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  • BNP to vet members at their homes

    Peter Walker, Matthew Taylor
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:45 pm
    Party's revised constitution would require all applicants to submit to a two-hour home visit, court is toldThe British National party plans to send officials to vet all would-be members in their homes, a court heard today.A clause in the far right group's revised constitution would require all applicants to submit to a two-hour home visit by two party officials, Central London county court was told.That could operate as a form of indirect discrimination against non-whites, said Robin Allen QC, representing the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is challenging the party's…

  • UK told US of terror suspect torture

    Richard Norton-Taylor
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:50 pm
    • Waterboarding of 9/11 suspect was 'concealed'• Manningham-Buller criticises Bush staffThe government protested to the US over the torture of terror suspects, the former head of MI5, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller revealed last night.She also said the Americans concealed from Britain the waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 2001 attacks."The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing," Lady Manningham-Buller told a meeting at the House of Lords.She also admitted MI5 were slow to recognise that the US was…

  • Spanish snow leaves 250,000 without power

    James Sturcke
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:39 pm
    A metre of snow fell in the Pyrenees leaving 6,000 travellers stranded and blocking up to 40 roadsIn pictures: Barcelona in the snowNearly a quarter of a million people in north-eastern Spain were without power yesterday after the heaviest snowfall in decades brought major disruption to the region.A metre of snow fell in the Pyrenees leaving 6,000 travellers stranded and blocking up to 40 roads on the border between Spain and France. Barcelona recorded its heaviest snowfall since 1962 causing road, rail and flight chaos.Catalonia's interior minister, Joan Boada, said the power cuts, caused by…

  • Senior Tory raises fears about alliance with UUP

    Nicholas Watt
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:19 pm
    After the UUP spurned Cameron's advice not to vote against the devolution of policing, unease about the pact was expressed on both sides of the AtlanticDavid Cameron was facing pressure last night over his alliance with the Ulster Unionists after a senior Tory warned that voters will face an "inconsistent" choice and a leading US congressman challenged the Conservative leader to act as an honest broker.As the Tories pledged to press ahead with their alliance, after the UUP spurned Cameron's advice not to vote against the devolution of policing and criminal justice powers, unease about the…

  • Hugh Muir's Diary

    Hugh Muir
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:15 pm
    Next stop intrigue, disgrace and scandal. The vengeful Tory and the perils of plotting on trains• Let's give power to the people, Cameron says, and so a plan was hatched to trial a planning initiative in the very Conservative borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Locals would make decisions. Councillors would rubber-stamp them. Yes we'll do it, said party types keen to suck up to Cameron's office. Oh no we won't, said deputy council leader Angela Knight. Red faces all round. But that wasn't to be the end of it. Because while Damian McBride has gone from politics, his spirit lives on in the…
 
 
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    BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | UK Edition

  • Dott and Lee grab Crucible spots

    9 Mar 2010 | 2:39 pm
    Former champion Graeme Dott beats Jimmy Michie 10-5 to book his place at next month's World Championship.

  • Sunderland 4-0 Bolton

    9 Mar 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

  • Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

  • Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

  • Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:40 pm
    Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock.
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    Guinness Premiership News

  • Two key renewals for Falcons

    9 Mar 2010 | 5:33 am
    Newcastle Falcons have secured another two key signatures, with the news that England Saxons hooker Rob Vickers and fullback Alex Tait have agreed new deals to stay at Kingston Park.

  • New deals for Falcons pair

    8 Mar 2010 | 11:31 pm
    Newcastle Falcons prop Micky Ward and scrum half Chris Pilgrim have both pledged their futures to the club, signing new contracts to stay on at Kingston Park.

  • Fourie of Leeds Carnegie wins Gatorade Performance of the Month Award

    8 Mar 2010 | 7:56 am
    Leeds Carnegie flanker Hendre Fourie, 30, capped off a fine February by claiming Gatorade's Performance of the Month Award.

  • Stoop to host Harlequins Rugby Double Header

    8 Mar 2010 | 4:32 am
    The Twickenham Stoop will host a double header on Saturday 10th April when Harlequin FC take on Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership (2pm KO) followed by Harlequins Rugby League v Saint Helens in the Engage Super League (5.30pm KO).

  • Meehan targets Premiership play-offs

    7 Mar 2010 | 12:15 pm
    Steve Meehan believes his Bath side are on target for the GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP play-offs after Sunday's 17-13 win over Newcastle.
 
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    ECB Latest News

  • Cricketers do their bit

    9 Mar 2010 | 9:21 am
    Barmy Army Colts and Richmondshire scooped the prizes at the Gateshead Indoor Super 6s Championship but the true winners were ABF The Soldiers Charity who received vital funds to assist soldiers injured in Afghanistan.

  • England held as Pietersen struggles

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:50 am
    Kevin Pietersen's run of poor form continued as England drew their solitary warm-up match before the opening Test against Bangladesh. Set 284 to win in Chittagong, they closed on 185 for five.

  • Flower backs Pietersen to find form

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:46 am
    Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A, but is still anticipating a major contribution from the out-of-touch Kevin Pietersen.

  • Collingwood storms ODI MVP

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:16 am
    Paul Collingwood has won the England ODI MVP for the second time in three years, this time by a staggering 75 points from Tim Bresnan in second.

  • Iftikhar fills in for Chawla at Surrey

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    Surrey have signed Pakistan seamer Iftikhar Anjum as cover for Piyush Chawla in their first three LV= County Championship matches of the season.
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    The London 2012 Blog

  • Personal bests: Could you beat yours?

    9 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    It was great to see a number of personal bests from Team GB athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics:Amy Williams – GOLD in the Women's Skeleton! First Team GB Olympic Winter gold medal since Women's Curlers in 2002.

  • London 2012 international sports participation programme brings a flavour of Brazil to Nottinghamshire

    7 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    At a recent visit to the Joseph Witaker School in Nottinghamshire I was shown powerfully again the power the International Inspiration programme is having on young people here in the UK.

  • International Weightlifting Federation: London 2012 venue ‘magnificent’

    5 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    Two technical delegates from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) visited us at the London 2012 Organising Committee for the first time last week. As the Sports Manager for Weightlifting for the Games, I’m delighted to say they were very impressed with what they saw!

  • Photos of the week: Olympic Stadium lights

    5 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    This week we've been excited to see the first of the Olympic Stadium's lighting towers lifted into place. This means the the Stadium is now at full height - 60m above the field of play.

  • Vancouver 2010: a great learning opportunity for London 2012 sponsors

    3 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games represent a real opportunity for Deloitte UK. As Official Professional Services Provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it's our last chance to experience all the different sides to a Games before it happens for real here in 2012. Deloitte people from the UK have had several different roles in Vancouver and Whistler – as official volunteers, seconded to the organising committee, taking on delivery roles at Games time, and supporting our Canadian firm’s client programme at events. It's experience they're bringing back…
 
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    CaughtOffside.com

  • Sunderland 4-0 Bolton Premier League Highlights (Video)

    Steve Bruce's Black Cats finally ended their horrid 14 game winless streak with an easy win over Bolton at the Stadium of Light. Frazier Campbell scored his first Premier League goal for Sunderland and Darren Bent netted a hat-trick whilst Sam Ricketts was sent off for Bolton. Join Our Facebook Fan ...

