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Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. EU takes web search groups to task data: 10.04.08 Google, Microsoft and other online search companies could be forced to tighten further their privacy controls 2. Czech president admits affair with stewardess data: 07.04.08 The president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has admitted having an affair with a 28-year-old flight attendant. 3. Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman wins EU human rights award data: 27.03.08 Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman on Thursday received the European Union's top human rights award â the Sakharov Prize â for his work in the war-torn region of Darfur, the European Parliament said. 4. Alibaba seeks buyers for Yahoo-owned stake data: 19.03.08 The Chinese internet company is in late-stage talks with a group of investors to raise the money to try to buy back Yahoo's multi-billion dollar stake should Yahoo eventually be acquired by Microsoft 5. Northern Rock to cut 2,000 jobs data: 19.03.08 Nationalised bank Northern Rock will cut about 2,000 jobs by 2011 as part of restructuring plans. 6. In Poland, 'green' fields besieged data: 07.04.08 Small family farming is beneficial, environmental groups and agriculture experts say, but since Poland joined the EU, such traditional agriculture has been threatened, farmers say. 7. April snow worst for two decades data: 07.04.08 Britain saw its worst April snowfall for nearly 20 years yesterday as winter returned. 8. John McCain: Israel's enemies threaten us all data: 19.03.08 The success of Hamas and Hizbollah in the Middle East is not only a danger for Israel, but also a threat to US national interests, said John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate. 9. Cardiff to play FA Cup final data: 07.04.08 Cardiff City will play Portsmouth in this season's FA Cup final after a stunning goal from midfielder Joe Ledley gave them a 1-0 win over Barnsley in Sunday's semi-final at Wembley Stadium. 10. Heather Mills and Paul McCartney: 'Waterfall' data: 19.03.08 The water thrown at Sir Paul McCartney's lawyer at the end of his acrimonious divorce settlement sounded like a "waterfall", Heather Mills' legal aide has said. 11. Superbug 'kills pioneering surgery gunner' data: 10.04.08 A Second World War gunner who was rebuilt by one of the pioneers of plastic surgery following an air crash has died after catching a superbug in hospital. 12. Green power station opened data: 19.03.08 First Minister Alex Salmond is to officially open a £90m biomass power station in the south of Scotland. 13. Cypriot leaders move forward on reconciliation data: 27.03.08 The leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities of Cyprus agreed Friday to restart peace talks on reunifying the ethnically split island, and to open a crossing in the heart of the divided capital. 14. New appeal to identify Islay body data: 10.04.08 A fresh plea is made for help in identifying a man's body which washed up on Islay two years ago. 15. Duma wants Putin to back Georgian separatists data: 27.03.08 Parliament urged the Kremlin to consider recognizing the independence of two separatist regions in Georgia, stepping up Moscow's campaign to keep the former Soviet republic out of NATO. 16. Turkish prosecutor files motion to shut down governing party data: 27.03.08 Turkey's secular establishment aimed a desperate blow against the governing party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, when a senior prosecutor filed a legal case to shut down the party. 17. Arctic losing long-term ice cover data: 19.03.08 Despite colder conditions, the Arctic is losing a lot of its old, stable ice, according to satellite data. 18. Sarkozy defends France's nuclear arsenal data: 27.03.08 President Nicolas Sarkozy said the country would continue to reduce the number of warheads on airplanes but defended its arsenal as vital to deter new threats. 19. Brian Reade: Elton can't bear it data: 07.04.08 Ben Elton has attacked the BBC for having a politically-correct policy which censors any gags likely to offend organised Islam. 20. Cyprus talks 'must succeed' data: 19.03.08 The Cypriot president says the failure of new peace talks will be "devastating" for the divided island. 21. Fighting return data: 10.04.08 The Parachute Regiment goes back to Afghanistan 22. More flights canceled as Heathrow remains in chaos data: 07.04.08 British Airways' chief executive offered a public apology for disrupting the travel plans of thousands of people. 23. Police weapon handover criticised data: 19.03.08 Failings in the handling of weapons given to North Wales Police by the public for disposal are highlighted. 24. Snow adds to BA woes after flights cancelled data: 07.04.08 Heathrow's beleaguered Terminal 5 was thrown into chaos again yesterday as snowfalls led to 144 flights being cancelled. 25. Are NATO promises backed by anything? data: 10.04.08 You can now file away as "frozen promises" NATO's commitment to two would-be democracies. 26. No more sailing, vow men adrift for 23 days data: 07.04.08 Two Spanish fishermen lost at sea for more than three weeks after their engine failed have vowed never to set sail again. 27. Tensions threaten Kosovo's tenuous peace data: 27.03.08 Analysts and diplomats warn that the conflict could boil over if the international community does not overcome divisions. 28. Richard Hammond: Why I'm on a short fuse data: 19.03.08 Short men are, according to a report published this week, more prone to jealousy, anger and insecurity than tall blokes. 29. Fiona: Left to suffer by a drug scandal data: 19.03.08 If I went to the doctor and said I had a sore throat, he wouldn't hesitate in prescribing antibiotics, whether I needed them or not. If I had early-onset Alzheimer's however, chances are I'd be sent packing. 30. Prosecutors quiz Samsung boss data: 07.04.08 The boss of South Korea's Samsung Group is questioned by prosecutors over corruption allegations. |