Jail for speeding driver who killed cyclist while texting
A speeding driver who was sending a text message when she hit and killed a
teenage cyclist was today jailed for four years.
Archive for February, 2008
Harry to be pulled out of Afghanistan
Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after his security was
compromised by international media, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.
House prices fall again
House prices fell for the fourth month in a row during February, dropping by
0.5 per cent, Britain’s biggest building society said today.
Dave Clark Five singer dies at 64
Mike Smith of Sixties group The Dave Clark Five has died aged 64, it has been
announced.
Boxing: Britain fairs well during Olympic qualification
Billy Joe Saunders is one of five English boxers who will fight for a place in
Great Britain’s Olympic team at a qualification tournament in Pescara,
Italy, later today.
Peter Moores: ‘If you don’t do it your way then, as Frank Sinatra said, you regret it to the end’
In April last year, when Peter Moores succeeded Duncan Fletcher as the England
cricket coach, more than a few observers wondered whether the England and
Wales Cricket Board had made the same mistake as their counterparts at the
Football Association, replacing an unexcitable foreigner with an eager
Englishman, elevated from within despite a dearth of international
experience as a player or head coach.
The Boss of It All (15)
A conceptual comedy by Lars von Trier is not a prospect to gladden the heart. This takes off from a quite promising idea – the owner of an IT firm wants to sell up, but anticipating hostility from his staff he hires an actor to play the “real” boss.