January 2010
(January 31, 2010)
Counter-terrorism police say their discovery of a film of children being encouraged to hold guns is evidence of attempts to radicalise youngsters. The Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in North West England revealed they found the film during a
(January 31, 2010)
Pete Waterman has been lined up to write and produce the UK’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The pop mogul, who has penned hits for acts including Kylie Minogue, Westlife and Steps, said he is
(January 31, 2010)
The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, has confessed that he “really likes” Lady Gaga. The Black Sabbath legend believes Gaga is one of the few to stand out from the crowd in a music industry plagued by
(January 31, 2010)
Susan Boyle’s idol Elaine Paige has apologised after she labelled the Scottish singer “a virus that swept the world.” The I Dreamed A Dream hitmaker became an overnight success last year after a clip of her Britain’s Got
(January 31, 2010)
Michael-Jackson’s kids are planning to pay tribute to their late father when the King Of Pop is posthumously honoured at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The ceremony’s organisers announced earlier this year that a spectacular star-studded 3D performance
(January 31, 2010)
SUSAN Boyle could soon be moving house. That’s if Simon Cowell gets his way. The music mogul is keen for Boyle — who shot to fame on his UK TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent and has since
(January 31, 2010)
A quarter of people living in England’s countryside will be over 65 by 2020, a campaign group has said. The National Housing Federation said figures estimate a 40% rise in older residents over the next 10 years. Communities
(January 31, 2010)
Justice Department questions Google if they are violating antitrust in regards of digitalizing world’s books into a database that is online. This settlement between Google, Association of American Publishers, and the Authors Guild was made back in October.
(January 31, 2010)
One person was killed, eleven were injured and more than 100 houses collapsed in an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale in southwest China’s Sichuan Province early Sunday. The casualties were reported in three villages of Moxi
(January 31, 2010)
US President Barack Obama renewed his pledge on Saturday to make job creation his top priority in 2010 but said it was also critical to rein in a record budget deficit that threatened an economic recovery. Obama used
(January 31, 2010)
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed his solemn position on the US arms sales to Taiwan here Saturday, urging the US to stop selling weapons to the Chinese province. Yang, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus,
(January 31, 2010)
The Conservatives have unveiled plans to deliver a “nationwide super-fast broadband”, part of which could be funded from the BBC licence fee. Shadow chancellor George Osborne said a Tory government would deliver speeds of 100 megabits per second
(January 31, 2010)
Tens of thousands of fraudulent e-mails have been sent out ahead of Sunday’s tax return deadline, officials say. Recipients are told they are due a tax refund and asked to fill in an online form with bank or
(January 31, 2010)
A Conservative government would not make “swingeing cuts” to public spending during its first year, party leader David Cameron has told the BBC. But he said it was right to “make a start” on cutting the deficit, to
(January 30, 2010)
Should airlines charge overweight passengers more if they need an extra seat? Yes, according to two-thirds of travellers in a poll. A survey by travel website Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.net) found that 76 percent of people believe airlines should charge
(January 30, 2010)
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday he had no regrets about the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, saying Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world who had to be disarmed or removed. Blair said
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