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22nd September 2009
Job hunting abroad can be both an opportunity and an adventure. There are hurdles to overcome when searching for the right job abroad. Let's take going to Madrid, Paris, Rome or London for example. It's not enough to just send resumes, the idea should ... Read >
Author: Lester Best16th September 2009
After August's A-Level results led to the - not unexpected - reports of a higher percentage of students receiving A and A* grades, headlines such as the following from The Daily Telegraph: ‘Bright A-Level Students shun university,' were not entirely une... Read >
Author: MarkeD10th September 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Ogden
Michael tried various work after redundancy, but found them all unrewarding. Alison had been made redundant the same year of 1995 having been an army officer for 22 years, but wanted to take a year off. That became seve... Read >
Author: Earnmoreincome.co.uk10th August 2009
If you think that you can get smarter if you use your brains more often, you are partially correct. While exercising your memory or “using your brain” more often does not boost your IQ, it can help improve your memory. And a good solid memory is the... Read >
Author: Martin Mak09th July 2009
You may not be aware of it, the freshest musical on stage at Broadway, and touring the nation is Jersey Boys. Critics have commended the freshness and variety in the show. Charles Spencer from The Daily Telegraph declared, "Overpaid, over-sexed and over ... Read >
Author: Micah Grimes06th July 2009
Following recent news suggesting that men are more likely to suffer from common types of cancer compared to women, could it be that health insurance is more important for men than it is for women?
According to research from the National Cancer Intellig... Read >
Author: Arti11th May 2009
The bingo industry has been dealt a blow by the Governments 2009 budget, even though it cam just 24 hours after the Bingo Association stated that the Government are sympathetic towards the industry.
The government has taken away VAT and brought in part... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer25th April 2009
A Portland-based shipwreck hunter has found what he believes
to be a ship torpedoed during World War II by a German U-boat off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Greg Brooks and his partners filed a claim on the wreck in the US District Court in Portland, Mai... Read >
Author: Brayan Peter25th March 2009
A Member of Parliament is calling for a review of the way local authorities carry out their duty to keep roads and pavements free of ice after it emerged that some councils were removing grit bins or leaving them empty to avoid compensation claims from pe... Read >
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors17th March 2009
Recession crime wave hits rural Britain
A recession crime wave has hit rural areas with levels of robbery surging by almost 20 per cent.
Figures published today in The Daily Telegraph provide the first evidence of a feared rise in violent thefts on t... Read >
Author: Barry S11th March 2009
The media industry is the second most competitive sector in London with all of the UK’s major organizations based there. For media jobs in London, the BBC is a significant employer, but the city is not only home to many of their significant national co... Read >
Author: MarkeD18th November 2008
Did you ever have a Christmas that you never got the gifts what you wanted? Did you ever get disappointed, because you were expecting a special gift and you got something else instead?
The movie goes something like this: You're all passing ... Read >
Author: Integrated Media Solutions12th November 2008
Knight Frank suggests that banks and financial institutions have increased their demand for short-term lets by over 80% in the last few months, taking up contracts of around 18 months. In the past, the period involved would have been anything from 10 to 2... Read >
Author: clickthrough05th September 2008
Comedy has been a part of Broadway since time immemorial and a true master piece of the genre is Boeing Boeing, a Broadway play that epitomizes a perfect laughing riot. Designated as 'the funniest show in London' by the Daily Telegraph, this amazing produ... Read >
Author: reed tieri13th August 2008
The island of Majorca has long been one of the favourite holiday destinations for Europeans, especially British and German tourists.
And enough have liked the island in the past to buy a second home for holidays, or to buy an apartment or villa to reti... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer30th June 2008
If box-office sales are any indication, the much-anticipated latest installment in the massively popular Indiana Jones movie series suggests that fervour for the series hasn't waned in the almost 20-year span since the release of the last chapter.
In t... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer13th June 2008
The public water filtration system used in cities throughout the United States uses chlorine to disinfect the water. Chlorine has been used for this purpose for over 100 years and has been effective in killing the bacteria which cause typhoid, cholera and... Read >
Author: Hugh Harris-Evans25th May 2008
The solidity of the French property market while all around is beingcredit crunched has been one of the major stories of recent times. Now,it seems, a new feature of this has emerged - the BARBies.
This is now, however, consider deleting a case of Cindy'... Read >
Author: Assetz UK20th May 2008
With so many destinations for those buying investment property overseas being hit by the credit crunch, emerging markets are attracting plenty of attention. Cape Verde is among these, although it would be quite incorrect to suggest that it is becoming pop... Read >
Author: Assetz UK08th May 2008
Cyprus has been one of the apparent success stories in overseas property investment terms in recent years, with rising prices, the economic kudos of first joining the European Union and then adopting the euro as its national currency, followed by the tant... Read >
Author: Assetz UK29th April 2008
With so many property markets struggling with the credit crunch, various governments are battling away to try to restore some lost ground. In Britain this has come in the form of the Bank of England's £50 billion bond issue to try to create more liquidit... Read >
Author: Assetz UK18th April 2008
Yesterday may not have brought the most startling news in economic history when the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) announced it was cutting the base rate by 0.25 per cent for the third time in five months.
