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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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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. [...]
(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)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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 [...]
(Read More)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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