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Billie back in the charts
8:30am Monday 22nd January 2007
Comments (35)SWINDON star Billie Piper has made it back into the charts without singing a note.
The pop sensation turned actress made a return to yesterday's top 40 thanks to a change in the way the charts are counted to include downloads.
While the 24-year-old was unable to trouble Mika with his song Grace Kelly for the number one spot she did make it to 17.
Her musical renaissance is thanks to Radio 1 breakfast presenter Chris Moyles who encouraged his listeners to take part in a test to see if it was possible to get any song into the charts.
Last week he played Billie's 1999 hit Honey To The Bee, which originally charted at number three, to see if hearing the old hit would encourage people to download it and get it into the charts.
And it seems after reminding listeners of Billie's talents they were quick to download her song.
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Andy Newell, says...
11:07am Mon 22 Jan 07
1) She is not at 'number 1';
2) She didn't get into the charts 'without singing a note'. This is just the Adver trying to make a more interesting headline out of a non-story.
Andy
bo, says...
11:14am Mon 22 Jan 07
Andy Newell wrote:hehehehe dont get ur knickers in a twist!
Bo, two comments on above: 1) She is not at \'number 1\'; 2) She didn\'t get into the charts \'without singing a note\'. This is just the Adver trying to make a more interesting headline out of a non-story. Andy
Farepak news, says...
11:23am Mon 22 Jan 07
FAREPAK NEWS
Administrators dealing with collapsed Christmas savings club Farepak have received claims for £38m.
A total of 113,000 customers and agents have made claims so far, BDO Stoy Hayward said in a report to creditors.
It also warned victims they would get no more than 5p in every pound they lost when the firm failed. More than 150,000 people lost an average of £400.
The report also blames Farepak's collapse on its failure to "adequately" ringfence cash paid in by customers.
"It is clear that Farepak did not protect the money paid in by agents and customers," the BDO Stoy Hayward report added.
The administrators explained that Farepak's collapse was triggered by the fact £33m it lent to its parent company European Home Retail (EHR) was not paid back.
Investigation
Administrators now hope to move the firm into voluntary liquidation - which would allow its assets to be sold and turned into cash to pay off creditors.
BDO Stoy Hayward added the move would also allow liquidators to investigate the collapse and sue "any parties responsible or liable" for its failure, and redistribute any money made from legal action to creditors.
Farepak customers paid monthly sums to the firm or its agents towards vouchers or food hampers for the festive season.
However, when the company went into administration in October it left them with limited hopes of compensation.
A voluntary fund set up in the run-up to Christmas raised about £7m to mitigate the effect of the collapse on savers.
Legal hitch
But last month, members of the savings club were hit by a further setback after a High Court judge deferred some payments owed to members.
At stake was the legal status of money accrued between the collapse of Farepak and the time it went into administration soon after.
If successful, savers would have received sums ranging from £17 to £1,500.
A judgement in the case is due later this year.
Meanwhile, the Treasury has vowed to launch a review of Christmas saving clubs and the lack of regulations governing them - a move prompted by Farepak's collapse.
AnON, says...
11:43am Mon 22 Jan 07
Chris, says...
12:03pm Mon 22 Jan 07
bo wrote:Actually, the first instrumental track to make the UK number one was Apache, by The Shadows.
this is brilliant altho getting to number one without even singing is a bit of a joke!!! whatever next..!!
It was released in 1960.
Farepak news, says...
12:07pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Anon wrote:
BOO!! how does it always come back to farepack! this story is about billie piper I dont see the link!?!!!!
If you look hard you can see the link.
Sadly it always comes back to Farepak...that's how it works.
PR, says...
1:24pm Mon 22 Jan 07
To PR, says...
1:31pm Mon 22 Jan 07
PR wrote:
No-one cares about farepak, sort your own problems out. Will i get a charity donation if my shares crash, i doubt it! Just get over it
What shares have you got?
I do have some problems. U sure you can't help? I was wondering what type of soup I should buy.
PR, says...
1:32pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Soup, says...
1:34pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Beef hotpot from Sainsbury's, just bought some, its ace!
Beef hotpot! Wow, I see why you get angry about Farepak.
PR, says...
1:39pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Ahmed, says...
1:40pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Farepak news, says...
1:45pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Pr said
Soup explain yourself, why would me getting Beef Hotpot show why i get angry about Farepak?!!
I think Soup was trying to say you were annoyed because the hampers have a bit better quality than Hotpot.
Still don't worry it's what it's tastes like that counts.
To Ahmed, says...
1:46pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Ahmed wrote:
Halal
Limahl !!!
PR, says...
1:47pm Mon 22 Jan 07
P.S Are u obsessed with Farepak? Dont u have a job or something else to be getting on with?
To PR, says...
2:01pm Mon 22 Jan 07
PR wrote:
Oh right, not that funny really.
P.S Are u obsessed with Farepak? Dont u have a job or something else to be getting on with?
I'm stuck in the traffic queues on Bath Road due to roadworks. Nightmare.
Is there a shortcut?
PR, says...
