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BABCOCK has played down the likelihood of job cuts after announcing a £350 million deal that will make it the Royal Navy's largest maintenance provider.

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

During the Redlands Festival Series, from April through May, the Redlands Historical Glass Museum is highlighting some of its special collections.

WINSLOW HALL is the finest surviving house built by England’s greatest architect, Sir Christopher Wren, and is a trophy almost without rival.

All amounts within this news release are stated in U.S. dollars) Northstar Aerospace Inc. today reported record revenue totaling $38.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $36.3 million in 2006, a increase of $2.7 million.

NICOLAS CAGE gave his former partner a big boost in Hollywood last night (09May07) when he jetted in from a film shoot in South Dakota to help her lau

WASHINGTON, May. 10 (UPI) -- Officials at the U.S. Justice and Health and Human Services departments said they have arrested 38 people suspected of defrauding Medicare.

Officials at the U.S. Justice and Health and Human Services departments said they have arrested 38 people suspected of defrauding Medicare.

PETALUMA, Calif.----Despite years of complaints about the Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 1000 firms to receive billions of dollars in Federal small business contracts, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman John Kerry has disappointed small business owners across America by declining to schedule hearings to investigate the abuses, according to ...

With round eight done and dusted, that shuffling sound you hear is various coaches checking the fine print of their team warranties to make sure what they've seen on the field matches the performance promises made before the season.

With round eight done and dusted, that shuffling sound you hear is various coaches checking the fine print of their team warranties to make sure what they've seen on the field matches the performance promises made before the season.

With round eight done and dusted, that shuffling sound you hear is various coaches checking the fine print of their team warranties to make sure what they've seen on the field matches the performance promises made before the season.

They always say it's better late than never. I think. Since The BV Newswire prides itself on getting the official word, we try not to place too much credence into unconfirmed information -- no matter how salacious and titillating it can be.

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The schemes center on what prosecutors call the nation's largest hot spot for health-care malfeasance: the southern district of Florida. Over the past several weeks, federal agents visited dozens of companies there that charged Medicare for prosthetic limbs, costly AIDS drugs, air mattresses and...

A real estate mogul bound for prison on federal tax evasion charges was critically injured yesterday when a hit-and-run driver mowed him down outside an upscale gay club in Manhattan, authorities said.

Calling South Florida a particularly ripe area for Medicare fraud, federal prosecutors Wednesday announced a crackdown on sham medical care companies, including the arrest of 38 people prosecutors say fraudulently billed the government for more than $142 million.

TWENTY pupils from Gisburn Primary School ran away with the inaugural Barnoldswick and District Inter-Schools' Cross-Country Race on Saturday. (02/05/2007 16:24:10)

A multimillionaire landlord from hell was struck by a hit-and-run driver and critically injured early yesterday - just weeks before he was to begin a 33-month sentence for fraud and tax evasion. Steven Green, 42, had just left an upscale West Side...

After resigning his post Tony Blair should... Loading ... PARIS Hilton is scared. “I’m very scared,” says Paris Hilton. Pending an appeal, Paris is heading to jail . And the fear is that One Night in Paris will become 45 Nights In Paris as the video gets nasty.

The U.S. Army’s $3.7 billion budget request for its largest weapons program – a family of armored vehicles connected by drones and radio networks – was cut about 23 percent Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee.

The investor and philanthropist was in critical condition in New York. He is less than eight weeks from beginning a federal prison term.

Calling South Florida a particularly ripe area for Medicare fraud, federal prosecutors Wednesday announced a crackdown on sham medical care companies, including the arrest of 38 people prosecutors say fraudulently billed the government for more than $142 million.

His fete

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

A real estate mogul who was recently convicted of tax fraud was severely injured last night in a hitand-run outside a Midtown nightclub. A black Town Car hit Steven Green about 1:30 a.m. as he was crossing the street to his Rolls Royce outside the club Posh at 51st Street and Ninth Avenue, police said. Mr. Green was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he remained in critical condition, police ...

Fergie previewed her solo show Tuesday night with a private concert for contest winners at Franklin High School in Seattle. Her 20-date Verizon VIP Tour — which is skipping paper tickets in favor of cell phone photo-message passes — officially kicks off May 21 with a show in Pittsburgh.

WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty-eight people have been arrested in the first phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program, Attorney General Alberto R.

WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks of Attorney General Alberto R.

