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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Young Amir Adrian first Malaysian for Vienna choir
KUALA LUMPUR: Amir Adrian Amir Hamzah, 10, has made history and will be the first Malay�sian boy to secure a spot at the Augarten Palace in Vienna, Austria, which trains children for the famous Vienna Boys Choir.
London School of Economics 'failed' by accepting �1.5m donation from Gaddafi regime, report concludes
A senior lecturer at Oxford said he was contacted by a senior foreign office official in 2002 asking to take on Saif for an MA in developmental economics or development studies.
Rescuers spend 12 hours trying to save pregnant miaowing cat from locked bin� only to discover it was a TOY
When villagers searching for a missing cat heard frantic miaowing from a recycling bin, they thought the runaway had been found.
Incomes to fall by 7.4%, says IFS
The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies says George Osborne's economic plans will mean a sharp drop in household income.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15969165
Michael Heseltine's daughter reveals four of former deputy PM's grandchildren suffer from dyslexia
Annabel Heseltine, pictured, revealed in a speech in Bristol that her three sons Rafferty, Monty and Mungo and daughter Isabella, have been diagnosed with the reading condition.
It?s not easy being orange (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Kermit may find it hard to be green, but he might want to Snappy the crocodile before he starts feeling too sorry for himself. Snappy, a resident of a wildlife park in Australia, decided to take a bite out of ?
News of the World editors knew of hacking - ex reporter
LONDON (Reuters) - Former editors of the News of the World newspaper, including British Prime Minister David Cameron's former media chief Andy Coulson, were aware that phone-hacking was taking place at the tabloid, one of its ex-reporters told a public inquiry on Tuesday.
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Skyworks snaps up Advanced Analogic at lower price
(Reuters) - Skyworks Solutions said it will buy smaller rival Advanced Analogic Technologies for $5.80 a share in cash, a price lower than its original offer, ending a months-long standoff between the chipmakers.
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�161m VAT con sisters 'shameless'
Two sisters described as Laurel and Hardy figures by their own defence are called "shameless liars" by a judge, as he jailed them for �161m VAT con.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-15963320
Marks & Spencer lingerie advert banned: 'Too sexy' for the side of a bus
The controversial advert, pictured on a London bus, shows a woman on a bed with her legs apart, back arched, one arm above her head and the other touching her thigh.
Travel warning on 2012 hotspots
Olympics organisers publish a list of hotspots that businesses, Londoners and visitors to the capital should avoid during the Games.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15951997
Orang Asli makes 2,000 balls a day for Sg Lunchoo
JOHOR BARU: Fisherman Cat Iik from an orang asli settlement here has always been catching crabs and prawns to earn a living.
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Family sues after gravediggers 'jumped on 91-year-old's casket to squeeze it into hole that was too small'
The workers at a Roman Catholic cemetery near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also poked the casket of Agnes Zimmick, 91, with poles, her family claim.
BBC to break ranks on public sector pay
The BBC has ignored pleas for public sector pay restraint with a multimillion-pound offer to boost the salaries of more than 13,000 workers.
Lord Saville ? an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry
It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150008.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Autumn Statement parliamentary sketch: Osborne could have done with a whisky, and so could we
QUENTIN LETTS: In the sweatpit of the Commons, Mr Osborne took the day with ease. Big cheers from his own side. Labour glum.
Hain and police discuss hacking
Former secretary of state for Northern Ireland Peter Hain meets with detectives over the alleged hacking of his computer.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-15967263
Derrick Bird?s mother vows to write letters of comfort to bereaved
The elderly mother of Derrick Bird is determined to send letters of condolence to the families of each of her son?s 12 victims, it has emerged.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7150097.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Britain must prepare for casualty spike in Afghanistan, Cameron warns
David Cameron warned yesterday that there would be more British deaths in Afghanistan this summer but said that the threat to Britain of an al-Qaeda attack from the region had dropped.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149956.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Lawyers stage protest march
KUALA LUMPUR: The idyllic Lake Gardens here saw a different scene when hundreds of lawyers gathered to protest against the Peaceful Assembly Bill.
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UK diplomats pulled out of Iran
Britain withdraws diplomatic staff from Iran after protesters ransack its embassy, amid worsening relations over Iran's nuclear programme.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-15956946
Melancholy swansong of a queen gets upbeat vote from opera lovers
The suicidal subject matter is far from uplifting and it is unlikely to become a World Cup theme tune any time soon.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Middle-class boy set up 'robot' program to give financial advice to investors and pocketed �1.5m
At the age of just 16, Alexander Hunter, of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, set up a 'robot-powered' investment website which provided unregulated financial advice to customers.
Families call for the truth 38 years after Bloody Sunday
On the edge of the Bogside in Londonderry stands a granite monument to the 14 men ?murdered by British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday?. The simple signs at its foot proclaim: ?Hope for Truth.?
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150118.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Chancellor rejects airlines bid to cut air passenger duty, adding �64 to average family holiday
Airlines calculate the increase will be more than 10 per cent – or twice the rate of inflation. It follows earlier rises in APD in 2007 and 2010.
Growth slows to crawl, more austerity to come
LONDON (Reuters) - The economy will stagnate until mid-2012 and could easily fall back into recession, the government said on Tuesday, a grim outlook that puts its debt reduction plans in jeopardy and will mean more austerity for longer.
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James Murdoch survives as director of BSkyB despite hacking scandal
Board members described him as 'highly competent'. Mr Murdoch has recently stepped down as director of News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun and The Times.
Who wants to be a millionaire?
The high costs of 'wealth creation' seminars
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15256999
Blundering goalkeepers ?think their hands are wider?
As the ball skimmed his glove and rolled into the back of the net, it was a moment of head-in-hands calamity for the England goalkeeper Robert Green. For scientists, the USA?s equaliser on Saturday evening may simply have confirmed the discovery that our mental representation of our hands is about two thirds wider than they really are.
Microsoft, AgreeYa to provide access to apps across platforms
BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and U.S. mobile engineering firm AgreeYa Mobility on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow corporations and other users to connect to Microsoft services from a variety of computing platforms, including phones and tablets running Apple Inc's iOS and Google Inc's Android.
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Rush for Olympics football seats
Tens of thousands of football tickets for the 2012 Olympics have been snapped up since 1.5m went on sale on Tuesday morning, organisers Locog say.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15736990
Peaceful Assembly Bill passed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 was passed by Parliament after six amendments were made to the bill.
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