Wind and water to power UK canals' green revolution
James Murray, The government agency responsible for the UK's network of canals and rivers yesterday unveiled ambitious plans to generate enough renewable energy to power 45,000 homes through the installation of 50...Read more |
Environmental groups furious as Hoon gives Stansted expansion go-ahead
James Murray, He may be less than a week into his new job, but Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has already attracted the ire of environmentalists after today giving the green light to...Read more |
Mandelson sets out IT responsibilities
Parliamentary reporter, Newly-appointed business secretary Peter Mandelson has split the responsibility for IT issues among three ministers in the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform that he inherited in Gordon Brown's...Read more |
UK leads world in corporate carbon disclosure
James Murray, The UK's largest firms are generally out-performing their global counterparts in their adoption of climate change strategies and willingness to report on their carbon emissions, according to figures released today...Read more |
Distributed collaboration tools add to risk burden
Phil Muncaster at ISSE 2008 in Madrid, Technology leaders were urged today to work closely with business and legal teams to mitigate the security risks posed by the growing number of distributed collaboration tools taking root in...Read more |
John Sergeant Quits Strictly Come Dancing!
The Clumsy Contestant Walks...Read more
Suge Knight charged with assault
Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is charged with assault and drug possession in Las Vegas.Read more
Main BBC channels go live on net
Shows like EastEnders and Heroes will be shown online at the same time as they are broadcast on TV from next week.Read more
50 Cent runs with British gangster movie (Reuters)
Reuters - American rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson plays a ruthless loan shark in the London gangland movie "Dead Man Running," which began shooting Wednesday.Read more
Jessica Simpson Is Makeup-Free And Camera-Shy
What Lurks Beneath The Warpaint?... Read more
Lindsay Lohan And Samantha Ronson's Night Out Ends In Furious Bust Up
Has Her Flirting Gone Too Far?... Read more
BBC bosses in hot seat over lewd phone calls (Reuters)
Reuters - BBC bosses came under fire from British politicians Tuesday after admitting "serious editorial lapses" over the Russell Brand affair, in which the bawdy comic broadcast a series of obscene phone calls. Read more
Angelina Jolie: Botox Beauty?
Decide For Yourself Here... Read more
Boston's Jason Southerland Is New Leader of Chicago's Next Theatre (Playbill)
Playbill - Jason Southerland began work Nov. 17 as the new artistic director of Next Theatre Company, the Chicago troupe known for socially provocative work. Read more
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Review: Tesco Talk Wifi service
xxx Tesco has, for some time, been bundling home handsets with an O2-partnered VoIP service, charging nothing for calls between subscribers, 2p a minute to landlines in the UK and other major countries, and 10p a minute to UK mobiles. Its new Talk WifRead more |
Review: OpenOffice.org 3.0
A significantly updated competitor to Microsoft Office Version 3.0 of OpenOffice.org's free office productivity suite was launched in mid-October and, while not a ground-breaking release, it builds on an already mature software package to provide even Read more |
Review: Nero 9 CD burning software
Some new tools, but not a vital upgrade There was a time when merely burning a DVD required extra software, and Nero’s Burning ROM was one of the best tools available for that job. These days, with Windows Vista quite happy to burn DVD discs on its oRead more |