybodies, that an MP got arrested. Not only is it an affront to democracy, it is an affront to all of us as constituents.Ron Paul got my support because he had the guts to stan
Aztec Camera was an eighties New Wave band from Scotland that really only consisted of one guy, Roddy Frame. "Good Morning Britain" was a single released on their fourth album "Stray" in 1990 and was a collaboration with Roddy's personal hero, Mick Jones from The Clash. Despite being overtly political and exclusively about the U.K., it's inspirational message of hope and tolerance resounded great
Graduate with BA Honours looks forward to walking dogs for a living as first job since graduating. We ask how could 3 years at University get any better in modern Britain.Out of work model asks why is it only the dead or the queen who gets their faces on Royal Mail stamps?What rights do modern day effigies have when it comes to angry mobs? We ask Guy Fawkes his professional opinion.As Unemploymen
As home prices fall and the real estate market in the UK stumbles, there are a few places where homeowners can still demand a lot for their properties. Forbes.com has a list of the most expensive post codes and the top five are all within London.
SW1X in the exclusive Knightsbridge section of the city leads the list as the most expensive post code of the country. Prices at One Hyde Park and Knigh
Easyjet is the British pioneer of no-frills air travel, with its founded Stelios Haji-Ioannou determined to offer the cheapest flying experience "You pay for the flight and nothing less...that's what people want."Since its first flight in 1995 from Luton Airport, the airline now operates on over 300 routes. Jones credits the airline with the rise in Britons buying second homes abroad (which has ca
Masterchef's Gregg Wallace presented this week instead of Max Flint, giving the show a slightly more blokey and informal demeanour, although I do prefer Max's narration and interviewing technique.A battle is taking place between supermarkets for customer loyalty during the credit crunch.Discount supermarkets such as Netto,Lidi and Aldi are taking on big beasts such as Asda, Sainsburys and Tesco, w
I am so honored to have had a piece juried into this fabulous show! It is definitely thrilling to have one of my paintings hanging in a museum!! The New Britain Musuem of American Art is a wonderful museum. Though small compared to the giants like the Met and the MOMA it has an surprisingly excellent permanent collection and intriguing special exhibits. I should also mention that the building has
An unintentionally ambiguous start to a story in today's Metro (under the headline 'We are, in fact, proud to be British'):More people living in Britain see themselves as British first and foremost - whatever their background.Is that 'more' as in the majority, or 'more' as in more than before?The former, according to the rest of the story, although I would have assumed the latter.
Sir Alex Ferguson should be given first refusal to coach the Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics.Ferguson has been informally approached by London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe about the role, but current England boss Fabio Capello could be a serious rival especially as the Manchester United boss has played down talk that he would be involved.Capello's England contract runs out jus
Remember, Kimmer and the concerns for members following her plan Kimkins, where calories appeared to often fall close to and even below 500 calorie's a day?Whilst they were eating real food, there was no real plan behind it to ensure members were eating adequate nutrients to meet their most basic needs...Actually I should rephrase that because not all were eating real food on kimkins, she also had
But, this time not with their colonial ambition. Instead, they want to recognise the Indian talents and invite them to start new ventures in Britain to save its ailing economy. The enthusiastic Indians always wanted to be in Britian though drizle and cold weather they are not familiar for them.
My other half quite succinctly noticed this morning that adverts featuring Kate Moss have been dropped by Rimmel from their campaign for the "London Look" in favour of a lady that looks a lot like a cat. Assumably the "London Look" is no longer about doing lines of cocaine with Pete Doherty with makeup smeared all over ones face and more about a Squeaky Clean, Past Her Prime,
Which Faith is more relevant for the 21st Century, Islam or Christianity? Are Christian values still relevant today? Is religious faith still relevant? Representing the Muslim perspective was Hamzah Andreas Tzortzis, Mr. Hamzah a revert to Islam is an international lecturer, public speaker, freelance writer, author, and activist. He is particularly interested in issues related to Islam, Philosop
This week's Money Programme looked back over the fall of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in October and the bailout by Lloyds TSB.The fallout from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in America made HBOS look more vulnerable, with fears of a British bank collapsing. Paul Mason explained that HBOS had been in trouble for months, with risky mortgage lending concerns and many short term loans used to exp
Sunday, March 30, 2008
GERALDINE PANAPASA, Fiji TimesFour of the youths on Nukulau Island on a WWF dive training programNO one really knows what is happening to Fiji's Alcatraz - Nukulau. At one time, there were talks of turning the historic prison island back to a once-upon-a-time popular picnic spot.
