The Saturn Herald – Page 589

Coffee Sales Growth 10.7% £7.2billion turnover

The total UK coffee shop market is estimated at over 19,000 outlets and continues to outperform the UK retail sector with significant sales growth of 10.7% on last year with £7.2 billion total turnover. The total UK coffee shop market is predicted to exceed 27,000 outlets and £16.5 billion turnover by 2020, driven by branded coffee…

Jessie J makes more money from song writing

Jessie J, the famous British singer and song writer has admitted most of her earning are from songs she writes for other artists around the world. Jessie: “You’ve got to write songs and make money as an artist”. “Party In The USA paid my rent for, like, three years, after she was the architect in…

Dhoni retires from Test Cricket

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired in December 2014 from Tests citing the strain of playing all three formats of cricket after India drew the third Test against Australia in Melbourne. Virat Kohli will captain the side in the fourth and final Test in Sydney. Dhoni’s announcement in Melbourne came following the third Test, which…

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button 34 entered the New Year as a married man after marrying his long-term girlfriend Jessica Michibata in Hawaii after announcing their engagement last year.. ‘Happy New Year from Mr & Mrs Button,’ the 2009 world champion told his 1.9 million followers on Twitter. ‘We’re excited to see in the…

India’s Mars Orbiter completes 100 days in Martian orbit

Chennai: India’s Mars Orbiter completed 100 days of its Martian orbit on the New Year’s Day 2015 according Indian space agency officials. The Mars Orbiter was inserted in Martian orbit Sep 24, 2014 is in good health, said officials of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Mars Orbiter has sent different pictures of the red…

Viagra developer Dr Simon Campbell Knighted!

Dr Simon Campbell ‘Father of Viagra’, started and oversaw research on Viagra while working for the drug company Pfizer. Dr Campbell was associated with three new drugs during his 26-year stint at Pfizer, all aimed at treating high blood pressure.The last one turned out to have a valuable side effect because it improved blood flow to…

CBE for comedy actress Meera syal

CBE for comedy actress Meera Syal Wolverhampton-born actress and writer Meera Syal has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours. Meera receives a CBE for her services to drama and literature. The 53-year-old is familiar to TV audiences for her comedy roles in BBC Television Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 42,…

Joan Collins becomes a Dame

Actress Joan Collins becomes a dame The 81-year-old actress Joan Collins renowned for her ageless glamour and her portrayal of powerfully bitchy Alexis Carrington in US soap Dynasty, which brought her international fame in the 1980s. Born in London in 1933, started her stage debut at nine, the daughter of a Jewish South African-born theatrical…

Christine: voice of Babe and /chuckie dies at 51

Christine voice of Babe and Chuckie, dies at 51 Christine Cavanaugh, voice of Babe and Chukie in Nickelodeon’s has died aged 51 on 22nd December 2014 in Utah. She began small characters in TV shows like “ Cheers” and Gosalyn Mallard’s Darkwing Duck. . Her prolific acting, providing the voices of dozens of cartoon characters…

Digital text books for Indian schools in Kerala

Students at Government Upper Primary School Vellayil West in Kozhikode. Photo: S. Ramesh Kerala on the South West Malabar Coast 15000 Square miles, has the highest literacy rate among the states of India and topped the Education Development Index (EDI) among 21 major states in India. More than 94% of the rural population has…