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Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. Gordon Brown faces revolt over tax band plan data: 07.04.08 Labour MPs will mount a fresh attack on Gordon Brown's decision to scrap the 10 p income tax band, accusing him of an "unreasonable" move to squeeze more money from the lowest-earning workers. 2. New appeal to identify Islay body data: 10.04.08 A fresh plea is made for help in identifying a man's body which washed up on Islay two years ago. 3. Gurkha vets seek equal rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. 4. Gritty Dutch war games raise eyebrows in former colony data: 07.04.08 Dutch marines say their training in Suriname is just that, but the military activities still arouse suspicions in the former Dutch colony. 5. John McCain: Israel's enemies threaten us all data: 19.03.08 The success of Hamas and Hizbollah in the Middle East is not only a danger for Israel, but also a threat to US national interests, said John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate. 6. Osama bin Laden 'aide' wins deportation fight data: 10.04.08 The Home Office's plans to deport terrorist suspects were dealt a blow when Abu Qatada, the preacher once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", won his fight against being sent back to Jordan. 7. U.S. Senate panels to investigate Bear Stearns deal data: 27.03.08 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. defended the takeover even as he called for more transparency on the part of Wall Street. 8. Bid to restore Iron Cross awakens Germany's angst data: 27.03.08 The painful debate over whether to revive the famed Iron Cross so that German soldiers can be awarded for courage, underscores how far the country's military still is from normality. 9. Bangladesh seeking consistency in Pakistan data: 07.04.08 Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons is confident his side will benefit from their hastily arranged tour of Pakistan, where they will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match. 10. Shares reverse over bank worries data: 19.03.08 Europe's stock market indexes fall after bank shares plunge, as worries continue about the worldwide credit crunch. 11. 'Illegal' ad system scrutinised data: 07.04.08 Technical analysis of the Phorm online advertising system reinforces an expert' s view that it is "illegal". 12. Harry Potter helps lift Cineworld data: 19.03.08 Strong growth in cinema attendances on the back of releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and The Simpsons Movie helped Cineworld... 13. The meaning of assurances given to Israel by European leaders data: 27.03.08 There is a greater willingness on the part of Europe's leaders - you can probably count in Gordon Brown - to state their backing for Israel at a time of a gathering threats. 14. Argentine president and French first lady join protest for release of FARC hostage data: 07.04.08 Cristina FernĂĄndez de Kirchner of Argentina, Carla Sarkozy of France and several senior French officials joined thousands of protesters in Paris on Sunday to call on Colombian guerrillas to release the ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt. 15. Peter Jones' cat dung coffee, ÂŁ50 a cup data: 10.04.08 Peter Jones, the department store famed for its range of good-value products is to start selling coffee at ÂŁ50 a cup 16. Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce: Judge's full ruling to be made public data: 19.03.08 Previously unknown details of Sir Paul McCartney's divorce settlement are to be made public, after a court refused Heather Mills's application for secrecy. 17. Police warning to Shannon estate data: 10.04.08 Police warn neighbours of Shannon Matthews' family against taking the law into their own hands. 18. Britain could be hardest hit by financial crisis, says IMF data: 10.04.08 Britain could be hardest hit by the global credit crisis as banks in this country have racked up bigger losses than anywhere else in the world, a new International Monetary Fund analysis shows. 19. PM not attending Olympics opening data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street confirms. 20. Heather Mills and Paul McCartney divorce: Questionable 'charity donations' data: 19.03.08 The water thrown at Sir Paul McCartney's lawyer at the end of his acrimonious divorce settlement sounded like a "waterfall", Heather Mills' legal aide has said. 21. Thain says Merrill Lynch exploring brokerage business in China data: 10.04.08 Merrill's chief executive also said during a visit to Beijing that his bank also had to expand its wealth management and investment banking business in the country. 22. Schools 'recycling' incapable teachers data: 07.04.08 Schools are simply "recycling" bad teachers rather than removing them from the classroom, according to a new report. 23. Move to end 'student ghost towns' data: 10.04.08 The government may use planning laws to end concentrations of student houses in England. 24. Blues bosses arrested by police data: 10.04.08 Police investigating alleged corruption in English football arrest David Sullivan and Karren Brady of Birmingham City. 25. Reshuffle at The Independent aimed at ending era of losses data: 10.04.08 Roger Alton, the former editor of The Observer, will today be named editor of The Independent in a management reshuffle aimed at ending years of losses at Sir Anthony... 26. Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman wins EU human rights award data: 27.03.08 Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman on Thursday received the European Union's top human rights award â the Sakharov Prize â for his work in the war-torn region of Darfur, the European Parliament said. 27. Hospital targets data: 10.04.08 Medical staff facing violence as part of working life 28. Kevin Maguire: Tories ahead on own goals data: 10.04.08 Rarely have crocodile tears flowed so shamelessly as when dewyeyed toff David Cameron sniffed an onion and posed as unlikely champion of the lower paid. 29. Fiona: Natasha Kaplinsky's news is good news! data: 07.04.08 Doesn't the reaction to Natasha Kaplinsky's pregnancy just say everything about how hideously family-unfriendly this country is? 30. 'Green collars' becoming a force in U.S. economy data: 27.03.08 The United States may have 8.5 million jobs in renewable-energy or energy-efficient industries now, with up to 5 million to be added over the next 10 years. |