London, Mar. 6 : French schoolchildren now have a chance to duck homework for a fee.
The website, faismesdevoirs .com (domyhomework. com), which opened on Wednesday, is the creation of Stéphane Boukris, a 25-year-old business graduate who has announced he plans expanding into the English-language market.
He claimed thousands of French pupils had already subscribed to the site, which has been slammed by politicians and teachers'' unions as an immoral service for well off children.
London, Mar. 6 : Workers at TATA-owned car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts.
Members of Unite and the GMB unions accepted the deal - 70 percent to 30 percent - after being urged to vote in favour by union officials.
The deal was thrashed out between union leaders and the company, which has cut around 1,800 agency, production and management jobs in recent months because of the downturn in the motor industry.
London, Mar 6 : British music stars will be honoured for their contribution in the industry with the creation of a "hall of fame" to rival its American counterpart.
The Hall of Fame, which is being developed by Live Aid producer Harvey Goldsmith, would be a part of the British Music Experience (BME), a museum space which opens to the public next week at the top of London''s O2 arena, reports the Telegraph.
It may include stars voted for by the Britons themselves.
London, Mar 6 : The shrinking economy has made a foray into the catwalk world too - and is responsible for making ties thinner.
A leading department store has claimed that menswear has been getting noticeably more streamlined in recent seasons, with celebrities such as the singer Pete Doherty and the actor Jude Law sporting the look, pioneered by the fashion designer Hedi Slimane.
According to John Lewis, in the last six months 15 per cent of the ties they sold were thin versions, at 2.5 inch wide, with the remainder 3.5 inch or thicker, reports The Telegraph.
An instance of this is - one of the best-selling ties at the clothes chain Topman is now the ultra-skinny tie, at just 1 inch wide.
London, Mar. 6 : French schoolchildren now have a chance to duck homework for a fee.
London, Mar 6 : Amy Winehouse's hubby Blake Fielder-Civil's alleged teenage lover has reportedly dropped out of school to make a fresh start with him.
London, Mar. 6 : Workers at TATA-owned car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts.
London, Mar 6 : British music stars will be honoured for their contribution in the industry with the creation of a "hall of fame" to rival its American counterpart.
London - England football star David Beckham will stay at Italian giants AC M
