M1 fire: Teens in London ‘spree of arson’

Published By StarCityNews On Tuesday, February 7th 2012. Under General    
M1 fire: Teens in London ‘spree of arson’
    Six teenagers carried out a string of arson attacks in north London over five days, including a fire that closed the M1 motorway. The fire at a scrapyard in Mill Hill in April 2011 closed a stretch of the road for numerious days causing £4.5m damage. A group of five were among ... Read More

Bamboo smart phone set to launch by British student

Published By StarCityNews On Thursday, February 2nd 2012. Under General  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   
Bamboo smart phone set to launch by British student
  A  British student will launch a mobile phone made largely from bamboo, according the report by The Telegraph on Thursday. Made from four-year-old organically grown bamboo that has been treated to improve its durability, the smartphone, called 'ADzero', is expected to launch later this year. The phone runs Google's Android operating ... Read More

Treasure Dispute Judge Rules Against Explorers

Published By StarCityNews On Wednesday, February 1st 2012. Under General  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
Treasure Dispute Judge Rules Against Explorers
A federal judge has ruled against a deep-sea exploration company in a dispute with Spain over 17 tons of silver coins recovered from a sunken 19th century Spanish galleon. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., which found the treasure off the Portuguese coast in 2007, had requested a stay after a federal ... Read More

London Tube staff reject 500 pounds Olympics bonus

Published By StarCityNews On Tuesday, January 31st 2012. Under General    
London Tube staff reject 500 pounds Olympics bonus
A workers union representing London Tube workers has turned down a 500 pound Olympics bonus, with claims that the money was not an adequate reward for employees being on duty during the event, which will see a huge rise in passengers across the British capital for weeks. The Rail, Maritime ... Read More

Spanair collapses

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, January 30th 2012. Under General  Tags: , , , , ,   
Spanair collapses
    Spain's fourth-largest airline Spanair has collapsed, causing more than 20,000 passengers to be stranded across Europe and Africa. The Barcelona-based firm stopped operations on Friday with over 200 flights abruptly cancelled. The Spanish government is taking legal action and said Spanair may be fined 9m euros (£7.6m; $11.9m) over the collapse. Spanair reported ... Read More
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