It claims the new tariff introduced today will result in total savings of pounds 310m on British phone bills
It claims the new tariff, introduced today, will result in total savings of pounds 310m on British phone bills.Not everyone was given the same treatment as Mr Voos. The one he chose was, inevitably, the photographer’s front door key. Within seconds, after a little gentle rubbing, the key bent upwards and was rendered completely useless.Mr Geller’s talents had been put on display at Victoria Station in central London by British Telecom to publicise its new policy of charging by the second instead of by units. Within seconds, a wry smile appeared on Mr Geller’s face and the watch was handed back “I can’t do anything with that,” he said. “But do you have a key?”Mr Voos handed over a large bunch of keys, all but one of which was ignored by Mr Geller.
Unfortunately, John Voos, an Independent photographer, tried to do just that yesterday when the notorious spoon-bender appeared in London to repair broken timepieces as part of a publicity stunt.
Armed with a watch that he knew contained a dud battery, Mr Voos approached Mr Geller, 48, and asked him to undertake some psychic repairs. STEVE BOGGAN
If you ever feel in the mood to con a celebrity, don’t choose a telepath More importantly, don’t choose Uri Geller. British children ‘running to fat’
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A murder investigation was launched after a man was found shot dead at his home in Crawley, West Sussex. The judgment means that local authorities have no duty to retain any council-run residential homes.. Pensioners lose home appeal
Pensioners from Battersea, south London, who are fighting the closure of their council-owned old people’s home, lost their case in the Court of Appeal.
Bishop Scott-Joynt, 52, currently area Bishop of Stafford, succeeds the Rt Rev Colin James, who retired in March.. Man ‘killed daughter and set fire to home’
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The Rt Rev Michael Charles Scott-Joynt has been appointed the next Bishop of Winchester, the fifth most senior job in the Church of England.