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The growing expenditure in online advertising has surpassed television advertising for the first time ever, a new study has revealed. According to combined research by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the spending on internet-based advertising has increased by 4.6 percent in the first half of this year to reach £1.75 billion. Spending [...]
(Read More)30th Sep 09
Man jailed for drunken inflight behaviour
by Adam Richards
A drunken airline passenger who insulted an air steward by referring to him as a “poof” has been jailed. The passenger’s behaviour was so abusive that the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Bermuda, Manchester Crown Court was told. Grant Smith, 36 from Burnley in Lancashire, was one of several passengers who [...]
(Read More)28th Sep 09
Viewers turned off by new Strictly judge
by Adam Richards
Unhappy fans of Strictly Come Dancing are increasingly switching off placing the BBC under strong pressure to ditch new judge Alesha Dixon. The push comes ratings of the show plummeted by 100,000 in less than a week. Disgruntled fans of the show escalated their campaign against the singer following her takeover from Arlene Phillips, 66, [...]
(Read More)24th Sep 09
50 percent of people already shopping for Christmas
by Adam Richards
Half of us are Christmas shopping already. Although summer has just ended, a recent survey has revealed that half of shoppers have already begun buying presents. The survey also revealed the early start to the shopping was an attempt to spread the costs of the festive season. Almost a third of shoppers were planning to [...]
(Read More)22nd Sep 09
Teacher jailed for sex with student
by Adam Richards
A teacher who admitted to having an unlawful relationship with a 15 year-old student has been jailed for 15 months. Music teacher, Helen Goddard, taught at a prominent central London school prior to her arrest earlier in July. Goddard, of Greenwich in south-east London, pleaded guilty to 6 counts of sexual activity with a minor [...]
(Read More)21st Sep 09
Protesters cover Jeremy Clarkson’s lawn in manure
by Adam Richards
Star from the hit show Top Gear, Jeremy Clark has sarcastically thanked environmental protests who dumped bins full of manure on his lawn yesterday. He said that it was nice of them to buy something for his roses, and he must buy them a patio heater. The seven members from the group Climate Rush also [...]
(Read More)8th Sep 09
Deacon Blue to play at Homecoming 2009 final celebration
by Adam Richards
Homecoming 2009’s final event will feature Scottish music stars at a St Andrews weekend concert, according to event organisers. Among the groups to perform at “Homecoming Live – The Final Fling” on 28 November are Deacon Blue, The Bluebells, Hue and Cry and Midge Ure. The event is not only a showcase for Scottish talent, [...]
(Read More)20th Aug 09
French Foreign Ministry proposes travellers pay for own repatriation
by Adam Richards
French tourists may face paying for the cost of their rescue if they travel to risky destinations abroad and require the government’s assistance. Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has proposed legislation that would require travellers to reimburse the French government for air fare and any other costs incurred if they need to be rescued from hostage-takings, [...]
(Read More)11th Aug 09
Madeleine McCann search following new lead
by Adam Richards
A new lead has emerged in the ongoing search for Madeleine McCann, who has been missing for more than two years, renewing the hopes of her parents, the girl’s grandmother has said. Last week, investigators in the case were issued an e-fit of an Australian woman that was described as a Victoria Beckham look-alike. A [...]
(Read More)27th Jul 09
Staycations also call for travel insurance
by Adam Richards
Although more than 12 million Britons are staying closer to home this summer to save money on holiday costs, they are being warned by travel insurers against cutting travel cover. With the UK economy still in recession and the pound continuing its weakness against the euro, many British holidaymakers are forgoing this year’s summer holiday [...]
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