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The British unit of the global telecom service provider, Vodafone has said that its revenues have fallen 4.5 per cent to £1.52 billion during the three month period till June in the UK.

The world’s second-biggest mobile operator said that the customers in the UK are spending little extra besides their fixed payment plans by making no extra calls or sending messages besides what is allotted to them under their chosen plans. The high level of competition and weak consumer confidence are affecting operations in the telecom firm’s home country.

The British government has appointed JP Morgan Cazenove as the partner for strategic advice for a stake sale in Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Chancellor George Osborne has indicated that the government will soon start selling its holding in the Lloyds Banking Group. It is not know as to how much of the Government’s 39 per cent stake in the bank will be sold. Some suggest that the government might sell 10 per cent stake, which is valued at about £17 billion, in the bank within this year.

London, July 20 - "Game Of Thrones" actor Sean Bean has reportedly been barred from entering a local pub courtesy his bad behaviour.

The 54-year-old has been asked by managers of The Washington in Belsize Park, North London, not to turn up again because of the fights he used to end up in with drunkards. The action was taken after things got out of control, reports thesun. co. uk.

“He’d come in from time to time and the locals would crowd around him. He’d drink throughout the evening and was known to have run-ins with drinkers," a source said.

London, July 19 : The number of British women in their mid-30s dying due to alcohol-related illnesses is rising, a new study says.

The death rate due to drinking among women born after 1970 has doubled in the last 20 years, while the number of men in the same age group has fallen slightly, although the overall death rates in the country are still predominantly male, Sky News reported.

The study by the Glasgow Centre for Population looked at trends in Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

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Los Angeles, July 19 :  Actor George Clooney reportedly tried pursuing actress Eva Longoria before his split from Stacy Kiebler.

The 52-year-old actor was persistent in trying to woo the "Desperate Housewives" actress when they were both in Berlin in March, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"George began pursuing Eva. He told her that he was still with Stacy, but had plans to break up with her and was interested in being with Eva," a source said.