However, many people have limited knowledge about the history of Nukulau Island.
The isla
Crazy News: Britain Releases Secret UFO Sighting Documents
An American fighter pilot flying from an English air base at the height of the Cold War was ordered to open fire on a massive UFO that lit up his radar, according to an account published by Britain's National Archives.all clips via LOLFACTORY.BLOGSPOT.COM
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If travel makes you nervous already then you probably should not read the following story.
TSA tests scanners to measure anxiety
Newspaper accounts are using words like “Orwellian” and “the stuff of science-fiction nightmare” to describe a new kind of technology being tested by the Homeland Security Department and Transportation Security Administration. The technology would use an [...]
Google is allowing online gambling adverts to be displayed in Britain – the first in any country since a self-imposed ban by the dotcom giant in 2004.Google has been reviewing its casino gambling advertising policy 'to ensure it is as consistent as possible with local business practices', said James Cashmore, industry leader, entertainment and media, at the company. 'We hope this change will enh
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Lou and Andy search for a miracle at a Mississippi church; Ellie Grace gets tucked in for the night; Vicky Pollard gets caught smoking at boot camp; a party guest wishes he could forget his waiter’s face; Carol Beer teaches an accident victim the importance of planning ahead; a marketer unveils his company’s [...]
India’s noted film company Rajshri Productions has chosen the east Midlands city of Coventry as the location for shooting of their next untitled film."The story looks at the acceptance of cultures in the western world. If we choose Coventry, half of the film will be set here. It’s just a fantastic place and meets our requirements," film director Sooraj Barjatya told media her
The use of Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 by UK PM Gordon Brown to seize Icelandic assets in the UK has been applauded at home, a political calculation by the former Chancellor to make himself look good to a nationalist audience. The flip side of that is the people he targets: Icelanders are justifiably offended at being called terrorists. Some are saying this
Little Britain USA es el spinoff estadounidense del exitoso programa de humor británico de la BBC Little Britain. Como en el original, los sketches se centran principalmente en las interpretaciones de Matt Lucas y David Walliams, y presenta, además de personajes nuevos, los ya consagrados Daffyd Thomas, Sebastian Love, Marjorie Dawes y Vicky Pollard entre otros.Foro 230MbForo 90Mb [1x01]
GEs creaky balance sheet Real price of gold soarsIMF financial Global Warming ChartBritain plans bank bailout worth hundreds of billionsConsumer Credit in USA Drops for First Time in 10 Years : read at WSJ and MW
Steel: Steelmakers Face Softer Demand : read at WSJ and FTAnd the IMF World Economic Outlook Oct '08 : read it here
This joke was emailed to me by a good friend. I hope you appreciate it. If you don't - who gives a shit!
To the citizens of the United States of America:
In light of your failure to control your sub prime lending nor to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern...
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This is HBO's newest series that I just checked out last Sunday. Is this some funny crap, you betcha! by golly (WINK). So much for my home spun spin on it, but this is truly some funny shit. I usually don't care for British humor much, but this isn't the usual stuff they tend to turn out. Little Britain USA is an American spinoff of the successful British BBC television series Little Britain. As i
More than 40 percent of children in the United Kingdom are living in poverty, according to the latest research. That is some 5.5 million children. Whilst official measures of child poverty are based on a national survey of family income, the new research published by the Campaign to End Child Poverty was compiled using tax credit data. This gives the percentage of children on low incomes in l
Photo by Caters Samson owners Julie and Ray Woods of Wyberton, Lincolnshire are seeking help to pay for surgery on a ruptured cruciate ligament on their six foot six inch Great Dane. Julie and Ray are just appealing to anybody who can help pay for Samson’s surgery so that they don’t have to put the dog down. This is real sad to read about families that are unable to save their bes
l Quds Counter demo London 28th September
The sleeping English Lions are stirring are you one of them?
