Category: Orange
-
Turkey Mine Tragedy Protesters Battle Police
Police in Turkey have used water cannon against protesters amid growing fury over the mining disaster which killed at least 282 workers. Violence has flared on the streets of Istanbul as grief turned to anger in the wake of the underground explosion at the mine in Soma, some 155 miles (250km) south of Istanbul. The […]
-
Prince Harry Slow To Type His First Tweet
Prince Harry has taken to Twitter for the first time, using an iPad to send a message about the military games he is backing. The Prince tweeted from the BT Tower in central London, using a hashtagto encourage sports fans to support the Invictus Games – a Paralympic-style event for injured members of the armed […]
-
Anti-China Protests Leave 21 Dead In Vietnam
Twenty-one people have been killed in Vietnam as anti-Chinese protests spread to various parts of the country. According to doctors at a hospital in the central province of Ha Tinh, five Vietnamese factory workers and 16 people described as Chinese died in rioting at a steel plant. “There were about a hundred people sent to […]
-
Jay Z ‘Attack’ Video: Hotel Employee Sacked
A hotel in New York has sacked an employee it claims leaked CCTV footage appearing to show Beyonce’s sister attacking Jay Z in a lift. The Standard Hotel said the person was fired for “breaching the security polices of the hotel and recording the confidential CCTV video”, and would turn over “all available information to […]
-
Dixons And Carphone Warehouse Merger Agreed
The owner of Currys/PC World, Dixons Retail, and Carphone Warehouse have confirmed an all-share ‘merger of equals’, to capitalise on the growing digital market. While the combined entity, to be known as DixonsCarphone, will continue to sell traditional products associated with each brand there will be a focus on capturing demand for mobile connectivity with […]
-
Cameron Flies To Scotland To Fight For Union
David Cameron is flying to Scotland amid reports he and his close colleagues are unhappy with the anti-independence campaign. The Prime Minister will spend two days campaigning for a “No” vote in September’s referendum, when Scots will be asked whether they want to remain in the UK. The “Better Together” campaign is being led by […]