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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. F1: Massa wins in Bahrain data: 07.04.08 Ferrari's Felipe Massa dominates the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton fails to score and loses the championship lead. 2. Man charged over Jamaica murder data: 07.04.08 A handyman is charged with the murder of a 61-year-old British woman on an extended holiday in Jamaica. 3. Google faces loss of talent data: 07.04.08 For some early hires, the internet company has lost two vital ingredients: the anything-goes approach of a start-up environment and the chance to strike it rich 4. Apple mulls unlimited music bundle data: 19.03.08 Apple is in discussions with the big music companies about a radical new business model that would give customers unlimited access to its entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and iPhone devices 5. Ecuador's military chiefs resign data: 10.04.08 Ecuador's top four military commanders resign after the president accuses the military of aiding Colombia. 6. Setanta talks on possible sale end data: 07.04.08 Setanta Sports, the Ireland-based pay-TV channel, has ended exploratory sale talks after potential bidders demurred from its high price tag 7. Greece braced for pension strike data: 19.03.08 Greece is expected to grind to a halt as public workers hold a general strike against proposed pension reforms. 8. Mascherano charged with improper conduct data: 27.03.08 Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano was charged with improper conduct by the FA on Wednesday following his refusal to leave the field after being sent off in last Sunday's 3-0 defeat by Manchester United. 9. Junior doctors 'bullied' into unpaid overtime data: 07.04.08 More than half of junior doctors are being "bullied" to work hours of unpaid overtime, the British Medical Association has warned. 10. 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. 11. Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts data: 10.04.08 Total losses from market meltdown, including the securities tied to commercial real estate and loans to consumers and companies, may reach $945 billion, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Su last year data: 10.04.08 Sudoku has furrowed the brow of many a commuter, but will its popularity be usurped by new puzzle kenken? 15. Towns in south Tuscany suffer from depopulation data: 27.03.08 Off the tourist track in poorer areas of southern Tuscany, whole towns are becoming depopulated, thousands of acres of agricultural land are falling into disuse, and life is becoming more difficult. 16. 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. 17. City: Petrol price hike hits families data: 07.04.08 The average two-car family has seen its fuel bill rocket by £176 in the past year 18. George Bush empty-handed as last summit with Vladimir Putin ends in failure data: 07.04.08 President George W Bush's last ever summit with Vladimir Putin ended in failure last night when the Russian president stood firm in his opposition to Washington's controversial missile defence shield. 19. Charlton Heston, Oscar-winner, dies aged 84 data: 07.04.08 Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning screen icon whose conservative views and ardent defence of gun rights later overshadowed his acting, died at his home in Beverly Hills at the weekend. He was 84. 20. 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. 21. Heather Mills' contribution to Paul McCartney marriage: an acrylic fingernail data: 19.03.08 One of the few positive things to come out of Sir Paul McCartneyâs four-year marriage to Heather Mills was her suggestion that he should wear an acrylic fingernail to protect one of the fingers he uses for strumming the guitar, the judgement issued at the end of their divorce battle said. 22. 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. 23. City: Virgin to jettison massages data: 10.04.08 Virgin Atlantic's firstclass passengers will be a little less pampered in future - if plans to axe the airline's 280 onboard beauty therapists go-ahead. 24. U.S. equity loans are next round in credit crisis data: 27.03.08 Lulled by good times, millions of Americans borrowed â sometimes heavily â against the roofs over their heads. Now the bill is coming due. 25. Rugby U: Johnson is backed data: 07.04.08 World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward says Martin Johnson is the man to lead England's revival - but only if he is a hands-on coach. 26. Militants flee Palestinian jail data: 07.04.08 Twelve Palestinian militants escape from a prison in the West Bank, complaining of beatings by security forces. 27. Russian artist disappears in Germany data: 07.04.08 A prominent artist who had run-ins with both church and state in her native Russia after taking part in a controversial exhibition has disappeared without a trace from her new home in Berlin. 28. Dozens of protesters sentenced in Belarus data: 27.03.08 The European Union and the United States criticized the police for rounding up demonstrators in an illegal protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. 29. Sprint king Alain Bernard happy to lose swim record data: 10.04.08 France's Alain Bernard, who broke three world swimming records in as many days, was perfectly happy to lose one of them soon afterwards. 30. 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. --- --- --- -x- |