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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. Popular appeal... why did British PM show up on American Idol? data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown appears on the US talent show American Idol to promise to buy 20 million mosquito nets for malaria-hit countries. 2. Chia leads four Asian qualifiers for British Open data: 27.03.08 Malaysia's Danny Chia will make his second appearance at the British Open this July after carding a three-under-par 69 for the second successive round at Asia's International Final Qualifying tournament on Wednesday. 3. Torch relay chaos in papers data: 07.04.08 Chaotic scenes as anti-China demonstrators disrupt the Olympic relay through London are the focus of UK newspapers. 4. Burma migrants suffocate in lorry data: 10.04.08 More than 50 Burmese illegal migrants suffocate in the back of a lorry taking them into Thailand, police say. 5. US online sales growth 'to defy slowdown' data: 10.04.08 Estimates prepared for Shop.org, the leading national association of online retailers, show sales increasiing by about 50 per cent over the next five years to exceed $300bn 6. Can the Group of 7 fix the system itself? data: 10.04.08 When the Group of 7 reveals its response to the global financial markets crisis on Friday, one question they will find hard to answer is: Can you fix the system itself? History suggests not. 7. Dow falls after downbeat reports data: 27.03.08 A pair of pessimistic reports on home sales and business spending reminded investors about the precarious state of the economy. 8. Microsoft said to be talking with News Corp. about joint Yahoo bid data: 10.04.08 The combination, which would join Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and News Corp.'s MySpace, would create a behemoth that would upend the Internet landscape. 9. Web site of Dutch anti-Islam film is suspended data: 27.03.08 The Web site on which the Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders was promoting his film, which is said to be critical of the Koran, has been suspended by its U.S. hosting service, Network Solutions. 10. 'Ed Balls is witch hunting faith schools' data: 10.04.08 New evidence has emerged to undermine Government claims that faith schools are effectively barring children from poorer backgrounds by illicitly charging parents for admission. 11. HBO appoints entertainment president data: 10.04.08 HBO, the Time Warner-owned premium cable network, named Sue Naegle as president of entertainment, entrusting her to shepherd a new generation of programmes to replace defining hits like the multi-award-winning The Sopranos and Sex and the 12. Gurkha veterans seek equality data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. 13. Prosecutors quiz Samsung boss data: 07.04.08 The boss of South Korea's Samsung Group is questioned by prosecutors over corruption allegations. 14. Hammer killer 'attacked others' data: 19.03.08 Police investigate claims that a man who killed his former girlfriend and her two children, attacked others. 15. Asian businesses and workers suffer from dollar's weakness data: 27.03.08 The sliding value of the U.S. dollar against most global currencies is putting many businesses and workers under increasing financial pressure. 16. Afghans 'seize Taleban leader' data: 07.04.08 Afghan officials say they have arrested a senior Taleban commander in the southern city of Kandahar. 17. Stressed? Try doing the dishes more often data: 10.04.08 Doing just 20 minutes of housework or gardening every week is enough to boost mental health and reduce stress, a study has found. 18. Tories plan to block pupils' appeals data: 07.04.08 Children will be stripped of the right to an independent appeal after being excluded from school under a Conservative plan to restore order in the classroom. 19. Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke dies data: 19.03.08 The Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke, author of more than 100 books, has died at the age of 90. 20. Live qualifying notes data: 27.03.08 21. White House fights to spin missile defense talks as a success data: 10.04.08 Bush administration officials waged an extraordinary campaign during an 11-hour Air Force One flight to put a positive spin on the outcome of the summit meeting Sunday between President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin. 22. John McCain holds talks in Israel data: 19.03.08 Republican presidential hopeful John McCain holds talks with Israeli officials at the start of a Middle East tour. 23. BP and ConocoPhillips to build gas pipeline to United States and Canada data: 10.04.08 BP and Conoco will initially spend $600 million in the next three years to drum up support for the Alaska project, which they said would be the largest-ever private-sector construction project in North America. 24. Delia recipes 'loaded with salt' data: 07.04.08 Campaigners attack recipes in Delia Smith's latest book for being too high in salt. 25. Top Stories: CCTV released of missing TV star Mark Speight data: 10.04.08 Police today released CCTV images of griefstricken children's TV presenter Mark Speight moments before he vanished three days ago. 26. Cute animal stories: Send us your favourite data: 19.03.08 It's been a big day for cute animal stories. Telegraph.co.uk wants to hear about any we've missed. 27. Italy vows to keep Alitalia aloft after bidder pulls out data: 07.04.08 The airline said it would take the next several days to study its financial options before deciding on Tuesday whether to continue its operations. 28. Broadcast leaders join upstarts in web TV search data: 07.04.08 The search for an audience for web-based television is gathering pace. Two small European companies, Joost and Babelgum, have developed full-screen, high-quality video... 29. U.S. to cut staff at its embassy in Belarus data: 27.03.08 The United States will cut staff levels at its embassy in Minsk by almost half, bowing to demands from Belarus amid worsening relations between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. 30. Sark's 'half-baked' democracy challenged data: 10.04.08 Plans for Sark to abandon its feudal system in favour of democracy are to be challenged in court after it emerged that the island's unelected overlord will retain many of his powers. --- --- --- -x- |