  • Arsenal 5-0 FC Porto Champions League Highlights (Video)

    Arsenal fought past FC Porto excellently at the Emirates to book their place in the Champions League Quarter Finals. Trailing from the first leg and without mercurial Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas many believed Arsene Wenger's side may struggle to progress but Arsenal put in a wonderful performance to beat their ...

  • Fiorentina 3-2 Bayern Munich Champions League Highlights (Video)

    Arjen Robben scored the all important goal to hand Bayern Munich an away goals win in Florence. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Fiorentina 1-0 Bayern Munich (Vargas) Fiorentina 2-0 Bayern Munich (Jovetic) Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

  • David Beckham Mobbed on Manchester United Return: Can He Inspire AC Milan Victory?

    Former hero set for Old Trafford reunion. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose. The midfielder will line up against his former club ...

  • The £40m Trio Liverpool Can Not Afford to Miss Out On

    Will Anfield have to sacrifice to bring in three new stars? Find, Compare and Buy Liverpool Tickets at Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Since every newspaper in the world is reporting how obvious it is that Arda Turan and Simon Kjaer will be joining Liverpool, I felt ...
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    BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | UK Edition

  • Dott and Lee grab Crucible spots

    9 Mar 2010 | 2:39 pm
    Former champion Graeme Dott beats Jimmy Michie 10-5 to book his place at next month's World Championship.

  • Sunderland 4-0 Bolton

    9 Mar 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

  • Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

  • Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

  • Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers

    9 Mar 2010 | 1:40 pm
    Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock.
 
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    Guinness Premiership News

  • Two key renewals for Falcons

    9 Mar 2010 | 5:33 am
    Newcastle Falcons have secured another two key signatures, with the news that England Saxons hooker Rob Vickers and fullback Alex Tait have agreed new deals to stay at Kingston Park.

  • New deals for Falcons pair

    8 Mar 2010 | 11:31 pm
    Newcastle Falcons prop Micky Ward and scrum half Chris Pilgrim have both pledged their futures to the club, signing new contracts to stay on at Kingston Park.

  • Fourie of Leeds Carnegie wins Gatorade Performance of the Month Award

    8 Mar 2010 | 7:56 am
    Leeds Carnegie flanker Hendre Fourie, 30, capped off a fine February by claiming Gatorade's Performance of the Month Award.

  • Stoop to host Harlequins Rugby Double Header

    8 Mar 2010 | 4:32 am
    The Twickenham Stoop will host a double header on Saturday 10th April when Harlequin FC take on Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership (2pm KO) followed by Harlequins Rugby League v Saint Helens in the Engage Super League (5.30pm KO).

  • Meehan targets Premiership play-offs

    7 Mar 2010 | 12:15 pm
    Steve Meehan believes his Bath side are on target for the GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP play-offs after Sunday's 17-13 win over Newcastle.
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    ECB Latest News

  • Cricketers do their bit

    9 Mar 2010 | 9:21 am
    Barmy Army Colts and Richmondshire scooped the prizes at the Gateshead Indoor Super 6s Championship but the true winners were ABF The Soldiers Charity who received vital funds to assist soldiers injured in Afghanistan.

  • England held as Pietersen struggles

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:50 am
    Kevin Pietersen's run of poor form continued as England drew their solitary warm-up match before the opening Test against Bangladesh. Set 284 to win in Chittagong, they closed on 185 for five.

  • Flower backs Pietersen to find form

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:46 am
    Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A, but is still anticipating a major contribution from the out-of-touch Kevin Pietersen.

  • Collingwood storms ODI MVP

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:16 am
    Paul Collingwood has won the England ODI MVP for the second time in three years, this time by a staggering 75 points from Tim Bresnan in second.

  • Iftikhar fills in for Chawla at Surrey

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:45 am
    Surrey have signed Pakistan seamer Iftikhar Anjum as cover for Piyush Chawla in their first three LV= County Championship matches of the season.
 
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    The London 2012 Blog

  • Personal bests: Could you beat yours?

    9 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    It was great to see a number of personal bests from Team GB athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics:Amy Williams – GOLD in the Women's Skeleton! First Team GB Olympic Winter gold medal since Women's Curlers in 2002.

  • London 2012 international sports participation programme brings a flavour of Brazil to Nottinghamshire

    7 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    At a recent visit to the Joseph Witaker School in Nottinghamshire I was shown powerfully again the power the International Inspiration programme is having on young people here in the UK.

  • International Weightlifting Federation: London 2012 venue ‘magnificent’

    5 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    Two technical delegates from the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) visited us at the London 2012 Organising Committee for the first time last week. As the Sports Manager for Weightlifting for the Games, I’m delighted to say they were very impressed with what they saw!

  • Photos of the week: Olympic Stadium lights

    5 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    This week we've been excited to see the first of the Olympic Stadium's lighting towers lifted into place. This means the the Stadium is now at full height - 60m above the field of play.

  • Vancouver 2010: a great learning opportunity for London 2012 sponsors

    3 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am
    The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games represent a real opportunity for Deloitte UK. As Official Professional Services Provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it's our last chance to experience all the different sides to a Games before it happens for real here in 2012. Deloitte people from the UK have had several different roles in Vancouver and Whistler – as official volunteers, seconded to the organising committee, taking on delivery roles at Games time, and supporting our Canadian firm’s client programme at events. It's experience they're bringing back…
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    CaughtOffside.com

  • Sunderland 4-0 Bolton Premier League Highlights (Video)

    Steve Bruce's Black Cats finally ended their horrid 14 game winless streak with an easy win over Bolton at the Stadium of Light. Frazier Campbell scored his first Premier League goal for Sunderland and Darren Bent netted a hat-trick whilst Sam Ricketts was sent off for Bolton. Join Our Facebook Fan ...

  • Arsenal 5-0 FC Porto Champions League Highlights (Video)

    Arsenal fought past FC Porto excellently at the Emirates to book their place in the Champions League Quarter Finals. Trailing from the first leg and without mercurial Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas many believed Arsene Wenger's side may struggle to progress but Arsenal put in a wonderful performance to beat their ...

  • Fiorentina 3-2 Bayern Munich Champions League Highlights (Video)

    Arjen Robben scored the all important goal to hand Bayern Munich an away goals win in Florence. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Fiorentina 1-0 Bayern Munich (Vargas) Fiorentina 2-0 Bayern Munich (Jovetic) Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

  • David Beckham Mobbed on Manchester United Return: Can He Inspire AC Milan Victory?

    Former hero set for Old Trafford reunion. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose. The midfielder will line up against his former club ...

