LONDON: England’s application to hold the 2018 World Cup was still ongoing notwithstanding allegations of fraud made by the BBC Panorama programme last night against FIFA officials. David Beckham, Prince Andrew and the British Prime Minister David Cameron are in Zurich today to put forward Britain’s case to host the World Cup to FIFA Officials [...]
LONDON: Respiratory disease such as lung cancer is steadily rising in the UK and is becoming more prevalent in women. It has been reported that the UK has one of the highest rates of respiratory disease in Europe and one of the over riding factors seems to be an increase in smoking amongst women which [...]
LONDON: A new study from Bristol University has revealed that children that are overweight are showing signs of heart disease by the age of 15 including the hardening of arteries. This deadly disease is already highly prevalent in western society with as many as 1 in 4 people being overweight. The evidence of heart disease [...]
LONDON: HMS Asute the highly sophisticated nuclear submarine that specializes in being undetectable has learned that it’s Naval Commander Andy Coles, 47, has been relieved of his command. The submarine hit the headlines on 22 Oct when it ran aground on a sand bank just off the Isle of Skye and had to be rescued [...]
MADRID: Nervousness and speculation in European financial markets is rife since the Irish bail out and countries lying on the Euro zone periphery such as Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain are particularly susceptible to movement in the markets. Spain’s financial position is also looking jittery despite two years of austerity measures and funding implemented by [...]
LONDON: Data coming from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals that heart disease and strokes are the biggest killers of men in the UK and cancer is responsible for more fatalities in women. Scotland has the highest mortality rate for both men and women from both these diseases which includes high blood pressure. As [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO: A major operation was underway in Rio de Janeiro involving tanks, armoured vehicles, helicopters and military police in order to remove drug gangs and their warlords from the slums known as favelas. The 1000 favelas of Rio de Janeiro have a population of over 2 million people and with a small minority [...]
LISBON: Higher sovereign debt, rising interest rates as well reduced economic productivity is having a major unsettling affect on countries such as Portugal and Spain. The result from sustained financial pressures may force these countries to follow Ireland and Greece in seeking billions of Euros in order to avoid defaulting on their loans which could [...]
ROME: The Catholic Church indicated today that they may view the use of condoms for protection against sexual diseases as morally correct especially if it helped in the prevention of the spread of the deadly Aids virus. In an unprecedented interpretation on the catholic view of condoms the Pope announced from a book that the [...]
LONDON: A sing off on the X Factor last night between Paije Richardson and Cher Lloyd saw Paije voted off the show by Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh who again had the deciding vote. Both performers gave a composed performance in the dual but Cher Lloyd just made it with a great rendition [...]
