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A Cardiff man has been sentenced to 34 months in prison for stealing a car with a one-year-old girl in the back seat. Paul Sweet, 41, from Ely, Cardiff, said he did not realise the girl was in the car when he drove away with her on 23 December 2009. At the time of the incident, the [...]
(Read More)7th May 10
Irish graduate’s condition improves after butal attack
by Natasha Redman
Natasha Mcshane’s condition was upgraded from critical to serious yesterday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The University of Illinois graduate student from Silverbridge, Ireland, was the victim of a brutal attack in Chicago’s Bucktown neighbourhood on 23 April after leaving a celebratory party honouring her graduation. McShane, 23, and her friend, Stacey Jurich, were walking home [...]
(Read More)7th May 10
Weight Watchers and Jennifer Hudson join Oprah for charity walk
by Katie Naylor
Jennifer Hudson, spokesperson for Weight Watchers, will join Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities for a charity walk in New York City on 9 May. The event is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of O Magazine - Oprah’s own publication - and the ‘Live Your Best Life Walk’ event will donate all proceeds to ten different charities. Hudson, [...]
(Read More)7th May 10
Pennycook rumoured to jump ship for M&S job
by Harry Oldfield
Rumours abound that Richard Pennycook may leave his post as chief financial officer at Morrisons for a position at Marks and Spencer. Pennycook said that he would not rule out anything when asked whether or not he was interested in taking the newly opened vacancy at M&S. The position was scheduled to be filled by [...]
(Read More)7th May 10
Domino’s to open in Germany
by Adam Richards
Domino’s Pizza has plans to enter the pizza-delivery market in Germany by opening stores throughout the country. The Master-Franchise Agreement between Domino’s and Grand City Property Group and Grand City Hotels founder Yakir Gabay is near finalisation, and will make the US pizza giant’s food available to over 40 million German households. Mr Gabay is [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
McShane benefit scheduled in Chicago
by Sally Davies
A benefit for Natasha McShane and Stacey Jurich has been scheduled in Chicago, the site of a brutal baseball attack on the two women on 23 April. McShane and Jurich were robbed and beaten when they were returning home after a celebratory party in honour of McShane’s graduation from university. McShane, from Silverbridge, Ireland, sustained severe head [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
Kent father sentenced for killing daughter
by Paul Russell
A father from Kent was sentenced to five years in jail after he was found guilty of killing his 25-day-old daughter. Christopher Sellman, 24, was convicted by the Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of his daughter Tiffany in November 2008. It was the first time the father from The Hurst, Tonbridge, was left alone [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
Scottish Health Minister slams ASDA and Tesco over low beer prices
by Katie Naylor
The Scottish Health Minister is furious with ASDA and Tesco for lowering its prices on beer to what she claims are ridiculous levels. Nicola Sturgeon believes the supermarket giants are on a kamikaze-like promotion of its beer products leading up to the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa this summer. Miss Sturgeon threatened to [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
WAC set to compete with iPhone and Droid over apps
by Harry Oldfield
The Wholesale Applications Community is setting the stage for a showdown with communication giants Apple and Google regarding mobile phone applications. Led by O2, Vodafone, and Orange, WAC is a group of over 40 mobile phone companies that are joining forces to create single universal apps platform, ultimately giving consumers a wider range of choice [...]
(Read More)6th May 10
New pizza recipe profitable for Domino’s
by Adam Richards
Domino’s Pizza saw sales soar during the first quarter after it rolled-out the new recipe for its world-famous pizza. The Ann Arbor-based US pizza giant spent 18 months testing its new recipe before it was released to the public, and the 14.3 per cent increase in sales compared to the same period in 2009 shows [...]
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