Unseen Beatrix Potter watercolour fetches £289,500 at auction

A watercolour by the famous Beatirx Potter was sold at Sotheby's in London to a private collector for five times its upper estimate.The picture shows rabbits putting on their coats and kissing their rabbit host...

Crouch seals £11m Portsmouth move

It'll be all long balls to Crouch from now on then."Crouch seals £11m Portsmouth move Crouch (right) scored 40 goals in 135 appearances for former club Liverpool...

Liverpool target Spain star Villa

"Liverpool target Spain star Villa Villa missed out on the Euro 2008 final through injury ...

Pope to take a break down under

There is no state religion in Australia, the establishment of which is prohibited by the Constitution. Nearly two thirds of the population claim at least nominal adherence to a Christian-based religion, but nearly one third (30%), do not identify with any religion. The...

Pupil gains marks for exam expletive

What the ....?"A student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.The pupil, who...

RBS chooses gold to beat inflation in new expatriate fund « Peter J. Cooper...

"The role of gold in this new account is bound to raise eyebrows and comes as the bank is warning customers to expect turmoil in equity and credit markets over the next three months, an unusal statement for the second largest UK bank. "

CHRISTIE BRINKLEY'S CHEATING HUSBAND PETER COOK PAYS TEEN LOVER FOR HER SILEN...

" Supermodel Christie Brinkley's cheating hubby, Peter Cook, paid $300,000 to his former teenage lover to keep her from singing about their torrid affair, The Post has learned. Cook's payment to then-20-year-old...

Sudden gold and silver drop on Monday suspicious « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"You only have to look at the gold and silver charts for Monday to sense that more than market forces have been at work. The chart slumps suddenly at the 8 am Eastern Time opening of trading and then flat lines. "

What next for the economies of the Gulf States? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"For the time being the US economic slowdown remains a positive for the Gulf States, and only a much deeper economic recession will seriously dampen oil prices and impact regional prosperity."

Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst

Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on...

Zimbabwe set for opposition rally

A rally will be held by Zimbabwe's opposition tomorrow in the captial Harare, after a court overturned a police ban.This is a dangerous undertaking on their part but it is good that they are pressing ahead with their...

Wife 'died a hero' in Afghanistan

" Wife 'died a hero' in Afghanistan Cpl Bryant, Cpl Sean Robert Reeve and Paul Stout were among...

Sweden approves wiretapping law

In one of most far reaching eavesdropping plan and threatening civil liberties plan Swedish parliament has passed this draconian law which will allow government to record all electronic conversation."Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities...

Burj Dubai, June update on world’s tallest building « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

"Completion is now scheduled for September next year but the Burj Dubai is almost fully clad and the next stage will be to add the final spire to the top, which is under construction in Jebel Ali. What a statement about the brash, bold self-confidence of this amazing city...

RBS warns of Black Monday within three months, buy precious metals « Peter J...

" In a Daily Telegraph scoop today the bank warns that the S&P 500 will fall by more than 300 points to around 1050 by September. This Wall Street crash will reverberate through Europe, Asia and the emerging markets, and amount to ‘one of the worst bear markets over...

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