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Mandelson outlines billions in aid for UK car industry

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:52 AM EST (AM Online)

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has outlined a package of support for the UK's car industry which includes guaranteed loans of up to £2.3 billion for car manufacturers and suppliers.

politics, banks, cars, mandelson, banking-crisis, dr-blockbuster, rescue-package, lord-mandelson, uk-car-industry, motor-manufacturing

Twitter going mainstream?

Seeded on Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:40 PM EST (Twitter)

Will Twitter Go Mainstream? What do YOU think?

odd-news, networking, facebook, social-media, twitter, dr-blockbuster

Royal Bank of Scotland: The silent 9

Seeded on Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:13 PM EST (Outdoors: Don't ditch the deadwood - Features - Scotsman.com)

The independent non-executive directors of the Royal Bank of Scotland have as part of their remit a duty to look after the interests of shareholders.

losses, banks, loans, rbs, world-news, lending, royal-bank-of-scotland, banking-crisis

Bruce Forsyth knighthood campaign attracts 25,000 votes online

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:16 PM EST (Telegraph)

Despite the 80-year-old's popularity, speculation is rife that he will not be knighted in the New Year honours list and will have to wait until 2010 for the honour.

entertainment, new-year, facebook, knighthood, dr-blockbuster, bruce-forsyth, new-years-honours, new-year-honour

New Years Honours List 2009 - Leaks

Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:14 AM EST

Leaks - New Year Honours 2009 This gap period between Christmas and New Year traditionally sees speculation on the forthcoming New Year Honours. However, this year, on 28 December, 2008 we are already reading apparent statements of fact.

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olympics, politics, blockbuster, bbc, knight, buckingham-palace, new-year, facebook, the-queen, knighthood

New Years Honours List 2009 - Bruce Forsyth Knighthood missing?

Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:39 AM EST

In the UK, Buckingham Palace sources are saying this Boxing Day that "Mr Entertainment", Bruce Forsyth, will have to wait til 2010 to be knighted.

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entertainment, queen, new-year, gordon-brown, honours, knighthood, dr-blockbuster, brucie, bruce-forsyth, nice-to-see-you

Aston Martin goes 007 in September

Mon Oct 6, 2008 12:46 PM EDT

007 for Aston Martin in September AND October Whilst new car registrations took an expected "dive" in September in the UK (down 21.23%), prestige marques like Aston Martin held ground.

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entertainment, daniel-craig, james-bond, 007, eon, aston-martin, barbara-broccoli, dr-blockbuster, quantum-of-solace, michael-g-wilson

Sean Connery launching his book, "Being a Scot", says "something's cooking"

Seeded on Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:57 PM EDT (Reuters)

Acting icon Sean Connery may have stopped making films, but he believes something still awaits him out there.

entertainment, blockbuster, sean-connery, edinburgh-international-film-festival, dr-blockbuster, being-a-scot, murray-grigor, sean-connery-78, 25-august-1930, 25-august-2008

Conversation Tracker drop-down to be fixed

Sat Aug 9, 2008 1:17 PM EDT

Dr Blockbuster notes that the dropdown conversation tracker window refuses to close & has no close button, and has been languishing, without apparent medical attention, for a few years now.

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newsvine, prescription, fix, dr-blockbuster, conversation-tracker-drop-down-is-needing-fixed-pl

Sean Connery: The story of a brilliant but deeply flawed man

Seeded on Sat Aug 9, 2008 10:39 AM EDT (the Mail online)

This month, the actor publishes his autobiography, Being A Scot. Many who know him had questioned whether the book of his life would ever make it to the shelves.

entertainment, james-bond, celebrities, bafta, edinburgh, dr-blockbuster, sir-sean-connery, edinburgh-international-book-festival, being-a-scot, sean-connery-book

Newsnight editor Peter Barron to join Google in communications role

Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:18 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

"Newsnight editor Peter Barron is to leave the BBC to join Google as head of communications and public affairs for the UK, Ireland and Benelux regions. Barron joins Google after a restructure of the US search engine giant's communications operation earlier this year."

google, world-news, public-affairs, newsnight, dr-blockbuster, peter-barron, d-j-collins, rachel-whetstone, head-of-communications

Sastre claims Tour de France crown

Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:25 PM EDT (RTÉ News)

Sunday, 27 July 2008 17:00 Spain's Carlos Sastre wrapped up his maiden Tour de France triumph on Sunday following the final stage of the race into Paris.

sports, paris, cycling, tour-de-france, csc, champs-elysees, rte, cadel-evans, yellow-jersey, carlos-sastre

Sastre all but clinches Tour de France

Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:16 AM EDT ()

SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND, France - Carlos Sastre passed his latest test and is one step from the Tour de France title.

sports, paris, cycling, tour-de-france, csc, champs-elysees, cadel-evans, yellow-jersey, carlos-sastre, sastre

UK pandemic threat 'inevitable'

Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:25 AM EDT (Epolitix)

The threat of a pandemic hitting the British Isles is "inevitable", with as many as 75,000 people at risk of dying as a result, a committee of peers has said.

pandemic, health, bird-flu, tamiflu, h5n1

Scottish National Party sweep Labour aside in Glasgow

Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:35 PM EDT

Scottish National Party sweeps the Labour Party aside in Glasgow East by-election.

