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BBC to Air Crimewatch Riots Special on BBC One
Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 7:02am | 133Read More...A special 30-minute edition of Crimewatch is to be broadcast on BBC One on Thursday 18 August at 8pm. Riots Caught On Camera: A Crimewatch Special will be presented by Crimewatch's Rav Wilding – himself a former policeman. This special programme will ask viewers for their help to identify the...
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BBC Breaks with Tradition and Airs Question Time on 5 Live
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 5:56pm | 132Read More...The BBC has aired a special edition of the popular political panel show Question Time, on both BBC One and BBC Radio 5 Live. The show, put together at short notice, and including guests such as the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Brian Paddick, formally of the Metropolitan Police,...
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The U.S. Joins the Party: CPI up 3.2%
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 11:48am | 490Read More...The consumer price index rose 3.2% from April of 2010 to April of 2011 according to the Labor Department. CNN reports this as the largest 12 month increase since October of 2008. The government has attributed the majority of the increase to rising energy prices. AAA reports the average price...
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When Others Leave, The Fukushima 50 Stay Behind
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 12:00pm | 207Read More...Despite the potential risks, 50 employees at Fukushima Daiichi's unit 2 reactor have decided to stay behind. Though cancer and other problems could arise in the future, the New Zealand Herald reports that these reactor employees (who are being called the Fukushima 50) continue working with the hope...
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Citigroup Shares Set To Continue Upward Momentum Following Treasury Sale
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 10:50am | 133Read More...The U.S Treasury has sold its remaining stake in Citigroup (NYSE: C) for a reported $12Bn profit. We all remember that Citigroup was one of the firms hit hardest by the financial crisis, which lead to a bailout by the U.S Treasury and taxpayers as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP...
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Sex.com Domain Sold For $13 Million
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 10:36am | 88Read More...The Sex.com domain sold for $13 million. Clover Holdings, based on the island of St. Vincent, made the winning bid. No one knows why. The BBC reports that “The sex.com domain has changed hands several times and at one time was under the control of a conman who stole it from its original owner.” The...

