Archive for: July, 2011

Amy Winehouse album takes top spot in charts

Following last weeks tragic death of singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse her album, Back to Black, has stormed into the Top 40 Album Charts to take the number one slot.
Also going into the album charts are Frank which has taken the number 5 position and the combined Frank/Back to Black albums which entered at number 10.
In the [...]

Hope for new flu vaccine

A report published in the Science Express has said that researchers have discovered a new antibody that they think could possibly fight against all types of the virus, influenza A.
The researchers claim has come after they had conducted experiments on mice that had been infected with the flu virus and after treatment with the [...]

Nationwide say house prices are stabilising

Data revealed from the Nationwide building society’s latest monthly report seems unlikely to put a smile on many UK house sellers faces as it confirms that the current market has stabilised with sluggish demand from buyers yet a steady increase in properties being put up for sale.
The average house price in [...]

Computer problems affect Post Office card accounts

The Post Office have confirmed that a computer problem has affected 3.3 million of their card holder accounts plus has also blocked any use of credit and debit cards by using the branch office pin pad machines.
Pension and benefit recipients now get their payments paid directly into bank accounts however some [...]

Russian piracy websites cut off by PayPal

Russian piracy websites that offer unlicensed downloads will now have payments cut off by online payments firm PayPal as they join forces with the international trade lobby of the record industry (IFPI) and the City of London Police.
Last March agreements had been made by Mastercard and Visa to stop all [...]

US debt deadlock cause world markets to fall

World stock markets reacted badly today towards the inability of President Obama and top Republican in Congress, John Boehner, to come to some agreement about raising the US debt ceiling.
Fridays meeting between the two has followed weeks of talks involving the Republicans and Democrats to try and come to some solution [...]

German Grand Prix won by Lewis Hamilton

In a thrilling German Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton showed the sheer aggressiveness in his driving that made him the 2008 world champion as he doggedly drove his McLaren to secure a win which now puts him at third position in the championship table.
Hamilton, 26, had earned himself second position on the [...]

Singer Amy Winehouse found dead

The sad news has just been reported that the talented singer Amy Winehouse, 27, has been found dead at her Camden home in North London.
At 1554 BST two vehicles were sent to the Camden home by London Ambulance Service however they said that the woman was [...]

More fruit and veg pledge by Scotland retailers

In a bid to try and tackle Scotland’s obesity crisis some of the largest food retailers have signed a pledge in agreement to help their customers eat more fresh vegetables and fruit.
One of the main concerns to be tackled by the retailers is to ensure that the cost of fruit and [...]

70 Percent of Houses Unsold

Around 70 percent of all houses which have been put up for sale in 2011 have remained unsold, according to new research.  The research, which has been carried out by the property website known as Rightmove, says that the increasing amount of competition between sellers who are desperate to attract the attention of buyers [...]

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