UK News:
Scots rescue base 'busiest in UK' (BBC News)
HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy's search and rescue unit in Prestwick, is the busiest in the UK, official figures show.
IDC: UK firms have poor SAM attitude (V3.co.uk )
Satisfying compliance issues is the least likely driver for UK firms to adopt software asset management solutions (SAM), research claims.
Couple gets to go to UK (The New Straits Times)
Local indie band Couple is excited over its upcoming gigs in Britain. AREF OMAR talks to organiser KNUKE, and band frontman Mohd Aidil Rusli COMPRISING former and current Malaysian students studying in Britain, KNUKE (Kugiran Negara ke UK Enterprise) has been successful in bringing local indie acts there in an effort to promote Malaysian music.
UPDATE:ScottishPower:To Cut UK Gas Tariffs By Average 8% From Mar 31 (Fox News)
UPDATE:ScottishPower:To Cut UK Gas Tariffs By Average 8% From Mar 31
UK men's resurgence doesn't lift rest of SEC (Lexington Herald-Leader)
When the Southeastern Conference stumbled last season and received only three NCAA Tournament bids, the league's coaches cited Kentucky's down year. The perception of SEC basketball depended on its flagship program, they said. UK's normally elevated status lifted all the SEC boats. Conversely, Kentucky in a depressed state shrunk the significance of other programs.
Mobile Home Fire Sends Man to UK (LEX 18 Lexington)
A man is sent to UK Hospital after a mobile home goes up in flames in Madison County. It happened around 1:00 Thursday morning along Boone Street in Berea. The man living inside that mobile home told investigators the fire sparked from a kerosene heater. Whether it was knocked over or something else, firefighters say they still aren't sure. No word on the extent of the man's injuries. Permalink ...
IDC: UK firms have poor SAM attitude (vnunet.com)
Caroline Donnelly, CRN , Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:59:00 UK organisations are failing to employ effective SAM strategies, claims poll Satisfying compliance issues is the least likely driver for UK firms to adopt software asset management solutions (SAM), research claims. According to the findings of the IDC’s UK Software Asset Management Maturity white paper, just 1.25 per cent of UK firms ...
Apple execs head to UK to discuss iPad data plans with O2, Orange, Vodafone (Macworld UK)
Last week, Apple confirmed a delayed release for the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi and 3G models in he UK, with pricing and data plans for the more expensive 3G compatible model yet to be announced.
UK barrister calls for single financial crime enforcement unit (eFinancial News)
Just a day after the Financial Services Authority secured a conviction against former Cazenove partner Malcolm Calvert for insider dealing, a London fraud and corporate crime barrister has criticised the UK’s model for investigating and prosecuting financial market crimes and called for the creation of a single enforcement agency to pursue cases.
Indian students in UK fined for car scam (The Economic Times)
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