  • The £40m Trio Liverpool Can Not Afford to Miss Out On

    Will Anfield have to sacrifice to bring in three new stars? Find, Compare and Buy Liverpool Tickets at Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Since every newspaper in the world is reporting how obvious it is that Arda Turan and Simon Kjaer will be joining Liverpool, I felt ...
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    Mashable!

  • Appboy Gets a New Design, iPhone App and Best Buy Partnership

    Christina Warren
    9 Mar 2010 | 6:48 pm
    Back in October we wrote about Appboy, a social network for mobile app developers and users. Since launching, Appboy has continued to evolve into a community for both developers and users to find and rate apps, as well as submit ideas for new mobile applications. Appboy has just rolled out a big update to its site which improves the design, adds stronger integration with Facebook and Twitter, and makes it easy to keep up with what your favorite app developers are doing. The site has also launched a new companion iPhone application and started a new partnership with Best Buy Mobile. New Look…

  • Google Launches the Google Apps Marketplace

    Ben Parr
    9 Mar 2010 | 6:05 pm
    Today at the Google’s Campfire One event at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View the Internet search giant is launching its new app store for business, known as the Google Apps Marketplace.Last week, we broke the story that Google Apps Marketplace would launch today, reporting that it would be an app store integrated within Google Apps that would allow third-party developers to sell software directly to Google’s business consumers.Now, with developers gathered at the Googleplex, we’re about to learn how Google Apps Marketplace works and, more importantly, which…

  • Twitter Takes on Phishing with New Security Features

    Adam Ostrow
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:53 pm
    Spam and phishing have been ongoing problems at Twitter for some time, and tonight the company announced that it is stepping up its efforts to stop them with some new features, described as being able to “detect, intercept, and prevent the spread of bad links.”In a blog post, Twitter writes that the protection works by “routing all links submitted to Twitter through this new service … even if a bad link is already sent out in an email notification and somebody clicks on it, we’ll be able keep that user safe.”How exactly they do that, we’re not sure, but Twitter notes that…

  • Watch Out, Topeka: Greenville, SC, Also Wants to be Googletown, USA

    Adam Ostrow
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:19 pm
    Google’s call for medium-sized cities to pilot its high-speed broadband network has attracted the marketing wit of another locale: Greenville, South Carolina.Citizens of Greenville have launched the “We Are Feeling Lucky” campaign –- an obvious play on Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button — an effort that will culminate in citizens trying to form “the world’s first and longest human Google chain.” Glowsticks will apparently be involved in the event, scheduled to take place on the evening of March 20.The site makes heavy use of Google products and services…

  • HOW TO: Prepare for Disasters Using Social Media

    Mollie Vandor
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:48 pm
    Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on Twitter and on her blog, where she writes about the web, the world and what it’s like to be a geek chic chick.Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes — lately, it seems like there’s a new natural disaster wreaking havoc on poor planet Earth every week. From our television sets to our Twitter streams, it’s impossible to ignore the devastation these disasters leave behind. And, no matter where you’re watching from, it’s hard not to feel just a little bit…
 
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    Tech Digest

  • Analysts predict Sony PS3 to be largest global gaming platform by 2013

    geraldlynch
    9 Mar 2010 | 7:19 am
    Apart from the PlayStation Network outage at the turn of the month, it's been a very stong couple of weeks for the Sony console. Both Heavy Rain and God of War III have picked up rave reviews, with Heavy Rain...

  • iPad and iPhone app developer's contract leaks online

    geraldlynch
    9 Mar 2010 | 6:31 am
    The contract which each iPhone or iPad app developer must sign before submitting their creations has leaked online. Though developers are banned from speaking of the agreements they must accept, the Electronic Freedom Foundation has acquired a copy and posted...

  • Can you name a digital music download service? 4 out of 10 Brits cant

    geraldlynch
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:42 am
    A new survey conducted by Consumer Focus has revealed that four in ten people are unable to name a single legal online music service. Despite their being over 20 on the market, of the few music fans aware of such...

  • Vodafone axing 500 jobs? Eyeing up 3 network?

    geraldlynch
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:38 am
    Vodafone are said to be preparing to axe as many as 500 jobs in an effort to cut costs. Vodafone employs around 9,000 staff in the UK, with the job cuts hitting their Newbury headquarters hardest. "The roles affected are...

  • Video: Tron Legacy HD trailer up for download

    geraldlynch
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:38 am
    The latest trailer for Disney's high-tech movie sequel Tron Legacy is now available for download in silky-slick high definition. You can pick it up here. The first Tron film is a downright classic, starring Oscar winner Jeff Bridges with visuals...
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    Shiny Shiny

  • Top 20 free iPhone games

    oliverjones
    9 Mar 2010 | 12:14 pm
    We all love games yes? But we really don't like paying for things. So what, on God's green and fragrant earth, could be better than free games? Nothing! That's what. With this fact in mind I thought it was our...

  • Top Ten Dating Apps on iPhone

    Anna Leach
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:34 am
    Ah dating, love it or hate it, it's got to be done unless you are lucky enough to be a)in a relationship b)have a great cat and don't give a damn. Anyway, it makes it all a bit easier when...

  • Win a Dell laptop courtesy of Microsoft

    Ashleyn
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:02 am
    It has to be said that not everyone 'gets' computers. So it's a good job those more 'IT literate' people are around to help their friends and family with home IT issues! You see, they have to put up...

  • The First Official ShinyShiny Twitcast

    Anna Leach
    9 Mar 2010 | 8:26 am
    We reviewed Twitcasting here. Then we did a meta-review of Twitcasting on Twitcasting: watch it on Ashley's account here. Pros: it is really easy to do Cons: that iPhone camera isn't amazing, pictures are jerky and the sound isn't...

  • Twitcasting: we review the app bringing TV to Twitter

    Anna Leach
    9 Mar 2010 | 7:50 am
    If you are lucky enough to possess an iPhone 3GS run to the app store right now and get this app. Like Twitpic - but with video - Twitcasting brings TV to Twitter. Shot with your phone's camera in short...
 
