BBC shrinks Red Button: Loses 8 channels after the Olympics

May 17, 2012
The BBC will be dropping eight of its Red Button channels after an Olympic splurge, focusing on IPTV content instead of the alternative electronic...

Three children pulled from river after boating accident

May 12, 2012
The accident happened on the River Avon in the picturesque village of Barford, near Warwick. Locals said that the river had been busy with...

Rihanna was ‘in hospital’ after New York party

May 10, 2012
Pop star Rihanna was briefly in hospital in the US this week and posted a picture on Twitter showing her arm hooked up to...

British Peer Lord Nazir Ahmed suspended after ‘offering £10m bounty on Barack Obama and George Bush’

April 15, 2012
Lord Ahmed reportedly said he would arrange the bounty at any cost, even if he had to sell his own personal assets including his...

Cupertino company recalls tuna after Salmonella outbreak

April 14, 2012
A Cupertino-based company is recalling a tuna product after it was linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 116 people around the country, though...

Wikipedia ditches Google Maps for OpenStreetMaps after price change

April 8, 2012
Citing synergistic principles with OpenStreetMaps and an end to Google’s free ride for high-volume map users, Wikipedia has dropped Google Maps. The foundation has...

Eight-year-old boy killed after ‘being hit by family car’

April 6, 2012
Police said it appears Charles Kimm was struck by a 4×4 car and trailer as it was backing through a gate on a farm....

World must not abandon Afghanistan after combat mission ends, says UK ambassador

March 25, 2012
“If we are not prepared to do that then we should get out now. If the international community loses the will we will be...

Thief stole laptop after apologising to victim

March 22, 2012
Sue Hayers, prosecuting, said: “He answered a knock at the door and saw the defendant, who had previously been convicted of a similar offence...

Toulouse school shootings: Israel demands Baroness Ashton resign after she compares incident to Gaza

March 20, 2012
“We remember young people who have been killed in all sorts of terrible circumstances – the Belgian children having lost their lives in a...
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