Recent Posts Tagged With 'people'

• Firms struggling to get government guaranteed loans

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 13:00 in art, news, business, media, people, application

  Many companies are struggling to get loans through schemes introduced by the chancellor Alistair Darling to help firms hit by the recession. Some of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loans – where the government provides the security – have...

• Army test pilot will be Britain’s first official astronaut

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 11:40 in art, news, technology, media, people, read, Science & Tech

  Six newly trained European astronauts could be among the first to walk on the moon since the end of the Apollo missions in 1972 A 37-year-old helicopter pilot has joined the European Space Agency as Britain’s first official astronaut. Timothy ...

• Sri Lankan troops mop up Tamil Tigers

  Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 22:00 in art, news, health, world, media, people, read

  Rebel fighters reported to be blowing themselves up Sri Lankan troops were today mopping up the remnants of the defeated Tamil Tigers, amid reports that some rebel fighters have been blowing themselves up rather than surrender. A large explosion in a...