Credit card debt badly affecting the banks
The banks have reported a huge amount of credit card debt in the second quarter of this year. According to the figures of the Bank of England, the amount of money given by the credit card lenders has reached to a record level in the second quarter of this current year.
Alliance Boots is going to dissolve one of its pension schemes
The drug firm Alliance Boots has decided to dissolve one of its two final salary pension schemes. The Pension Insurance Corporation has taken the responsibility of paying the pensions for the drug company.
T.I.'s Wife, Tiny, Tweets after arrest
Tameka "Tiny" Cottle got arrested along with her husband T.I., on for having on her some controlled substance. After the arrest, she tweeted to her fans showing gratitude for their e-support.
'Going the Distance' is a rare romantic comedy
‘Going the Distance’ is a light romantic comedy wherein two smart and funny, yet sweet people try to have a cross-country relationship. The movie has a 1980-ish flavor with a hint of the shrewd innocence of that era.
‘Dirty Dancing’ star Jennifer Grey returns to the Dance Floor!
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The Baby from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing is back on the dance floor. Jennifer Gray, now 50 years old, who was last seen dancing in the 1987 movie, has been captured on the camera rehearsing with her partner Derek Hough.
Audrina Patridge dishes on her 'Dancing With The Stars' Competition
Fans are dying to find out more about the cast of the 11th season "Dancing With the Stars" and how they have been doing towards achieving their next big steps.
Pew survey: Texting on the rise among adults; teens text five times more than adults
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s Thursday report, while texting is on the rise among adults, texting among teenagers is far more rampant – with teenagers apparently sending as many as five times the text messages sent by their adult counterparts.
Facebook to boost users’ security with a new remote logout feature
In an attempt to further boost users’ security on its site, the popular social network Facebook is introducing a new remote logout feature, which will enable users the advantage of logging out of any Facebook session that they may have left active on some other computer or device.
Sony to launch video and music streaming service called Qriocity
In what apparently would be Sony’s direct challenge to the Apple iTunes Store, the company Wednesday announced its plans to launch a video and music streaming service called Qriocity.
The Qriocity announcement, which Sony made at the IFA consumer electronics conference in Berlin, also included the disclosure that the service will initially be launched in five European countries this fall.
Businesses only Replacing Employees; but No New Jobs
The present job market has been regarded as 'job churn' by Alistair Cox, Chief Executive of City headhunter, Hays. The UK's largest recruitment Company claimed that no new jobs are being created in the market, even though the employees that are leaving are being replaced by the businesses.
Zara Launches Online Stores in a Hope to Attract High Street Spending
A new online store is being introduced in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the UK, by the Spanish clothing retailer and the fashion label, Zara. This renovated website will be offering some exclusive fashion lines that had been till now only available in its stores. The group website, earlier, used to offer just the home range.
Go-Ahead Plans to Expand School-Bus Venture in U.S
British transport operator Go-Ahead is planning to expand their venture in school buses to twice the size it currently is, as the start of the venture has been on a promising note.
Four Greenspace Activists Arrested for Halting Work at Arctic Oil Rig
Police arrested four Greenpeace activists after they stopped carrying out their drilling work being performed at a British-owned oil exploration rig of Greenland, due to the disturbances in the weather conditions.
Four Power Giants in Trouble over Mis-Selling Practices
For not adhering to the selling standards and selling household gas and electricity contracts in an inappropriate way, United States' four largest power producers could be imposed with heavy fines.
1% Confirmed Growth in Eurozone Economy
A confirmation has come with the official statistics depicting that the Eurozone economy has been able to grow by 1% for the term period between April and June.
In the previous month, the early estimations had been published, which showed improved growth than what had been anticipated, which was mainly because of sturdy exports that had been helped by weakened Euro.
No Double-Dip Seen, Says DSG
Europe's second leading electrical retailer, DSG International said that it wasn't hoping to see double-dip slump and forecasted that its shares will be re-rated, which will be with the perked-up trading performance.
Lake Ainslie Water Could be Tainted with Algae Blooms
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In anticipation of Lake Ainslie polluted with algae blooms, the inhabitants of Nova Scotia's Inverness County have been warned against using the water of the source.
Algae blooms release toxins that leave an adverse effect on the health, if consumed through any medium.
Lake Ainslie Water Could be Tainted with Algae Blooms
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In anticipation of Lake Ainslie polluted with algae blooms, the inhabitants of Nova Scotia's Inverness County have been warned against using the water of the source.
Algae blooms release toxins that leave an adverse effect on the health, if consumed through any medium.
Underage Girl Complaints Having Sexual Encounter with HIV Infected
A minor girl, after having sex with a Sudanese HIV-positive man lodged a complaint against him with Winnipeg police, as he didn’t inform in advance about his infection.
Apay Ogouk, the accuser got arrested in Calgary, last week and on Tuesday, he was brought to Winnipeg.
Underage Girl Complaints Having Sexual Encounter with HIV Infected
A minor girl, after having sex with a Sudanese HIV-positive man lodged a complaint against him with Winnipeg police, as he didn’t inform in advance about his infection.
Apay Ogouk, the accuser got arrested in Calgary, last week and on Tuesday, he was brought to Winnipeg.
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