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30th Sep 09

No rivalry between Strictly and X Factor judges

by Harry Oldfield

Strictly’s new host Alesha Dixon has quashed rumours of a rift between herself and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole as petty. In spite of losing the ratings against The X Factor, the new Strictly Come Dancing judge does not have a bad word to say about the Girls Aloud singer. Alesha said that Cole carries [...]

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30th Sep 09

New British Airways premium service to launch amidst controversy

by Natasha Redman

British Airways has come under fire as the carrier prepares to launch a luxury all-business class service between London and New York, with just 32 seats on the plane, which is designed to usually carry over 100 people. The new service comes just days after BA chief Willie Walsh pledged a drastic cut in the [...]

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30th Sep 09

Freeview viewers must retune sets today

by Harry Oldfield

Users of Freeview will need to retune their set-top boxes and televisions on the 30th of September as the system is upgraded. The upgrade is aimed to give more viewers access to channel Five. But those who already have the channel Five service will be unable to watch it until they have retuned, as some [...]

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30th Sep 09

iPhone to be released by Vodafone UK

by Paul Russell

Apple has entered an agreement with Vodafone to sell the popular iPhone in the UK. The agreement follows news that Orange had secured a similar arrangement with the mobile phone manufacturer. The news marks the end to the exclusive UK arrangement between O2 and the US technology firm that has been in place since 2007. [...]

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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 [...]

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29th Sep 09

Gary Glitter barred from vacation abroad

by Paul Russell

Convicted paedophile and 70s glam rock star Gary Glitter was banned from going  abroad on a holiday after a court ruled him as posing a serious threat to children and raised fears that he could go underground in an attempt to flee Britain for good. Glitter, 65 years-old has told police on many occasions he [...]

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29th Sep 09

Car scrappage scheme may be extended

by Paul Russell

The UK government is planning to extend its car scrappage scheme, which gives consumers £2,000 if they trade in a car under 10 years old and purchase a new car. It’s believed that Lord Mandelson, business secretary, will announce the move, which has been called for by the car manufacturing industry, in his Labour Part [...]

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29th Sep 09

Britain’s coolest brands named

by Natasha Redman

The yearly CoolBrands survey has revealed that the iPhone has taken out the number one position as the coolest brand in the UK. The survey, which is voted by the general public and has been running since 2001, has shown Apple performing remarkably well, with the overall brand coming in at third coolest, followed the [...]

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29th Sep 09

House prices see slight dip

by Sally Davies

England and Wales have recorded slight falls in the price of houses, according to figures obtained from the Land Registry. The figures show that the price of houses dropped by just 0.1 percent or £202 from July to take the average price of homes to £155,968. That was 9.4% lower than in the same period [...]

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29th Sep 09

Katie Price considers Peter Andre as Harvey’s father

by Katie Naylor

Katie Price has allegedly claimed that her ex-husband Peter Andre should be regarded as the real father of her son Harvey. The 7 year-old child is son of Dwight Yorke, who blasted Andre in a newspaper, saying that he wanted to throttle the popstar when he spoke of his desire to adopt Harvey. Yorke went [...]

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