A philanthropist and real estate investor who was enjoying his last weeks of freedom before beginning a prison sentence in a tax and fraud case was run down by a car on Wednesday and was severely injured. Millionaire Steven Green,42, underwent surgery at a downtown Manhattan hospital after the collision, according to his attorney, Louis Cherico.

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

Millionaire Steven Green, 42, underwent surgery at a downtown Manhattan hospital after the collision, according to his attorney, Louis Cherico. "He's in intensive care, but it is a very good prognosis. Thank God," Cherico said.

A philanthropist and real estate investor who was enjoying his last weeks of freedom before beginning a prison sentence in a tax and fraud case was run down by a car on Wednesday and was severely injured.

A multimillionaire real-estate investor getting into his Rolls Royce was struck and critically injured in a hit and run on the West Side.

A federal strike force aimed at cracking down on Medicare fraud has arrested 38 people in South Florida whom prosecutors say were engaged in various schemes to defraud the federal government.

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - An embattled multibillion- dollar engine project led by General Electric Co. and Britain's Rolls-Royce Plc for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter received a boost on Wednesday in Congress.

A day of family fun and entertainment is set for Saturday at the Corsicana Municipal Airport as the Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force holds its ninth annual “Airsho” at C. David Campbell Field from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Fergie previewed her Dutchess solo tour at a Seattle high school on Tuesday. Diddy and Nelly Furtado join Kanye on the Concert for Diana lineup. Kelly Rowland and Katharine McPhee salute the Bee Gees on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - An embattled multibillion-dollar engine project led by General Electric Co. and Britain's Rolls-Royce Plc for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter received a boost on Wednesday in Congress.

``Did you vote for me?'' asked Antasha Durbin of Kent early in our conversation. ``You'd better!'' The 19-year-old Kent State University journalism major is not missing any opportunities as she tries for a spot on MTV's The Real World.

Police are looking for a dark-colored sedan that they say struck a 42-year-old man in Hell's Kitchen before driving off early Wednesday morning. Police say the victim was crossing West 51st Street between Ninth and 10th avenues at about 1:37 a.m. when the sedan hit him as it drove westbound.

(Courtesy photo) Paris Hilton is petitioning Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to get out of her 45-day jail sentence.

PRINCE PREPARES FOR LONDON TAKEOVER: Artist to perform 21 shows in the city beginning this fall. *Prince appeared at a news conference in London Tuesday to announce plans to play 21 concerts in the city this fall before taking time off to study the prophets of the Bible.

``Real World'' Contender. ``Did you vote for me?'' asked Antasha Durbin of Kent early in our conversation. ``You'd better!'' The 19-year-old Kent State University journalism major is not missing any opportunities as she tries for a spot on MTV's The Real World.

*Folks in New York who happened to be within eyesight of MTV’s jumbotron in Times Square Monday night were able to witness firsthand the engagement of Nick Cannon and his girlfriend, Selita Ebanks.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Meggitt PLC's wholly-owned subsidiary Vibro-Meter UK has won a 30 mln usd contract with Rolls-Royce Group PLC to supply sensors and ignition systems for a new BR700 engine for regional and business jets, Meggitt announced in a statement.

The contract covers the life of the engine programme and should generate revenues of more than 30 mln usd for Vibro-Meter from the sale of new engines, Meggitt said.

Avril Lavigne is launching a new merchandise line in conjunction with her new album The Best Damn Thing — and she wants you to be part of it.

After two decades, the Six Sigma quality-management program is moving beyond the manufacturing floor. Cummins, one the most passionate devotees of Six Sigma, uses it for accounting, human resources, information technology and other functions.

LOS ANGELES -- General Motors Corp . will pay nearly $500,000 to the parents of a 7-year-old girl who was killed along with her stepmother when their sport utility vehicle rolled over five years ago near the California-Arizona border. The judgment for $487,500 was entered April 30 in Riverside County by Superior Court Judge Gloria Trask against the nation's largest automaker. The estate of ...

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- In the late 1960s, when his famed ``wall of sound'' was already going out of fashion, Phil Spector was sitting alone in his Los Angeles mansion -- isolated, alienated, paranoid, dysfunctional -- watching Orson Welles's ``Citizen Kane,'' who was in about the same shape in Xanadu.

NICK CANNON proposed to his girlfriend of three months, Victoria Secret's model, Selita Ebanks the other night aided by the MTV Jumbotron in Times Square, US Weekly...