2:03pm Mon 22 Jan 07
WIKIPEDIA, says...
2:12pm Mon 22 Jan 07
In agricultural use, a hamper is a wide-mouthed container of basketwork that may often be carried on the back during the harvesting of fruit or vegetables by hand by workers in the field. The contents of the hamper may be decanted regularly into larger containers or a cart, wagon or truck.
The open ventilation and the sturdiness offered by a hamper has made it suitable for the transport of food, hence the use of the picnic hamper.
At one time it was common for laundry services to leave a large basketwork container with a lid which is now commonly referred to as a clothes hamper. The same type of container would be used to return clean clothing, which would be put away by the laundry service and the empty container left in place of the full container for later pickup.
This type of daily or bi-daily hamper service was most common with Chinese laundry services in 19th century England and America.
WIKIPEDIA, says...
2:13pm Mon 22 Jan 07
In agricultural use, a hamper is a wide-mouthed container of basketwork that may often be carried on the back during the harvesting of fruit or vegetables by hand by workers in the field. The contents of the hamper may be decanted regularly into larger containers or a cart, wagon or truck.
The open ventilation and the sturdiness offered by a hamper has made it suitable for the transport of food, hence the use of the picnic hamper.
At one time it was common for laundry services to leave a large basketwork container with a lid which is now commonly referred to as a clothes hamper. The same type of container would be used to return clean clothing, which would be put away by the laundry service and the empty container left in place of the full container for later pickup.
This type of daily or bi-daily hamper service was most common with Chinese laundry services in 19th century England and America.
To Wikipedia, says...
2:25pm Mon 22 Jan 07
To To Wikipedia, says...
2:52pm Mon 22 Jan 07
The word size may refer to:
Dimensions: length, width, height
Clothing measurements such as shoe size or dress size
Geometry
Measurement
Any of several gelatinous or glutinous substances usually made from glue, wax, or clay and used as a glaze or filler for porous materials such as paper, cloth, or wall surfaces.
Body dimensions
In statistics (hypothesis testing), the size of the test refers to the rate of false positives, denoted by á.
In computing, filesize
To To Wikipedia, says...
2:59pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Chicken soup please!
Badger Fan, says...
3:07pm Mon 22 Jan 07
I once saw a badger relaxing on a deck chair by the side of the road. He had a hat, sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt and was drinking a pina colada.
Aren't badgers great?
To Badger fan, says...
3:14pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Oh yes!, says...
3:26pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Badgers are ace. I think if they had opposable thumbs then they would enjoy soup too.
TOP BADGER!
BADGER'S ARE GREAT1 ESPECIALY ONES THAT LIKE SOUP
farepack scavvies, says...
3:44pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Badger Fan, says...
4:06pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Badger Fan wrote:Even more odd, why is it that after a week of being flat they start to reinflate?
Badgers are ace. I think if they had opposable thumbs then they would enjoy soup too. I once saw a badger relaxing on a deck chair by the side of the road. He had a hat, sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt and was drinking a pina colada. Aren't badgers great?
Some of the old boys actually look quite bloted lying there in the rain.
ian, says...
4:37pm Mon 22 Jan 07
Badger Fan wrote:I no what your doing there, very sneaky are you the BNP? Not everybody will no this but 'badger' is actually slang for a mixed race person and is often used in an offensive way,
Badgers are ace. I think if they had opposable thumbs then they would enjoy soup too. I once saw a badger relaxing on a deck chair by the side of the road. He had a hat, sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt and was drinking a pina colada. Aren't badgers great?
Soup, says...
4:43pm Mon 22 Jan 07
MR ANGRY WROTE:
another thread infected by the farepack scavvies.WE DONT CARE.the people who used them are mostly the dregs of society, who breed like rabbits and scrounge from the tax payers.get a job and use cash!
temper, temper. Smile a little!
Jason, says...
6:47pm Mon 22 Jan 07
But get back to the debate and SAVE THE ROCKIN' PLANET
REDUCE
Fabricated Pop Idols
RE-USE
Real Bands & Musicians
RECYCLE
Rock 'n' Roll
You cheeky badgers
teehee, says...
7:13pm Mon 22 Jan 07
All roads lead to Farepak!
More soup anyone?
soup, says...
7:38pm Mon 22 Jan 07
How did i end up in this hole?, says...
9:38pm Mon 22 Jan 07
farepack scavvies wrote:I quite agree. The money they lost was probably benefits that they cheated out of the goverment anyway-then ask for help. Go away farepak losers-noone cares
another thread infected by the farepack scavvies.WE DONT CARE.the people who used them are mostly the dregs of society, who breed like rabbits and scrounge from the tax payers.get a job and use cash!
Temper Temper, says...
10:02pm Mon 22 Jan 07
I quite agree. The money they lost was probably benefits that they cheated out of the goverment anyway-then ask for help. Go away farepak losers-noone cares
OOH you are awful, but I like you!
Try smiling and giving a hoodie a hug - you'll feel a lot better. I promise.
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bo, says...
9:41am Mon 22 Jan 07