Revealing the news, the body... Read >
Author: Assetz UK16th April 2008
Spain's Balearic Islands of Majorca and Menorca are very popular award-winning holiday destinations.
A mere hop, skip and a jump from France and Spain, Majorca is now even more easily accessible. EasyJet now offers less expensive, more frequent flights... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer13th April 2008
Cyprus has been having an eventful year so far, with New Year's Day bringing the adoption of the euro as its official currency, the election of a new president, Dimitris Christofias and with him the tantalising prospect of better relations with northern C... Read >
Author: Assetz UK13th April 2008
In the recent turmoil of the credit crisis the difficulties of Spain have been well documented, with falling prices, controversy over illegal building coming to a head when some properties were summarily demolished and a general feeling that a few chicken... Read >
Author: Assetz UK03rd April 2008
McLaren’s team boss Ron Dennis stated that their new driver Heikki Kovalainen has become a new man since he is driving for Mercedes this year. Kovalainen recently joined McLaren after his 2007 rookie season with Renault during which he showed extraordin... Read >
Author: Claudia Beckford19th March 2008
Is this the right time to invest in Buy to Let Property? Find out all the answers.
Everything is Doom and Gloom, Property prices are falling, Interest rates are still too high, mortgage lenders are acting tough and first time buyers are hard to find. A... Read >
Author: Ken Charles19th March 2008
The property market in Spain has been a vexed area for investors recently. The end of the boom years, the credit crunch and recent demolitions of homes that breached planning regulations are all major hits from which some markets might not recover.
Yet t... Read >
Author: Assetz UK19th February 2008
A survey by lifestyle business Saga has revealed that wealthy over-50s are turning to plastic surgery to retain their youthful appearance.
This age group are nicknamed the ‘Skiers’, which stands for Spending the Kids Inheritance, as they are having f... Read >
Author: Nikki Rammer19th February 2008
Research by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) shows that more men are turning to liposuction in a bid to banish their beer bellies and ‘moobs’.
The research shows that 18 per cent more men had the fat removal surgery in ... Read >
Author: Nikki Rammer14th February 2008
According to research, snorers are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis than those who don’t snore.
The research, which took four years to complete, was undertaken in Korea and surveyed over 4,000 people between the ages of 40 and 69. It found tha... Read >
Author: Nikki Rammer12th February 2008
The gunship helicopter
This type of parent swoops down and fights battles for their young adult. This is typically the type of helicopter parent which school staff and employers find the least helpful. Otherwise known as the "pushy parent", they do their... Read >
Author: Castillo11th February 2008
Investors in property looking to make a good return can do so in many locations in France, be it the popular sand and sun resorts of the Cote D'Azur, the wine regions, the hustle and glamour of Paris or the new London commuter belt across the channel that... Read >
Author: Assetz UK02nd February 2008
While the sharp, clear picture that high definition television offers is great news for the viewer, the format’s unforgiving clarity is making some of our favourite celebrities increasingly paranoid about their acne and facial imperfections.
As the ima... Read >
Author: Nikki Rammer18th January 2008
LONDON: The number of middle-aged men undergoing cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom has doubled in just five years as they struggle to come to terms with 'menopaunch', according to a report.
Men aged over 50 are spending thousands of pounds and tak... Read >
Author: breastsurgery26th July 2007
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has recently expressed its non interest in purchasing any of the Ford Premium brands namely, Jaguar, Land Rover, or Volvo since its focusing on completing its overseas investments.
According to Hyundai Motor spokesm... Read >
Author: Morgay29th June 2007
A recent study published by the Daily Telegraph reveals that London property prices are rising at the fastest rate for more than 30 years, with many properties fetching more money per square foot than properties Monte Carlo. The study by estate agency Kn... Read >
Author: Adam Singleton16th May 2007
I recently read an article in the Daily Mail, concerning staff at the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield who had been told to turn sheets over instead of washing them between patients. I initially thought I must have inadvertently picked up an article... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan19th April 2007
The world of becoming a home owner is becoming an increasingly distant prospect for those not yet on the housing market.
As reported in one of my previous articles the average house price has risen from 4.81 times the average national salary in 1997 to... Read >
Author: Lee Unsworth02nd October 2006
A property scam story in the UK Daily Telegraph recently has highlighted, yet again, the need to be cautious when dealing with prospective 'cash' purchasers abroad and has prompted me to relate a similar tale that happened to us.
The Telegraph story co... Read >
Author: Steve Lean02nd October 2006
Jumbo the Elephant had been captured as a two-year-old calf in 1861 in the French Sudan, bought by a collector, and sold on to the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. In 1865 he was transferred to London Zoo, where he was named by his keepers and became a national... Read >
Author: www.Taxidermy4cash.com15th September 2006
As people trudge back to work, after the summer lull, there seems to be a dark cloud hanging over many people's heads. First they decide that their lives were better twenty years ago, and now a national newspaper has launched a campaign to save their chil... Read >
Author: Matt Ambrose20th March 2006
Cambridge combines the best of traditional and modern life in one city. The towers, quadrangles and gardens of its 31 colleges create the Cambridge's spectacular landscape. At the same time, visitors enjoy the best in theatre, music and live entertainment... Read >
Author: Maria Williams
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