The Islamic Kingdom of Great Britain staged one of their annual demonstrations through the streets of London on Sunday showing their support for their Islamic Palestinian brothers and sisters in Israel.
The Al Quds brigade is an arm of the extreme Islamic Palestinian organisation Islamic
Related Search :Kelly Brook at Launch party of the Rouge school of make up at Covent Garden in London - Sept 23.Kelly Brook - Kelly from the Heart - Glamour Magazine - October 2008.Kelly Brook - So Sweet.
Cath Hart, The Australian, September 29, 2008 WHILE the Australian Government continues its consultations on the proposed emissions trading scheme, companies in Britain have begun looking for creative ways to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing energy use in their supply chains. Booz & Co Sydney-based consultant Greg Lavery said several British companies had been examining more energ
Little Britain USA aired for the first time last night on US television, and it comes to the UK soon. But critics views have been mixed, some love it and some have panned the show calling it “crude” and “low brow”. Brian Lowry from Variety magazine even said “the wit level of these over-the-top interludes seldom rises [...]
God help us!
Is Frank Spencer the only hope left for the Labour movement? If so, I’m resigning my post forthwith and buggering off to live on some distant uninhabitable island, where I’ll be only too happy to take my chances amongst the nests of poisonous spiders and malignant coconuts. It beats chavs and treacherous politicians [...]
David Cameron is to borrow Barack Obama’s slogan “Plan for Change” for the Conservative conference.
This does show a grest deal of confidence on the Conservatives’ part, even though to be fair the Conservatives are in a better political posiiton than the Democrats, as they are leading by ten points even after their opponents conference bounce [...]
Maybe Britain wasn’t ready, maybe it was and even if it wasn’t, they have willingly or unwillingly become part of the Muslim world. Let me say something here, it is not a publicity stunt when you become a part of the Muslim world, it just puts you down even more.
Britain has officially adopted the [...]
Archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of a man in a shallow grave on the site of the University of York's campus expansion, which could be that1 Vote(s)
The Brussels Journal
From the desk of A. Millar on Mon, 2008-09-15
Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, few us knew anything about Islam, and no one had heard of sharia law. A couple of years ago even, it seemed unimaginable that Britain would adopt Islamic law.
We have sunk further and quicker than we thought possible. Today we learned that sharia courts (which have operated
“The tragedy for Britain has been that politicians of both parties have consistently failed to appreciate the emerging reality of European integration,” Tony Blair said some time long ago. And he was right. However, I do not want to write about European integration in general, but about the Euro, the currency that unites our Union.Let us firstly ask ourselves: Why do we need the Pound Sterlin
Oh well. We surely saw it coming already, didn't we? From the Times (via FOX News and Ace of Spades HQ):
Islamic law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases.
The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence.
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Stage 4 of The Tour Of Britain The tour came close to where I live today, so I took the opportunity to go and watch some of the action. Part of the route was up a local land mark just outside of Ironbridge called Jiggers Bank . The race was due to pass here at around 12.10 pm, by 11.30 pm the route was already lined with hundreds of people, I chose to go to the roundabout at the top of the hill gi
His wife put their long lives and long-lasting relationship down to “getting on with each other, a good diet, exercise, avoiding cigarettes and a tot of whisky each night”.
There is little sign of them slowing down. They still live in their own home, Mrs Tarrant does her own cooking and cleaning while her husband takes [...]
Holy cow! Chilli, a black and white Friesian, is weighs about 1.25 tonnes and measures more than 6ft 3in!Although he is already heavier than a Mini Cooper car, which weighs 2,458lb, Chilli is going to get even bigger because he is still just a teenager.However, his owners say they will never send him to the butcher.Chilli was just six days old when he was dumped with his sister Jubilee at the Fern
When Marc Quinn's 11.5-tonne sculpture of a pregnant Alison Lapper was unveiled in Trafalgar Square on September 15 2005, Ken Livingstone observed that her life was "a struggle over much greater difficulties than the men who are celebrated here", referring to Nelson atop his column, George IV, Sir Henry Havelock and Sir Charles Napier.2 Vote(s)
Little Britain USA is the new American spinoff of the popular British comedy show ’Little Britain’.
