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Sugden starred in popular BBC show - The Chronicle Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:00 GMT

Mollie Sugden, who achieved wide popularity in Britain and the United States as Betty Slocombe, the snooty, officious head of the ladies? department at Grace Brothers department store in the long-running BBC comedy series Are You Being Served ...

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The licence fee could go, admits BBC boss: Cost of watching TV might ... - Daily Mail

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:45:00 GMT

The BBC?s director general has conceded the licence fee could be scrapped and replaced with funding via council or income taxes ? or even a levy on electricity bills. Mark Thompson?s comments have been taken as an admission-that the growing use ...

Fatal flats blaze inquiry starts

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:39:58 GMT

Investigations are under way into the cause of a tower block fire that left six people dead, including a three-week-old baby and two children.

UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:38:44 GMT

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.

Thatcher rebate deal 'was a defeat'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:31:02 GMT

Margaret Thatcher's famous budget rebate "victory" in Europe 25 years ago was actually a defeat which left her broken and in tears, it has been claimed.

Important Announcement from BBC- READ & BUMP

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:34 GMT

There have been some changes to the BBC rules/guidelines. Feel free to discuss here and post any questions you might have.

BT offers holidays for pay cuts

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:27:45 GMT

Telecommunications giant BT is offering staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut.

Lottery for Jackson Memorial Service

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:24:50 GMT

Fans can obtain tickets to the event through a free lottery system. Free tickets to the memorial service in honor of the late Michael Jackson will be given away free via a lottery system, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Tickets to Jackson's memorial service to be given away for free

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:24:26 GMT

Home : Features : News : Tickets to Jackson's memorial service to be given away for free Tickets to Jackson's memorial service to be given away for free 3-Jul-2009 Written by: Grant Hatchimonji 17,500 free tickets to Jackson's memorial to be given away in random drawing Michael Jackson's promoter, AEG Live, announced Friday that they will be giving ...

Chef case collapse sparks queries

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:22 GMT

Questions must be asked after police could not disclose new evidence about a break-in at Special Branch offices, the SDLP has said.

North Korea launches beer ad

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:50 GMT

PYONGYANG: North Korea's latest launch is not missiles, but a TV advertising campaign for a locally-brewed beer.

Little Taliban Resistance To British Surge - Post Chronicle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:15:00 GMT

British troops moving into Afghanistan's restive Helmand province say they're encountering little resistance from Taliban insurgents. A major operation in the province -- considered to be a Taliban stronghold -- is seeing more than 700 British troops ...

Wimbeldon Men's Semifinals: Roddick ends Murray mania, but the pressure will be on against Federer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:12:01 GMT

Queen Elizabeth's long-awaited return to Wimbledon will have to wait, it seems, for another year.

Fears over student place shortage

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:11:40 GMT

Thousands of teenagers may end up on the dole instead of going to university because of a funding cap on student places, the government is being warned.

BBC Music - BBC

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:08:00 GMT

ABBA was a pop music group registered in Sweden in 1970. The band consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bj?rn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha F?ltskog. They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an ...

Vision - Airpack Info

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:05:11 GMT

I was speaking with Gaetan Obst who distributes the BirdieBall practice balls today and I like the concept and will be looking to work with him on the development side of things.

MasterChef England/Australia

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:57:03 GMT

First if you live in these countries and can watch these shows, your lucky. I watched the last amatuer version of MasterChef England via a proxy server and I am watching some of MasterChef Australia via download.

Six Die In Fatal London Blaze - Post Chronicle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Six people died and 30 were rescued after a fire swept through a tower block in Southeast London Friday. The BBC reported the blaze developed quickly. Special rescue units supplemented 100 firefighters who responded, Tom Chidley, deputy assistant ...

Childhood trauma and ME

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:45 GMT

"Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults," reported the BBC today.

Children die in tower-block blaze

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:25:09 GMT

Six people including a three-week-old baby have died in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services say.

Jailed fan 'innocent' says report - BBC UK News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:18:00 GMT

A confidential police report suggests that jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields may be innocent, the BBC has learned. The Merseyside Police report, compiled for Justice Secretary Jack Straw, says if the case had happened in the UK, Shields may have ...

British customer service 'best in the world'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:31 GMT

Does modern life drive you mad? If so, you'll be glad to know Britain has the best customer service in the world.

Torchwood: Children of Earth

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:56 GMT

Monday 06 July 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1 1/5 - Day One Scotland in 1965: kids in duffel coats and bobble hats climb off a bus, walk towards a bright light and vanish; Cardiff in 2009: children across the city stop in their tracks and stare blankly ahead.

Casualty

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:49 GMT

Saturday 04 July 8:35pm - 9:25pm BBC1 Ask Me No Questions You'd think working in the accident and emergency unit every day would give anyone a pressing sense of their own mortality, but not Nick Jordan .

Archive on 4: I Did Not Interview the Dead

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:10:45 GMT

Saturday 04 July 8:00pm - 9:00pm BBC Radio 4 As the Second World War drew to a close, General Eisenhower asked journalists to witness the horror of the Nazi death camps.

Thoughts on Honduras - Bloggernews.net

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:00 GMT

All of the facts that can be gleaned through the news media indicate that the OAS (Organization of American States) is acting irresponsibly. They have called the ousting of former Honduran President Zelaya a ?military coup? when the facts clearly ...

UK troops face critical Afghan task - BBC News - Turkish Weekly

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:31:00 GMT

BBC NewsUK troops face critical Afghan taskBBC NewsBritish forces in Helmand, southern Afghanistan, are paying a high price as the Taliban fight back with ever more deadly explosive devices. Caroline Wyatt, just back from Helmand, says it is a ...

