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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. Crowded jails 'make Scotland more dangerous' data: 10.04.08 Overcrowded jails are making Scotland a more dangerous place, the chief inspector of prisons has said 2. Dutch anti-Islam film is greeted with condemnation and relief data: 07.04.08 Muslim groups reacted with restraint to the release of Geert Wilders's film "Fitna," which combines images of terrorist acts with readings from the Koran. 3. 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. 4. Microsoft/Yahoo data: 07.04.08 Is Microsoft finally getting ready to play hard? During the two months of phoney war since the software giant launched its unsolicited offer for Yahoo, it has avoided doing a Larry Ellison 5. McCartney Mills full divorce ruling: Extracts data: 19.03.08 In his full ruling on the McCartney divorce, the judge was highly critical of Heather Mills' evidence. 6. Fado, the Portuguese soul music data: 27.03.08 On key or off, Fado's haunting melodies are being transformed, yet they manage to catch the tone of a nation 7. Toxic gas 'helps lung patients' data: 19.03.08 A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists. 8. Mayor gets boost from Greens data: 19.03.08 Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry urges her backers to use second preference votes for Ken Livingstone. 9. Bank crisis puts New York office market on precipice data: 27.03.08 The New York office market can withstand the fire sale of Bear Stearns, but if other financial firms disintegrate, the market could face a sharp decline. 10. Paul Routledge: Fag ban will work, no ifs and no butts data: 07.04.08 Ssst? Wanna buy some dirty, dangerous drugs that will eventually kill you? I got psome real hard stuff, genuine Virginia. Just like Marlboro Man used to smoke. 11. Masked gunmen steal âŹ4 million in Denmark robbery data: 07.04.08 Masked robbers armed with automatic weapons stole about 30 million kroner, or âŹ4 million, Tuesday from a cash depot in suburban Copenhagen and left explosives in their wake to avoid pursuit, police said. 12. Saracens and Toulouse into Heineken semis data: 07.04.08 Saracens produced a terrific all-round performance to overwhelm the Ospreys 19-10 while Toulouse thrashed Cardiff Blues 41-17 on a bad day for Wales in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. 13. Britain could be hardest hit by financial crisis, says IMF data: 10.04.08 Britain could be hardest hit by the global credit crisis as banks in this country have racked up bigger losses than anywhere else in the world, a new International Monetary Fund analysis shows. 14. 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. 15. EU leader urges Turkey to speed changes data: 10.04.08 The president of the European Commission said Wednesday that he would urge Turkey to speed up reforms and show more interest in European Union membership during his first official visit this week. 16. Who'd be a toilet attendant? data: 10.04.08 You visit a fancy bar. You go to the toilet. As you wash your hands, a man passes over some nice paper towels. He seems to expect a tip. Welcome to one of the UK's grimmest workplaces. 17. Parents are 'baffled by Diplomas' data: 19.03.08 A survey says that four out of five parents do not feel able to give their children advice about the Diploma. 18. Torch draws protest fury in London's Olympic run data: 07.04.08 The relay turned into a series of angry scuffles and melees as Olympians and dignitaries carried the Olympic torch through the British capital during a chaotic episode. 19. Ferguson relishing Barcelona test data: 10.04.08 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson cannot wait to face Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals after beating Roma. 20. Silvio Berlusconi: Left's women are uglier data: 10.04.08 It is a rather unorthodox argument for being elected, but in image-obsessed Italy, it just might work. 21. Pernod Ricard buys maker of Absolut vodka data: 07.04.08 The acquisition by the French company combines Vin & Sprit's Absolut with Pernod's brands, which include Seagram's gin, Havana Club rum, Chivas Regal Scotch and Jameson Irish whiskey. 22. Blast kills Sri Lankan minister data: 07.04.08 Sri Lankan Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is among 14 people killed in a suicide bombing, officials say. 23. Classic marathon cup returns to London data: 07.04.08 The Gold Cup that Queen Alexandra presented to the Italian runner Dorando Pietri a century ago is returning to London for the first time for Sunday's marathon. 24. UN criticises Nepal Maoist party data: 07.04.08 The UN calls on the Maoist party in Nepal to stop intimidating other parties ahead of the elections. 25. Udo Voigt, leader of German far-right party, charged with defamation data: 27.03.08 Voigt, head of the National Democratic Part, was charged Tuesday with incitement and defamation for allegedly publishing a pamphlet before the 2006 soccer World Cup that prosecutors said called into question whether nonwhite players should be on the national team. 26. EU threatens a mozzarella ban data: 07.04.08 EU officials Thursday threatened Italy with a possible Europe-wide ban on mozzarella from the Campania region unless Rome provided more details about production of the cheese, samples of which were found to contain higher-than-permitted levels of dioxins. 27. Europe shows resilience in face of U.S. downturn data: 27.03.08 Business confidence rose in Germany, France and Belgium, and the head of the European Central Bank dampened hopes for a cut in interest rates soon. 28. Two charged over beach head death data: 07.04.08 Two men are charged in connection with the death of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach. 29. Two charged over beach head data: 07.04.08 Two men are charged in connection with the death of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach. 30. Cardiff set up FA Cup final with Portsmouth data: 07.04.08 Joe Ledley scores the only goal to end Barnsley's FA Cup run and send Cardiff through to a final against Portsmouth. |