The new US version is going to be very similar to the UK version. Once again Matt Lucas and David Walliams will be playing all the main characters with a lot of the favourite characters being taken over from the British version of [...]
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And these would-be courts, according to the Telegraph (via Dhimmi Watch), they're demanding that Muslim wives be attentive to the needs of their Muslim husbands: Ten currently operate across the country, with around 95 per cent of their cases relating to matrimonial issues.
Although the hearings have no basis in British law, they are attended voluntarily by Muslim couples to settle disputes
De BBC heeft weer wat moois. 'Britain from above' is het thema een serie programma's die allemaal te maken hebben met, je raadt het al, Groot Brittannië vanuit de lucht gezien. Lucht moet je in dit geval erg ruim nemen....
Revolutionary demographic changes are sweeping across Europe which will result in dramatically different populations fifty years from now. Overall, most European nations contain a higher percent of people who fit into the aged sector of society. German population is declining while that of Great Britain is increasing which will result in the years to [...]
This two clips on the Britain's Got Talent show. To tell the truth i guess few of them are really talented but they never won and the once who won was to me not as great as the once who...
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This is Simon Sarmiento’s fourth Guest Column on the Wardman Wire, while David Keen is on holiday from the blog.
This week looks at American politics, and in particular at the Saddleback Forum - a debate hosted by one of the USA's Evangelical Megachurches. And he explains why he will be taking on the role of Fat Controller of St Albans in mid-September.
Tim Brabants has won Britain’s 18th Gold ate the Beijing Olympics by powering to a superb victory in the men’s K1 1000m. Brabants dominated the race from the start; he finished the race almost a boats length in front of Erik Veraas Larsen, the defending champion.
Tim Brabants took the gold medal by crossing the line [...]
Gary Glitter has now arrived back in Britain and will be met by at least 35 policemen. Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd had hoped to avoid entering Britain, but as no other country would allow him in he had no choice but to return home.
Police will escort Glitter from Heathrow and make him sign [...]
Calling all Paris Hilton fans - the hotel heiress is looking for a new British best friend and she's coming to a town near you.
The Simple Life star is on the hunt for a pal who can keep up with her fast-paced life as part of her new reality TV show aptly called Paris Hilton's New Best Friend.
The show, which is part of ITV2's new autumn schedule, sees the 27-year-old Hilton come to the UK in
The next Probus Club de Pontivy Meeting will be on 9 September at the the Manoir du Quengo, 56580 Rohan. Coffee and biscuits are served on arrival at 11h00, then at 11h30 Raye Glossop will give a presentation on the RMS Lancastria that was sunk on 17 J...
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, Friday 15 AugustI like to tell myself that I am not a violent person. The feeblenessof my right hook is matched only by the lack of dignity I display uponbeing assaulted myself. My knees go weak at the sight of blood. Idon't like war (controversial, I know) and when I recently stubbed mytoe on the District Line down to Kew I felt the tiniest tear begin toform i
We're always in a rush trying to get a hold of people, to send them a message. Now in the age of Cell phones or mobile phones, we can do that in seconds. And, now, due of course to the Internet, we can send them instantly online. Often for free to the recipients. Here are some quick links if you're wanting to send one out.
Victoria Pendleton of Team GB was hottly tipped to win Gold in the track cycling event, and she has just won today on Day 11 of the Beijing Olympics, her first career Olympic Gold in the Womens Sprint at the Laoshan Velodrome. She won convincingly, wining 2 races to beat the Australian Ann Meares of Australia [...]
A British terrorism suspect with links an alleged Canadian cell was convicted Monday of being a walking terrorist library. Aabid Khan – also known as "Abu Omar" and "Ocean Blue" – and two co-accused, aged 18 and 23, were convicted by a British jury for possessing a plethora of terrorist how-to manuals, such as The Mujahedeen Explosives Handbook.
Chris Hoy has now won his third gold at the Beijing Olympics by beating teammate Jason Kenny in the final of the men’s sprint. This is now the third gold medal that Team GB has won on Super Tuesday.
32-year-old Hoy showed that he was in superb form in Tuesday’s semifinal and final, he won both [...]
