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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. We just think the Fredericksburg area is just a wonderful area with the proximity to Washington, D.C., and Baltimore," Todd Nelson, president and owner of Kalahari Resorts, said in an interview with The Associated Press. 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. Brown urges action on food prices data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown calls on the G8 group of industrialised nations to devise an international plan to deal with rising food prices. 2. Pssst - Want an unlocked phone? data: 27.03.08 Wireless carriers often offer customers cheap or free phones in exchange for multi-year contracts, but then the phones are technologically "locked" - the subscriber cannot cancel the contract and sign up for service with another company. 3. 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. 4. Ex-soldier who shot family jailed data: 10.04.08 A former soldier who killed his aunt, uncle and cousins with a silenced pistol is given four life sentences. 5. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines goes bankrupt data: 10.04.08 The long-haul budget carrier, which tried to offer premium service and spacious seats at low prices, suddenly went into liquidation Wednesday, canceling all flights. 6. Hugo Claus, often caustic Belgium author, dies at 78 data: 07.04.08 Claus, who had Alzheimer's disease, died at Middelheim Hospital in Antwerp. "He himself picked the moment of his death and asked for euthanasia," his wife, Veerle De Wit, said in a statement, as quoted by The Associated Press. 7. UN criticises Nepal Maoist party data: 07.04.08 The UN calls on the Maoist party in Nepal to stop intimidating other parties ahead of the elections. 8. BCE deal clears its final hurdle data: 10.04.08 BCE, Canada's biggest telecoms operator, has cleared the last regulatory hurdle for its proposed buy-out by a private equity group, writes Bernard Simon in... 9. Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90 data: 19.03.08 British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, author of more than 100 books, dies in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. 10. German Catholic Church details wartime use of forced labor data: 10.04.08 The church exploited nearly 6,000 forced laborers in the Nazi era, it said in an extensive report Tuesday on a dark chapter in its history. 11. US soldiers killed in Green Zone data: 07.04.08 Three US troops are killed by rocket attacks on the Green Zone and a base in Baghdad, the US military says. 12. Has Sir Alan met his match in The Apprentice? data: 19.03.08 Sir Alan Sugar, the archetypal bully best known for his withering put-downs, will come face to face on the new series of The Apprentice with a woman who successfully sued a city law firm for victimisation. 13. Yahoo is said to rebuff Microsoft threat over bid data: 07.04.08 Yahoo is expected to reject merger negotiations with Microsoft and explain why its board believes the current offer price is too low. 14. Afghan civilians killed in raid data: 19.03.08 US-led forces in Afghanistan say a woman and boy have died in a raid, locals say four more killed were also civilians. 15. Mother of stabbed Damilola dies data: 10.04.08 The mother of stabbed schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies from a suspected heart attack. 16. Queen set to meet Irish president data: 19.03.08 The Queen is expected to meet the Irish President Mary McAleese in Belfast later during her visit to NI. 17. NHS migrant rules face legal bid data: 10.04.08 Rules banning some migrants in England from hospital treatment are to be challenged in the High Court. 18. Mugabe focus for Brown, Mbeki data: 07.04.08 Gordon Brown has held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. 19. Bluebirds win FA Cup final place data: 07.04.08 Thousands of Cardiff City fans celebrate their side going through to the FA Cup final next month. 20. For bargain-basement America, foreign investment no panacea data: 07.04.08 Americans often have an ambivalent relationship with the global economy, which has been coming into focus amid a surge of European and Asian acquisitions of U.S. companies 21. Trial of couple accused of killing 7 young women to begin in France data: 27.03.08 Michel Fourniret, allegedly one of France's most deadly serial killers, goes on trial this week with his wife, who is accused of helping her husband lure in his prey. 22. Finland's foreign minister ousted over scandal involving exotic dancer data: 07.04.08 Finland's foreign minister was ousted Tuesday by his conservative party over a text message scandal involving an erotic dancer. 23. Sight restored 66 years on data: 07.04.08 A man blinded in one eye during the Blitz has his sight restored by Scottish specialists, 66 years later. 24. 'Blasphemous' Christ film may be released data: 07.04.08 A controversial film depicting Christ being caressed on the cross, which has been banned for two decades, could be released later this year. 25. Nicholas Soames in court over quad bike stunt data: 19.03.08 Nicholas Soames, the veteran Tory MP, is to appear in court over footage allegedly showing him riding a quad bike on a public road with a child perched behind him. 26. 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. 27. Richard Hammond: MOT makes me feel like an OAP data: 07.04.08 It's been a great week for older people. But it's also been a week when I've discovered that I'm shortly to be one of them. And I'm not ready. 28. '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. 29. Bafta TV awards nominations 2008 data: 19.03.08 The full awards nomination list 30. William Caxton's prayer book saved by National Trust data: 07.04.08 The earliest-known printed book bearing the stamp of William Caxton, the father of British printing, has been saved for the nation by the National Trust at a cost of almost ÂŁ500,000. |