Thu, 17th May 2012

Swindon News

Cowell 'puzzled' by BBC's The Voice

12:15am Thursday 17th May 2012

Simon Cowell says The Voice's staging is just like The X Factor

Simon Cowell has criticised talent shows which are a "bad copy" of The X Factor and said he was "puzzled" by BBC show The Voice.

Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

12:07am Thursday 17th May 2012

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has said apprenticeships should last between one and four years

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.

Using 'gaydar' works best on women

11:48pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sexual orientation can be assessed in less than a blink of an eye, according to new research

Most people possess an automatic "gaydar" which assesses sexual orientation in less than a blink of an eye, research has shown.

Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

11:44pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Queen Sofia of Spain is to snub Queen Elizabeth in a row over Gibraltar

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.

Watts 'terrified' at Diana role

11:20pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Naomi Watts is to play the role of Princess Diana in a new film called Caught In Flight

King Kong star Naomi Watts said she is "absolutely terrified" to play the role of Princess Diana in a new film portraying the last two years of her life.

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

7:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Kate and Chris Hollis outside the West London Coroners Court in Chelsea

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

Prosecution over runaway train

6:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

6:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

5:36pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam leaves the Court of Appeal in London with his mother Wendy

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Teenager guilty of conker killing

5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Student Steven Grisales was stabbed to death in a row over conkers

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.
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