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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. JPMorgan dominates management after Bear Stearns merger data: 07.04.08 Of 26 executives named to executive positions at JPMorgan Chase, which is taking over Bear Stearns, only five are from Bear, according to an internal memo. 2. Women face bias worldwide - UN data: 07.04.08 Women are discriminated against in almost every country worldwide, a UN-commissioned report says. 3. Stick to that resolution. Oh yes you will data: 19.03.08 This is the day we're most likely to give up on New Year's resolutions, and just knowing that makes it worse. 4. European cargo ship docks at International Space Station data: 07.04.08 A new European cargo ship flew up to the International Space Station, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Apple in talks with music companies data: 19.03.08 The computer maker proposes a new business model that would give customers free access to its entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its devices 8. Sue Carroll: Thank God Fayed's forced to let Di rest data: 10.04.08 At the end of play, as befits the owner of a Premier League side who has just thrown disgusting sums of money at his team, Mohamed Al Fayed discovered this week that even his vast wealth couldn't buy him the result he wanted. 9. Gloria Taylor data: 10.04.08 Mother of Damilola Taylor who rose above her grief to campaign for the underprivileged. 10. Two Israelis die in battle at fuel terminal data: 10.04.08 Palestinian militants from Gaza have launched an audacious cross-border raid on a fuel terminal, killing two Israelis in a fierce shoot-out. 11. Iraqis get a chilly welcome as refugees in Denmark data: 27.03.08 The 100 Iraqi interpreters and their families who were evacuated to Denmark in July find themselves facing a future in a country that is, at best, ambivalent toward their presence. 12. 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. 13. Sat nav drivers 'damaging ancient buildings' data: 10.04.08 Britain's historic bridges, buildings and roads are under threat from drivers blithely following satellite navigation directions, a conservation society warned yesterday. 14. EADS insiders knew of threats to profits before selling stock, regulator says data: 10.04.08 A report from the French market regulator details meetings in which senior executives learned about threats to profits. 15. Pro-Tibet protesters disrupt Olympic flame lighting data: 27.03.08 Activists angered by the Chinese crackdown in Tibet disrupted the ceremony Monday in Greece, unfurling a banner and calling for a boycott of the Beijing Summer Games. 16. S Asian crises blamed on leaders data: 10.04.08 Oxfam says government failures can turn South Asia's natural disasters into humanitarian crises. 17. Bidding farewell data: 07.04.08 Bush and Putin meet for last time as heads of state 18. Kevin Maguire: Time to take some credit data: 07.04.08 Tax credits pump £14billion a year - legally - into the pay packets of low and middle income families. 19. Woman, 23, commits suicide in Bridgend data: 10.04.08 Police are investigating another suicide in Bridgend after a 23-year-old woman hanged herself. 20. Dollar falls below 7 yuan data: 10.04.08 The milestone underlined China's growing economic strength and its increasing use of the currency as a policy tool. 21. Mirror Money: 100% mortgage? Don't let it get on top of you data: 10.04.08 Hundreds of thousands of home owners with "supersize" loans face mortgage misery. 22. Cristiano Ronaldo in bullfight ad controversy data: 19.03.08 Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo has risked the ire of animal-rights groups by portraying a bullfighter in an advert. 23. Zimbabwe election run-up 'flawed' data: 19.03.08 Zimbabwe is failing to meet its democratic obligations ahead of elections next week, says a human rights group. 24. What do you want to talk about? data: 19.03.08 What do you want the world to talk about? 25. Bafta TV awards nominations 2008 data: 19.03.08 The full awards nomination list 26. Vandals desecrate Muslim graves in northern France data: 07.04.08 Vandals desecrated 148 graves in the Muslim section of a military cemetery in northern France, hanging a pig's head on one of the headstones, the police said Sunday. The French government reacted with outrage. 27. Al-Qaeda leader al-Masri 'dead' data: 10.04.08 The US says Abu Obaidah al-Masri, reputedly al-Qaeda's mastermind in Afghanistan, has died. 28. Thai tensions data: 07.04.08 Wealth and power gap exposed in Bangkok court 29. The need to share a dark secret data: 07.04.08 Felix Dennis has retracted his "confession" but why do people suddenly own up to murder years later? 30. Polly Hudson: Named.. but not shamed data: 07.04.08 Unlikely style icon of the week --- --- --- -x- |