European shares also finished lower, while U.S. stocks fell. Investors will be on a state of heightened alert this week, with the U.S. Federal Reserve due for a rate announcement on Wednesday and UK and European central banks due on Thursday.

PETALUMA, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Despite years of complaints about the Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 1000 firms to receive billions of dollars in Federal small business contracts, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman John Kerry has disappointed small business owners across America by declining to schedule hearings to investigate the abuses, ...

PETALUMA, Calif.----Despite years of complaints about the Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 1000 firms to receive billions of dollars in Federal small business contracts, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairman John Kerry has disappointed small business owners across America by declining to schedule hearings to investigate the abuses, according to ...

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

Proposes to girlfriend Selita Ebanks

European shares also finished lower, while U.S. stocks fell. Investors will be on a state of heightened alert this week, with the U.S. Federal Reserve due for a rate announcement on Wednesday and UK and European central banks due on Thursday.

Despite rumors that Nick Cannon had eloped in Vegas earlier in the year, the actor left no doubt in the public's mind that he is now currently engaged.

Airbus hopeful that Indian carriers would order 20 planes this year

Nick Cannon with Selita Ebanks. Nick Cannon showed his romantic side by proposing to model girlfriend Selita Ebanks in the middle of Times Square on May 7. The 26-year-old star took Ebanks in a chauffeured Rolls Royce Phantom and slipped a $400,000 (U.S.) diamond ring on her finger as the giant MTV video screen displayed: “Selita, will you marry me?”

Actor got down on one knee in Times Square Despite rumors that Nick Cannon had eloped in Vegas earlier in the year, the actor left no doubt in the public's mind that he is now currently engaged.

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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares closed lower with a weaker Wall Street ahead of this week's interest rate decisions in the US and UK, with Hanson weaker on profit taking after jumping Friday following bid speculation, dealers said.

The leading share index slipped 0.8 percent on Tuesday, ahead of key U.S. and UK interest rate decisions and after raking in hefty gains last week, as commodity shares and banks weighed on the market.

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index slipped 0.8 percent on Tuesday, ahead of key U.S. and UK interest rate decisions and after raking in hefty gains last week, as commodity shares and banks weighed on the market.

Nick Cannon may be a jokester, but the multi-faceted entertainer wasn't kidding when he popped the big question to Selita Ebanks last night (May 7).

At 3.03 pm, the FTSE 100 index was down 50.3 points at 6,552.9, while the FTSE 250 index dropped 117 points at 12,094.1. Volume was solid, however, following the long May Bank Holiday break, with 1.95 bln shares changing hands in 444,214 deals.

The top share index extended losses by mid-session on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. and UK interest rate decisions this week, as oil shares and banks proved a drag.

The top share index extended losses by mid-session on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. and UK interest rate decisions this week, as oil shares and banks proved a drag.

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index extended losses by mid-session on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. and UK interest rate decisions this week, as oil shares and banks proved a drag.

Compiled by David Olive Toronto Star On Lyndon Johnson , in 1969: "A less patient and dedicated man, when taunted incessantly with the chant, 'Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids have you killed today?' might have been tempted to reply: 'None, unfortunately.'"

AS newlywed Sue McGarrie stepped out of the church on her big day – a special mode of transport awaited her. (08/05/2007 09:20:11)

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Daido Steel Co. Ltd. , Japan's top specialty steel maker, said on Tuesday it had asked carmaker Suzuki Motor Corp. to buy a stake in it in an attempt to fend off any future unsolicited takeover bids.

Right now Sudan is sponsoring genocide. The killings have become a common occurrence in Darfur – the western Sudanese area is about the size of Texas.

James Rodgers in Moscow reports on how Russia is preparing to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

The field for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 remains in a state of flux as team owners and drivers jockey for the best combination they can achieve for the Memorial Day race.

Source: IRIN When the HIV/AIDS information truck shows up in a village in Mozambique's Manica Province, bordering Zimbabwe in the west of the country, dozens of children gather round in anticipation.

Pan-United Marine Limited ("PUM" or the "Group") has won two shipbuilding contracts, worth a total of S$98 million, to build two UT788 CD anchor handling, towing, and supply (AHTS) vessels from Lewek Shipping Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the integrated support services provider Mainboard-listed Ezra Holdings Limited.

Exostar, the leader in secure multi- enterprise collaboration for the aerospace and defense industry, tops START-IT's 2007 Hottest Companies annual award for partners contributing to manufacturing excellence.

