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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. Cityscape: Helping newcomers navigate the real estate maze of Istanbul data: 27.03.08 A modern businesswoman finds new residents a place to live in an ancient city beset by illegal construction and often untraceable ownership documents. 2. Three share £2.2m Lottery cash data: 10.04.08 Three ticket holders are each £753,154 richer after sharing a £2.2m jackpot in Wednesday's main Lotto draw. 3. 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. 4. Beijing pollution 'not a danger' data: 07.04.08 Olympic chief Jacques Rogge claims air pollution in Beijing will not endanger athletes' health at the 2008 Games. 5. Ten Years of Blair: I'VE HAD ENOUGH ..AND SO HAVE YOU! data: 19.03.08 TONY Blair yesterday brought down the curtain on his Premiership in a speech full of pride, passion and humour. 6. European supply ship is cleared for space station mission data: 07.04.08 Managers of the International Space Station on Wednesday cleared Europe's new Jules Verne cargo ship for its first docking with the orbiting research outpost. 7. Georgia says NATO should not bow to Russian pressure data: 27.03.08 NATO leaders risk enflaming regional tensions if they bow to Russian pressure and block the membership aspirations of Ukraine and Georgia at a summit next week, Georgia's foreign minister warned Wednesday. 8. Woods targets fifth Masters title data: 10.04.08 Tiger Woods will take aim at an historic Grand Slam when the first round of the Masters begins at Augusta on Thursday. 9. Max Mosley to face confidence vote data: 10.04.08 Max Mosley will face a vote of confidence as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) by a secret ballot, the FIA said on Wednesday. 10. BSkyB nets more Champions League data: 19.03.08 British Sky Broadcasting is going into extra time against the BBC and ITV to win the last remnants of European Champions League coverage in the UK after it secured the majority of games in a ÂŁ240m, three-year deal 11. MySpace highlights social networking's struggles data: 07.04.08 MySpace's struggle to meet advertising targets reflects industry-wide difficulties in turning immense social networking traffic into money â but also the problems of predicting cashflows 12. Appian Way, the queen of Roman roads, is under threat data: 07.04.08 In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development. 13. Football: Pearce hints at surprises data: 19.03.08 Stuart Pearce hints at new faces in England coach Fabio Capello's squad for the friendly against France in Paris on 26 March. 14. 'Some progress' in Russia-US ties data: 07.04.08 George Bush and Vladimir Putin sign a basic agreement on bilateral ties, without a breakthrough on differences. 15. Freire first Spaniard to win Ghent-Wevelgem data: 10.04.08 Oscar Freire used his powerful sprint finish to become the first Spaniard to win the 209km Ghent-Wevelgem race on Wednesday. 16. Bosnia police arrest 5 terrorism suspects in raid data: 27.03.08 During the raid on the suspects' homes in Sarajevo and Bugojno, the police seized anti-tank mines, laser sights, maps and manuals describing how to build bombs, officials said Friday. 17. Yahoo board huddles over Microsoft bid data: 07.04.08 Directors were in discussions about Microsoft's latest gambit in its unsolicited takeover approach, amid signs that Yahoo was preparing to dig in deeper against its suitor's current bid 18. Racing: Murphy revels in victory data: 07.04.08 Jockey Timmy Murphy says the Grand National victory on board Comply Or Die is the best result of his career. 19. Thousand demonstrate in Belarussian capital data: 27.03.08 Thousands of opposition protesters defied a government ban to stage a demonstration honoring a banned Belarussian holiday Tuesday. Many of them clashed with the riot police and dozens were detained. 20. 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. 21. Poll fraud 'hits at democracy' data: 19.03.08 Safeguards to combat voting fraud are 'easily bypassed' because of weaknesses in the registration system, it was claimed. 22. 'Internet used' to plan city riot data: 07.04.08 Police believe a riot in Londonderry involving up to 100 youths was organised on the internet. 23. 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. 24. PM not attending Olympics opening data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street confirms. 25. Notes from a hot and humid Friday in Sepang data: 27.03.08 26. McCanns call for EU child alerts data: 10.04.08 Madeleine McCann's parents travel to Brussels to support an EU-wide alert system for missing children. 27. Volcker, ex-Fed chairman, chides current one data: 10.04.08 The imposing former Fed chief who felled the runaway inflation of the 1980s chided Ben Bernanke for toeing "the very edge" of the bank's legal authority in orchestrating the bailout of Bear Stearns. 28. 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. 29. Margaret Thatcher 'would win election today' data: 07.04.08 Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher is voted the greatest post-war prime minister in survey. 30. Switzerland likely to outlaw cat fur trade data: 07.04.08 Cat fur is used in garments and blankets in Switzerland, the last West European nation where such a trade is still legal. But the trade is increasingly stigmatized and likely to be outlawed soon. --- --- --- -x- |