Tag: United Kingdom
US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader Michael...
desruction
Derby Hipperdrome a victorian playhouse,then bingo,over the last 30years has been allowed to get into total disrepair etc,certainly some council?health and safety people didnt notice maybe? how bad.?As two weeks ago...
Facebook water fight destroys Millennium Square G...
The Millennium Square Garden, in Leeds, has been destroyed by hundreds of Facebook users as a result of a water fight bringing them all together by the social network site. "Today's social networks have an...
Public must pay Network Rail record fine
Network Rail fails up with engineering works so the public has to pay an extra £14m in fines to the Treasury for the inconvenience of the delays...."Network Rail must pay a record £14m fine for overrunning...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
Labour seeks £10m loans delay
Prudence, year after year after year...."Labour is in emergency talks to renegotiate more than £10m of loans from wealthy businessmen to prevent itself running out of money.Most of the millionaires who secretly lent...
Last post for Royal Mail?
The old adage; If it works don't fix it. Postcomm are doing more damage by not allowing royal mail to compete and putting restrictions on wholesale pricing, a U turn would be in order..."Royal Mail's promise to...
Taxed To The Limit
At last the British Cabinet have got the message... "GORDON Brown must stop his crippling tax rises or face an election hammering, Cabinet ministers have warned him. They told the beleaguered Prime Minister...
Airline says Heathrow "worst in Europe"
Ouch! A harsh assessment of Heathrow by an American Airlines executive. Although I have to say, having used both BA's facilities and AA's facilities at Heathrow, I don't think it's Heathrow's fault that their...
Britain's biggest developer stops building new homes
With building sites all over the UK and house prices expected to fall there are not enough mortgages available for the number of houses for sale so the buyers are staying away..." Britain's biggest house-builder yesterday abandoned its plans to build any homes on new sites...
The world is being threatened by rising sea levels
The map of the world may have to be redrawn. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and various scientists around the world, sea levels could rise 1.5 meters by the end of this century. If...
UK Budget 2008: Higher tax for 10 in 10 drivers
The motorist is being penalized by higher vehicle duty and daily fuel rises. My local garage, the cheapest in the area is now charging £1.179($2.34)(EUR 1.48) per ltr. for diesel and £1.129($2.25)(EUR...
Fed up with Italian politics, man eats vote
I guess this is one way to take a stand on politics!"Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy's parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country's politicians. ...
Last survivor of Titanic disaster died in 2006. R...
The moving story of one of the last survivors of the Titanic can be revealed for the first time after touching letters and documents were discovered after her death.
For 94 years Lillian Asplund refused to...
UK house prices ~ largest drop since 1992
Affordable for some but unobtainable for the majority...Bank of England cuts interest rates to 5pc."House prices across the nation saw the largest monthly fall since 1992 last month, according to Halifax, prompting...
