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A bad witch's blog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
For details of future events visit my events page at http://paganevents.blogspot.com/ , but here are this week's events of interest to pagans in London and other parts of England: Monday 23 November 13th Anniversary Mysteries Pilgrimage at Crossbones Graveyard, in London. Thirteen years ago, The Goose revealed her secret history of the outlaw borough of Southwark to John Crow (otherwise known as writer...
Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The European Commission has formally approved plans for the break up of Lloyds Banking Group. Under a four-year plan, the 43% state-owned Lloyds will sell its TSB, Cheltenham & Gloucester and Intelligent Finance brands. The bank will also dispose of its Lloyds TSB branches in Scotland, plus certain outlets in England and Wales, totalling 600 branches in [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
UK criticised for failing to protect young as more Asbos and custodial sentences are issued Britain is punishing its children with custody orders and Asbos, failing to keep them safe and systematically breaching the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a major report has found. In a damning assessment of how the UK is looking after some of its most vulnerable people, the report found...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Two thousand people from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland marked the passing of the World War One generation at London's Westminster Abbey yesterday, Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November 2009. The service was organised by the MOD, on behalf of the nation, following the deaths this year of the three remaining World War One veterans living in the UK - Bill Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch....
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Australia coach Robbie Deans sprang a surprise by naming on Thursday a new midfield combination in his team to play England in Saturday's Cook Cup clash at Twickenham. The Kiwi has decided to bring Digby Ioane in off the wing to play at outside centre with Quade Cooper inside him after he impressed during the Wallabies' 36-5 win over English Premiership side Gloucester on Tuesday. Queensland duo Ioane...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Wallabies have opened their grand slam tour of the UK and Ireland with a comfortable 36-5 win over English Premiership battlers Gloucester.
Europe Insight (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
British Chancellor Alistair Darling is proving to be a master in spin. On Nov. 3, Darling proclaimed the decision to inject an additional £25.5 billion ($41.6 billion) and £5.7 billion ($9.3 billion) of public money into Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) and Lloyds Banking Group ( LYG ), respectively, as "a better deal for the taxpayer." Moreover, Darling says, the decision to force...
Peston's Picks (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I am still away sorting out my family stuff. But I could not let the most significant ever forced reconstruction of the British banking industry go by (arguably the most important ordained reconstruction of any UK industry) without sticking my oar in. So here are a few thoughts. There are three main elements to what will be announced tomorrow: divestments of banking operations by the Royal Bank of...
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
England's Mike Tindall, faces a fight to be fit for his country's autumn internationals after the Gloucester star limped out of Friday's 28-23 Premiership loss at Sale. Tindall's exit after just 16 minutes with an apparent hamstring injury is a big blow to England coach Martin Johnson. Tindall, a Johnson teammate in England's 2003 World Cup-winning side, had only just returned from three matches on...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
• Wales denied players playing for elite English clubs • Mike Phillips out until February after ankle operation Premier Rugby has barred Welsh players who earn their livings in England from taking part in Wales's opening autumn international against New Zealand in Cardiff next month. As the game is not in the International Rugby Board's official Test window, clubs are not obliged to release...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Gloucester hooker Olivier Azam has paid the price for a poor disciplinary record after failing in his appeal against a 12-week ban for kicking England captain Steve Borthwick.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Gloucester hooker Olivier Azam received a 12-week suspension last night after pleading guilty to kicking England captain Steve Borthwick as the Kingsholm club's disciplinary record plunged from bad to worse.
The Global Miss Contest (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
Established in 1998 by Leticia Bulotano-Wheeler, this Montreal, Canada-based pageant is an internationally-recognized event promoting the world's cultures. Contestants compete annually for the prestigious titles of Miss Global Queen and in year 2005, the pageant was held in Xiang Shan, China. Miss Global Queen 2009, the 11th Miss Global Queen beauty pageant, will be held at Daqing, in China during...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 02/19/2009
Budget web hosting provider Fasthosts will soon make almost all of its UK customer service team redundant, to be replaced by call centres in Romania and the Phillipines, staff were told on Wednesday. Up to 38 posts are set to go at Fasthosts' Gloucester HQ as a result. In a statement to The Register today, the firm said the "regrettable" job losses "will further improve customer experience"...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
WALES EXPECT Ryan Jones, Gavin Henson and Shane Williams to be available to face England at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday evening, but the Gloucester scrumhalf Gareth Cooper has been ruled out with a knee injury, and will be reassessed before the clash against France in Paris at the end of the month.
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