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Wednesday, 7 December 2011
BOA should not be punished for tough doping
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The British Olympic Association should not be punished for its lifetime Olympic ban on doping offenders even though it contravenes World Anti-Doping Agency rules, a senior International Olympic Committee official said Wednesday.
Why are people shy about singing in public?
A choir of military wives is tipped for the Christmas number one. But why are so many people shy about singing in public?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16010414
London 2012 Olympics costs are unacceptable as we teeter on the edge of a slump
Pleading guilty to being a party pooper, ROBERT HARDMAN says that as we teeter on the edge of a slump, the ever-soaring cost of the Olympics is unforgivable.
Christmas trees: British families now have average of three at home
As well as picking up an artificial tree, 76 per cent of people are opting for at least one natural tree and 56 per cent are experimenting with contemporary designs in silver or gold, a survey has revealed.
Government scales back child worker vetting scheme
Plans to vet millions of people working with children and vulnerable adults are to be scaled back to ?common sense? levels, the Government announced today
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150406.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Guardian journalist David Leigh admits to phone hacking 'for ethical reasons'
David Leigh, an assistant editor at the Guardian, said he had once hacked the phone of an arms dealer and believed the circumstances made it 'perfectly ethical'.
US pension funds sue BP directors over the falling share price
Fifteen directors of BP, including Tony Hayward, the chief executive, and Carl-Henric Svanberg, the chairman, are being sued personally by two US pension funds for their role in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150177.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
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