From the Daily Mail: Guilty: Britain's youngest ever terrorist who had guide to death and explosives in his homeBritain's youngest terrorist was behind bars today after a guide to death and explosives was found in the schoolboy's home.Hammaad Munshi, just 16 and taking GCSEs when arrested, was part of a cell of cyber groomers that set out to brainwash the vulnerable to kill 'non-believers'.For ne
Little Britain has become Britain’s best-loved sketch comedy since The Fast Show - and won both its nominations at the Baftas in 2005 following the success of series two, taking home the Best Comedy Performance and Best Comedy Series awards. Since the first series was screened, it went from cult cool to the kind of [...]
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Britain's sailors, rowers and cyclists won four more gold medals on Sunday to match the team's Saturday surge and reach third in the Olympic medal table. There were sailing golds for Yngling trio Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, and Ben Ainslie in the Finn. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter took GB's first lightweight rowing gold, and Rebecca Romero won cycling's pursuit. Fellow cyclist Wendy
The “Great Haul of China” is what the huge amount of Great Britain Medal wins that happened on Saturday which has continued into Sunday is being billed as ,with the British Press having a field day not knowing which way to turn for the number of medals flying at them from Team GB and their efforts [...]
(Photo credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images)Ben Ainslie of Britain won the Finn gold medal at the Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao on August 17.Zach Railey from the United States took the silver medal and the bronze medal went to Guillaume Florent from France.
The American Thinker writes about how Britain is taking first steps (actually, I'd say they already have, and it's not even ended yet) towards allowing shari'a law to be run within the UK. Under this atrocious "law" women will not be garunteed immediate rights to divorce. Also:
This would constitute a slippery slope to parallel legal systems and an inevitable clash of legal and political
British military commanders are talking about withdrawing almost all troops from Iraq by next summer. Officials have stated they believe security conditions in Basra are such that Shi’a militias will not gain control of the city. Supposedly plans to withdraw meet with general approval from the US.
I wish the opposition in the US was as blunt as in Britain. Check out this guy’s take:
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In this book, Britain’s top nurseries bring you their top ten must-have plants for your garden. Covering a diverse range - from bulbs to small trees and shade plants - this fascinating and indispensable book includes a wealth of specialist information and stunning photography of all the plants featured together with useful information on how [...]
Anyone tuning in to watch the new series of Spooks by the BBC was in for a shock, gone are the slick characters, racy tensions and faintly believable plots. In their place are a bunch of squabbling children, justifying an almost complete breakdown of civil liberties in a post(terrorist)-apocalyptic Britain.To denigrate the BBC series Spooks with this bastard offspring is sheer sacrilege and an ins
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Great Britain is considering the possibility of constructing the world’s largest tidal power station which has the potential of providing 5% of the nation’s power. The Severn River is the longest one in England and during the spring, it transforms the 350 kilometer-long river into a surfer’s paradise when violent flood waves come crashing into the [...]
Congratulations to Nicole Cooke on winning the gold medal in the Women's Cycling Road Race today, doing Wales proud in the process. We've known it for years, and today the world also knows just how good she is as an athlete. This Bridgend girl deserved to win an Olympic Gold Medal, and Britain's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.
Nearly half of England’s drinking water could have fluoride added to it under a 'secret' Government plan. Although plans to add the chemical to more of the nation's water supply were announced in February, the scale of the Government's intentions has remained under wraps until now.
Dental health chiefs want to add the chemical to 40 percent of England's water supply to combat high levels of too
We don't really do weapons in our house. I'm by no means a 'no child of mine will ever play with guns' kinda mum, but Dan has never really been that into shooting everything that moves. He's more of a...
More than 100 elaborate carvings dating back thousands of years have been discovered on rocks and boulders in the North of England.
The Neolithic art - found at several sites across Durham and Northumberland - includes a series of intricate designs of concentric circles, interlocking rings and hollowed cups.
They are among only 2,500 examples which exist [...]
Regardless of your career or profession, if you do your job well, big money will be rolling and your net worth will be skyrocketing.
Sunday Times has compiled a list of the richest football players playing in the English Premier League whose age are 30 years old or less.
It came as a surprise to see Michael [...]