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    TechCrunch Europe

  • Spotify signs exclusive deal with Finnish telco TeliaSonera for its Premium offering

    Steve O'Hear
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:12 am
    [Finland] This is exactly the type of deal that Spotify needs to achieve the kind of distribution that might lead to economies of scale and therefore reduce the cost to end-users with regards to its Premium offering. And of course, generate much needed revenue. The music streaming startup has signed up telco TeliaSonera as its exclusive partner in Finland to market and sell Spotify Premium. The two companies already have a similar arrangement in Sweden which started at the end of last year. The new two year agreement will see Spotify and TeliaSonera work together to provide the telco’s…

  • Team Europe Ventures starts €6m fund for early stage Internet and mobile startups

    Steve O'Hear
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am
    [Germany] Team Europe Ventures, the Berlin-based VC firm, has launched a new €6 million fund for early stage startups in the Internet and mobile Internet space. The fund is mainly targeting companies in Germany and Europe, but also in the USA, and the focus will be on the seed stage, with 4-5 startups being invested in per-year for a maximum of €500K per company. This is bound to be good news for startups in Europe, and particularly in Germany where seed funding is seen to be a problem for early stage companies in the Internet space. Pawel Chudzinski, one of the partners of Team Europe…

  • Attack of the Groupon clones – Here comes Snippa

    Steve O'Hear
    9 Mar 2010 | 2:44 am
    [UK] Now this is getting a little silly. Snippa, another UK-based Groupon clone launches today, this time from two experienced entrepreneurs: Tim O’Shea, founder of Blurtit, and David Hobart, founder of PureContent. The company is self funded by O’Shea and Hobart from their existing businesses, operating with a six person team headquartered in North Walsham, Norfolk. Snippa, which is focusing on London initially, pretty much follows the usual group buying model: Each day various deals are on offer for things to do in the city, with a minimum number of buyers required for the deal to…

  • Autoquake secures another £6m investment from backers

    Mike Butcher
    8 Mar 2010 | 10:10 am
    Autoquake, an online used car retailer in the UK, has raised another £6 million round of venture capital and venture debt financing from existing investors Accel Partners and Highland Capital Partners. The debt is being provided by Kreos Capital. This is after raising £4m from Accel and Highland only last year. That takes its total funding so far to £20 million. Autoquake’s plan is to disrupt the car retail industry by selling quality used cars on behalf of large corporate fleets and leasing companies direct to consumers via virtual showrooms. High quality pictures of the actual cars…

  • Allmyapps updates its iTunes-for-apps, we have beta invites

    Marina Zaliznyak
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:16 am
    [France] I first learned of Allmyapps at Le Web ‘09 when the company’s CEO  Thibauld Favre, and co-Founder Aranaud Coulondre, grabbed my attention and enticed me into a demo.  I nearly missed my flight. Allmyapps, a small but ambitious startup based in France, aims to become the “iTunes for software applications” as Thibauld puts it, bringing simple 1 click multi-application install to end-users. The company is backed by undisclosed business angels. Nowadays, we’re changing our devices left and right. Prices have dropped– netbooks & laptops are much…
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    fashion, beauty, sex, relationships :: Cosmopolitan

  • Miley gets 'deep'

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:15 am
    Miley Cyrus claims she and boyfriend Liam Hemsworth are 'deeper than normal people' Miley Cyrus has finally confirmed her relationship with 19-year-old Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth and has suggested that the secret to their success so far, is that they're "deeper than normal people". The 17-year-old actress and singer, who attended an Oscar after-party with Hemsworth and had hinted on the red...

  • Katie vs. Posh (again)

    9 Mar 2010 | 7:11 am
    Katie Price claims she and Victoria Beckham enjoyed a 'nice chat' at Oscar party despite Posh's denial Katie Price and Victoria Beckham have been feuding for what must be a decade now. We can't even remember the exact reason for their falling out (we think it may have started after Price's unsavoury comment about Posh's nipples) but be prepared people, for World War III... According to Katie,...

  • Inside the minds of JLS

    9 Mar 2010 | 6:46 am
    Congratulations on winning two BRIT awards. What an amazing achievement! How did it feel when you won?  Oritsé: “You could probably tell from my reaction that it was quite emotional for me. When Michael Jackson played at Earls Court, I was one of the fans who chased his car. And a few years later I walked along the red carpet and won two BRIT awards. I was really emotional on...

  • Cosmo Man in the Morning: Gino D’Acampo

    9 Mar 2010 | 4:29 am
    What would be your dream breakfast in bed? My dream breakfast would be full on fry up. That's the one I want.   Who would you most like to share it with? If I have to be honest. Myself. I'll put the radio on, full English breakfast in bed, a nice cup of coffee. It's one of these times when I think you have to be by yourself, selfish by yourself. It would involve two fried eggs,...

  • Celeb charity auction

    9 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am
    GMTV fashion stylist Mark Heyes has pulled together all his celeb contacts and organised a Recycle Fashion for Haiti sale which starts later this month.   Sienna Miller, Scarlet Johannson, Vivienne Westwood, Fearne Cotton, Paloma Faith, Geri Halliwell, Katie Price, Alexandra Burke, Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester and loads more have all donated some amazing items to sell on Ebay....
 
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    OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News

  • Kourt, Scott & Baby Mason Match in Miami

    Brittany Talarico
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:08 pm
    Kourtney Kardashian, Scott Disick and baby Mason Dash left their Miami Beach hotel with matching accessories! Each family member had a leopard accent, Scott in leopard print moccasins and Kourt in a pair of leopard print sandals. Not to be left out, Mason had a leopard print blanket over his carrier matching mom and dad! What a great accessory! This isn’t the first time Mason’s blanket matched his parents. Kourt recently covered up Mason in a striped blanket while out in L.A., matching her nautical striped top! OK! GALLERY: KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN MATCHES SON MASON WHILE SHOPPING…

  • Nightly News: White Collar’s Tim DeKay Interview; Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes Cover Time Out

    Jaime Rabb
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm
    Tim DeKay talks about the success of USA’s White Collar, faux-married to Tiffani Thiessen and Bizarro Seinfeld. (Pop Eater) Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes on share the cover of Time Out and talk about the best happy hour bars.  (Just Jared) Rapper DMX is behind bars again and his lawyers are reaching out to Dr. Drew Pinsky for help. (TMZ) Spartacus actor, Andy Whitfield, diagnosed with cancer. (Huffington) Kellan Lutz looking sexy in this Calvin Klein video. (Hollywood Life)

  • OK!’s ‘American Idol’ Live Blog: The Top 8 Girls Perform!

    OK! Staff
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:59 pm
    We’re down to our top 16 contestants and this is the week where our American Idol Top 12 will finally be revealed. With even more Billboard hits, the guys and the girls will make one last effort to secure that coveted spot. Join OK!’s Rana Meyer on our live blog as the top 8 girls take the stage to sing for your vote! <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=31bcf90a59″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=31bcf90a59″ >OK!’S American…

  • OK! GALLERY: ‘Twilight’ Gets ‘Avatar’-ized!

    mmooney
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm
    Do you ever find yourself wondering what the cast of Twilight would look like if they traveled to the year 2154 and set up shop on Avatar’s home planet, Pandora? Well, the Twi-hards here at OK! do. In honor of Ben Stiller going blue and channeling Na’vi and Avatar’s four Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards, OK! created this special production: Blue Moon. CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF OK!’s TWILIGHT SAGA PICS & NEWS! More Reading:PHOTOS: ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ Touches Down in L.A.Robert Pattinson Probably Not Attending the Oscars (Sigh) Confusion Continues Over…

