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West Ham 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton survived having a player sent off against West Ham to notch their first away win under new boss Owen Coyle with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United at Upton Park. They kicked off a minute early at Upton Park and visitors Bolton were clearly in a hurry to get in front - Lee Chung-yong [...]
Continue reading...Lewis Moody swaps boyhood club Leicester Tigers for Bath
8. March 2010
Bath have confirmed the signing of England flanker Lewis Moody from Leicester Tigers on a three-year deal. The 31-year-old will leave his boyhood club who currently sit top of the Guinness Premiership, where he has spent 14 years making over 200 appearances, to join Bath, who lie five places below the Tigers in sixth.But World Cup-winner [...]
Continue reading...European Commission approves Microsoft/Yahoo plans
19. February 2010
Microsoft has today won unconditional EU approval to buy Yahoo’s internet search engine in a deal aimed at challenging Google market dominance. However, the European Commission said the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition". Microsoft and Yahoo announced their plans for a deal last summer, with Microsoft search engine Bing to be used by both technology [...]
Continue reading...MP angry at sharing standard class with ‘different type of people’
19. February 2010
Conservative grandee Sir Nicholas Winterton has angrily denounced plans to limit first-class travel for MPs, claiming that standard class attracts "a totally different type of people". The veteran Tory MP told Radio 5 Live that he needs "quiet" and privacy to work while travelling and claimed neither are possible in standard class. The newly-formed Independent [...]
Continue reading...Dolphins may be ‘ideal model’ to study human cervical cancer
19. February 2010
Dolphins could hold the key to studying cervical cancer, a study has found today. Aquatic animal health experts said the mammal could be an "ideal model" to study the disease, and hoped their findings could lead to help preventing the disease. University of Florida (UF) veterinarians said at the annual meeting of the American Academy for [...]
Continue reading...British soldier killed in Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan
19. February 2010
A British soldier taking part in Nato’s massive offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, known as Operation Moshtarak, has been killed in an explosion. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the unnamed soldier had died from wounds received as a result of an explosion in the area of Nahr-e-Saraj, in central Helmand province, on Thursday morning. The [...]
Continue reading...Cameron asked to come clean over fox hunting stance
19. February 2010
Five years after the introduction of the hunting ban, the government has increased pressure on David Cameron to confirm he would not attempt to repeal the ban if elected to government. Environment secretary Hilary Benn has written to the Tory leader saying the 2004 Hunting Act has worked and is supported by the majority of the [...]
Continue reading...Interpol issues arrest warrants for Hamas leader murder suspects
19. February 2010
Interpol has issued international arrest warrants for the 11 individuals accused of killing a Hamas militant leader in Dubai last month. The international police agency announced on Thursday it had put the suspects on its most-wanted list, as the fallout from the alleged use of faked British passports by the group continues. Israel’s ambassador to the [...]
Continue reading...Anti-whaling protestors attack Japanese ship with acid and paint
19. February 2010
Anti-whaling protestors have been accused of firing paint and butyric acid bombs at a Japanese whaling ship in the Antarctic Ocean. Japan’s Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) posted a video on its website of the confrontation on Wednesday, with a statement claiming it is the third attack in less than 24 hours. The hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation [...]
Continue reading...Michael Howard’s house ‘visited by aliens’
19. February 2010
A flying Toblerone and giant humming triangles above Michael Howard’s house are among the thousands of UFO sightings declassified and published online by the Ministry of Defence and National Archives. A flying Toblerone, silky white substances and giant triangles above former Conservative party leader Michael Howard’s house are just several of the thousands of UFO sightings [...]
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FTSE 100 up 0.15 per cent by close of trade on Friday
The markets in London closed up 0.15 per cent, at 8.39 points to 5,625.65, by close of trade on Friday, with banking shares again leading the gains. Leading the blue-chip gainers on the FTSE 100 was British Sky Broadcasting, which added five per cent before the markets closed for the weekend. Also among the gainers were bank; [...]
Continue reading...Teen drama Skins commissioned for two more series
E4’s award-winning drama Skins has been granted two further series, the channel has announced. The fourth season of the programme ends next week, with the current cast ending their time on the show. The drama, which follows teenagers in Bristol, has made a habit of replacing its entire cast every two years and a new set of [...]