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politics, labour-party, prime-minister, gordon-brown, scottish, breaking-news, westminster, by-election, snp, scottish-national-party

Nothing 'rubbish' about Connery's Millfield grenade

Seeded on Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:55 PM EDT (Telegraph)

In the course of the spirited counter attack that Sir Sean Connery launched against his former wife, Diane Cilento, in Mandrake yesterday, the actor lobbed what appeared to be an extraneous hand grenade at Millfield in Somerset, which he described as "rubbish".

entertainment, sean-connery, millfield, jason-connery, gordonstoun

Bad day at the office for HBOS

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:13 PM EDT (Outdoors: Don't ditch the deadwood - Features - Scotsman.com)

A plunging share price had indicated that the HBOS rights issue would be a tricky one – and it proved even worse than predicted.

business, hbos, bank-of-scotland, rights-issue

Wind farms: now we've got the biggest in Europe

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:06 PM EDT (Outdoors: Don't ditch the deadwood - Features - Scotsman.com)

ALEX Salmond declared Scotland on the brink of a renewables revolution yesterday as he gave the go-ahead for the largest wind farm in Europe. The First Minister told the World Renewable Energy Congress in Glasgow the green light had been given to a 152-turbine project in South L …

technology, scotland, renewable-energy, snp, alex-salmond, win-power

Obama: The GQ candidate who carries a hint of JFK

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:59 PM EDT (Scotsman.com News)

HE OWNS five suits, four pairs of shoes, favours the neatly rolled- up sleeve and has been described as the candidate from GQ. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate and new darling of an international fashion designer, is this week touring the Middle East and Europ …

politics, barack-obama, gq, presidential-candidate

Brown vows to stand by Israel

Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:55 PM EDT (Scotsman.com News)

GORDON Brown has warned Iran that it faces growing isolation if it rejects an offer from major powers on its disputed nuclear programme. In the first address to Israel's parliament, the Knesset, by a British prime minister, Mr Brown yesterday pledged to stand by Israel and brand …

israel, ahmadinejad, gordon-brown, knesset

Sean Connery's book leaves his story untold

Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:02 PM EDT (The Times)

"Sean Connery has once again found himself on the receiving end of media criticism, this time because his forthcoming book with Murray Grigor is more about his personal reflections on being Scottish, rather than about who he is as a man, and much has been made of what it isn't …

entertainment, james-bond, sean-connery, 007, the-times, snp, dr-blockbuster, edinburgh-international-book-festival, being-a-scot, meg-henderson

Apprentice UK Series 4 - Lee McQueen wins

Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:20 AM EDT

30 year old Lee McQueen scoops the winning Apprentice job. The final programme was watched by 10 million viewers in the UK and Lee McQueen won, beating Claire Young. Congatulations to Lee... Sir Alan Sugar picked the right man for the £100,000 job.

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entertainment, blockbuster, bbc, apprentice, youtube, the-apprentice, sir-alan-sugar, dr-blockbuster, lee-mcqueen, claire-young

Animal Collectibles | Collectible Animals | Animal Collectibles |

Seeded on Fri May 30, 2008 5:37 AM EDT ()

A new collectors site

figures, animals, bear, arts, pets, collectibles, eagle, figurines, collectables, miniatures

Sir Sean Connery Film Centre

Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:31 PM EST

TRIBUTE FILM CENTRE FOR SIR SEAN CONNERY - WELL OVERDUE!!! On 25 August 1930, not only was Britain's greatest actor born in Edinburgh, but a cinema, now called The Odeon, was also opened on Clerk Street in Edinburgh. Get the connection?

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entertainment, film, movie, blockbuster, catherine-zeta-jones, sean-connery, edinburgh, movie-news, odeon, dr-blockbuster

2008 Countdown to New Year Party on Facebook

Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:09 AM EST

On Facebook, Dr Blockbuster from Scotland (of course!) has the biggest online New Year Party to welcome in 2008. The Countdown has begun. With 3 days to go, there are 1300 people coming and you can attend too by joining the Party here!

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2008, party, scotland, world-news, new-year, facebook, countdown, hogmanay, dr-blockbuster, blockbusterbooks

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