The developer of the Yellowstone Club, where Bill Gates and Dan Quayle own homes, is accused of diverting hundreds of millions of dollars into unrelated companies and personal accounts.

CRYSTAL CITY, Va., April 2 - The United States Navy's first stealth fighter - the F-35 Lightning II - will bring tremendous improvements in combat capability, operational flexibility and overall force efficiency, a Lockheed Martin official and former Naval aviator said on Monday. "The F-35C offers advanced stealth that is ruggedized to maintain its Very Low Observable signature even in the harsh ...

Four years ago on May 7, 2003, the House Committee on Small Business held the first hearing on the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 1000 firms.

During those times when the sound of passing planes didn't drown out his voice, the people packed on Fort Lauderdale beach this weekend heard Danny Clisham -- the voice of the McDonald's Air & Sea Show.

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Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

During those times when the sound of passing planes didn't drown out his voice, the people packed on Fort Lauderdale beach this weekend heard Danny Clisham -- the voice of the McDonald's Air & Sea Show.

As a consequence of learning more about the internet, what works and what doesn't, we're reaching a point at which more and more websites are looking more and more alike.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

"Without gold I feel incomplete... only L'Azurde completes me," says Elissa, whose face and accompanying quote are on giant posters at every turn around the Burj Al Arab's Al Falak Ballroom.

By STEVE TERRELL Campfire songs from the wild Web In my ongoing quest to inform you, the music-loving, working people, about cheap and innovative ways to enjoy music in that fabulous system called the Internet, I've discovered a few audio blogs that I've been enjoying lately.

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

It will be on display at New Delhi airport till Tuesday evening

World s largest civilian aircraft, Airbus A-380, which can carry 850 passengers in a double-decker format, made its first landing in India amid much fanfare on Sunday morning. Much to the delight of the eagerly waiting spectators, the aircraft flew at a low pass over the IGI airport for 10 minutes before landing at around 10.50 am. The aircraft, which is powered by four Rolls Royce Trent 900 ...

The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India on Sunday to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Marine power provider Rolls-Royce Group PLC may take part in the restructuring of the Devonport nuclear submarine maintenance yard in southwest England, according to a report.

FTSE 100 6,603.7, up 65.9 FTSE 250 12,210.8, up 164.7 DJIA 13,264.62, up 23.24 Nasdaq Comp 2,572.15, up 6.69 S&P 500 1,505.62, up 3.23 Gold 690.20 usd (672.95 usd) Oil Brent Jun 65.31 usd (66.25 usd) WEEKEND PRESS * Royal Bank of Scotland tables a 24.5 bln usd (12 bln stg) conditional bid for ABN Amro's LaSalle subsidiary after an acrimonious dinner takes Europe's biggest banking battle to a ...

Airbus A380 lands in Delhi

The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India today to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

With Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s efforts to build a jet engine not producing results even after 20 years, the government has cleared proposals to allow the blue chip state-run undertaking to join hands with international design houses for the venture.

This fully double-decker aircraft, which landed at 10.50 am, has a passenger capacity of 850 seats in all economy configurations, but in three classes it has the capacity to carry about 550 passengers.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Network Rail is planning to "renationalise" the railways by taking control of stations and owning new rolling stock, according to senior railway executives, writes the Sunday Telegraph.

PSF RECEIVES GRANT

New Delhi, May 6 : The world's largest passenger aircraft, Airbus A380, for the first time landed in India on Sunday morning at the Capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

THE recruiting crisis that left the NYPD without enough candidates to fill last January's Police Academy class is continuing, officials are conceding for the first time. "We were unable to recruit enough qualified candidates for the current...

Engine maker Rolls-Royce yesterday said it had made "substantial progress" in tackling a £665m deficit in its combined UK pension schemes. (05/05/2007 09:36:41)

The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

A North couple are suing a tour operator after a holiday "fiasco" which culminated in a jungle blaze that almost left a fellow holidaymaker dead.

With Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s efforts to build a jet engine not producing results even after 20 years, the government has cleared proposals to allow the blue chip state-run undertaking to join hands with international design houses for the venture.

New Delhi, May 6: With Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s efforts to build a jet engine not producing results even after 20 years, the government has cleared proposals to allow the blue chip state-run undertaking to join hands with international design houses for the venture.