'High-stakes battle' for Helmand - BBC News - Turkish Weekly

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:12:00 GMT

BBC News'High-stakes battle' for HelmandBBC NewsFor the British, it is Operation Panther's Claw. For US Marines, it is Operation River Liberty. They are two separate offensives, but they are also closely co-ordinated and inextricably linked. They are ...

Jackson tickets via internet draw - BBC News - Turkish Weekly

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:59:00 GMT

guardian.co.ukJackson tickets via internet drawBBC NewsTickets for a public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday will be available via the internet, organisers have revealed. Details were announced by AEG Live, the star's ...

Candidates use Internet as key tool

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:07 GMT

Dothan politics have entered the technology age. After the 2008 U.S. presidential election, which saw unprecedented use of the Internet by the candidates, local politicians are embracing new technologies.

weComm provides mobile interactive application for the BBC radio ... - TMCnet

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Jul 03, 2009 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- weComm, a developer of interactive mobile data solutions, said Friday that it has designed the application currently being used by the BBC for its trial of 'radio visualisation', giving mobile audiences ...

Down but not out

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:11:05 GMT

FORMER BOXER Frank Bruno recently opened up about his personal struggles outside of the ring.

Toronto protest calls for an end to military coup in Honduras

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:47:34 GMT

As customers devour their gourmet burgers and triple decker sandwiches at open air cafes along Parliament Street in Cabbagetown, the Latin American Solidarity Network Toronto holds a noon hour rally outside Liberal MP Bob Rae's constituency office Thursday, demanding the return of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya after he was ousted in a military ...

WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:38:16 GMT

CANCUN: The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:37:36 GMT

Full Story WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable' CANCUN: The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.

Putin urges Obama to scrap shield - BBC News - Turkish Weekly

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:33:00 GMT

guardian.co.ukPutin urges Obama to scrap shieldBBC NewsRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has urged the US to move relations forward by shelving plans for a missile defence shield in Europe. His comments come ahead of a summit between US President ...

UK forces launch Taliban assault

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:28:22 GMT

More than 700 UK troops have launched a major offensive against insurgent strongholds in southern Afghanistan.

BBC News Channel - BBC UK News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:00 GMT

Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Britain's most-watched news channel, delivering breaking news and analysis all day, every day. The BBC News channel is available in the UK only. Don't forget, to watch TV online ...

Just William to return to the BBC in new adaptation - Daily Telegraph

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:36:00 GMT

The series will be the fourth time that the classic books by Richmal Crompton have been televised. The books, written in 1922, have been adapted for television ? once for ITV in the 1970s and twice for the BBC in the 60s and the 90s. The stories ...

weComm provides mobile technology for BBC radio trial - TMCnet

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14:00 GMT

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LONDON, -- weComm, the leader in interactive mobile data solutions, designed the downloadable mobile application currently being used in the BBC's "radio visualisation" trial, giving mobile audiences ...

Drama series Robin Hood axed by BBC - Entertainment.uk.msn.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:07:00 GMT

Saturday teatime drama Robin Hood has been axed, the BBC has said. The show, which averaged between four and five million viewers during its third and final series, pulled in about 1.7 million viewers for its final show, the BBC said. It suffered the ...

Majority of BBC middle managers snub Salford move - The Guardian

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:00 GMT

Almost 60% of BBC middle managers slated to move to the corporation's new northern headquarters in Salford Quays have refused to relocate. The BBC said it was happy with the figure of 42% of middle managers who had agreed to move north, including ...

Lost cat is found ... on BBC's Question Time - Newslite.tv

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:00 GMT

A pet owner was shocked when she saw her missing moggy ... on the BBC political show Question Time. Jackie Ellery was watching the David Dimbleby panel show - coming from Newquay - when she spotted her missing cat Tango strolling behind the stars ...

ITN newsreader Alastair Stewart calls for 'Beeching' inquiry into BBC - The Guardian

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Veteran ITN news presenter Alastair Stewart has attacked the BBC , saying it would benefit from a "Beeching style enquiry" to assess whether all its services are really "necessary and viable". The BBC needed a "shakeup" to help protect the plurality ...

Tweenies Stage Show Heads to Asia - World Screen News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:00 GMT

LONDON/HONG KONG: BBC Worldwide has announced that the first-ever Tweenies Live! stage show in Asia is slated to take place in Hong Kong this fall, following a successful run in the U.K. Tweenies Live! will be touring local theaters in the U.K. until ...

Mackin to Direct Program Acquisitions at UKTV - World Screen News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:00 GMT

LONDON: UKTV has appointed Catherine Mackin to the position of director of program acquisitions, taking up the new role on August 3. Mackin will have overall responsibility for UKTV?s acquisition strategy across its portfolio of ten channels. She ...

BBC axes Robin Hood - The Guardian

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:00 GMT

The BBC has axed struggling Saturday teatime drama Robin Hood, ending months of speculation about the show's future. Robin Hood ended its third series on Saturday with just 1.7 million viewers at 6.45pm after it was bumped from BBC1 to BBC2 to make ...

BBC World News unveils special line up for July - Indian Television

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:00 GMT

MUMBAI: BBC World News has lined up special programmes this July to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. The programmes will explore the history and geology of the moon, how those initial steps have impacted our lives and the ...

Hulu plans September bow in U.K. - Variety

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:56:00 GMT

LONDON ? Hulu, the U.S. online video service, is planning to bow in the U.K. this September ? and may be close to reaching content deals with local broadcasters. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Hulu has approached ITV, the British private ...