Never seen photos of Elvis found
Three rare photographs of legendary singer Elvis Presley, which were taken more than 50 years ago, have been found.
Archivists discovered the negatives of the photos in a vast collection of documents from the office of Elvis’ father Vernon P
Cameron won over Clegg with home-cooked food
British Prime Minister David Cameron cooked supper for Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg ahead of their alliance to form the government. Mr Cameron revealed he chose home-cooking to cement the LibDem-Conservative alliance. The PM said he and his now deputy Clegg had a cosy supper together to help them forge their coalition. “Nick came over to my house and I cooked him supper,” Cameron told Real Radio Yorkshire in an interview.
EU directive to search turbans on hold: UK
Britain has put a European Union directive about frisking of religious headgear at airports on hold after Sikhs complained that the methods used would affect the dignity of turban, one of the signs of the Sikh religion. Britain’s transport ministry said the EU directive, which had been implemented since April, has now been put on hold till a
Slam 13 beckons Serena
Serena Williams admits over-confidence could be the biggest obstacle to her bid to win a fourth Wimbledon singles title in Saturday’s final against Vera Zvonareva.
Williams has swept to the final in such dominant fashion that few outside of Zvonareva’s family and friends expect anything other than a convincing victory for the defending champion at the All-England Club.s
Giant-killer Berdych in final
Tomas Berdych clinched a place in the Wimbledon final for the first time as the Czech 12th seed defeated Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), 6-3 on Friday.
Berdych, the first Czech man to reach the Wimbledon final since Ivan Lendl in 1987, has been a dangerous force on the ATP Tour for the last five years.
But he hadn’t been able to translate his talent into success at the Grand Slams until the last month.
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Commodities to tempt investors
Risk-wary traders pummelled commodities including oil and industrial metals in the first half of this year, but gold shone, helping to build a strong case for selective investment over the next six months.
UK novelist Bainbridge dies at 75
The acclaimed British novelist Beryl Bainbridge, an acute and acerbic chronicler of human relationships, has died at the age of 75. Ed Wilson, of her literary agency Johnson and Alcock, says Bainbridge died in a London hospital on early Friday. She had been suffering from cancer.
Oz avoid whitewash
Michael Clarke’s unbeaten 99 helped Australia win the fourth one-day international at The Oval here on Wednesday and reduce England’s lead to 3-1 in the five-match series.
Nadal to go full tilt with Murray
With Roger Federer put to the sword in stunning fashion, the fight for the Wimbledon title is more open than ever and that means Rafael Nadal will go on the offensive when he faces Andy Murray in the semifinals on Friday.
Serena takes appointed berth
Defending champion Serena Williams reached her third successive Wimbledon final after seeing off a challenge from the gritty Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Thursday.
The world number one was given a tough fight by the unseeded Czech world number 62, but Kvitova began to run out of steam in the second set and could not stop Williams from edging towards a fourth Wimbledon title.