Hertz Agrees to $1.2 billion Deal to Buy Dollar Thrifty

April 27, 2010

Hertz, the biggest car hire company worldwide, announced on Monday that they have signed an agreement to purchase Dollar Thrifty in a transaction that's worth nearly $1.2 billion. The company said that the deal will give ...

B&Q Worker Sentenced over Lying about James Bulger’s Killer on Facebook

April 26, 2010

A 19-year-old teenage B&Q worker has just been sentenced to serve a 3-month prison sentence for claiming that a former colleague was one of the killers of James Bulger. Wayne Vincent Dale was convicted of lying ...

Britain’s Got Talent is Spellbound

April 26, 2010

Britain's Got Talent was visited by a gymnastics group during the second round of auditions this weekend, and they left the judges and crowd Spellbound (the group's name). They performed mid-flight somersaults and one-handed handstands - ...

Noel Gallagher attacker given 12 months house arrest

April 24, 2010

The man who attacked Noel Gallagher from Oasis has been sentenced to a year of house arrest. The 2008 assault took place at the Virgin Festival in Toronto, when Danny Sullivan, 48, dodged security and rushed the stage. The attack ...

HSBC poll concludes climate change tops global concern

April 24, 2010

A new HSBC poll indicates that climate change is at the forefront of global concern. The survey, conducted by the popular bank group, asked residents in 11 major cities across the planet their top concerns and a surprising number reported ...

Britain’s Got Talent stirs up controversy

April 24, 2010

It is being reported that Britain's Got Talent's upcoming audition show will raise quite a bit of controversy. According to The Mirror, two acts including a topless fire-eater and a woman who gets spanked while citing Shakespeare, will likely angry many viewers ...

American Express more than Doubles Earnings

April 23, 2010

American Express has reported their profits for the 1st quarter, which has more than doubled in the last year, with customers slowing increasing their spending and paying more of their bills. The credit card company said ...

Explosion Sinks Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico

April 23, 2010

On Tuesday, the explosion of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico caused the flaming vessel to sink and 11 to go missing. The incident happened off the coast of Louisiana, with the rig sinking ...

Ryanair Backs Down over Paying Compensation

April 23, 2010

On Wednesday, there were reports that Ryanair wouldn't be paying compensation to stranded passengers other than the original cost of plane tickets that they didn't get to use due to the volcanic ash crisis. Chief executive ...

Susan Boyle Memoir to be Published

April 22, 2010

Susan Boyle became one the most popular singing sensations in the world with her rise to fame on Britain's Got Talent last year, as she has such an incredible voice. She isn't limiting her fame at ...