FIFa Loses Free-to-air World Cup TV Battle

FIFa Loses Free-to-air World Cup TV Battle Fifa and Uefa have lost an appeal against a European ruling that the World Cup and Euro Championships should be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK.In 2011, the European General Court said the UK could keep the events on a list of "protected" events of national sporting interest broadcast for free.It means the two tournaments cannot be sold exclusively to pay-TV firms.Fifa and Uefa had appealed, after saying they could not sell the events fairly Read more [...]

City official’s properties were rented out illegally

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US admits fighter jets dropped unarmed bombs on the World Heritage-listed …

Two planes were given permission to dump four weapons on the marine park after a mission to drop them on a bombing range on a nearby island had to be aborted. The incident took place during joint US-Australian exercises over central Queensland last Tuesday.The US 7th Fleet said in a statement that the bombs were jettisoned in more than 50 metres of water, "in a deep channel away from the reef, to minimise the possibility of reef damage".But conservationists were furious, with Larissa Waters, a Queensland Read more [...]

Abu Dhabi listed shares gain across the board

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On the House: Houses may be selling better – but not always

As I go from town to town, neighborhood to neighborhood, the one complaint I hear from every real estate agent is that there are not enough houses for sale. Of course, they're talking about houses for sale that people want to buy. There are houses on the market that are overpriced or need lots of work. These are the ones that sit much longer than the typical 90 or so days Read more [...]

Today at the Buxton Festival & Fringe – Sunday July 21

Listings for the Buxton Festival and Buxton Festival Fringe for Sunday July 21. DAILY EVENTSDaily 10am to 4pm - GUIDED TOURS ABOARD A ‘VICTORIAN TRAM’: Discover Buxton Tram (OE) Around the TownDuring opening hours (closed Mondays) - THE DERBYSHIRE OPEN 2013: Buxton Museum and Art Gallery (V) (Buxton Museum and Art Gallery)Daily (except July 3-5) During opening hours (closed Mondays) - PAINTED TALES: Sue Prince (V) (Buxton Museum and Art Gallery)During opening hours Read more [...]

Take a look at the weird and wonderful Red House

The Red House has four bedrooms, a dining room that seats 15, refurbished fabulous kitchen and period features such as the stone minster fireplace, tracery windows, plus stripped and polished floorboards.Surprisingly, Julie says she now wants to move somewhere modern, such as a Sixties architect-designed house where she can “do things”: “I’d quite like to knock down walls in the next house. I’ve never lived anywhere you can do that, this is actually the most modern house I have ever lived Read more [...]

Ahead of the Class

To have your class, workshop or presentation included in this free listing, email its title, instructor, location, dates, start/end times, cost and brief description to currents@mauinews.com. Due to the volume of submissions, items will be listed as close as possible to their start date; if a deadline to enroll is included, the event will be listed on the Sunday before deadline. High-res digital photos, depending on quality, are used if space permits. Submissions are subject to revision and Read more [...]