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The Specials confirmed for NME awards Big Gig
Ska veterans the Specials have been announced as the headliners of the upcoming Shockwave NME awards Big Gig at the Royal Albert Hall. After winning the Outstanding Contribution prize at the music magazine’s annual awards last month, the Too Much Too Young band will top the bill for the Big Gig at the Albert Hall on [...]
Continue reading...Pietersen falls cheaply in England draw
10. March 2010
Kevin Pietersen’s poor form continued as the England batsman was dismissed for just 20 in the tourists’ draw with Bangladesh A. Pietersen had made only 49 runs in his six previous innings on the tour and was bowled by Mohammas Ashraful while attempting a sweep-shot. England had been set 284 to win and eventually closed on 185-4 [...]
Continue reading...Beastie Boy Yauch confirms improvement in health
9. March 2010
Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has said he feels he is winning his battles with illness ahead of the group’s new album. Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland last year and underwent surgery to remove the tumour in July 2009, delaying the release of the hip-hop veteran’s latest LP. But speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the [...]
Continue reading...Venables’ former solicitor says Bulger killer is at ‘greater risk’
9. March 2010
The former solicitor of the convicted child murderer Jon Venables has said his ex-client is at risk of attack because of the media hype surrounding recent allegations. Laurence Lee told the BBC in an interview that following the recall of Venables, who has a new identity, to prison following "serious allegations", the James Bulger murderer is [...]
Continue reading...Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson climb onto The Ledge
9. March 2010
Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have joined the cast of forthcoming action thriller The Ledge. Written by first-time director Matthew Chapman, The Ledge tells of a seemingly suicidal man (Charlie Hunnam) who claims he must jump from a high-rise building by noon while policeman Terrance Howard attempts to talk him down. Ahead of the film’s first shooting [...]
Continue reading...Npower becomes fourth energy supplier to cut household bills
9. March 2010
Npower has become the fourth energy company to cut domestic energy bills, reducing gas by seven per cent from March 26th. The energy supplier said the changes would affect around two million standard domestic gas customers and would equate to a saving of around £50 a year. The firm said that Monthly Direct Debit (MDD) gas [...]
Continue reading...Wales endure further front-row injury
5. February 2010
Wales have been forced to make a second late change to their much-vaunted front row ahead of this weekend’s Six Nations showdown with England after Gethin Jenkins failed a fitness test. The prop picked up a calf problem in training this week and despite intense physiotherapy he has been deemed unfit to start at Twickenham. It means [...]
Continue reading...Grant named as ‘brothel’ Premier League boss
5. February 2010
Portsmouth’s Avram Grant has been revealed as the Premier League manager who was caught visiting an alleged brothel in Southampton last year. The former Chelsea boss is believed to be the subject of an investigation into the premises and was confronted by a reporter as he left on December 18th 2009. Asked if he knew it was [...]
Continue reading...British Gas slashes prices by an average 7%
5. February 2010
The largest energy supplier to homes in the UK, British Gas, has today announced it will be cutting prices to the average household by seven per cent. The price cut will be taken with immediate effect, the gas supplier said, and will benefit as many as eight million households across the UK, saving the average gas [...]
Continue reading...Hargreaves withdrawn from Champions League squad
5. February 2010
Midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been withdrawn from Manchester United’s squad for the remaining stages of the Champions League, effectively ending his chances of playing in the World Cup this summer. The suggestion is the former England international’s ongoing knee problems are still nowhere near over, and he will struggle to maintain his fitness to play for [...]
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Apology to victims of ‘British Fritzl’ as mistakes admitted
Police and local authorities have offered a full apology to two women repeatedly raped by their father over 30 years, fathering nine children with them, despite multiple contacts with social workers. The man, in his 50s and who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given 25 life sentences by a Sheffield court in 2008. A serious [...]
Continue reading...Palestinians pull out of proximity talks with Israel
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas has called off indirect talks with Israel after the Jewish state’s interior ministry announced the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in East Jerusalem. The coalition system of government employed in Israel means the interior ministry is controlled by the ultra-Orthodox nationalist Shas party, which this week drew condemnation for announcing [...]
Continue reading...Norway’s ‘Doomsday seed vault’ becomes world’s largest
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has become the world’s most diverse collection of crop diversity after its inventory passed the half-million mark. The "Doomsday" vault in Norway announced it is this week receiving thousands of new seeds that will push its collection to more than half a million unique samples, making it the most diverse assemblage [...]
