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A parliamentary by-election could generate fresh pressure for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's resignation.
Dismal (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Inflation and increased borrowing costs have eroded business conditions.
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The UK Gay news is reporting some good news : Mehdi Kazemi, the 20-year-old gay Iranian who has been trying to get asylum in the UK for two years, has been granted permission to stay in the United Kingdom. Kazemi arrived in the UK in 2004 on a student visa to school. He later found out that his partner Parham had been arrested in Iran and had been forced to identify Mehdi as someone with whom...
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The Guardian reports: A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word “cult” to describe the Church of Scientology. The unnamed 15-year-old was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the London headquarters of the controversial religion. Officers confiscated a placard with the word “cult” on it from [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... to criminal court judges, nor to barristers, as lawyers who argue cases in court are known in Britain. Critics of the traditional wigs and robes have long complained that they alienate people in court and look hopelessly out of date.
Digital Trends - Most Recent News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is overseeing a new scheme, called BBFC.online, that will see downloadable video and game content in the UK given age ratings. The certificates will be on set-tops boxes, websites and portable players, and has already signed up major players like Fox, Disney and Warner Bros., and by month’s end around 1,000 videos will have certificates. The plan is...
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UK schoolteachers will learn how to identify students involved in gangs by searching computer accounts, social networks and email. Beverly Hughes, the children's minister, said, "There is evidence that, if gangs aren't growing in number then they are coming down the age range," The Guardian reported. "There is anecdotal evidence that girls are being used in particular ways that puts them at risk and...
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The United Kingdom House of Commons rejected a proposal on Tuesday that would reduce the current restriction on abortions after 24 weeks. According to the BBC News , the House of Commons defeated proposals to re...
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The Press Association of the UK is reporting that the first novel in J. K. Rowling's series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," was named the third 'Top Cultural Moment' in Britain via a new survey. Conducted to mark the...
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Health officials describe Britain's booze culture as "a time bomb."
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Jump to the full entry & travel map Weymouth, United Kingdom Friday 16th May. In the Police Bar dressed as an Arab, Jim with his suitcase of t-shirts looking like a bedouin Rodney Trotter. Having spent hours at work harrassing my colleagues and anyone else I could think of to buy a passport, here we were, and I was ready for a drink. Luckily, I had 13 to get through to earn my t-shirt....
Dr Roy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
It was only a slight improvement, the abortion limit was going to lowered to 20 weeks, but even that small improvement was defeated in the UK. How very sad. of course the feminists railed against the change. They believe they should be able to kill a baby at any time in utero. Their dream would be the appalling situation in Canada. Mothers can feel their babies kick between 20-24 weeks. How can these...
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
from Afriquenligne Ghana and the United Kingdom on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the UK is committing 42.5 millio n pounds sterling to the Health sector. Mike Hammond, Country Director for the UK's Department for International Development in Ghana and Dr Anthony Akoto Osei Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, signed the MOU. Hammond said this...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Voters in this old railway town in Britain's industrial Midlands were casting ballots on Thursday in a parliamentary by-election that could generate fresh pressure within the ruling Labor Party for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's resignation.The local parliamentary seat, Crewe and Nantwich, has long been a bastion for Labor, which won the constituency by a majority of more than 7,000 votes in...
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Bluetooth accessories maker Jabra surveyed over 2,000 people in the UK to find out what people think about using a mobile phone while driving. Apparently, 93% of motorists are aware that using a handset while at the wheel without a handsfree kit could now be treated as dangerous driving and carry a prison sentence of [...]
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bhakti | 05/19/2008
Bharatbook.com released the market report “Trendy or traditional? How young adults in the UK interact with wine - Management Briefing” ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=24169 ) that provides information related to the various companies and sectors around the world. Why do young adults matter to the wine industry?...
bhakti | 05/19/2008
Bharatbook.com has announced the addition of report “Online food and drinks retailing in the UK - Management briefing” ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=70353 ) to their offering. In this month's briefing we examine the development of online grocery shopping. We look specifically at the growing online wine market, and examine both the activities of major grocery chains and specialist drinks...
bhakti | 05/17/2008
Bharatbook.com announces a new market research report “Who Drinks Italian Wine in the UK 2004-2005 - Management briefing” ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=9378 ) Italian wine forms part of the drinking repertoires of over half of UK consumers. However, there are relatively few core Italian wine drinkers, and while these “Loyalists” tend to be younger, their spending patterns and price sensitivity
