Politics

Cameron: Wish You Were Here, In Britain

August 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

PRIME MINISTER David Cameron is urging British tourists to spend their vacation in the UK, helping to spur the country’s fragile economic recovery. Cameron said Thursday that he’s asked tourism minister John Penrose to work up ideas on how to increase domestic tourism. Britons made 126 million overnight trips inside the U.K. last year, spending about £22bn (US$35bn). Cameron says people don’t adequately appreciate Britain’s natural beauty – pointing out that a Mediterranean beach in the movie Shakespeare in Love, was actually in eastern England, and an east Asian shoreline... [Read the full story]

Immigration

How Can I Buy A Green Card?

How Can I Buy A Green Card?

July 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

How Can I Buy A Green Card? SO YOU’VE just won a barrel full of money by betting with the octopus and now you want to know if you can use the cash to buy a Green Card. Unfortunately, regardless of how much money you may have, Green Cards are not for sale. However, for people with $1m (or in some cases $500K invest), there is a way to obtain a Green Card through the “Employment Creation” visa category. In order for an investor to qualify under this category, the investor must: 1. Establish or expand a company into the United States; 2. Invest $1m in the United States; and, 3. Create at least... [Read the full story]

Odd Stories

Only 20 Adolfs Named Since World War II

August 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

DATBASE shows that only 20 babies born in the UK since WWII have been named Adolf. This figure contrasts strongly with the 320 that were born and called Adolf before the war. Findmypast.co.uk have reindexed 100 birth records to make them easier to search, and the changes show the last little Adolf was registered in 2005. The database’s records go back to 1837 and reveal that before the war there were 320 Adolfs registered in England and Wales, according to The Metro. The website also uncovered other unusual naming trends, with 10 Lancashire babies in the late 19th century named Fish Fish, and... [Read the full story]

Entertainment

Watson’s Window

August 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

EMMA’S ON ‘THE WALK OF FAME’ Two time Oscar-winning British actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson, 51, has now added to her many accolades, her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “I can’t tell you how thrilled I am,” she declared. Emma won a Best actress Academy Award in 1992, for her performance in “Howards End,” costarring Anthony Hopkins, and for her adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” in 1995. In her latest film “Nanny McPhee Returns,” a Western (released in Aug.), she plays Nanny, a mysterious... [Read the full story]

Coronation St

Coronation Street Monthly Update August 2010

Coronation Street Monthly Update August 2010

August 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

THE KNICKER factory goes up in smoke this month when Tony Gordon breaks out of jail. He storms back to the Street with his beady eye, a murdering mind and a gun to Carla Connor’s pretty head. He tapes Carla’s gob shut and ties her to her executive swivel chair. And then he does the same to Hayley but on a cheaper chair. And with the two women taped up and tied down, terrible Tony throws petrol around. Hayley and Carla manage to wriggle themselves free and make a run for the door as Tony sets fire to the petrol and Underworld goes up in flames with him inside. At the other end of town, Gail... [Read the full story]

Eastenders

EastEnder’s Update — August 2010

EastEnder’s Update — August 2010

August 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

BE A LITTLE patient with me over the next couple of months. I’m in the process of switching how I’m watching EastEnders, from one source that is three months behind, to one that is just one day behind (yay!) Yes, it’s terrific news, but in making the switchover, and closing the gap, I’m seeing some storylines out of sequence: I’m simultaneously watching episodes from April, July (and on PBS, 2003!) So I’m a little more confused that usual. But yet, not as confused as our friends in Albert Square. Despite initially agreeing to he and Jane adopting Lucy’s baby, Ian really doesn’t... [Read the full story]

Recent News

Susan Boyle’s Pope Honour

Susan Boyle’s Pope Honour

SUSAN BOYLE has spoken of her honour at being chosen to sing for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Glasgow in September. Susan Boyle says performing for the Pope is a “dream come true”. The 49-year-old singer – who is a devout Catholic – is ecstatic at being asked to sing for Pope Benedict XVI in an...

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Lockerbie Play Drew Attention At Edinburgh Fringe

Lockerbie Play Drew Attention At Edinburgh Fringe

By Jill Lawless ANNUAL party time in Scotland’s capital took place last month, but there were a couple of clouds in the sky. Britain’s economic uncertainty and painful memories of the 1988 Lockerbie airplane bombing were somber undercurrents at the raucous Edinburgh Fringe, a vast buffet of performance, standup,...

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Brit and American Servicemen Run For Wounded Colleagues

Brit and American Servicemen Run For Wounded Colleagues

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 five runners will set out from New York with the intention of reaching LA by November 11. In a unique challenge which stretches 3,630 miles, five brave guys will be running to raise a substantial amount of money for injured service men and women returning from current conflict. Each runner...

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Is This UK’s Oldest Home?

By David Stringer (AP) ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the site of Britain’s oldest house, the waterside home of nomad hunters dating back about 11,000 years. The dwelling, which has lake views, a thatched roof and very original features, predates the country’s famous Stonehenge monument by around 6,000 years...

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British Airport Workers Vote For Strike

By Jane Wardell (AP) WORKERS at airport operator BAA have voted in favor of strike action that could close Britain’s major airports this month. Releasing details of the ballot on Thursday, the Unite union said that it will decide on Monday what action it will take to allow time for last-minute negotiations with...

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British Airways Launches ‘London for Free’

British Airways Launches ‘London for Free’

Round-trip Air and Two Nights’ Free Hotel From $498 NEW YORK, August 10, 2010 – British Airways today launched its popular ‘London for Free’ sale, offering two nights’ free hotel in London. ‘London for Free’ offers travellers two nights’ free hotel accommodation at select...

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The Florida Page – August 2010

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Royal News

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