NEW DELHI: The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India on Sunday to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

New Delhi, May 6: The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India today to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The world's largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380 for the first time landed in India on Sunday morning at the Capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The world's first double-deck passenger aircraft landed at the IGI airport at 10.45 a.m. amidst special arrangements. Four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines are powering the airplane's five-day India ...

For groups hoping to stop the violence in Darfur with economic pressure, Rolls-Royce's announcement that it was withdrawing from Sudan was a milestone.

The world's largest passenger aircraft A-380 touched down for the first time in India today to mark the second anniversary celebrations of Kingfisher Airlines.

For the first time, India, on Sunday got to see the world's largest double-decker passenger aircraft.

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

One of the finest collections of classic and antique automobiles in Western Nebraska is on display this weekend at the Platte River Mall in North Platte. The classic car show continues today from noon until 6 p.m.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched the Phantom Pearl Bespoke Collection in the Middle East. The Phantom Pearl interiors have been designed around the use of mother-of-pearl which has been set into the wooden door cappings as well as the passenger-side fascia; two interior specifications are available - Arctic White and Black.

Babcock International, the engineering group, has pulled into pole position in the £350m auction for DML after two rival bidders dropped out to leave Carlyle, the private equity giant, as the only other suitor for the Devonport submarine yard.

By ROD ORAM World-changing ideas packed with potential for New Zealand are so rare we should grab them with both hands when they come along - but with eyes wide open, for they are never quick or easy to execute.

Rolls Royce says it has made progress to tackle a deficit in its pension schemes.

Rolls Royce says it has made progress to tackle a deficit in its pension schemes.

SEEING what is happening in the succession antics of the ruling UK Labour Party, the rest of the world must draw lessons. It is not for the first time, nor will it be for the last.

CHICAGO, IL, May 3 - Northstar Aerospace Inc. has announced key executive management changes to accelerate a ramp-up of manufacturing to support a growing order book.

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video

INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 4, 2007 -- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will continue its tradition of honoring the United States Armed Forces during the Month of May through a variety of activities and ceremonies at the 91st Indianapolis 500.

In a case that seems to get more contentious by the day, Greg LeMond, the champion cyclist and a few other investors have filed suit against the developer of an elite Rocky Mountain ski and golf resort.

The realtor's efforts kept more than 300 people in their homes, including children and senior citizens. Bill Daugherty died Wednesday; I didn't know until Friday morning, when I read his obituary in the paper. I'm 48 years old, and I wept. Well, that's understating it: I cried like a baby.

SHARES in Edinburgh-based MicroEmissive Displays took off yesterday after the AIM-listed designer and manufacturer of miniature screens revealed it has produced the first working samples of its next-generation "eyescreen" at a new facility in Dresden...

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

Floyd Mayweather wants his fair share of the credit for setting up the biggest bout in years, Dan Rafael writes in this special all DLH-FM edition of the weekly notebook.

It can build aircraft that are invisible to enemy radar and travel at three times the speed of sound, but Lockheed Martin met its match when it took on a small shop in Bexleyheath that sells cannabis paraphernalia.

LABOUR took a hammering in South Lanarkshire, losing 19 seats and its overall majority. Shocked Labour candidates were left nursing their wounds after managing to hold only 30 of the 67 seats at the council, which takes in East Kilbride, Hamilton and Rutherglen.

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce successfully completed the first phase and initiated phase two of the F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing engine LiftFan® gearbox qualification test at the Rolls-Royce facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hanging of Sudanese soldiers for killing Darfur rebel suspect has little to do with the administration of justice, argue Sudan watchers.

A gaggle of drag queens are rehearsing their routine at the Finale cabaret bar on K Rd. It's Tuesday afternoon, and most of the lights are off in the former nightclub with its front door that sits between a pizza bar and sex shop.

A WOMAN murdered her millionaire lover by having him tied up with ropes and electrical cord and injecting him with heroin, a jury heard yesterday.

Despite a 38% drop in first-quarter net profit, new CEO Reithofer asserts new products will help the company meet its full-year target

INCREDIBLE Hannah Houldsworth (pictured) cements her position today as Hucknall's oldest resident – by celebrating her 106th birthday!

THE COMPLETION of the £500,000 revamp of Hucknall's Market Place has been delayed by difficulty in getting specialist stone, it has been revealed.

