Firefighters have been battling a blaze at a listed 17th century building which has seen more recent use as a swingers' venue. The two-storey Stratford House in Birmingham, which bears the date 1601 on its front door lintel, suffered damage to its timber roof beams and upper rooms after fire broke out at about 11pm on Monday. Fire and police investigators have been at the scene but the cause remains unknown. In January, the Grade-II listed building in Stratford Place was transformed into the Tudor Read more [...]

Though the Clippers are seeking to extend their winning streak to three straight games, they eschewed a shoot-around before Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.The Clippers may get back reserve guard Austin Rivers, who has been listed as "probable" for the game by the team. Rivers has missed the previous three games with a sprained right ankle, and had told reporters in Salt Lake City on Saturday night that he hoped to play against Read more [...]

China’s top economic planner, securities regulator and 20 other government bodies have joined forces to punish listed companies that break stock market rules. In addition to penalties imposed by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, listed companies and associated people, including company directors, controlling shareholders and senior executives, would face punishment from the other agencies, CSRC vice-chairman Jiang Yang said on Monday. “The joint effort is designed to improved the integrity Read more [...]

Huawei's Honor brand seems set to launch another smartphone, as a new handset from the company has been listed on Tenaa - the Chinese telecommunications certification authority. The handset bears model number KIW-AL20.The listing of the Honor KIW-AL20 shows images of the yet-to-be-announced smartphone in its full glory. The front panel of the handset can be seen, and with the lack of capacitive navigation buttons, it implies the handset may sport on-screen keys.The Tenaa listing image of the Read more [...]

We saw leaked live images of the unannounced Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini back in July this year. At that time, no specification details were provided by the source. Now, the yet-to-be-announced smartphone has been listed on an e-commerce website revealing specifications and a couple of images as well. It also hints towards an imminent launch. According to the Letstango e-commerce website listing, the Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini will feature a 4.6-inch Super Amoled display and Corning Read more [...]

14:00 27 December 2015 Poppies around the Grove Park War memorial. Archant WESTON-SUPER-MARE’S war memorial in Grove Park has been awarded listed building status. Read more [...]

An MP is calling for the Grade II listing of a historic Birmingham mansion to be removed because she claims it is being unfairly used to enable green belt development. The 18th century Great Barr Hall, built by the Scott family, has been left to rot for more than 30 years and is now propped up with scaffolding. Now Historic England is to review its historic listing following a request from Walsall South MP Valerie Vaz. A planning application for the dilapidated hall, submitted last year, includes Read more [...]

Dr. Robert Spitzer - a psychiatrist who played a leading role in establishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuality's designation as a pathology - died Friday in Seattle. He was 83. Spitzer died of heart problems, said his wife, Columbia University Professor Emerita Janet Williams. Dr. Spitzer's work on several editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or the D.S.M., defined all of the major disorders “so all in Read more [...]

MUMBAI: With Sebi's web-based system ensuring efficient redressal of investor complaints, the number of pending grievances came down sharply to 5,736 at the end of last financial year. According to the latest data compiled by the markets regulator, the cumulative number of pending investor grievances against market entities at the end of March 2015 stood at 5,736 as against 9,147 a year ago. Pending complaints stood at 49,113 at the end of 2008-09, and dipped to 37,880 at the end of the following Read more [...]

We’re not sure if Sammy is king of the variant hill anymore, but they appear to have one more left in their arsenal for their latest flagship. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini has been spotted at an online retailer, which may have finally revealed the Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini specs. In a few months we’ll be getting our first official glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy S7, but Samsung will probably crank out a half-dozen new handsets before then. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini could be one of them as the smartphone Read more [...]