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A man hailing from Northern Ireland was killed while working as a police mentor in Helmund Province in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office has confirmed. Ken McGonigle from County Tyrone was shot by an escaped prisoner in the Musa Qala district, and two US servicemen were also believed to have died in the incident. According to [...]
(Read More)9th Aug 10
Leicestershire man to complete Amazon journey
by Paul Russell
A Leicestershire man is set to finish his amazing journey along the length of the Amazon River, becoming the first man in history to make the 4,000 mile trek. Ed Stafford, a former UK soldier, began his journey in April 2008, and has endured many trials and tribulations during his experience including dodging vipers, electric [...]
(Read More)9th Aug 10
Artificial grass sales skyrocket in UK
by Katie Naylor
Artificial grass has become increasingly popular in the UK, with firms such as B&Q and Evergreens, Britain’s largest grass supplier, reporting a huge spike in sales, amounting to a 35 per cent increase over the same period a year ago. Industry analysts argue that there are several factors which have led to the increased demand [...]
(Read More)9th Aug 10
Apple announces iPhone remote hack fix
by Harry Oldfield
Apple has announced that it has created a fix for a major vulnerability on devices which run the Apple IOS, such as the iPhone and iPad. The fix addresses a problem which has the potential to allow remote hacking of the devices, specifically in regards to Jailbreaking, the process by which iPhone, iPad, and iTouch [...]
(Read More)9th Aug 10
Dunstone backs launch of Jensen Interceptor
by Adam Richards
Carphone Warehouse founder and Chairman Charles Dunstone has announced his support of the re-launch of the Interceptor, the classic car made by Jensen International Automotive (JIA). Mr Dunstone said that he has backed the initiative with an undisclosed financial sum, as well as agreeing to join the JIA board of directors, which will oversee the [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
Waterstones annual sales exceed half a billion pounds
by Sally Davies
Waterstone’s has reported annual sales of over £500 million, which accounted for a whopping 30 per cent of sales in the book industry, for its fiscal year ending 24 April, according to parent company HMV. The HMV report also said that Waterstone’s book sales comprised nearly 25 per cent of the two billion pounds worth [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
Warner Music looks past iTunes for sales growth
by Paul Russell
Warner Music Group Corp has announced poor sales for digital downloads during the third quarter, prompting the firm to change its strategy away from its current sales model which is based on Apple’s highly popular iTunes store. Warner Music saw revenue from digital sales of recorded music increase by a paltry 3.7 per cent during [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
Survey says Facebook costs UK economy billions of pounds each year
by Katie Naylor
A recent survey has discovered that social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may be costing the UK economy up to £14 billion each year through lost working time. MyJobGroup questioned 1,000 British employees as part of the survey, over half of which admitted to updating their personal Facebook and Twitter pages during company [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
American woman charged with Edinburgh murders
by Harry Oldfield
An American woman living in Edinburgh was charged with the murders of her three children, according to law enforcement officials. Theresa Riggi, 46, whose two sons, eight-year-old twins Austin and Luke, and daughter, five-year-old Cecilia, were found dead after reports of a gas explosion at their home in their Slateford Road flat, is currently in [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
Apple to open largest store in London
by Adam Richards
Apple, the Cupertino-based firm known for creating the iPhone, is set to open its largest Apple Store in the world in London’s Covent Garden. It will be the 300th store for the firm, and many excited customers have already begun queuing outside the doors for a chance to be among the first to enter when [...]
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