Continue reading...Beckham: I might have played my last game at Old Trafford
David Beckham has conceded that he might have played his last club game at Old Trafford after coming on as a late substitute in AC Milan’s 4-0 Champions League defeat to Manchester United. The England star, speaking after his former side United knocked Milan out of the Champions League, made an emotional return to the Theatre [...]
Continue reading...State of Play’s Macdonald to solve Murder Mystery
Academy award winner Kevin Macdonald is attached to direct Tower Hill Entertainment’s upcoming thriller Murder Mystery, it has been announced. The Glasgow-born filmmaker will begin shooting the whodunit later this year in Europe, with Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson producing, according to Variety. Written by Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt - who also penned the forthcoming Spider-Man reboot [...]
Continue reading...FTSE 100 unchanged in early trade as Thomas Cook leads gainers
Britain’s leading shares index the FTSE 100 was unchanged by 10:10 GMT, as Thomas Cook Group led the gains. The market was at a standstill at 5,640.53, with Smith and Nephew leading the blue-chip falls on Thursday morning. Following an investor day Thomas Cook Group saw its shares rise by three per cent, while shares in Home [...]
Continue reading...Burnley 1-1 Stoke City
Burnley earned a deserved point against Stoke City but remain mired in a fight for survival after failing to seize the opportunity to climb out of the relegation zone at Turf Moor. Turkish forward Tuncay Sanli put the Potters ahead in the first-half from an ubiquitous Rory Delap long-throw, with David Nugent equalising in the second-half [...]
Continue reading...Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon (aggregate 1-2)
Lyon knocked the mighty Real Madrid out of the Champions league with a late goal helping them to a 1-1 draw in the Bernabeu and a famous 2-1 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie. Madrid knew they would have their work cut out, having lost the first leg 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the aggregate score in [...]
Continue reading...Manchester United 4-0 AC Milan
David Beckham could only watch from the bench as two fine goals from new Old Trafford hero Wayne Rooney helped Manchester United beat AC Milan 4-0 and 7-2 on aggregate to go through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Park Ji-sung and Darren Fletcher also got on the score-sheet with Beckham coming on to the [...]
Continue reading...Steven Gerrard to escape FA action over Wigan ‘V-sign’
Steven Gerrard will not be punished by the Football Association over an apparent V-sign gesture he showed referee Andre Marriner during Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Wigan. The Reds skipper appeared to swear and make the gesture towards the referee after he was booked towards the end of the match at the DW Stadium, one of five [...]
Continue reading...Gordon Brown Match of the Day 2 request rejected by BBC
The BBC rejected a request from Gordon Brown’s advisers for the prime minister to appear on the Match of the Day 2 sofa alongside Adrian Chiles, it has emerged. Mr Brown, a fanatical fan of his boyhood club Raith Rovers, had wanted to go on the BBC2 show to discuss England’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup [...]
Continue reading...Winding up order for Chester City over tax bills
Chester City Football Club have been wound up following a hearing at London’s high court. The north-west club were expelled from the Football Conference last month over five breaches of league rules. And having failed to settle its debts with HM Revenue & Customs, the club has now been handed a winding up order. "I am genuinely saddened [...]
Continue reading...Letterman producer pleads guilty to blackmail over affairs
A former television producer has pleaded guilty to attempting to blackmail TV host David Letterman over his infidelity. Letterman revealed in October he was the victim of a $2 million (£1.2 million) extortion plot after having sexual relations with female members of his staff. The blackmail attempt saw Letterman make a surprise admission in front of [...]
Continue reading...Three MPs and peer due in court over expenses claims
Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer are due to answer charges of fraudulent expenses claims as the political scandal of the decade finally reaches the courts. Labour MPs Elliot Morley, Jim Devine and David Chaytor, as well as Conservative peer Lord Hanningfield, have been charged with 13 charges under section 17 of the Theft Act [...]
Continue reading...Top ten points finish possible for Force India in Bahrain
Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi are confident they have a good baseline with the VJM03, despite having their testing programmes hindered by heavy rainfall. After a late start to development of the 2009 challenger, Force India took a major step forward midseason and was able to challenge for wins at the faster circuits [...]
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10. March 2010
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