Posts Tagged ‘bbc news’
Lady Gaga cancels Indiana concert
(BBC NEWS) – Singer Lady Gaga has apologised to fans after being forced to cancel a concert in Indiana due to ill health.
“Can’t apologise enough for how sorry I am,” [...]
George Clooney to host an MTV telethon aid of Haiti
(BBC NEWS) – Hollywood actor George Clooney is to present a telethon to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
The event – which will feature pleas for cash [...]
Boyfriend pillow for singles
(BBC NEWS) – Japan’s single women are being offered the ultimate sleeping partner – a comfort to cuddle up to, but one which does not snore or make demands.
The [...]
The world’s longest golf course
One of the holes is called 90 Mile Straight
(BBC NEWS) – The vast Australian emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain is famous already as one of the world’s most gruelling car [...]
Hong Kong Flat most expensive
The most expensive flat is located in this building in Hong Kong
(BBC NEWS) – A wealthy Chinese buyer has snapped up a luxury Hong Kong apartment for $57m (£35m), thought [...]
Wedding photo damages for Madonna
(BBC NEWS) – Madonna has accepted damages from the Mail on Sunday after it breached her privacy and copyright by printing photos of her wedding to Guy Ritchie.
Last year, a [...]
Google targeted in e-mail scam
Google has confirmed to BBC News that its e-mail system – Gmail – has been targeted as part of an “industry-wide phishing scheme”.
The search giant said that it had taken [...]
Norway is The Best Place to Live
(BBC NEWS) – Norway is the best place in the world to live while Niger is the least desirable, according to an annual report by the United Nations.
The 182 countries [...]
Jackson film tickets sell out
(BBC NEWS) – Michael Jackson’s US fans have snapped up advance tickets for the documentary film This Is It in just two hours.
Fans had queued for up to three days [...]
Wii console price drops
(BBC NEWS) – Nintendo is cutting the price of its popular Wii games console by 20% in the US and Japan.
The company has also confirmed to BBC News that the [...]
Chris Brown to play Jackson gig
(BBC NEWS) – Chris Brown, Mary J Blige, Sister Sledge and Natalie Cole will be among the artists performing at the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna.
Speaking at a press [...]
Microsoft to launch new mobile phone software
(BBC NEWS) – Microsoft is hoping its new mobile phone software, to be launched in October, will revive its fortunes in the market for smart phones.
Analysts estimate Microsoft’s Windows Mobile [...]
Apple schedules OS update release
(BBC NEWS) – Apple has confirmed that its new operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, will be released on 28 August.
Snow Leopard is Apple’s biggest operating system update [...]
Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113
Henry Allingham was the last surviving founding member of the RAF
(BBC NEWS) – Henry Allingham, the world’s oldest man and one of the last surviving World War I servicemen, has [...]
Transformers hold on to top spot
(BBC NEWS) – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen kept its place at the top of the North American box office chart, taking $42.3m (£26.2m) over the weekend.
The robotic blockbuster sequel [...]
