Monday 17 January 2011

2 Brit girls through first round.

So far so Good!

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Elena baltacha
British number one Elena Balatcha will face seven-time major winner Justine Henin after a 3-6 6-4 7-5 win over Jamie Hampton at the Australian Open.

Baltacha, 27, who reached the third round last year, beat the American qualifier in two hours 27 minutes.

Londoner Anne Keothavong also made the second round with a 7-5 6-4 win over Russia's Arina Rodionova.

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Wednesday 12 January 2011

Banker-don't care now.

He will find it easy to live with the criticism once he leaves with his bonus!

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Lloyds' Eric Daniels in line for £2m bonus

Lloyds Banking Group boss Eric Daniels is in line for a bonus of about £2m this year, the BBC has learned.

Mr Daniels, who steps down in March, has turned down a bonus in the past two years but will not do so again, sources told BBC business editor Robert Peston.

Eric Daniels
Mr Daniels is stepping down as Lloyds boss in March

The government bailed out Lloyds after it took over HBOS in 2008, and still holds a 41% stake in the bank.

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Tuesday 4 January 2011

Facebook used in hunt for Jo Yeates' killer

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Detectives have begun a Facebook campaign in a bid to catch the killer of Jo Yeates.

Her body was found on Christmas Day, in Longwood Lane, Failand, eight days after she was reported missing from her home in Clifton, Bristol.

Jo Yeates
The body of Jo Yeates was found near Bristol on Christmas Day

The campaign involves an advert that will allow people to contact the incident room via the social networking site rather than calling in.

Police said Facebook was more effective than posters and leaflet drops.

Det Ch Insp Phil Jones, of Avon and Somerset Police, said he hoped the Facebook appeal would encourage more people to come forward with information.

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