Queen to Re-release Albums as they Sign New Record Deal

November 10, 2010

Queen, the British band, has signed a record deal with Universal Music Group after being with EMI for almost 40 years. They are also preparing to release remastered versions of their studio albums to hit store shelves next year. Under ...

Netherlands lifts ban on smoking for small bars

November 7, 2010

The Netherlands announced it would relax restrictions on a controversial smoking ban passed in 2008 that has been widely protested by small pub owners. The ban, which met with widespread criticism from small bar and pub owners, made it illegal to ...

MySpace returns to music

October 31, 2010

As MySpace looks to compete with the ever-growing entity that is Facebook, executives at the once-popular networking site will return the webpage to its roots; an outlet for budding musicians. When MySpace first began, the social networking site placed a heavy ...

Universal Music Group appeal denied in US court

October 24, 2010

Universal Music Group has had an appeals request denied by a US federal appeals court after the group sought to overturn a decision that will see them pay out higher royalty fees to producers like Eminem. In a ruling on Friday, ...

Tesco Bank creates 200 new Glasgow positions

October 23, 2010

Tesco Bank’s employee count will soon surpass 2,000 staff members in Scotland next year in the wake of the lender’s announcement on Thursday of 200 new jobs for its offices in Glasgow. The Edinburgh-based financier will begin gearing up for the ...

Waitrose Ads with Heston Blumenthal and Delia Smith Banned

October 21, 2010

A Waitrose ad campaign that features Heston Blumenthal and Delia Smith, the celebrity chefs, has been banned after being ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). There were 5 public complaints about the campaign being misleading, as it ...

Countrywide boss slapped with record fine

October 17, 2010

Former boss of a prominent US financial firm will be facing the country’s largest financial fines in a record settlement over insider trading and fraud. Angelo Mozilo, former chief executive of Countrywide Financial, has reached an agreement with the Securities and ...

Tesco wins right to build in Sheringham

October 16, 2010

After a 14-year battle with activists Tesco has won the right build in Sheringham. The Sheringham council voted 8-7 to allow the building to go forward after local opponents have campaigned for 14 years to block the UK retailer from establishing ...

Premier Foods Fined for Dead Mouse in Loaf of Bread

September 28, 2010

Premier Foods, the Hertforshire-based food manufacturer, was fined £16,821.14 by Oxford Crown Court on Friday. This comes a father discovered a disgusting dead mouse baked into the loaf of bread he was using to make sandwiches for his kids ...

HSBC boss denied chairman role

September 26, 2010

Despite widespread belief that HSBC’s outgoing chief executive would be made chairman, Sir Simon Robertson shocked the industry when he, instead, chose Douglas Flint to take the reins. Although ,HSCB has had a long history of appointing the outgoing chief executive ...