A paedophile who raped a ten year old boy has been jailed indefinitely in Manchester. Gareth Hulme is at the centre of an international child abuse ring and his arrest has led to the detention of 25 other suspected paedophiles. Hulme gained the trust of his victim’s parents and then lured the boy into woods [...]
£20 English banknotes featuring the image of Edward Elgar will not be accepted in shops after today. The composer has graced the £20 banknote since 1999, but has been gradually phased out since the introduction of the replacement £20 note featuring economist Adam Smith in 2007. Elgar’s image comes together with a picture of Worcester [...]
Formula One have revealed that they’re on track to reduce their carbon footprint. The Formula One Teams Association says they’re predicting a 15% cut in carbon emissions over the next three years. The FOTA claims F1 is the first sport to have an externally audited programme to to reduce carbon emissions. “We’ve been able to [...]
iPhone 4 manufacturers Apple are coming under renewed fire because of a document leaked by BGR that shows they’re training their employees to ignore customer complaints and toe the party line. iPhone 4 users have complained of reception issues that appear when holding the phone, but disappear when the phone is placed on a table. [...]
British Prime Minister David Cameron has added his voice to the growing number of advocates for goal line technology to be used in football. The issue has been brought back under the spotlight recently because of Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal against Germany at the World Cup. The midfielder struck a shot from outside the penalty [...]
The fan who walked into England‘s dressing room after the game against Algeria at the World Cup has had the charges against him dropped. Pavlos Joesph from Crystal Palace paid an “admission of guilt” fine on Tuesday of 750 rand (about £65). The 32 year old was accused of trespassing in Cape Town Magistrates Court, [...]
The pound has risen to its highest level since the onset of the global financial crisis. At 1.2389 euros, the value of a pound is at a 19 month high. A deadline for European banks to repay low interest loans taken out last year is causing concern for the markets, with some fearing that the [...]
Claims that British security services were involved with the torture of suspected terrorists are to be investigated by a judge, David Cameron is to announce. The Prime Minister will announce the investigation in Parliament as early as Wednesday. Conservative and Liberal Democrat MP’s repeatedly called for an inquiry into the claims while Labour were in [...]
The Office for National Statistics has taken the rare step of delaying the publication of the Gross Domestic Product, due tomorrow. The reliability of some of the figures has caused the ONS some concern, director general Stephen Penneck said. The latest revision of Britain’s GDP was to cover data from January to March. This data [...]
Sepp Blatter has apologised to the English FA over the Frank Lampard disallowed goal in England‘s loss to Germany. The FIFA president told the Football Association that the incident had forced him to reassess his opinion of goal line technology. Blatter also apologised to Mexico after Carlos Tevez’s goal was allowed to stand, despite the [...]
