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buildersThe Home Builders Federation is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. Two charged over beach head data: 07.04.08 Two men are charged in connection with the death of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach. 2. Massa leads Ferrari one-two in Bahrain data: 07.04.08 Brazilian Felipe Massa led Ferrari to a one-two victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, with team mate Kimi Raikkonen seizing the championship lead from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. 3. UN criticises Nepal Maoist party data: 07.04.08 The UN calls on the Maoist party in Nepal to stop intimidating other parties ahead of the elections. 4. Harry Potter helps lift Cineworld data: 19.03.08 Strong growth in cinema attendances on the back of releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and The Simpsons Movie helped Cineworld... 5. Andrew Flintoff's mansion plans demolished data: 10.04.08 Andrew Flintoff, the England cricketer, has been forced to withdraw plans to build a five-floor house in a Cheshire village after fierce complaints from neighbours. 6. France says EU ready for a greater role in defense data: 07.04.08 As France jockeys to rejoin the command structure of NATO, a senior French official said that, for the first time, conditions were right for Europe to become a more serious player in defense. 7. Tensions threaten Kosovo's tenuous peace data: 27.03.08 Analysts and diplomats warn that the conflict could boil over if the international community does not overcome divisions. 8. Parents are 'baffled by Diplomas' data: 19.03.08 A survey says that four out of five parents do not feel able to give their children advice about the Diploma. 9. 'I'm on the plane... the PLANE' data: 07.04.08 When passengers can yap into their mobiles in the air, plane travel will be even worse, says Clive James. 10. 'Regular excercise can slow down ageing' data: 10.04.08 Regular exercise can help slow down the effects of ageing by up to 12 years, a study claims. 11. Torch relay chaos in papers data: 07.04.08 Chaotic scenes as anti-China demonstrators disrupt the Olympic relay through London are the focus of UK newspapers. 12. Chinese find no sport in linking Tibet to Olympics data: 27.03.08 Chinese citizens are voicing outrage over international debate linking recent protests in Tibet to their prized Beijing 2008 Olympics, accusing outsiders of trying to spoil their country's landmark event. 13. Hospital targets data: 10.04.08 Medical staff facing violence as part of working life 14. Mascherano charged with improper conduct data: 27.03.08 Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano was charged with improper conduct by the FA on Wednesday following his refusal to leave the field after being sent off in last Sunday's 3-0 defeat by Manchester United. 15. Cristiano Ronaldo in bullfight ad controversy data: 19.03.08 Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo has risked the ire of animal-rights groups by portraying a bullfighter in an advert. 16. Two Israelis die in battle at fuel terminal data: 10.04.08 Palestinian militants from Gaza have launched an audacious cross-border raid on a fuel terminal, killing two Israelis in a fierce shoot-out. 17. Asian stocks rise on strength of commodities data: 07.04.08 But concerns about the impact of the credit crisis on the financial system lingered, driving banking shares lower. 18. How to spend £35,000 a year on a child data: 19.03.08 Heather Mills says the £35,000 a year she'll get from Sir Paul McCartney to raise their daughter isn't enough. It may seem an absurd amount of money to average parents, but raising a child in more privileged circles can costs big bucks. 19. Even in Ireland, surfers just want good waves data: 27.03.08 Bundoran, Ireland, might not seem like an obvious place to surf, but its position and rocky coastline makes it an ideal place to find a good wave. 20. Richard Hammond: MOT makes me feel like an OAP data: 07.04.08 It's been a great week for older people. But it's also been a week when I've discovered that I'm shortly to be one of them. And I'm not ready. 21. Top Stories: Birmingham City's Karren Brady and David Sullivan 'arrested in bung probe' data: 10.04.08 Birmingham City chief executive Karren Brady and co-owner David Sullivan have been arrested in a new twist to the City of London police’s bung probe, according to reports. 22. Herrero wins Basque stage data: 10.04.08 Spaniard David Herrero won the third stage of the Tour of Basque Country in a bunched sprint finish on Wednesday. 23. Alexander steps down at The Economist Group data: 10.04.08 Helen Alexander, chief executive, is leaving after a tenure of more than a decade in which the group's flagship magazine has doubled in circulation 24. Failure of new peace talks would be 'devastating,' president of Cyprus says data: 27.03.08 The comments by President Dimitris Christofias came two days before a meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat. 25. Features: Universal Studios reveals its new Simpsons ride data: 19.03.08 AS UNIVERSAL REVEALS ITS SIMPSONS RIDE, WE GET THE LOWDOWN FROM THE STAR 26. Ex-Gurkhas seek equal UK rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans protest at the parliament in London, demanding the right to remain in the UK. 27. Injuries to health workers cost NHS ÂŁ235m data: 07.04.08 Injuries to doctors, nurses and other health workers have cost the National Health Service nearly a quarter of a billion pounds, new figures have revealed. 28. Cypriots are offered a chance to grieve for victims of conflict data: 27.03.08 In Nicosia's buffer zone separating Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, families can view at last the remains of relatives who vanished in fighting in the 1960s and 1970s. 29. Su last year data: 10.04.08 Sudoku has furrowed the brow of many a commuter, but will its popularity be usurped by new puzzle kenken? 30. Investigations: Warm Front's heating scheme leaves the elderly cold data: 19.03.08 We're not surprised when cowboy builders fleece pensioners. |