  • Chris O’Donnell Manages Family of Seven

    Valerie Nome
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm
    With five kids, making couples time takes proper planning for NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O’Donnell and wife Caroline. “You’ve got to carve out some date nights every now and then,” the actor, 40, tells me during Cosmopolitan’s Fun Fearless Male Awards held recently. “We were just out in the desert. It wasn’t a family trip – it was an adult trip – but ultimately it was a couple days with just the two of us. I think that’s really important.” He adds, “It’s really easy to get so caught up in either the kids or going out with groups and having fun, but surprisingly,…
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  • Heaven is Under the Sea

    susie_bubble
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:46 pm
    >> What would be the perfect accompaniment to the anemone-esque beading of Dean Quinn?  Why, a heavy dose of ostentatious accessories that completely goes against the grain of the season's desire to pare back and tone down that ALSO happens to be inspired by the movements of anemone wafting in the sea, courtesy of Heaven Tanudiredja's new A/W 10-11 collection... Wearing any of Tanudiredja's pieces makes me want to actually do a shimmying action...and I categorically NEVER shimmy... I can't quite find the right National Geographic-esque documentary of anemone. …

  • Don't Box Me In

    susie_bubble
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:22 pm
    STOP!!  HOLD THE PRESS!! (Not sure what holding-of-the-press I'm referring to there...) Sandra Backlund, whose extraordinary knits have been around the internet and press block so much so that her lookbook images may be up there in the collections circulation chart, has not got any chunky hand knits in her new collection.  And.... *draws deep breath* she has used...fabric, NOT knits to create her sculptural pieces.  Do you need some water?  Something to fan you down perhaps?  I may be jesting but when I went to her showroom today, Sandra did tell me some people were quite physically…

  • Saints and Assassins

    susie_bubble
    8 Mar 2010 | 10:12 am
    London...gah... that distant city that I desperately want to return to now after a few weeks of fashion nomad-travelling.  I still have a TON of things to recap, assess and swoon over from New York and especially London.  Might seem odd that out of the four cities, I've probably posted the least about my beloved London (actually Paris is up there too...) but I think there's a mathematical theory that proves that the more things/shows I'm seeing in a city, the less I'm able to post.  All will be rectified nonetheless. Anyway, back to that fair city... so menswear…

  • All Grown Up NOT

    susie_bubble
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:06 am
    If Paris is the grand-daddy of fashion weeks then in that respect, the shows do sometimes forces me to reassess my maturity in my own style aesthetic (or lack of maturity...).  What with everyone clamouring for reductive, minimal yet beautiful things (spreaking of which, read about my Celine woes on Twitter...), I can't help but be seduced.  Still, even when faced with stunner pieces like this coated cable knit cape from the Vionnet A/W 10-11 collection, I'm thinking a ton of acrylic jewellery of the Michelle Jank ilk and some mixed floral prints going on underneath could be…

  • Plenty of >>

    susie_bubble
    6 Mar 2010 | 6:24 pm
    >> Have you noticed that if I begin a post with two of these >, then it means that it's an itty bitty shorty shorty post?  And have you noticed that there's been a LOT of these >> floating around on the blog?  You can virtual slap me if this is an empty promise but I will hopefully try and get in some chunkier posts soon that also don't revolve around frippery (flowers) and outfit posts.  I know some of you say you like the outfit posts but it irks me when I can't really add anything to the dialogue other than "Here's what I wore"... STONE…
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  • Inside John Lewis

    9 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Jaunty look behind the scenes at this middle-class bastion, one of the most recognisable retail names on the high street, as it grapples with the economic recession.

  • Hollywoodland

    9 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    A Tinseltown tragedy lies at the heart of this mystery about TV's first Superman. Adrien Brody investigates the lonely death of the Man of Steel (Ben Affleck).

  • Mad Men

    9 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Another sizzling episode as Betty (January Jones) and Don enjoy Conrad Hilton's hospitality in Rome, while charmless Pete plays the good Samaritan.

  • Damages

    9 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Another thread of the legal thriller unravels. While Ellen spends time with her family (always a bad plan, in her case), Tom tries to snare a key witness to the mega-fraud.

  • Champions League Live

    9 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am
    Manchester United will be confident going into their second-leg match against AC Milan after winning 3-2 at the San Siro three weeks ago.
 
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  • Care for baby brain bleeds

    9 Mar 2010 | 9:17 am
    “A technique that ‘washes out’ the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival,” says the BBC. Their article says that the treatment, called DRIFT (drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy), could help around 100 babies each year. The research behind the news looked at whether DRIFT could reduce the risk of death and disability in premature infants that had a type of bleeding that enlarged the fluid-filled spaces in the centre of the brain. This condition is very serious and can lead to death or severe disabilities such as cerebral palsy. Although DRIFT was…

  • Diet in pregnancy and baby gender

    9 Mar 2010 | 8:46 am
    “What women eat while they are in the early stages of pregnancy influences the sex and health of their unborn baby”, The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that eating breakfast and a high fat diet around the time of conception made it more likely the offspring would be a boy. The newspaper article is actually reporting two different studies. The findings about the effect of a high fat diet and breakfast on a child’s gender are from a study in humans that the newspaper says was published two years ago. The new study that has prompted this report was in mice, and did not look at how diet…

  • Wine and women's weight

    8 Mar 2010 | 8:39 am
    “Women who like a glass of wine after work are less likely to gain weight than those who stick to mineral water,” according to The Times, which claims that moderate female drinkers have a lower risk of obesity than teetotallers. The research behind these claims asked a group of middle-aged American women of a healthy weight about their alcohol consumption. The women were sent follow-up questionnaires over the next 13 years to track how their weight changed. Over the course of the study most of the women gained weight but on average those who originally consumed at least four units per…

  • Vitamin D immune system boost?

    8 Mar 2010 | 4:29 am
    The Daily Telegraph has reported that “vitamin D 'triggers and arms' the immune system”. It said that researchers believe that vitamin D plays a key role in boosting the immune system. The study looked at human T cells in the laboratory, and found that vitamin D was part of a complex process in which T cells become 'primed' and help to fight infection. While these findings suggest that people with vitamin D deficiency are more susceptible to infection or that vitamin D supplements might boost immunity, such theories need to be tested further before drawing any firm conclusions. It is…

  • Toddler eyes 'burnt by detergent'

    5 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am
    Children’s eyes could be seriously damaged by capsules of laundry detergent, doctors have warned. Capsules of concentrated detergent first went on sale in 2001, designed to be less messy and inconvenient than washing powders and liquids. However, hospital records suggest that curious children can be injured if they burst the brightly coloured sacks and release the cleaning agents inside. In a letter to the British Medical Journal, ophthalmologists from the Western Eye Hospital, London, say that the corrosive substances in the cleaning capsules can cause severe burns if they get into the…
 
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  • Mainstream Medicine Finally Catches on to the Risks of Taking a Daily Aspirin

    The Healthier Life
    9 Mar 2010 | 5:46 am
    Aspirin increases the likelihood of major bleeding in the brain, stomach or elsewhere in the body, and experts warn that the beneficial effects must be weighed against the risk of harm.

