IT is an imposing property that dates back to the 17th century but has become a much-loved family home. But when owner Gordon Meadow decided to do a little research into his house he was stunned to discover it was listed as being an escort agency. Mr Meadow, 42, moved into his new home on Winchester Road, Hampshire, with his wife and two children about a year ago. Knowing a little of the the 350-year-old home's history, Mr Gordon, a lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy, Read more [...]

She said villagers faced a six or seven mile detour to get round the village while the level crossing was closed. The shortest route: using the level crossing - 2 miles A council spokesman said "a detrimental impact on the character and setting of the listed signal box and main station building". The council added replacing the crossing would cause "substantial harm to the significance of the signal box", and the loss of the original gates would outweigh the public benefits. Had the planned Read more [...]

THE 2012 Young Accountant of the Year has quit her role as CFO of embattled oil company Sefton. Raylene Whitford, who picked up the Young Accountant gong at the British Accountancy Awards, is to step down as CFO at Sefton Resources within the month. She has served in the role since April, and is another departure in a long line of executive moves in recent times for Sefton. Jossy Rachmantio, executive chairman, Read more [...]

If you needed more proof that the Internet of Things is a booming trend among investors, this is it. Telit communications, a stock listed on London’s junior market, has soared sixfold since 2012 as investors are flocking to cash in on the growing sector. The company’s shares are up 37 per cent this year alone. Telit provides hardware that allows everyday items like cars, vending machines or even garbage bins to send and receive data. The Internet of Things, a catchall Read more [...]

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced the review as part of efforts to raise corporate governance standards. By Calvin Hui POSTED: 12 Oct 2015 11:10 UPDATED: 12 Oct 2015 12:09 PHOTOS Singapore Exchange Limited Centre 1. (File Photo: Calvin Oh) SINGAPORE: The Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced on Monday Read more [...]

Thousands of people are currently waiting to see Vulcan XH558 in the skies overhead. The Cold War bomber is taking to the skies above northern England on day one of her two-day farewell tour. On Saturday she took off from Doncaster at 1pm and will be travelling back to her home airport in a circular route, landing back in South Yorkshire at 4.30pm. In between she will fly over Durham, Newcastle, Dalkeith (just south of Edinburgh), Carlisle, near Liverpool, around Manchester and then back across Read more [...]

In the week of the release of Suffragette, Sarah Gavron’s feature about the insurgent foot soldiers of the women’s movement, it’s both astonishing and depressingly unsurprising to discover that it's the first fictionalised film specifically about the movement. There are more films about the miners’ strike – which clearly tells us something.It’s no surprise that literature has fared far better, since, in the words of Virginia Woolf, all one needs is a “room of one’s own” in order Read more [...]

“The sale of modern royal hair makes us feel uneasy and we are sure Princes William and Harry would be disturbed by the auction too: it is, essentially, a body part” British Monarchist Society “This lock is possibly the only authentic Diana lock in existence and comes from a dealer in royal memorabilia, Mr. G. Vernon, who purchased it taped in a book Diana had inscribed.”When contacted, Mr Hamilton, an art dealer from Minneapolis, USA, said Read more [...]

Thousands of people are currently waiting to see Vulcan XH558 in the skies overhead. The Cold War bomber is taking to the skies above northern England on day one of her two-day farewell tour. On Saturday she took off from Doncaster at 1pm and will be travelling back to her home airport in a circular route, landing back in South Yorkshire at 4.30pm. In between she will fly over Durham, Newcastle, Dalkeith (just south of Edinburgh), Carlisle, near Liverpool, around Manchester and then back across Read more [...]

AP ImagesRapper Curtis Jackson, better known as "50 Cent" really wants someone to buy his 17-acre, 50,000-square-foot Connecticut mansion — and soon. Just over two months after the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" rapper filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, he has officially listed his 21 bedroom, 25 bathroom home in Farmington even lower than ever at $8.5 million, The Hartford Courant reports. Jackson originally bought the massive property for $4.1 million in 2003 from boxer Mike Tyson, Read more [...]