There are more properties coming up for sale, surveyors say Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says new instructions outpaced enquires from new buyers [...]
Robert Gates was said to share concerns about Blackwater US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security company formerly known as Blackwater.The review comes a day after a leading Democrat said the Pentagon should consider [...]
The U.K. made a slight upward revision in its fourth-quarter economic figures, but the modest acceleration in the country’s recovery from recession was in part owing to government spending that will have to be cut to rein in a record budget deficit. News that fourth-quarter gross domestic product grew 0.3% from the previous quarter—rather [...]
The U.K. made a slight upward revision in its fourth-quarter economic figures, but the modest acceleration in the country’s recovery from recession was in part owing to government spending that will have to be cut to rein in a record budget deficit. News that fourth-quarter gross domestic product grew 0.3% from the previous quarter—rather [...]
Emma Wilkinson Health reporter, BBC News Grandma doesn’t always know best when it comes to diet Young children who are regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, an extensive British [...]
The Conservatives’ poster was based on a Guardian story Attempts to reach a deal on elderly care in England appear to have fallen even further apart amid angry exchanges on BBC One’s Politics Show.Health Secretary Andy Burnham has called a cross-party conference on [...]
Murphy collapsed at her Los Angeles home on 20 December US actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia, a Los Angeles coroner has ruled.Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey added that iron-deficiency anaemia and "multiple drug intoxication" were secondary factors in her death. The drugs were [...]
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—In a rare break from traditional military secrecy, the U.S. and its allies are announcing the precise target of their first big offensive of the Afghanistan surge in an apparent bid to intimidate the Taliban. Coalition officers have been hinting aloud for months that they plan to send an overwhelming Afghan, British and [...]
John Terry will make no announcement regarding his future as England captain before meeting national team boss Fabio Capello, his spokesman said.[Read more...]
The Peugeot 107 is among cars being recalled by the French carmaker Peugeot Citroen, Europe’s second-biggest carmaker, is recalling some cars made with Toyota in Europe."For Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s, we are going to carry out an identical campaign as Toyota," a [...]
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