TOP 100 ENGLAND SITES
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| Waterstone’s to be ‘specialist chain in a Google world’ Britain’s only remaining nationwide chain of bookshops is going back to its roots amid plunging sales. Waterstone’s, squeezed by online bookshops on one side and supermarkets on the other, is attempting what some observers believe is one last throw of the dice to create a “specialist chain relevant in a Google world”. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Briton killed as storm sinks tourist boat on the Nile A British tourist and several Egyptians were killed during unusually heavy rain storms in Egypt yesterday that destroyed homes and disrupted road traffic. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
At 105, Exmouth widow Mildred Sulston celebrates a life of music Music is a lifeline for Mildred Sulston, who has celebrated her 105th birthday. As a young woman she trained as a violinist — although earning her living as an accountant — and ten years ago added the guitar to her accomplishments. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
More than 60 firefighters tackle large fire at Dorset stately home More than 60 firefighters have battled a huge blaze at a stately home. telegraph.co.uk |
Davos: Soros says Obama not tough enough on banks George Soros, the billionaire investor, said today that US President Barack Obama’s plan to impose a tax on global investment banks was premature and that his plans to break them up did not go far enough. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |