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Radio listening reaches record high thanks to digital technology Last updated at 14:59pm on 1st February 2007 Comments (4) Radio listening has reached a record high, with more than 45 million people tuning in each week, according to new figures. It is the highest figure since industry body Rajar began keeping track of the nation's listening habits in 1992. The rise is being attributed to growing numbers of people tuning in via the internet, digital television or their mobile phones. Some 7.8 per cent of people aged 15 and above listen to the radio via their mobiles, according to Rajar research conducted in the last three months of 2006. The figure is…

BC-SOCCER/BECKHAM (UPDATE 1)@ UPDATE 1-Soccer-Beckham to leave Real and sign for LA Galaxy@ By Simon Baskett MADRID, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and sign a five-year deal for MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy, he told Reuters on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who joined Real from Manchester United in June 2003, is the most famous player to sign up for Major League Soccer since it began in 1996. "This week Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my contract for a further two seasons," Beckham told Reuters. "After discussing several options with my family and …

The hedgehog with 'global balding' Last updated at 21:38pm on 31st January 2007 Comments (6) A nice, soft fluffy coat is of little use to a hedgehog. But poor old Glen is having to make do without any prickles - apparently thanks to global warming. Vets believe his freak appearance was caused by the stress of missing out on his winter hibernation. He was found in Peebles in the Scottish Borders long after he should have nodded off into a deep sleep until spring. He had a few prickles but now even they have fallen out. Scroll down for more... Alison Pearson, who runs the nearby Border Beasties hedgehog sanctuary, said: "A lot of creatures …

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Hollywood 'shuns' Katie Holmes From SHARON CHURCHER in New York - More by this author » Last updated at 21:22pm on 27th January 2007 Comments Actress Katie Holmes is having problems finding work because of her marriage to Tom Cruise and his belief in Scientology, according to Hollywood insiders. The 28-year-old has reportedly asked her agent to relaunch her career following her break to marry Cruise and have their daughter, Suri. But studios are said to be wary of the negative publicity surrounding her conversion to Scientology - and Cruise's outspoken statements about his religion, which have included an attack on the use of antidepressants by Bro…

Holes found in Wolfowitz's style World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz may be dedicated to freeing the world from poverty - but he seems unable to afford a new pair of socks. Mr Wolfowitz's sartorial deficiencies were revealed when he took his shoes off while visiting a mosque in Edirne, western Turkey. Both of the grey socks sported holes with his big toes peeking through. The last World Bank annual report, for 2006, puts the president's salary as of 1 July, 2005, at $391,440 (£200,279). Shelter Mr Wolfowitz was in Turkey on a two-day visit that included a meeting with Prime Minister Reycep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Wolfowitz strongly backs Turkey's b…

The Floppy Disc 1981-2007 PC World says farewell to floppy The time has come to bid farewell to one of the PC's more stalwart friends - the floppy disk. Computing superstore PC World said it will no longer sell the storage devices, affectionately known as floppies, once existing stock runs out. New storage systems, coupled with a need to store more than the 1.44 megabytes of data held by a standard floppy, have led to its demise. Only a tiny percentage of PCs currently sold still have floppy disk drives. "The floppy disk looks increasingly quaint and simply isn't able to compete," said Bryan Magrath, commercial director of PC World. Iconic statu…

The Tesco where sea slugs are on special offer Last updated at 22:00pm on 30th January 2007 Comments An offal lot of meat at the new Tesco in Beijing - click to enlarge The familiar red-and-blue logo is much in evidence, while products on display include digestive biscuits and marmalade. But this is no ordinary Tesco. Welcome to Legou Tesco, the first store to open under the company banner in the Chinese capital Beijing. Despite the retailing expertise which has turned it into Britain's biggest name in shopping, Tesco has been keen to fit in with local tastes and tradition. So in place of pies and sausages there are cabinets stuffed with braised pig…

I dunno if n e one's started a topic for this show but i just have to say it's uhmazing and wanted to see if n e one else watches it so we can discuss the episodes and what not :) TTYL Ashlii

The Zionism Zionism is a political movement call out to create a Jewish state as a home land for Jew and the right of this state to establish on the land of Israel [ in the history ] as mentioned in the Torah. In spit of this movement base on religious tradition but now became a secular movement. The Jews and Zionism The word of Zionism came from the word [ Zion ] refer to the Mountain of ZionJerusalemand Zion consider the Promise Land for the Jews It worth to be mention that's many religious Jews refused this movement in addition of many from the establisher of Israel didn't belong to any religion and they are disbelieve the Judaism and the ot…

An Aberdeen woman who asked for her bank statement was sent those of 75,000 other customers. Stephanie McLaughlan, 22, was shocked when Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) sent her the unexpected financial details by mistake. She received five large packages each containing 500 sheets of customers' names, sort codes and account details. HBOS apologised and said it was carrying out an investigation into the "serious" but "isolated" incident. 'Concern caused' Ms McLaughlan said: "These packages were just dumped on my doorstep one day and I was really shocked because it was obvious the bank did not have a clue they had left them in my house or their contents. …

Kylie's three-timing boyfriend By RICHARD SIMPSON - More by this author » Last updated at 16:38pm on 29th January 2007 Comments (12) Friends say Martinez is deliberately trying to force Kylie to dump him function show(boxid) { if (boxid == 'one') { hideall(); showstuff('one'); } if (boxid == 'two') { hideall(); showstuff('two') } } function hideall(){ hidestuff('one'); hidestuff('two'); } function getCook16126(poll_name) { var v_found; v_found = poll_name + "="; v_found1 = document.cookie.indexOf(v_found); if (v_found1 != -1) { v_found1 += v_found.length; end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", v_found1); if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.le…

Producers of the cult television series Lost say they are discussing the end of the series with US network ABC. Although the castaway drama is not set to finish in the near future, producers say they want an end date to help plan future episodes. "Once we figure out when that will be, a lot of the questions will go away," said executive producer Carlton Cuse. The third series of Lost, being shown on Sky in the UK, has seen viewing figures drop by more than a million. In the US viewing figures have also fallen by around 14%, but the show's creators say the drop-off is deceptive because the programme was a "sensation" in its first two series. However, they admit…

Filthy and overcrowded, the verdict on our trains Last updated at 00:01am on 29th January 2007 Comments (15) Passengers aren't convinced that rail services are value for money, according to a new survey Dismay at the state of the railways is revealed today in a comprehensive survey of passengers. They express their annoyance at dirty, overcrowded trains with dismal toilet facilities and too little space for luggage. Tatty, poorly-staffed stations with a lack of information also come out top among the gripes of the 25,000 people questioned. The survey, by consumer pressure group Passenger Focus, comes amid inflation-busting rises in ticket price…

i'm actually very disapointed by the wins.. :confused: The only good and fair win was that Martin Scorsese for The Departed and also Babel wining best Drama motion picture, but actually i was hoping The Departed would win that. The Nominations - http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36536 Movies: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Warren Beatty Best Motion Picture - Drama - Babel Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Helen Mirren – The Queen Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Forest Whitaker – The Last King Of Scotland Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy - Dreamgirls Best Performance by an Act…

Store bosses probe 'skiving' staff internet clips Last updated at 15:11pm on 28th January 2007 Comments (4) A man in a Somerfield uniform larks about Supermarket bosses are investigating after "skiving" staff allegedly posted film clips of their worktime antics on the internet. Somerfield said it was "looking into the incidents" after clips of uniform-clad staff appeared on the YouTube website. Scroll down to see some of the clips... The stunts range from breakdancing in the stockroom to riding around on a cleaning machine and "skiing" on a pallet lifter. According to trade magazine The Grocer, the craze took off after one Somerfield work…

*pretends to be mc_squared* Schoolgirl who forgot her dinner money is given bread and water A girl of eight who forgot her £3.50 lunch money was instead given a school dinner of bread and water. For dessert, Courtney Williams got a blackened banana. "Prisoners get better food," her mother Michelle said. "I was fuming." The incident happened at Castle Hill Primary School in Brockworth, Gloucester, which has "healthy school" status. Mrs Williams said: "After Courtney had gone to school, I had a call from the headteacher asking me for £3.50 for her lunch money. "I promised her I would take the money in between 11am and 12pm, but asked could they make sur…