  • Obesity: Sending the Wrong Message is Becoming a Big FAT Problem

    The Healthier Life
    8 Mar 2010 | 6:26 am
    The message should first and foremost be that a balanced diet combined with a healthy and active lifestyle is the most effective way to lose weight and promote good health... With estimates predicting that 60 per cent of the population will be clinically obese by 2050 and with obesity costing the NHS £7.2 Billion a year, one would expect the government to come up with more substantial solutions that are based on facts and practical solid advice.

  • Gardasil: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Now Offered With ‘Extra Perks’

    The Healthier Life
    5 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am
    If it’s not the UK government ordering too much of the H1N1 vaccine (and the retrospective fact that the Swine Flu pandemic was blown out of proportion), then it is the effectiveness and safety of vaccines, like this one, that’s being questioned. Now the furore surrounding the H1N1 vaccine has died, yet another vaccine laden with controversy has reared its ugly head. This time (and no surprise here) it’s the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil.

  • The Latest Instalment in the Anti-Vitamin Campaign

    The Healthier Life
    4 Mar 2010 | 8:14 am
    Recent newspaper headlines claim vitamins are rendered “useless” in as little as a week after opening the containers they’re stored in. The same of course applies to many substances. Take salt and sugar, for example – left outside in humid conditions they harden and lose their taste. Pharmaceutical drugs aren’t immune from such conditions either - that’s why their labels state that they should be stored in cool, dry conditions (as do the labels on nutritional supplements I hasten to add… certainly good quality ones).

  • Avandia: Just How Low Can Greedy Drug Giants Stoop?

    The Healthier Life
    25 Feb 2010 | 6:01 am
    In 2007 the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) made headlines with a study that illustrates just how expansive this danger really is and how an increased risk of suffering a heart attack is only one part of Avandia’s risk profile. Astonishingly, the drug stayed on the market despite the findings of a report in 2007 - published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) - that demonstrated it was killing around 19 per cent of patients, and was causing non-fatal heart problems in a further 8 per cent.
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  • Iceland referendum

    David Miliband
    9 Mar 2010 | 9:16 am
    The people of Iceland have had their say on the Icesave Agreement that their Parliament ratified in December. Their decision to reject it comes as no surprise, given recent polling. But for Iceland much rides on resolving the Icesave issue and settling the debt owed to UK and Dutch tax-payers. The Icelandic Government fully realises this. I very much welcome the statement they made on Saturday underlining their commitment to repayment of the full amount owed, and their desire to draw a line under the issue.  Doing so will allow them to focus on delivering economic recovery and pursuing…

  • Iraq decides

    David Miliband
    9 Mar 2010 | 2:28 am
    Sunday’s Iraqi national election was a moving example of a people’s willingness to exercise their democratic rights despite the threat of violence.  The vote followed a vibrant election campaign, during which there was real debate about the issues that matter to the Iraqi electorate, including security, Iraq's economic future and government accountability - Jon Wilks, Deputy Head of the British Embassy in Baghdad, has blogged about the election campaign.  I extend my sympathies to the families of Sunday’s casualties. However, the terrorists failed to stop the Iraqi people from…

  • International Women's Day

    David Miliband
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:50 am
    Yesterday was International Women’s Day – a cause for celebration around the world. But there’s always been a political edge – in 1917, Women’s Day celebrations in St Petersburg turned into the demonstrations that began the Russian Revolution. And the day’s significance continues. In India, a new bill was today tabled in the upper house of parliament which would raise the number of female lawmakers in the 545-seat lower house from 59 to 181 and quadruple the number of women in the 250-seat upper house. In Saudi Arabia, female lawyers are being allowed to argue cases in court for…

  • Chilean Earthquake

    David Miliband
    4 Mar 2010 | 5:04 am
    With the world still recovering from the shocking images of destruction in Haiti, it’s hard to take the terrible pictures now coming out of Chile. 803 people have died, but with the earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, subsequent aftershocks, and the threat of tsunamis, it’s amazing that this figure is not higher. This is a testament to Chile's disaster contingency planning.Chile now needs the international community’s support as it helps those dispossessed by the quake and reinstates vital services. Already the electricity is back on in 90% of the capital, Santiago. The UK…

  • The Prophet’s Birthday – in Walthamstow

    David Miliband
    28 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am
    Today I was greatly honoured to be invited to a celebration in London of Eid al Milad-e-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. I am told it was the first time a British Foreign Secretary has addressed such an event. Around 20,000 Muslims from across the UK and Europe gathered together to celebrate their faith and the message of peace it embodies for them. Such scenes were replicated all over the world- the Mawlid is an official holiday in over 50 countries. The fact that such a large event was taking place on the streets of London speaks to the interconnectedness of of modern global…
 
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  • PM’s message for Commonwealth Day

    anon
    8 Mar 2010 | 10:33 am
    The Prime Minister has sent his best wishes for Commonwealth Day to nations across the world. Gordon Brown said the occasion brought together the members of the Commonwealth to reflect on their shared heritage and look at the challenges facing them in the year ahead. He was among heads of state who took part in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November last year. The PM said: “I am pleased to be providing this message for Commonwealth Day, an occasion which brings together all members of the Commonwealth to reflect on our shared heritage, promote our shared values…

  • Afternoon press briefing from 8 March 2010

    anon
    8 Mar 2010 | 7:00 am
    Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: Billy Elliot bursaries, Afghanistan, Somali President, Iraq Inquiry, Venables and the Senior Salaries Report Billy Elliot bursaries Asked how much money each individual would get, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) told the assembled press that 40 interns would share £600,000 over two years. Put that this was far below the minimum wage, the PMS said, it wasn’t directly comparable as this was a bursary scheme. Asked if £7,500 per year was enough to support these individuals, the PMS said, anything that helps to encourage…

  • PM calls for more women in boardrooms

    anon
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:44 am
    The Prime Minister has called for more women in Britain’s boardrooms as he met leading female executives at a breakfast meeting to mark International Women’s Day. At the meeting, Gordon Brown said politicians and businesses need to work together to ensure the talent and skills of women are properly represented in the boardroom. Gordon Brown congratulated the attending women on the “huge contribution” they have made to bringing about change. But he said more needed to be done after a survey of more than 1,000 adults showed that almost two out of three believed there…

  • Tate trustee appointment

    anon
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:27 am
    The Prime Minister has appointed Mala Gaonkar as a Tate Trustee from 8 March 2010 for a period of four years. Biographical Notes Ms. Gaonkar is the Managing Director of Lone Pine Capital LLC, a role she has held since 1998. After graduating in economics at Harvard in 1991, she worked for The Boston Consulting Group until 1994, primarily in Munich and Hong Kong. In 1996, Ms Gaonkar completed her MBA at Harvard Business School where she was awarded a Kauffmann Fellowship. From 1996 to 1998, she worked at Chase Capital Partners in New York City where she researched investments in internet and…

