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Indonesian president says Bali bombing mastermind killed in raid
One of the suspected key architects of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people has been shot dead in a police raid, the Indonesian president has said. During a visit to Australia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed reports yesterday that Dulmatin, a senior member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group, had been killed in a [...]
Continue reading...Burmese junta outlaws Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
10. March 2010
Burma’s military rulers have announced a new law barring anyone with a criminal conviction of joining a political party and contesting elections - effectively banning Aung San Suu Kyi from standing for election. Parliamentary elections are due to be held in the south-east Asian country this year on a date yet to be determined. On Wednesday state-run [...]
Continue reading...David Lloyd calls for LTA chief Draper to step down
10. March 2010
Britain’s poor Davis Cup form has provoked former captain David Lloyd into calling for the resignation of Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper. The UK’s Davis Cup side, captained by John Lloyd, fell to a 3-2 defeat against Lithuania on Sunday and could slip into the bottom tier of the international tournament should they lose in [...]
Continue reading...John Lloyd Davis Cup captaincy in doubt after Lithuania loss
9. March 2010
John Lloyd’s future as captain of Britain’s Davis Cup team is in jeopardy after he presided over a humiliating 3-2 loss to Lithuania this weekend. The defeat means Lloyd is the first ever captain to guide Britain to five successive defeats and forces Team GB into a playoff to avoid dropping down to the lowest tier. British [...]
Continue reading...Murray shocked by Tipsarevic at Dubai Championships
25. February 2010
Britain’s Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Dubai Championships in the second round by Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic, 7-6 4-6 6-4. The second seed looked rusty on his return to the ATP Tour for the first time in a month following his run to the Australian Open final. And Tipsarevic took advantage, claiming the first set [...]
Continue reading...French official calls for Murray’s suspension
17. February 2010
The director of a Marseille tennis tournament has called for British star Andy Murray to be suspended by the ATP Tour after his late withdrawal from this week’s Open 13. Jean-Francois Caujolle claims the world number three has no "sense of responsibility" after pulling out of the competition when pencilled in as the top seed. "Murray did [...]
Continue reading...Federer: Murray has quality to win a Slam
4. February 2010
Australian Open champion Roger Federer has praised Andy Murray by saying the Scot is too good a player not to win a grand slam title in his career. The Swiss legend clinched his 16th major title, and his first as a father, by beating the Briton 6-3 6-4 7-6 in the final at Melbourne Park last [...]
Continue reading...Murray up to three in rankings
3. February 2010
Andy Murray has risen two spots to number three in the world rankings following his run to the final of the Australian Open last week. The Scot’s quarter-final win over Rafael Nadal saw him leapfrog the Spaniard, who drops two spots to fourth, with Serbian Novak Djokovic jumping one place to second in the world. Djokovic also [...]
Continue reading...Williams: Henin can be No 1 again
2. February 2010
Serena Williams has paid tribute to her vanquished opponent Justine Henin after claiming a fifth Australian Open title. Henin looked odds on to seal a dream return to Grand Slam tennis as she levelled the match with a storming 6-2 win in the second set. But Williams’ power proved crucial and the American sealed her 12th Grand [...]
Continue reading...Federer too good for Murray again
1. February 2010
Andy Murray’s brave search for a first Grand Slam title will continue after he was beaten 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) by an on-form Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open. Murray was outclassed in the first two sets and seemed to be struggling with a thigh injury in the third set. But he served [...]
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FTSE down 0.4% by end of trade Thursday, as miners drag
Britain’s leading shares index the FTSE 100 was down 0.4 per cent at 23.31 points to 5,617.26 by close of trade Thursday. Miners dragged on the FTSE, as did Morrison WM Supermarkets; despite the firm announcing much better than expected results for 2009 earlier today. Among the miners Kazakhmys led the falls, down 3.17 per cent, while [...]
Continue reading...Barack Obama: The time for talk is over on health reform
US president Barack Obama has said the "time for talk is over" on his crucial plans to overhaul the country’s healthcare system. Speaking to a crowd in Missouri, Mr Obama said it was time for Congress to vote on his proposed healthcare plans, which would see a trillion-dollar national health service introduced in the world’s richest [...]
