News archive from Tuesday, 03 April 2012
Blackburn 0 Man Utd 2: Valencia and Young puts Red Devils five clear at the top with late show
Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young's pair of stunning strikes gave Manchester United a crucial win over Blackburn as they opened the gap up over Manchester City to five points.Blackburn had offered staunch resilience in the face of Red Devils pressure...
Kendal businesses to self-regulate A-boards
By Scott Kirk , Reporter BUSINESSES in Kendal have joined forces to come up with a set of regulations over A-boards. Draft proposals by the Kendal Business Working Group include only one A-board per business, no boards being larger than A1 size and...
So many fine gardens to explore
A LOVELY one-acre nursery garden at Harrell’s Hardy Plants, Evesham, is one of 25 gardens open to the public that feature in a new guide on sale this week. The Little Book of Worcestershire Gardens showcases some that are old and grand and others that...
RED DEVILS TIGHTEN GRIP AT THE TOP
Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young struck in the final 10 minutes to send Manchester United five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League courtesy of a 2-0 victory at Blackburn. It looked like being a frustrating night for United, who...
For women in work this is a perfect storm of inequality
What kind of career trajectory do you need to caption a photograph of a topless Sienna Miller wearing birds? I ask because on Sunday Alexandra Shulman, the editor of British Vogue, expressed an opinion on women in the workplace. "The reality...
New sat-nav vibrates the sides of your steering wheel to tell you where to go - and could save dozens of...
Tired of being barked at by your robotic sat nav? Try letting vibrations tell you the way to go instead. A new steering wheel vibrates to indicate the route that a driver should take, with a clockwise pattern for right and anti-clockwise for left. It...
Petrov determined to beat illness - Boss
"Stan has an amazing spirit, he's absolutely fantastic. God knows what the lad is thinking. "But he's the captain of Aston Villa, he's a pure leader and he wants to lead himself through this particular tough time." McLeish revealed that...
Rose rejects par-three jinx theory
Rose loves the fact that Rory McIlroy's return to the course where he collapsed with an 80 last year and Tiger Woods winning at Bay Hill a fortnight ago has enabled him to slip more quietly into Augusta. "I'm nicely under the radar - I like...
Don't write off Strauss - Giles
England selector Ashley Giles has warned skipper Andrew Strauss "is a dangerous man to write off" ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Strauss has come under pressure after England's run of four successive Test defeats...
Petrov determined to beat illness - Boss
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish revealed Stiliyan Petrov "couldn't wait to get started" after beginning treatment for acute leukaemia at a London hospital on Monday. Petrov was accompanied by his wife, Paulina, and McLeish as part of a show...
Colne meningitis baby mum urges care
THE mum of a baby who was struck down with meningitis is urging parents to check on their children through the night if they are unwell. Seven month old Louie Jenkins, of New Bath Street, Colne had his legs amputated from below the knee, the fingers...
Euro zone manufacturing malaise spreads to core
to core members France and Germany, a survey showed on Monday. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 47.7 last month from 49.0 in February, in line with a preliminary reading. It has now been below the 50 mark...
Barcelona fear the brooding presence of Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Barcelona return to home comforts but they do not expect it to be comfortable. A 0-0 draw in the first leg at San Siro has left their passage to a fifth consecutive Champions League semi-final on edge. But if there was a doubt about whether they would...
Groupon settles coupon expiration lawsuits for 5.3 million pounds
The settlement resolves 17 lawsuits that had been combined in a federal court in San Diego and which accused the Chicago-based company and retailers it works with of violating federal and state consumer protection laws. News of the settlement surfaced...
David de Gea makes a strong case for Manchester United's title defence
This Premier League campaign has seen bombast replaced by introspection. With April barely begun it is Chelsea alone who can sustain England's interest in the Champions League. In that respect this has been a return to far plainer matters. The major...
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