Our Stories
- Rail commuters face Easter travel crisis
- Jordan fuming after Peter Andre brings kids to racy concert
- Hundreds of species lost in Britain in past 2000 years
- Deputy school head had sex with student
- British Airways still holds hopes of avoiding strike action
- Trouble hits Neighbour’s set
- Vodafone to cut almost 400 jobs
- PM to warn over economic recovery
- Bali bombing suspect dead in raid
- Jon Venables confessed his real identity to total strangers
- New Royal Mail deal could see more junk mail sent to homes
- Continental jumps on the bandwagon to charge for extra legroom
Popular Topics
alex reid ASDA ashley cole BBC british airways British Retail Consortium cabin crew cadbury celebrity big brother cheryl cole christmas christmas shopping Dannii Minogue david cameron facebook Google gordon brown itv John Lewis katie price London Marks & Spencer Met Office Michael Jackson online shopping peter andre prince william recession robbie williams royal family royal mail Sainsbury’s scotland simon cowell strictly come dancing supermarkets swine flu Tesco tiger woods tories travel trends twitter UK UK shopping x factorArchive
Paramedics have opened their Christmas field hospital to deal with the increasing number of binge-drinkers.
The hospital, run by the London Ambulance Service inside a heated marquee inside Liverpool Street Station, opened on Friday night, a week earlier than last year.
This year will also be the first time that the makeshift hospital will be on Christmas [...]
30th Nov 09
Olympic judo star caught up in £50 million cocaine gang
by Sally Davies
Barbados Olympic judo star James Waithe, 47, has been convicted of being part of a £50 million drug gang.
The Olympic star, who represented the island nation at the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games, was part of a gang who turned over around £1 million a week from cocaine sales.
Waith was convicted of conspiracy [...]
30th Nov 09
Action taken on health trust
by Natasha Redman
Action is to be taken to force a scandal-hit health trust to make improvements in spite of the chief executive’s claims that things are getting better.
Inspectors for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have found blood-spattered equipment and soiled mattresses as Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust also reports an unusually high death [...]
30th Nov 09
Brad Pitt and Beckhams caught in Dubai property crisis
by Katie Naylor
Football star David Beckham and actor Brad Pitt are believed to be among those caught up in the latest credit squeeze in Dubai as development group Dubai World have asked creditors for a six-month standstill on debt repayments worth $59 billion.
Just hours after announcing that it had raised $5 billion from two Abu Dhabi banks, [...]
30th Nov 09
50 pubs closing each week in UK
by Natasha Redman
A new campaign has begun to support Britain’s pubs and attempt to halt a wave of closures which is now totalling 50 a week, up from 30 a week earlier this year.
The British Beer sand Pub Association (BBPA) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) are appealing to drinkers, publicans and politicians to do more [...]
27th Nov 09
Brown vows to update Royal Family
by Harry Oldfield
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has potentially sparked a new row with Buckingham Palace after pledging to proceed with a massive overhaul of the monarchy, and describing the 300 year old rules governing the succession to the throne as outdated.
He signalled his intention to discuss radical reform with the Commonwealth heads of government at a summit [...]
27th Nov 09
Queen walks on pink carpet in Bermuda
by Adam Richards
Her Majesty, The Queen appeared in bright pink as she received a colourful welcome from locals at the start of her official visit to Bermuda.
Bypassing traditional red, a rose-tinted rug was also rolled out to greet the royal visitors, chosen to reflect the famous tint of the paradise island’s local beaches.
The Queen has travelled to [...]
27th Nov 09
Sudoko and Crosswords beneficial for weight loss
by Adam Richards
Researchers say that an hour’s worth of Sudoku, crosswords or any other brain-training exercise can burn more calories than you would find in an average biscuit.
Two hours of brain activity could see you lose on a bag of Maltesers or a packet of Hula Hoops, and that is if you are not watching you weight.
The [...]
27th Nov 09
Celebrities join the hunt for missing John Regan
by Natasha Redman
Celebrities have now joined the growing online campaign to help find a man who disappeared on a buys London Street.
John Regan, 30, was last seen walking towards his home in Primrose Hill, north London at 1.15am on November 18, being seen on CCTV walking through Camden Stables Market from nearby venue Bar Tok.
Family ad friends [...]
27th Nov 09
British intelligence led to arrest of David Headley
by Sally Davies
It has been revealed that British authorities tipped off the Americans over a suspect in the Mumbai bombings.
It was claimed David Coleman Headley, also known as Daood Sayed Gilani, often visited the Indian city where he mixed with the Bollywood set as a cover for his activities.
He joined a local gym in the Breach Candy [...]
-
- DiscountVouchers.co.uk © 2009.
ASAP Ventures Ltd, All rights reserved.
Registered in England and Wales. Company number 4278063. - Registered office: 1 The Square, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5SS.