Continue reading...Phil Spector appeals against murder conviction
Renowned music producer Phil Spector is to appeal against his conviction for murder, claiming judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. In May 2009, and after a retrial, the 68-year-old was found guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003, and was sentenced to 19 years in jail. However, his legal team are now claiming [...]
Continue reading...BNP membership still discriminatory against non-whites, judge says
The British National party’s (BNP) new membership rules are still likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge has ruled. A threat of a court injunction from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) last month meant the far-right group had to scrap their whites-only policy for members. Despite the party drawing up a new [...]
Continue reading...Cook says century on Test debut ‘what dreams are made of’
Alastair Cook has admitted that scoring a century on his debut as England Test captain is "what dreams are made of" after posting an unbeaten 158 against Bangladesh. Cook, who hit 158 not out as his side cruised to an early lead against Bangladesh in their first day of the first Test, became just the fifth [...]
Continue reading...Lehman Brothers report blames management and audit firms
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was in part the fault of the firm’s senior executives and auditors Ernst & Young, a report has found. In the 2,2000 page report, Anton Valukas accused the senior management of the firm of "actionable balance sheet manipulation" and said the firm was insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy. [...]
Continue reading...England close on 374-3 after Cook’s unbeaten ton
An unbeaten century from England captain Alastair Cook helped the tourists to a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh. The visitors were 374-3 at the close of play on the first day with Cook not out on 158 and Paul Collingwood also unbeaten on 38. Kevin Pietersen had earlier recovered [...]
Continue reading...Karl Rove: Waterboarding terror suspects saved America
George Bush’s former long-time adviser Karl Rove has claimed the torture techniques used on terror suspects under the last White House administration helped avert a succession of attacks. Mr Rove said he was "proud" of the waterboarding of terror suspects, despite the technique, which simulates a drowning sensation, being outlawed by Barack Obama last year and [...]
Continue reading...Wenger tells Real Madrid to leave him alone
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Real Madrid to leave him alone after the Spanish side’s Champions League exit sparked rumours of an approach for the French coach. It is believed current Real boss Manuel Pellegrini could soon be fired from the Bernabeu after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Lyon saw the La Liga side fail [...]
Continue reading...Pink Floyd win legal action against EMI over royalties
Rock legends Pink Floyd have been successful in their high court action against EMI over online royalty payments and marketing. The Dark Side of the Moon band, signed to EMI since 1967, had disputed the royalty payments for online music sales and complained over the record label selling tracks individually online from the band’s original albums. EMI [...]
Continue reading...Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over expenses
The Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over her parliamentary expenses claims, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. She stood accused of fiddling her second homes allowance by claiming her main home was in Kent, but following a Scotland Yard investigation it was decided she would not face prosecution. Keir Starmer QC, the director [...]
Continue reading...Andy Murray: Give players choice on Davis Cup
British number one Andy Murray has stressed the importance of giving the UK’s tennis players a voice if a new Davis Cup captain is sought. Current captain John Lloyd is thought to be on the verge of dismissal after Great Britain’s recent loss to Lithuania, which put the team perilously close to dropping into the Davis [...]
Continue reading...Mother jailed over starvation of seven-year-old daughter
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death in 2008 has been jailed for 15 years, with the girl’s stepfather being jailed indefinitely. Khyra Ishaq weighed just 2st 9lb (16.5kg) when she died in Birmingham children’s hospital on May 17th 2008 after being taken there from her home in Handsworth. Her mother Angela Gordon was [...]
Continue reading...Didier Drogba named African Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba has won the highest honour in African football, after picking up the African Footballer of the Year award. The 32-year-old beat Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o to the prize, which was confirmed at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Essien and Eto’o were the two other shortlisted [...]
Continue reading...China tells Obama not to interfere in its currency strategy
China has hit back at US president Barack Obama after he said the country needed to rethink its currency policy. Yesterday Mr Obama said China needed to adopt a "market-orientated" exchange rate policy for the yuan, which would allow it to appreciate. But while the US claimed that China’s decision to keep the currency low was to [...]
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8. March 2010
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