Archive for: October, 2011

December release for Amy Winehouse album

There’s a real treat instore for all Amy Winehouse fans when a new album goes on sale this December and contains 12 previously unreleased songs that according to her father Mitch Winehouse are “a fitting tribute” to his daughter.
The new album is called Lioness: Hidden Treasures and contains a couple of [...]

Bowl cancer risk could be reduced by aspirin

The Lancet has published the findings of a study that suggests people that have a high risk of contracting bowl cancer could be helped by receiving aspirin on a daily basis.
The study followed a group of 681 people that were classed as being at-risk and found that 63 per cent of the group saw [...]

Increased cut in benefits for fine defaulters

Measures are set to be put into place by the government which will mean that any person who commits and subsequently convicted for a criminal act and then fails to pay the fine will have their benefits reduced by up to £25 per week.
A maximum of £5 per week can be deducted from the [...]

Data shows a rise in apprenticeships

Latest official data has shown that in England there has been a rise of more than 50 per cent in the number of people that are starting apprenticeships compared to the same time last year.
The government have said that they want to see a greater number of degree-level apprenticeships and in [...]

Ovarian cancer risk could be lower for women that take the pill

A study that has been published in the British Journal of Cancer has suggested that the risk of ovarian cancer could be reduced by almost half for those women that are taking the Pill.
Data compiled in the study would seem to add more weight to research that has been done previously that suggested that [...]

India complete 5-0 series whitewash over England

Having already lost four matches in the series the England cricket team found themselves chasing an Indian score of 271 in the fifth and final game being held at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
The Indian innings had produced 271 runs for the loss of 8 wickets and [...]

Stock markets remain steady as eurozone debt plan awaited

Trade in stock markets seems to be holding steady in spite of the inconclusive outcome of the weekend’s summit gathering of eurozone leaders who were trying to put together a financial solution to aid the Greek government with their overwhelming debts plus strengthen the overall situation being faced with the [...]

Wolves hold Swansea to a 2-2 draw

Things were starting to look pretty bleak at the half time interval for home side Wolverhampton Wanderers as they were trailing 0-2 to Swansea and manager Mick McCarthy must have felt as though his team were heading for a possible six losses in a row but the second half of [...]

Greek bailout of 8bn euros approved

Debt ridden Greece has received the approval from finance ministers in the eurozone to get another 8bn-euros (£7billion ; $11billion) bailout loans that will temporarily stop the country having to default on it’s existing debts and causing major shockwaves throughout the worlds stock markets.
Officials said that the International Monetary Fund still needed to sign [...]

Third quarter loss for Nokia

Strong competition in the market place has resulted in mobile phone giant Nokia reporting a loss in their third quarter profits from last years 322million euro profit to a loss of 151million euros (£132million) this year.
The company revealed that their net sales figure for the quarter to September was 9billion euros [...]

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