  • National Portrait Gallery appointments

    anon
    8 Mar 2010 | 3:27 am
    The Prime Minister has appointed Professor Dame Carol Black DBE and Dr Rosalind P Blakesley to the Board of the National Portrait Gallery for a period of four years from 8 March 2010. Biographical Details Professor Dame Carol Black is the National Director for Health and Work, Chairman of the Nuffield Trust, President of the British Lung Foundation, and Pro-Chancellor at the University of Bristol. She is the immediate past-President of the Royal College of Physicians, and has recently stepped down as Chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. The Centre she established at the Royal…
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  • Defence News: 9 March 2010

    News Team
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:49 am
    Afghan aircrews train over WiltshireIN PICTURES: Afghan and British soldiers give insurgents a clear message

  • Defence in the Media: 9 March 2010

    News Team
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:46 am
    Information prior to the General ElectionAn editorial in the Daily Star claims that Ministers are trying to bury bad news from Afghanistan by banning 'reports from the heart of the action ahead of the General Election'. This is untrue. The MOD will be providing lots of information on what our Forces are doing during the run up to the election. We are proud of them and will make sure they get the recognition they deserve. However, we cannot arrange visits for journalists under longstanding Cabinet Office rules designed to ensure there is no political bias in the run up to the…

  • Image of the Day: 9 March 2010

    News Team
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:42 am
    The Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police have been carrying out routine patrols from Patrol Base Shaheed, built since Operation MOSHTARAK cleared insurgents from the area near Showal, with support from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh. Pictured is Fusilier Smith waiting until it is time to move off as part of the patrol. Click here to read more. [Picture: Major Paul Smyth, Crown Copyright/MOD 2010]

  • Defence Diary: 9 March 2010

    News Team
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:37 am
    Today, Tuesday 9 March 2010Funeral in Manchester of Kingsman Sean Dawson, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 14 February 2010.19 Light Brigade post-op presentation, Civic Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Tomorrow, Wednesday 10 March 2010Funeral in Coventry of Sapper Guy Mellors, from 36 Engineer Regiment, serving as part of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force, who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 15 February 2010.2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment Elizabeth Cross presentation in the East Midlands and…

  • Defence News: 8 March 2010

    News Team
    8 Mar 2010 | 5:41 am
    Brown thanks troops in Afghanistan for courage and professionalismNavy officer honoured for lifetime contribution to sports'Tugs of the future' will support Navy's new carriersSoldier from 1 RIFLES killed in AfghanistanSoldier from 4 RIFLES killed near Sangin on 7 MarchRifleman Liam Maughan of 3 RIFLES killed in AfghanistanRifleman Jonathon Allott of 3 RIFLES killed in AfghanistanRAF support to Op MOSHTARAKRAF Police dogs honoured with awards at the House of Lords
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  • Tuesday 9th March 2010

    ConservativeHome
    9 Mar 2010 | 1:02 am
    10pm ToryDiary: Tory lead down to 4% in YouGov/Sun tracker4.45pm WATCH: Cameron 'fixes' his hair, live on Sky News and David Cameron talks to the BBC's Nick Robinson about Lord Ashcroft4.30pm Alex Deane on CentreRight: Why aren't samples from Johnson and his Cabinet colleagues on the DNA database?4pm WATCH: What would a Liberal Democrat government look like? Lord Paul to give up his non-dom status 12.30pm ThinkTankCentral: Public sector staff are striking fifteen times more than those in the private sector 'Poor people need civil liberties too' says Damian Green…

  • Monday 8th March 2010

    ConservativeHome
    8 Mar 2010 | 1:03 am
    11.15pm ToryDiary update: Populus marginals poll suggests Tories within striking distance of majority 10pm ToryDiary update: YouGov poll for The Sun has Tory lead still at 5% 8.15pm Seats and Candidates: Another Labour MP in a marginal seat throws in the towel 7.30pm ToryDiary: Three opinion polls tonight... first has Tory lead at 7% 6.45pm Marc Glendening on CentreRight: The Guardian faces commercial ruin if the Tories win 5pm Theresa May MP on Platform: Our agenda for women 3.30pm WATCH: There is a chasm between what politicians say and what voters believe, argues Daniel Finkelstein 3pm…

  • Sunday 7th March 2010

    ConservativeHome
    7 Mar 2010 | 12:56 am
    10.30pm WATCH: Lord Tebbit tells the BBC that Conservative members should be under no obligation to support John Bercow5pm Seats and candidates: Zakir Khan selected for Bethnal Green and Bow4.45pm WATCH: Liam Fox is interviewed by Andrew Marr4.15pm International: Will another Texas Governor be the next Republican President?3.45pm Seats and candidates: Cameron's gay candidates1pm WATCH: Brown uses troops as political props, says John Major 11am ToryDiary: It's time to stop apologising for being Conservative 9.15am Seats and candidates:John Bercow doesn't deserve Tories'…

  • Saturday 6th March 2010

    ConservativeHome
    6 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am
    10.15pm ToryDiary: Samantha Cameron has NEVER voted Labour7.30pm ToryDiary: Tory lead back up to 9% in ICM poll6.30pm WATCH: Geert Wilders tells Newsnight that Europe has enough Islam4.15pm WATCH: John Stevens explains why he is standing against John Bercow3.30pm WATCH: Brown under fire from defence chiefs as he visits troops in Afghanistan Government must do what business does and get 'more for less', says Cameron 12.45pm ToryDiary: Good government costs less with the Conservatives, says David 'Sainsbury's' Cameron Noon Parliament: Is General Election Night as saved…
 
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  • Tories wrong on crime figures and Labour wrong to claim credit - Huhne

    9 Mar 2010 | 6:26 pm
    Commenting on the spat over crime figures between Chris Grayling and Alan Johnson, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: The Conservatives are wrong to say that crime is rising, and Labour is wrong to claim the credit as crime is falling in every western European country except Belgium. Technology and demographics are doing the work. On crime, Labour and the Tories try to make up the figures as they go along. Only the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to follow the evidence of what works to cut crime.

  • Tory social care "poll tax" will only help the wealthy - Lamb

    9 Mar 2010 | 6:20 pm
    Serious concerns have been raised about Conservative plans for an £8,000 payment for residential care after figures released today by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that 3.5m pensioner households (66%) do not have assets of £8,000 excluding their homes. The figures undermine Conservative claims that their plans would enable older people to pass their homes on to their children as two-thirds of pensioner households would have to sell or release equity from their homes to pay for the private insurance scheme. 63% of pensioner couple households (1.4m) do not have non-housing…

  • Cadophile, n, one who is sexually attracted to cads

    9 Mar 2010 | 6:17 pm
    I have added a word to my profile. It appears to be a nealogism. I'd like to see it adopted into the language. To me, a cad is someone a bit devil-may-care. The type of man who wears a cravat, and has a Beard of Evil TM; he drives a classic Jag, and never, EVER puts ice in his single malt whisky. He's not evil, exactly, but he doesn't have traditional morals. He's naughty. Oh yes, I'm definitely a Cadophile. My March sponsor is Mark Reckons, who isn't caddish at all, but I don't hold that against him.

