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British hurdler Callum Priestley suspended over failed doping test
Hurdler Callum Priestley has been provisionally suspended from all competitions and the UK Athletics’ World Class Performance Programme after failing a doping test. Priestley, who won the 60m hurdles at the UK Championships in Sheffield last month, has been suspended following positive test results that indicated the presence of the drug Clenbuterol. Clenbuterol is used by [...]
Continue reading...Luge competitor dies in tragic crash
15. February 2010
Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics after a tragic accident during his last training session. Kumaritashvili’s fatal crash happened during his sixth and final training run when his sled hit the inside of the last turn - sending his body into the air and over a concrete wall while his [...]
Continue reading...Coe: 2012 stadium could host World Athletics
27. November 2009
The 2012 Olympic Stadium in London could be used as part of UK Athletics’ bid to host the World Championships in 2015, according to Lord Coe. The Stratford venue may also play a part in the 2018 football World Cup should England’s bid prove successful but former Olympic medallist Coe has insisted the stadium will remain [...]
Continue reading...Omega Oils Essential for Health
16. November 2009
Omega Oils are a family of unsaturated fatty acids. The most important of which are omega 3 & omega 6
Continue reading...Digital cloud may hang over Olympics
16. November 2009
Researchers from MIT have proposed the creation of a ‘digital cloud’ for London, in response to a competition to build a tourist attraction for the 2012 Olympics. The Cloud, as the project is known, will be composed of several 400ft towers housing a series of interconnected plastic bubbles which can be used to display data. Google has [...]
Continue reading...Home Ashes Tests on free-to-air list
13. November 2009
The list of protected free-to-air sports events has been published by the department for culture, media and sport and, as predicted, includes all home Ashes Test matches. In light of the audience figures for Andy Murray’s fourth round match at Wimbledon earlier this year, the entire tennis Championships are now protected from subscription channels rather than [...]
Continue reading...Skin cancer sunbed risk for 250,000 children
13. November 2009
A quarter of a million children in England are at risk from skin cancer from sunbeds, researchers have warned today. Concerned researchers have therefore called for the use of sunbeds by children to be banned in England, as the case in place in Wales and Scotland.
Continue reading...BT pension scheme deficit doubles to £9.3bn
12. November 2009
BT has today said the deficit of its final salary pension scheme has reached a huge £9.3 billion, more than doubling in six months. The firm also announced it made a pre-tax profit of £547 million in the six months to September 30th, a 45 per cent decline on what BT reported for the same period [...]
Continue reading...BT pension scheme deficit doubles to £9.3bn
12. November 2009
BT has today said the deficit of its final salary pension scheme has reached a huge £9.3 billion, more than doubling in six months. The firm also announced it made a pre-tax profit of £547 million in the six months to September 30th, a 45 per cent decline on what BT reported for the same period [...]
Continue reading...BT pension scheme deficit doubles to £9.3bn
12. November 2009
BT has today said the deficit of its final salary pension scheme has reached a huge £9.3 billion, more than doubling in six months. The firm also announced it made a pre-tax profit of £547 million in the six months to September 30th, a 45 per cent decline on what BT reported for the same period [...]
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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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