Cameron Reveals his “Secret Weapon”
Submitted by Rajesh Mehta on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 08:46As a very famous saying goes "every successful man has a woman behind it", alike many other successful politicians, David Cameron revealed the lady behind the scene, Samantha, his wife. In an interview with Sir Trevor MacDonald on ITV1, Cameron admires his wife saying that her commonsense and judgment helps him tackle difficult situations and always keeps him stick to the ground reality. Cameron calls his wife "his secret weapon." Conservative Party leader gives a public insight into his family life on TV.
Public trust in climate change falling
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 14:33People are losing trust in research works relating to climate change due to recently exposed errors in a report about the global warming.
Skepticism over the climate change reports may pose difficulties for the Congress which wants to pass climate legislation.
Recently, officials in Texas and Virginia filed challenges to the finding of the Environmental Protection Agency which claimed that manmade greenhouse gases threaten health of the public.
Lady Gaga Tour Tickets Now For Double the Price
Submitted by Gurpreet Singh on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 11:25US pop star, widely tagged as 'Telephone' singer, Lady Gaga has confirmed three more dates in May for the UK leg of her Monster Ball tour, and however, some tickets have nearly doubled in price, which has angered many fans.
A fan Ric Dickinson posted, "Will we be getting a brand new show when the tour comes back to the UK in May? Or will the show be the same and fans will be expected to pay £75 for a show that only cost them £27 to see months earlier?".
Heart Surgeon Confirms to Leave his Hospital Post
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 11:22The surgeon who performed the operation on four children who died after undergoing heart surgery at a leading hospital is reportedly confirmed to leave his post. Children's heart surgery has been suspended at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, while an investigation into the deaths, which occurred in the last three months, is issued out.
Hotel room prices tumbles 13% in 2009
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 14:40Hotel prices fell by an average of 14 percent globally in 2009, according to figures released March 2 by Hotels. com.
The average price of hotel rooms slipped 13 per cent in Britain last year, figures unveiled by Hotels. com revealed.
People paid an average of 84 pounds per night for a room in hotel in 2009, down from 97 pounds in the previous year.
Rail workers stage second walkout over conductor row
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 14:49Commuters in Scotland experienced trouble on Monday when hundreds of rail workers staged a second of three planned 24-hour walkouts in a dispute over the absence of train-conductors on a new service.
But, train operator ScotRail claimed that the strike affected just one in ten services and business was as usual.
The RMT union is opposing ScotRail plans to use ticket examiners rather than conductors on a new rail service between Airdrie and Bathgate. The concerned rail service is due to open in December.
Bird Feeder is Actually a Speed Camera
Submitted by Seher Dhillon on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 13:21Bill Angus, the retired police officer from UK, has developed a bird feeder. By making bird feeder look like a speed camera, it makes drivers to follow the speed limit, at least in the area where he is located.
Speed cameras are generally designed to ensure that drivers follow the speed limit.
Islanders stage a march demanding councillors’ resignation
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 05:38Furious islanders marched on council headquarter of Shetland Islands Council on Monday demanding all councillors to resign in a protest against their plans to give its chief executive £250000 to leave his job.
About 120 protestors staged a march from the Market Cross to the Town Hall in Lerwick to protest the announced award for under-fire Shetland Council chief executive David Clark.
The protestors said the award might cost the council around £500,000 if tax and legal fees were taken into account.
Deep-sea trawling destroys corals and pristine marine habitats
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 14:00Deep-sea trawling and acidification of the oceans are destroying corals and pristine marine habitats, marine biologist Jason Hall-Spencer from Britain’s Plymouth University has warned.
Hall-Spencer said there is a need to provide urgent protection to the rich-biodiversity of corals reefs and seamounts.
Seamounts, which are often covered by the coral reefs, are included among the most important marine habitats.
BART loses $70m federal funding for Oakland airport connector project
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 08:40Bay Area Rapid Transit was dealt a major blow on Friday when the federal government denied $70 million in funding for its rail connection plan between the Coliseum station and Oakland International Airport.
Federal officials said BART could possibly not meet deadlines for a required study of the extension’s potential impact on minority residents.
The Federal Transit Association had received complaints that the project unfairly impacted the low-income communities.
Luck Shines on UK Ticket Holder
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 12:51Luck favored one of the ticket holders, who won U. K’s biggest-ever lottery prize of £56 million. Though the prize is subject to validation, it could be paid out when the banks are open on Monday.
The winning amount this year exceeded £91 million paid out in November, last year, which was shared between two U. K tickets. Though, the winning ticket shares the overall jackpot of a sum of £113 million with the other, which was bought in Spain.
Foreign Student to Face Tough Laws for Visas in UK
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 11:17Home Secretary Alan Johnson revealed that the number of visas granted to foreign students is to witness a cut by the UK as part of a crackdown on abuses of the system.
He quoted that unveiling a range of tougher rules would require applicants to speak English to a certain level and ban those on short UK courses from bringing dependants. Also, it aims at cutting down the amount of hours they can work during term time.
Commuters may face inconvenience as LU workers to strike
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 06:10London commuters will likely face delays and inconvenience as signal maintenance workers of underground rail said they would go ahead with the first of a series of twenty-four-hour strike.
The union said that the signal maintenance workers will go on strike at 6:45 am on Friday to protest over new roster arrangements for staff and outsourcing of work.
Speaking on the topic, Rail, Maritime & Transport union General Secretary Bob Crow said, "RMT members have said enough is enough by voting overwhelmingly for action."
Prince Charles faces abuse for expressing views
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 10:21Prince Charles said yesterday that he faces 'unbelievable abuse' every time he opens his mouth to speak his mind.
In a wide-ranging speech, he stressed on a greener economy, saying it was immoral to construct buildings without eaves for nesting birds.
He said we must consider other species who share this planet with us.
Prince Charles was speaking to delegates at the annual conference of the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment at St James's Palace, London.
Professor Phil Jones defends his work
Submitted by Shamsher Singh on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 09:59Professor Phil Jones, former director of the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia has denied reports that he had manipulated data.
He said his results "stands up to scrutiny".
Earlier, sceptics had claimed that the e-mails, which were leaked after university’s server was hacked, revealed that data was manipulated.
He said his 20-year-old study questioned by skeptics had been confirmed by more recent research.
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