  • Export figures are deeply alarming - Cable

    9 Mar 2010 | 6:16 pm
    Commenting on the news that UK exports took their biggest plunge in more than three years during January, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: "These are deeply alarming figures which suggest that British exporters simply haven't been able to take advantage of the big devaluation which occurred in the last year. They suggest that the long term decline and neglect of British manufacturing has taken its toll and that an awful lot more needs to be done to rebalance the economy to make it more competitive. "It is wrong to suggest that the British economy can escape from this ...

  • "I'm an Atheist...thank God".

    9 Mar 2010 | 4:07 pm
    That was one of Dave Allen's sayings. The great Dave Allen who passed away five years back today. He was one of the most astute observers of human nature, given to point out the absurdities and hypocricies of everyday life especially in religion and and sex. But all in a gentle and wry way that was actually very thought-provoking. I loved his TV shows and managed to see him perform live once. To quote him again "Goodnight, thank you, and may your God go with you".
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  • Is it just me? Do your kids flush?

    Susanna
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:43 am
    OK, is it just me? Everytime I pass the loo in this house, there's, erm, you don't really need to know the details, but I need to flush.  It happens so often that now I have developed AFR (automatic flush response). Please humour me and take this quick survey. Do your kids flush?Click here to take survey Thanks for indulging. I plan on writing a press release with the results. Am feeling giddy with the headline options. Photo credit: bookgrl

  • I really wanted to like Motherhood

    Susanna
    7 Mar 2010 | 11:18 pm
    I wanted to like the film/DVD Motherhood. I really did. All the elements were there -- a hassled mum with a seemingly slacker hubby, Uma Thurman AND Minnie Driver. And the main character is a mum blogger. A mum blogger! I should have loved it. Well, I didn't and neither did the three other mums who watched it with me. The overriding theme -- how much mums give up when they ditch work in order to stay home with the kids -- fell flat. It was a bit contrived and not very funny. Even Uma Thurman couldn't save this film. None of us could identify with the main character.  The best…

  • Isn't that just the picture of motherhood?

    Susanna
    5 Mar 2010 | 12:35 am
    I've been asked to help highlight some of the best photos for the Hallmark Picture of Motherhood Competition (I know, I know, stranger things HAVE happened.) I'm sooooo disappointed my entry didn't make it (it's the one to the right -- of me with the three kids velocroed to various parts of my body.) Anyhoos, the judging is Monday up in Bradford. I'm so bummed I can make it as I really wanted to meet fellow judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. I don't watch much television, but I think I have seen every episode of Changing Rooms (remember that show? The one…

  • On making Buzzy Bees with Annabel Karmel

    Susanna
    3 Mar 2010 | 11:25 pm
    This is a sponsored post So .... I went to this blogger event in London, put on by Cereal Partners UK for Nestle Wholegrain Cereals. Traffic was bad and I arrived about an hour late. As I walked up to the Georgian House, I reached into the caverns of my bag in search of a mint. Rummaging around I found, oh, what's that? A gumi bear? Ouch! What the blank is that? I pulled out the name badge from the last blogger event. Thank God some nice person handed me a steaming cup of coffee as soon as I arrived. I was just getting my barrings (spotting fellow bloggers NixdMinx, Are We…

  • Why you won't get rich by mum blogging

    Susanna
    28 Feb 2010 | 10:31 pm
    My friend Liz sent an interesting article my way ... one by The Brazen Careerist about being realistic about making money from your blog. Before you head over there to read that (excellent) post, let me set you straight right now: THERE IS NO REAL MONEY IN MUMMY BLOGGING. Let me rephrase that in case you blinked or didn't understand my accent: If you choose to turn your mummy blog into a commercial enterprise, you will earn, hold on to your hats ladies, upwards of couple grand a year. Gasp. The people who make real money from advertising on their blogs - as in you would consider…
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    The Gaffer
    9 Mar 2010 | 10:39 am
    I’m really proud to announce that EPL Talk has just launched a brand-new iPhone app today. If you’re a regular reader of this site and you own an iPhone app, it’s definitely a must-have. The EPL Talk iPhone app features: The latest blog posts (updated as soon as new articles are published), A comments feed (updated whenever someone adds a new comment to any thread), The latest episodes of  the EPL Talk Podcast (updated daily), The latest Premier League-related news items from the EPL Talk Twitter feed (updated throughout the day), and EPL Talk’s Flickr feed, which is…

  • Premier League Footballer of the Week, Gameweek 29

    Jesse Chula
    9 Mar 2010 | 4:34 am
    Champions find a comfortable spot while potential Champions book Wembley Goodbye Landon (maybe) There were four Premier League matches this weekend with one Monday night and another two set for Tuesday. Damn FA Cup always causing problems! I’ll apologize in advance for any supporters of Portsmouth, Birmingham City or Sunderland, those matches take place on Tuesday (with Bolton thrown in the Tuesday mix who were involved in a win at West Ham on Saturday) and subsequently won’t be viewed for this column. Better luck next time chaps. Manchester United reached the Premier League…

  • England’s 23-Man Roster For 2010 World Cup: Prediction

    The Gaffer
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am
    There are only 93 days to go before the 2010 World Cup kicks off. As we get closer to the tournament, the pressure will increase for many England players as they worry whether they’ll make the final squad or not. Based on their experience and what the players can offer on the pitch, here is my prediction for the final England 23-man roster: GOALKEEPERS: David James, Joe Hart, Robert Green DEFENDERS: Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Leighton Baines (or Ashley Cole, if fully recovered from injury), Joleon Lescott, Matthew Upson, Glen Johnson, Wes Brown MIDFIELDERS: David Beckham, Frank Lampard,…

  • Behind Most Soccer Fans Is A Great Woman

    The Gaffer
    9 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am
    You may have heard the phrase before, “Behind every great man there’s a great woman.” Or as Jim Carrey said, “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” While we’re rolling out of bed at indecent hours or sacrificing a part of our life in the name of football, there is often a girlfriend, wife or significant other who is left wondering what this whole soccer madness is all about. Does this sound familiar? For me, I’m lucky that my wife is a soccer fan like me, but she’s not nearly as passionate about the sport as I am. I met Debbie…

  • Martin Tyler Interview: EPL Talk Podcast

    Richard Farley
    8 Mar 2010 | 8:53 pm
    BSkyB’s Martin Tyler was voted Premier League Commentator of the Decade. This summer, he will be the lead commentator for ESPN’s coverage of the World Cup in the United States. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, the broadcasting icon joined me to talk about his preparations for the World Cup, what story lines for summer have already caught his eye, the challenges of a long-duration event like the World Cup, his view of the race atop the Premier League, the importance of seeing a new Premier League club in the Champions League, his approach to covering John Terry and Wayne…
 
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