Friday 27th January, 2012
'Involuntary injury' charge against maker of faulty breast implant
PARIS - The founder of a French company at the centre of a global health scare over faulty breast implants was Friday charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyers said. Jean-Claude Mas, 72, ...
Clamour for RBS chief to refuse 1 million pounds bonus
LONDON - Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester will receive a bonus of 963,000 pounds, or $1.51 million, for last year, a decision by the government-owned bank that has been strongly ...
Adele Continues to Top Charts With '21'
MUSIC NEWS: British pop singer Adele continues to set records this week as her album "21" spends a 17th week atop the Billboard 200 chart. Billboard reports that she now has the longest run at ...
Clooney wants Olympics tickets
United Kingdom News.NetActor George Clooney says he wants to attend this year's London Olympics. The "Descendants" actor is delighted the world's biggest sports event is coming to the British capital as he loves ...
British bank chief criticized over bonus
United Kingdom News.NetHead of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Stephen Hester has been criticized for receiving nearly one million pound bonus. The 963,000-pound share bonus is on top of his 1.2 million-pound basic ...
Lost 19th century love letters by Charlotte Bronte to be published
United Kingdom News.NetOriginal love letters by Charlotte Bronte to a married professor will be reproduced in an anthology of love letters written by historical figures, which is to be published by the British ...
Indian eatery owner buys jet to deliver food
United Kingdom News.NetThe owner of an Indian restaurant in Britain has bought a fighter jet to deliver his food to celebrity clients across the world. Rob Abdul, 40, who runs the Cafe Taj restaurant in Gravesend, Kent, ...
London Olympics hosts firm on retaining Dow as sponsor
United Kingdom News.NetThe 2012 London Olympics Organisers said Dow Chemicals would remain as one of the sponsors of the Olympic Games, despite the resignation of Meredith Alexander, one of the 12 members of the ...
Eli Manning beats Tom Brady as top adultery choice among women
United Kingdom News.NetWhen it comes to having an affair, married women would prefer New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning over Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, a survey found. About 54 percent of the women polled ...
'Actual cost of staging 2012 London Olympics 'five times 2005 estimate of 2.37 pounds bn'
United Kingdom News.NetThe actual cost of staging the 2012 Olympics is expected to be five times the estimated figure when London won the bid in 2005,an investigation has found. A Sky investigation has revealed that the ...
50 Cent bets to get naked if NY Giants lose in 'Super Bowl XLVI'
United Kingdom News.NetRapper 50 Cent has placed a bet to get naked on Twitter if the NY Giants lose to New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. The 36-year-old artist, apparently has so much faith in his hometown team, ...
Britain's retail sales fall in January
United Kingdom News.NetBritain's retail sales fell in January as shoppers reined in spending, a survey showed. According to the latest monthly survey report issued Thursday by the Confederation of British Industry, ...
Abu Dhabi cricket pitch "nightmare" for fast bowlers: Shoaib Akhtar
United Kingdom News.NetFormer Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said the cricket ground in Abu Dhabi, where Pakistan and England are engaged in a Test match, is not at all suitable for fast bowlers. "The ground ...
Russell Brand dating again
United Kingdom News.NetIt's not even been a month to the end of his marriage with singer Katy Perry, but British comedian Russell Brand is reportedly back to his womanising ways. The 36-year-old, who filed for divorce ...
ECB concerned over danger to cricket from pirate websites
United Kingdom News.NetEngland and Wales Cricket Board chief Giles Clarke has said the game of cricket faces danger from pirate websites who have complicated the fight against corruption. Clarke revealed that the ...
Binge drinking kills nearly 9000 Brits per year
United Kingdom News.NetIndulging in excessive drinking proved fatal for about 9,000 British people in one year alone, a new study has revealed. Office for National Statistics figures revealed that drink-related deaths ...
Australian Open: Djokovic edges out Murray, meets Nadal in final
United Kingdom News.NetWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the men's singles final of the Australian Open here Friday, defeating Britain's Andy Murray to set up a third consecutive grand slam final against ...
Pirate websites biggest threat for cricket: ECB
United Kingdom News.NetEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke said that pirate websites streaming live cricket illegally are the biggest threat to world cricket. The ECB last year closed down some ...
Police probe Ferdinand package
IC WalesThe Metropolitan Police is investigating an alleged "malicious communication" sent to Queens Park Rangers footballer Anton Ferdinand. A package was posted to the defender, according to ...
Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
IC WalesA British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier was serving as a part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj ...
Burglary victim died of injuries
IC WalesA man who was bound with tape, threatened and assaulted during an armed burglary at his bungalow died as a result of his injuries. Burglars entered the home of Edward and Anne Syrad in south east ...
PM slammed as RBS bonus row grows
IC WalesThe Government has come under a hail of criticism over a bonus of nearly £1 million for the boss of the largely state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland. Labour leader Ed Miliband accused David ...
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