Continue reading...Beckham insists Red Knights campaign is ‘not his business’
David Beckham has denied supporting an anti-Glazer family takeover of Manchester United despite draping himself in the movement’s colours at Old Trafford last night. The former England captain returned to Old Trafford as an opposing player for the first time last night since leaving United seven years ago as his AC Milan side lost 4-0 on [...]
Continue reading...Sahil Saeed has not been freed, Foreign Office confirms
Sahil Saeed, a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Punjab, has not been freed and is still being held by kidnappers, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said. A Foreign Office spokesperson told inthenews.co.uk that Sahil had definitely not been released, as had been claimed by a senior Punjab minister earlier today. Sahil was taken at gunpoint by [...]
Continue reading...Morrisons sees profits for 2009 up 30% beating forecasts
UK supermarket chain Morrison has seen its profits for 2009 surge 30 per cent, beating financial forecasts. The firm said like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, were up six per cent, with profit before tax at £858 million in 2009, compared to 2008’s £655 million. Underlying profits were up 21 per cent, the firm announced, at £767 [...]
Continue reading...BP announces deal to search for oil off Brazilian coast
Oil giant BP has announced today it has secured a deal to begin deepwater offshore exploration for oil off the Brazilian coast. The firm said it would pay US firm Devon Energy £4.7 billion for its Brazilian assets, as well as those in Azerbaijan and the US deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In addition, BP will sell [...]
Continue reading...HMRC accepts Portsmouth administration
Portsmouth Football Club are expected to learn on Thursday that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will accept the legality of the club entering administration. The south coast are still likely to face a nine-point deduction in the Premier League but will now avoid a winding up order after HMRC accepted that owner Balram Chainrai was legally [...]
Continue reading...Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim tops Forbes rich list
According to the Forbes rich list Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecoms bazillionaire, has pushed Bill Gates off the top spot as the world’s richest man. The list also showed that China now has more billionaires than any other country besides the US, while the Grosvenor family were the only UK-based billionaires to make it into [...]
Continue reading...De Niro to call plays as NFL coach Vince Lombardi
Oscar winner Robert De Niro is to play renowned American Football coach Vince Lombardi in a new big screen biopic, it has been confirmed. The Taxi Driver star, who won an Academy award in 1980 for playing real-life boxing champion Jake LaMotta, will star as the Green Bay Packers’ greatest coach in Lombardi, a new production [...]
Continue reading...Kaka asks for forgiveness after Lyon defeat
Real Madrid forward Kaka has apologised to the club’s fans after the big-spending club were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon. The Spanish side crashed out Europe’s premier club competition after Miralem Pjanic’s late equaliser for Lyon, sending the French team through 2-1 on aggregate. Real Madrid spent £240 million last summer, purchasing the likes [...]
Continue reading...UK journalist accused of espionage by Hamas is freed
A British journalist accused of being an Israeli spy has been freed by Hamas after the Palestinian group held him captive in the Gaza Strip for the last month. Paul Martin was arrested in mid-February as he arrived in Gaza to testify in the defence of a Palestinian man himself accused of espionage. Hamas did not formally [...]
Continue reading...Three MPs and peer deny false accounting over expenses claims
Three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer have denied charges of fraudulent expenses claims as the political scandal of the decade finally reached 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 1968 for [...]
Continue reading...BA and union leaders reach stalemate over threatened strikes
Leaders for Unite and British Airways (BA) will be meeting later today to decide if, and when, strikes by cabin crew will be held. Union leaders have until March 15th to announce a date for strike action, and it must give the airline a full week’s notice before cabin crew can walk out over a long-running [...]
Continue reading...Felipe Massa looking for large Ferrari points haul in Bahrain
Felipe Massa is looking for a large points haul at the opening race of the season in Bahrain, following Ferrari’s impressive form during winter testing. The Brazilian makes a comeback to his race-seat with the Maranello-based team, having made a full recovery from the injuries he sustained from being struck on the head by a piece [...]
Continue reading...Heart patients being ‘failed’ by doctors over cholesterol levels
A study out today has claimed doctors are failing to lower heart patients’ cholesterol levels adequately, with women particularly at risk. According to research in the European Heart Journal only half of all patients at high risk of heart disease are given correct targets for lowering their cholesterol levels. The study, of 25,250 patients in Germany, investigated [...]
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10. March 2010
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