http://functionpix.com/ Functionpix is the worlds fastest growing online freelance organisation selling a professional photo / news service to the world press and public alike with ... en-gb Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:45:39 GMT Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:45:39 GMT http://functionpix.com PHP pascal@functionpix.com jameshamilton@whoyouknow.co.uk http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1751/referer=rss/ The popularity of well-being events has grown in recent times. In the UK alone, visitor numbers are up by over 42% this year alone – Sarah Singleton asks Loveshack UK director Dana Corfield exactly why an increasing number of people are seeking alternative treatments in this difficult economic climate. Loveshack UK’s director Dana Corf... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:21:43 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1751/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1750/referer=rss/ Novak Djokovic, winner of 2008 Australian Open has crashed out at Wimbledon against Marat Safin – ranked way down at no.75. The Serbian born Grand Slam Champion lost in straight sets to the former Russian No.1 leaving a gaping hole in the men’s contenders. Djokovic was tipped to be a major challenger for the men’s title at Wimble... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:20:14 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1750/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1748/referer=rss/ A woman who was reported missing in April 1966 has finally been found – dead in her own apartment in front of the television. Hedviga Golik from Zagreb in Croatia had sat down to watch her favourite TV show with a cup of tea. Sadly, she died in her chair before she even took a sip. Several of her friends who reported her missing assumed she... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:14:26 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1748/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1749/referer=rss/ As the credit crunch begins to permeate into our everyday lives, the once booming UK property market is now quickly turning into a house price crash and what’s more, it is gathering pace at an alarming rate and homes sellers, estate agents and banks are now finally all in agreement – that prices are tumbling fast. Miles Shipside, comme... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:26:35 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1749/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1746/referer=rss/ HBOS, Britain's largest mortgage lender has issued a stark warning that suggests that the UK housing market is in dire straights and sends shock waves far and wide warning that they expect house prices to fall up top 9pc this year as a weakening UK economy sends transactions tumbling. Previously the group, which owns the Halifax, had predicted th... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:34:42 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1746/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1745/referer=rss/ The newly launched site of BalzacClothing.com fulfils the need of petite women to have trendy, fashionable clothing without compromise. Its debut collection for Spring/Summer 2008, features fashionable petite women's clothing for the working woman who wants stylish social clothing for activities outside of work. The styles of this collection were d... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:08:05 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1745/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1744/referer=rss/ The answer to that question is a resounding and overwhelming ‘nobody’ – The property market is falling at it’s fastest pace since records began and the prospects for the future of the UK property market are at best that the market will fall by only 20% in 2008. More realistic are the reports that suggest that the UK propert... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:47:19 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1744/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1743/referer=rss/ While the retail industry reports large falls in profits and lower numbers of shoppers on the streets, the internet seems to be bucking the trend. At least, this is the claim made by UK adult online store Loveshack UK.  Established in 2004 to assemble a fabulous collection of glamorous and sexy clothing for the modern woman, Love Shack Limite... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:57:21 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1743/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1742/referer=rss/ Petrol stations up and down the country began closing their doors late into the night due to the public mass-panic buying of the last drops of fuel before the country is thrown into chaos over the fuel strike. Motoring organisations have issued warnings to all motorists highlighting the need to ration fuel supplies and to limit the supply of petro... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:23:05 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1742/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1741/referer=rss/ Andy Murray crashed out on court at the Stella Artois Championship today at Queen’s whilst diving for a shot during his match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis.  At luv-all, deuce in the third set, Andy Murray’s game was struggling having lost the first set 7-5. Just when he appeared to be getting the better of the Latvian, having cl... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:55:45 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1741/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1740/referer=rss/ The forecast comes just a week after the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, warned of the possibility of a recession. Property transactions are set to plummet by as much as 750,000 to just 1.08 million – the worst since 1974. In a paper published today, the RICS – one of the most respected and influencial voices in the hou... Mon, 19 May 2008 00:08:50 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1740/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1739/referer=rss/ The U.K. is suffering it’s most sharpest price fall for over 50 years – said a senior economist today following data from the Nationwide and HBOS. According to the Halifax, house prices fell in April by 1.3pc and from a year earlier, the first annual decline since 1996, after faster inflation hurt consumers' spending power and made it h... Fri, 02 May 2008 08:52:41 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1739/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1738/referer=rss/ Die Welt A Muslim convert from the German Saar region has been seen in an Internet video calling for a holy war, according to Frank Wallenta, a spokesman for the office of the Prosecutor. The video was examined by experts from the Federal Criminal Investigation Bureau in Berlin. The spokesman would not be drawn on whether Germany was at heightene... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:02:53 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1738/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1737/referer=rss/ Die Welt China condemned as "a new insult" to 1.3 billion Chinese, including Tibetans, the decision of Paris City Council to grant honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama. A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mrs Jiang Yu, said that this "deeply provocative" interference in China’s internal affairs had seriousl... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:42:32 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1737/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1736/referer=rss/ Die Welt The family of Sinan Krause, a German-Iraqi kidnapped in February of last year renewed their appeal to his captors this week. In a video made with the co-operation of German broadcaster ZDF Mohammed a-Tornakhi speaking in Arabic, begged them to free his son. The video has been posted on the ZDF website since Thursday and is to be shown o... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:10 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1736/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1735/referer=rss/ The Bank Of England’s emergency rescue package of £50billion and a myriad of other sweeteners will do little to halt the desperate collapse of the UK housing market. The Times report that the “the Bank’s actions should help to ease the tight conditions in the interbank lending market and encourage the banks to start lending ... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:00:28 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1735/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1734/referer=rss/ Die Welt US Senator Hillary Clinton has threatened to "obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel during her Presidency. Answering a question put to her by broadcasting station ABC she said, "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the President, we will attack Iran in the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launchi... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:54:43 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1734/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1733/referer=rss/ Die Welt For the first time in history Muslims outnumber Catholics worldwide. Figures for 2006 disclose that Muslims comprise 19.2 per cent of the world’s population, and Catholics 17.4 per cent. "For the first time in history we’re no longer in the lead" Monsignor Vittorio Formenti told the Vatican’s official newspap... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:32:29 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1733/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1732/referer=rss/ Die Welt The website Liveleak.com has removed the anti-Islam film Fitna from its servers barely a day after its launch. Liveleak said it had removed the film, posted by Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders, because of threats against its staff. Meanwhile, the 15-minute film has been posted on other websites. Wilders’ film combines pictu... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:21:09 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1732/ http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1731/referer=rss/ Die Welt Two Irish teenagers have become multi-millionaires after selling their home-made Internet auction programme to a Canadian company. Patrick and John Collison told broadcaster STA that they had sold auctomatic.com to Live Current Media. The sale price is estimated at around 3.2 million Euros, and it is reported that the Collison brothers ... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:15:57 GMT http://functionpix.com/index.php/article/1731/