More Britons Looking for Property AbroadLONDON - Searches for international property on Primelocation.com show that the British are still interested in buying abroad despite the economic slowdown. British American Tobacco Selects Teliris Telepresence 6G PlatformORLANDO, Florida - Total of 130 6G Telepresence Rooms Ordered in First 30 Days of General Availability Employers Want Vocational Recruits as Skills Mismatch BitesLONDON - Small business bosses are crying out for new recruits with work-related skills, according to research released in the run up to VQ Day 2009, the national celebration of vocational achievement taking place on 24th June. ICON Announces Collaboration to Develop New Translational Medicine Unit at Purpose-built Hospital Facility in ManchesterDUBLIN - New Facility Part of Ambitious Expansion Plans at Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust Campus Trivial Pursuits: Britons Clock Up More Holiday Hours Drinking and Sunbathing Than Fellow EuropeansLONDON - TripAdvisor Reveals Holiday Habits of British, French, German, Italian & Spanish Travellers Mammoet’s Innovative Deep Water Salvage Operation in CanadaSCHIEDAM, The Netherlands - Mammoet Salvage recently recovered a fuel truck loaded with diesel and a cabinet containing lube oil from Robson Bight near Vancouver Island in Canada. The challenging project, in a water depth of 360 meters, was completed on time and well within budget. British Gas and Romag Announce Plans to Develop Electric Vehicles InfrastructureWINDSOR, England - British Gas and Romag Holdings Plc, the specialist manufacturer of glass and plastic composites for renewable energy applications, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the testing, marketing, distribution and installation of British Gas branded solar power canopies and other related products. British Gas Cuts Electricity Prices by 10% - is Now the Cheapest Electricity Supplier in BritainWINDSOR, England - British Gas, the biggest supplier of electricity to homes in Britain, which serves around one in every four homes, has today cut an average 10 per cent off its standard electricity prices. Leading Environmental Attraction Selects 1ELONDON - Eden Project Implements Market Leading PC Power Management Solution to Reduce Costs 1E, a leading provider of Windows management software and services who specialize in reducing costs within the business environment, today announces that the Eden Project in Cornwall has licensed its PC power management software. The organisation is currently deploying NightWatchman and 1E WakeUp across its PC estate as well as the retail point-of-sale till sites, ensuring substantial savings throughout the organisation and a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the project. An International Litigation Draws Attention From China and Europe - Danone-Wahaha Feud: The Cornerstone of World EqualityHANGZHOU, China - Following the successful completion of the China-EU high-level economic and trade dialogue, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently went to Prague for the China-EU summit, marking that Sino-EU cooperation has returned to the right place after suffering a temporary setback last year. comScore Introduces New Service in U.K. to Provide Competitive Intelligence for Online Display Advertising CampaignsLONDON - Facebook Ranks as Top Display Ad Publisher and O2 Ranks as Top Advertiser in April, According to comScore Ad Metrix Hutchison Whampoa Limited Offer to Purchase for Cash By Acelist Limited of Up to US$750,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.45% Guaranteed Notes due 2010 issued by Hutchison Whampoa InternationalNEW YORK - Hutchison Whampoa Limited Offer to Purchase for Cash By Daystep Limited of Up to US$750,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 7.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2011 issued by Hutchison Whampoa International (01/11) Limited Maurice Lacroix: British Golf Star Justin Rose New Brand AmbassadorZURICH - Cross reference: Picture is Distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be Downloaded Free of Charge at: Hunt is on for Britain’s Oldest TortoiseLONDON - The search is on for Britain’s oldest tortoise, after the demise in 2004 of Timmy*, who reached the grand old age of 160. Tortoises are the longest-lived land vertebrates of all, so owners acquiring one today will need to plan ahead for their pet’s future well-being - a tortoise born in 2009 could still be alive in 2169! ASA Concludes Pfizer’s Hard Hitting Counterfeit Medicines Advert ‘Did Not Breach Code’LONDON - The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today ruled that Pfizer’s groundbreaking cinema advertising in which a man is seen coughing-up a dead rat did not breach the industry advertising code.(1) Budget 09 - “A Double Hammer Blow to Hauliers” Says Road Haulage AssociationLONDON - There may be good news for some in today’s Budget but hauliers face a severe double hammer blow as a direct result of yet another tax hike - 2 pence per litre next September, followed by a revised fuel duty escalator effective next March of inflation plus half a pence per litre. Endeavour Schedules 2009 First Quarter Earnings Conference CallHOUSTON - Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE-Alt: END) (LSE: ENDV) will host a conference call to discuss its 2009 first quarter financial and operating results on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time, 3 p.m. British Summer Time. Medical Advancement in Obesity SurgeryLONDON - First UK Gastric Band Operation Through The Belly Button In a British medical first pioneering surgeon Professor Franco Favretti and his team have performed the UK’s first SILS (Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery) gastric band implantation. Fuel Duty Increase? “Don’t even think about it!” Says Road Haulage AssociationLONDON - It is the hope of every UK road haulier that this week’s Budget will see no further increase in fuel duty. At a time when hauliers are literally fighting for survival, a halt to duty rises will prevent a bad situation becoming even worse, according to the Road Haulage Association. Saxo Bank Quarterly Outlook: ‘The Pace of Economic Decline is Petering Out’COPENHAGEN - In a follow-up to their financial Outlook for 2009, Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has launched its first Quarterly Outlook for the global economy. Compiled by Saxo Bank’s Strategy team, the short analysis examines the global economic outlook for the forthcoming quarter and will also look at whether the first quarter predictions that were made by the Strategy team in their Yearly Outlook were correct. 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