590,682 sign Britain's biggest petition against road pricing ...and you can join the fight here By JONATHAN OLIVER - More by this author » Last updated at 21:54pm on 27th January 2007 Almost 600,000 people have put their names to a petition demanding Tony Blair scraps plans for a controversial new tax on motoring. The protest against the proposed national system of 'road pricing' is turning into one of the biggest public demonstrations of the New Labour era. • Add your name to the road pricing petition here Yet one Minister has dismissed the petition as 'nonsense', while Downing Street said the Prime Minister had no intention of abandoning…

Pearce was linked with the England job in 2006 Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has accepted the job of succeeding Peter Taylor as England Under-21 coach on a part-time basis. Pearce, 44, will be appointed subject to an agreement being reached between the Football Association and City. He said: "Hopefully they can finalise one or two things and I do not see any reason why that shouldn't be the case." Pearce spoke to the FA last week but encountered resistance from City who felt he should focus on club matters. If he is given permission he will take charge until the end of the summer's European Championship in Holland. The former full-back, who won 7…

How to live to be 100! by ROBERT HARDMAN - More by this author » Last updated at 12:15pm on 27th January 2007 Comments (1) What a life: Robert Hardman enjoys his taste of La Dolce Vita in Silanus in Sardinia, which has one of the longest-lived populations in the world function show(boxid) { if (boxid == 'one') { hideall(); showstuff('one'); } if (boxid == 'two') { hideall(); showstuff('two') } } function hideall(){ hidestuff('one'); hidestuff('two'); } Sun, sea, wine and red meat every day. Scientists say a village in Sardinia holds the key to long life. Just one snag - the locals work 364 days a year and don't retire till their Nineti…

Nationwide road tolls 'outlined' Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander will seek powers to create toll roads across the UK, reports have said. In a leaked letter in the Sunday Times, he outlines plans for a bill for widespread tolls to combat congestion. Local authorities currently set charges - such as London's - but in the letter Mr Alexander says he should be able to set simpler national standards. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it had no intention of imposing road-pricing on local authorities. Ministers currently give their approval for local schemes like London's congestion charge. In a letter to Leader of the Commons Jack Straw, dated 20 J…

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36 reasons to say goodbye to Britain - and one to say bonjour to fabulous France BY IAN SPARKS - More by this author » Last updated at 22:00pm on 26th January 2007 Comments (5) As you sit in stationary traffic and pouring rain, worrying about the mortgage and whether you'll ever get a date for treatment on that ingrowing toenail, you may not be totally surprised by the news. In the league table of the best countries to live, Britain is 37th. And as if that wasn't wounding enough, the country judged to offer the finest quality of life in the world is none other than our closest, but not always friendliest neighbour, France. The list of 191 countries was com…

Can anyone save Jade? by RICHARD PRICE - More by this author » Last updated at 11:30am on 27th January 2007 Jade: Facing an uphill struggle to make the nation like her again Branded a racist, her book and perfume have been pulled,her fitness DVD is 8,511th in the charts and even her agent's trying to sign up her nemesis ... When she woke up in her plush Essex home this morning, Jade Goody will have been struck by an unfamiliar feeling. Refreshed by a good night's sleep (thanks mainly to medication she's been prescribed to tackle her chronic insomnia) she will have climbed off her king-sized bed ready to tackle a new day. • BB's Jo denies racis…

Bronco Becks has a knight out at Disney By RICHARD SIMPSON - More by this author » Last updated at 00:15am on 27th January 2007 Comments Clutching a sword in one hand and a lucrative contract - sorry, shield - in the other, David Beckham gallops straight into a high-profile American endorsement deal. Although playing down accusations that his impending move to Los Angeles owes more to showbusiness than football, here he is on a white charger all dressed up in doublet and hose to advertise Disney. Scroll down for more ... In the picture, by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, Beckham portrays the dragon-slaying Prince Philip from Sleeping B…