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The new Twilight film, Eclipse, has broken midnight-showing records in North America, after raking in over $30 million at its debut on Tuesday. The previous record was held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, JK Rawling’s sixth instalment of her incredibly popular fantasy saga. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie is expected to bring in [...]
(Read More)2nd Jul 10
Wimbledon ready for Djokovic and Berdych
by Paul Russell
Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic are set to square-off again, and the 24-year-old Berdych is hoping to overcome Djokovic for the first time in his career. The two have met on two separate occasions, with Djokovic coming out the winner both times, 7-5 6-1 in Bangkok two years ago, and 6-3 6-2 in Miami last [...]
(Read More)2nd Jul 10
Redundancies for 1850 Lloyds Banking Group
by Katie Naylor
Lloyds Banging Group has announced that it is making 1,850 employees redundant as part of a cost-cutting initiative, although it hopes to limit the amount of full-time job cuts to 650. Since its merger with HBOS in 2008, the semi-nationalised institution has let go of over 17,000 employees, according to union representatives from Unite. Lloyds [...]
(Read More)2nd Jul 10
Iraq invasion needed UN support
by Harry Oldfield
According to recently de-classified documents from Downing Street, three months prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, Jonathan Powell, then Chief of Staff for PM Tony Blair, announced that there was little likelihood that the US would unilaterally invade. The documents revealed that Powell also said there was no question of the UK joining the [...]
(Read More)2nd Jul 10
Internet jam crashes Clegg complaint site
by Adam Richards
Nick Clegg’s website, on which citizens are encouraged to voice their complaints about oppressive and unjust UK laws, crashed repeatedly due to excessive traffic. The Value Your Freedom site, which has seen a wide variety of Brit-recommended ideas since its inception, has received suggestions regarding removing cannabis laws, criminal record checks, and bans on hunting, [...]
(Read More)1st Jul 10
UK Wimbledon dreams end as Nadal defeats Murray
by Paul Russell
Andy Murray’s dreams of becoming the first British man since 1938 to reach the Wimbledon finals came to an end on Friday as he was defeated by Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard, who currently holds the number one ranking in professional tennis, won the match in four sets, 6-4 7-6 (8-6) 6-4. According to statements made [...]
(Read More)1st Jul 10
London youth stabbed to death at school
by Natasha Redman
A 15-year-old student at a school in South London has been stabbed to death, according to police. The boy was a student at Park Campus School in West Norwood, and although emergency response technicians were called to the scene, they were unable to save the youth due to the extent of his injuries. Police believe [...]
(Read More)1st Jul 10
Hamleys predicts top toys
by Katie Naylor
UK toy store Hamleys released its annual predictions last week as the company attempts to forecast the top selling toys during 2010, the majority of which will be sold over the Christmas holidays. Most of the list is composed of pricey hi-tech items, with Stinky the Garbage Truck, the machine that eats cars, sings, and [...]
(Read More)1st Jul 10
HMV YTD profits soar
by Harry Oldfield
HMV, the UK retail giant with over 400 stores around the country, has announced its year to date figures to the end of April is substantially higher than those seen during the prior year. The company said pre-tax profit was a whopping £74.2 million during the time period, over £11 million greater than the £63 [...]
(Read More)1st Jul 10
UK out of iPhones
by Adam Richards
The iPhone 4, the newest release of the incredibly popular handheld device from Apple, has been virtually sold-out of retail stores throughout the UK. Tesco has none left on its shelves, while telecommunications giant Vodafone is also completely empty of the smartphone. The only company in the country with a few left in stock is [...]
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