Anyone familiar with the UK telecom company FreedomCall? Ynetnews.com reports the firm has terminated its cooperation with Israel’s MobileMax due to the IDF operation in Gaza. “We received an email from the British company informing us that it is severing all ties with us and any other Israeli company following Israel’s strike in Gaza,” said CEO Raanan

I am not a fan of Top Gear, but those who are may be interested in this snippet from the Guardian earlier this week: It is widely known that Top Gear parted company with Perry McCarthy, a former minor formula one driver, after he exposed himself, although not in the John Barrowman sense. Ben Collins, a former NASCAR driver, was later revealed by the Health and Safety Executive as Top Gear's "...

So, err: But that claim was shaken by revelations of Daschle’s failure to pay some $128,000 in taxes owed for use of a driver and limousine provided to him by a media firm. Daschle was chairman of the firm’s advisory board. Daschle said his failure to pay the taxes was a mistake, and paid $140,000 in arrears

Law firm BPE has advised the owners of a Warwick-based specialist healthcare events company on its share sale to Closer Still Investments.

A Scottish driving examiner has won his case for damages against a learner driver. Andrew Carmichael, 35, suffered whiplash after L-driver Lisa Connolly slammed on the brakes during her test two years ago. Judge Lady Clark ruled that NIG, the company who insured the instructor's car being used by Miss Connolly, were liable for Mr Carmichael's injuries. Delivering her opinion at Edinburgh...

If 52 per cent of the staff of a company were found to have cheated their customers it would be fair to say that firm was a criminal enterprise, a racket. Only a small percentage of Enron’s staff was crooked, yet the whole company was closed down by the authorities. You see, the thing is, Enron

With a Type-A personality, each and every driver mentioned in this list pisses me off! There is, however, one type of driver that is shockingly missing (missing member provided below the list)! 9) The Old Driver8) The Oblivious Driver7) The Inconsiderate Driver6) The Raging Driver5) The Student Driver4) The Motorcyclist3) The Truck Driver2) The Driver who has your exact driving style1) Every other...

Chris Dillow writes at Stumbling and Mumbling: Bradford and Bingley lived for 149 years as a mutual company. It lasted just eight years as a quoted firm. Halifax survived for 144 years as a mutual, but just 11 as a quoted company. Northern Rock lasted 157 years as a mutual, 11 as a quoted. Not a single building society that demutualized in the 90s now survives as an independent company. Does anyon...

The Croydon Guardian revealed this week the level of bailout that the Croydon Tories have handed to the private firm that is behind the new luxury HQ. £145million is to be handed over to the 'CCURV' a joint company with construction company Laing. This is because the private markets refused to lend to the joint company at viable interest rates. The incompetent Tories have now propp...

Another cut 'n' paste, but there seems to be quite a lot of news today. This from the Sunday Herald:A firm accused of - torturing Iraqi prisoners at the infamous Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad has been - hired?by the Scottish government to carry out the nation's next census.Granting CACI (UK) - a subsidiary of the firm accused of torture - the £18.5 million contract has not only badly wounded the SNP ...