ROLL UP, roll up for an appealing range of fun-filled and entertaining events in Hucknall and further afield as part of the Ashfield Arts Festival.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rolls-Royce Group PLC is closing its final salary pension scheme to new employees and injecting 500 mln stg into its pensions fund, under the terms of a deal reached with employee representatives, it has announced.

To overcome last minute hitches in the milestone development of country's first indigenous aircraft engine, Government is proposing to allow blue chip public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to join hands with international design houses.

All UK defined-benefit schemes have been closed to new employees, with effect from 1 April 2007 and replaced by a defined-contribution scheme, it said in a statement.

Starbucks Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profits jumped 18 percent, as the company opened 560 new stores as part of an aggressive global expansion.

Spread-bettors IG Index see the FTSE 100 index opening 4 points lower at 6,534 having closed yesterday 53.3 firmer at 6,537.8.

In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore.

Even decades later, the market for classic cars is just as souped up as the beefy engines for which some of these cars are known.

The world's largest airplane, the A380 is coming to Delhi and Mumbai airports on May 7 and May 9.

Floyd Mayweather Sr., who nurtured his son?s career but is now estranged from him, will attend his son?s fight courtesy of tickets from his opponent, Oscar De La Hoya.

The Kingsville Chapter of the Navy League paid tribute to NAS Kingsville's top enlisted Sailors during a recent monthly luncheon at The Club.

dotMobi, the company behind the first and only Internet address designed specifically for mobile phones, today announced more than 500,000 .mobi domains have been registered in 104 countries since the domain's commercial launch in October 2006.

Phyre Technologies, Inc., a San Diego based technology development company successfully demonstrated its GOBIGGS(tm) fuel tank safety system at the FAA's Atlantic City Technology Center. GOBIGGS(tm) (Green On-Board Inert Gas Generation System), is the first environmentally friendly system designed to protect aircraft from fuel tank explosions like TWA 800. This is the result of several years' ...

Rolls-Royce was among the biggest risers as the FTSE 100 powered to its highest closing level since September 2000.

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- German car maker BMW said Thursday that its first- quarter profit slumped 38% amid high start-up expenses for new models, rising raw materials costs and the adverse impact of exchange rates.

Morning Edition , May 3, 2007 · Saxophone player Benny Golson played with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey, and wrote music for the TV shows M*A*S*H and Mission Impossible . He talks about his role in reshaping Blakey's band as well as the bit part in a Stephen Spielberg movie that helped revitalize his career.

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie closed at its high for the day as the prospect of a bid for building materials group Hanson and a Dutch court freezing ABN's sale of LaSalle sparked a new bout of M&A fever.

The sport of Table Tennis is undergoing a massive revival with growing numbers of youngsters and teenagers enjoying the fast pace, quick reactions and intense concentration levels required to play it at the highest level. But it’s game that is enjoyed by all ages and all standards!

May 3, 2007 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain registry dotMobi announced on Tuesday that 500,000 .mobi domains have been registered in 104 countries since the domain's commercial launch in October 2006.

Phyre Technologies, Inc., a San Diego based technology development company successfully demonstrated its GOBIGGS fuel tank safety system at the FAA's Atlantic City Technology Center.

The Small Business Administration has yet to release its latest statistics on the specific volume of federal contracts awarded to small businesses in 2006. The SBA has had the information for several months.

Partial ownership is all the rage for any type of insatiable consumer.

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, May 3, 2007: U.S. Stocks Head Toward Softer Open

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Life insurer Prudential climbed to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard after reports that an unnamed fund manager with a "substantial holding" wrote to Prudential's chairman in March to quiz him about possible advantages of splitting the company up.

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury cars, said first-quarter profit fell 38 percent with the dollar's decline against the euro and the cost to introduce new X5 and Mini models.

Facing The Facts: We're Not A Great Team Okay, Milan were excellent. Gattuso was outstanding, his attitude and workrate inspiring those around him, and Kaka always looked dangerous. But we were equally poor, and to go out of the competition with such an insipid performance is so frustrating.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- German car maker BMW said Thursday that its first-quarter profit slumped 38% amid high start-up expenses for new models, rising raw materials costs and the adverse impact of exchange rates.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Luxury car maker BMW AG said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 38 percent as it spent more money on launching new models and because last year's figure...

South Africa is booming. The economy is enjoying its biggest surge since the Second World War - and for once it is not just whites who are prospering.

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A multi-millionaire businessman and his teenage son were killed in a helicopter crash as they flew home from a football match.

Four killed as helicopter comes down in woods.