Sport & Fitness
Expect the Expected
Eurosport's tennis expert Simon Reed predicts routine progressions for the big two as the men's semi-finals take centre stage. Looking ahead to the men's semis, there's only one way I can see it going, and it culminates in a Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal final. Marat Safin's done really well, and he played superbly against Novak Djokovic,... more
Miscellaneous
UK to give waterless washing machine a spin
LONDON - A washing machine using as little as a cup of water for each washing cycle could go on sale to environmentally conscious Britons next year. Xeros, which has been spun out of the University of Leeds to commercialise the technology, said on Monday the new machines would use less than 2 percent of the water and energy of a conventional... more
Car & Traffic
MG Sports Cars Plan Gets Into Top Gear
MG Sports cars will be made in the UK again from August, the firm's Chinese owners have confirmed. Shanghai Automotive says it plans to sell MG TFs at more than 40 dealerships in this country. It bought the Longbridge-based carmaker after it went bust in 2005 and started production in China last year. In a statement earlier the company... more
Fashion & Lifestyle
Fashion moment with British designer Henry Holland
LONDON - British designer Henry Holland, who first made a splash in the fashion world with his cheeky slogan t-shirts, says London Fashion Week is becoming ever more business-savvy, while retaining its creative edge. Holland, 25, started his career as a style journalist for a teen magazine, but took a detour in design and now sells clothes... more
Internet
Yahoo introduces two new e-mail address domains
SEATTLE - Yahoo said it introduced two new e-mail domains on Wednesday, allowing users to select new, simpler e-mail addresses ending in ymail.com and rocketmail.com. The current yahoo.com Web-based e-mail service has more than 260 million users worldwide, so many new users must adopt elaborate addresses because simpler ones are unavailable.... more
Technology & Multimedia
Is this the Playstation Phone?
Sick of playing half-baked games of Snake on your cell phone? So is Sony. The purveyors of everything Playstation recently pulled back the curtain on what might well be the Playstation Phone tech-savvy gamers-on-the-go have been clamoring for. Due out in September, the Sony Ericsson F305 is a pocket-sized slider phone sporting a slew of... more
Travel
British Airways bets on luxury with new premium airline
NEW YORK - British Airways is betting that, even in a down economy, wealthy travelers are still willing to pay for luxury on a trans-Atlantic flight. The airline's new premium affiliate, OpenSkies, made its first flight Thursday, a jaunt from Paris to New York aboard a Boeing 757 with only 82 roomy, leather-clad seats. OpenSkies is... more
Movies – Music - Books
Coldplay climb Violet Hill to the top of the U.S. charts
Coldplay have scored their first ever U.S. number one single just two days after the release of their much-anticipated new album Viva La Vida. The rockers have ended Lil Wayne's five-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their new song Violet Hill. But it's not all doom and gloom for the rapper - his Tha Carter III stormed to... more
Beauty & Health
Why A Big Breakfast Is 'Key To Slimming'
Eating a big breakfast is the key to keeping slim, according to new research. The bigger and more carb-laden the meal the better, experts say. The study found women who eat half of their daily calories first thing lose more weight in the long term than those who start the day with a small breakfast. And they are also less likely to pile... more
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Economy & Finances
Energy bills could rise by as much as 40%
Significant increases in gas and electricity prices are "very likely" in the coming period, energy minister Malcolm Wicks said. Mr Wicks put the blame for domestic energy price hikes on massive increases in the cost of oil, gas and coal on global markets. His comments came after reports that unnamed industry sources believe household... more
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