News archive from 4 March 2014
It wasn't FA racism that prevented Campbell captaining England... it was a twist of fate
0 View comments It wasn’t racism that caused the greatest harm to Sol Campbell’s hopes of being England captain. It was a chap called Mark McCammon. And he’s black. McCammon is not a powerbroker inside the Football Association and he doesn’t have the...
Leaders: Ukraine crisis | Economic uncertainty
JUST when it seemed things could not get any more tense in Ukraine, nerves were pulled even tauter when reports indicated the Ukrainian military in Crimea had been given a deadline of 3am today and told: surrender or be attacked. The ultimatum was...
Ukraine: Markets sink as intervention feared
Investor fears over Russia's military intervention in Ukraine hit global markets yesterday, with the FTSE 100 index falling almost 1.5 per cent. Crude oil prices rose by more than $2 a barrel amid concerns of economic sanctions against one of the...
Comment: Cairn needs results as Gammell quits
SIR Bill Gammell's rugby playing days are rarely omitted from any mention of him in the media so he may as well get another one today. Given his subsequent achievements in the oil industry there must be only a penalty kick between which one he regards...
‘Mumpreneurs’ prove dragons wrong with business
TELEVISION "dragon" Duncan Bannatyne may have to eat more than humble pie after two entrepreneurs whose business proposal he rejected on television succeeded in building a highly profitable company without him. Edinburgh-based mothers Julie...
Rolls-Royce in fresh probe over Indian orders
AEROSPACE engines maker Rolls-Royce is facing fresh corruption allegations after India's defence ministry ordered an inquiry into orders worth at least $1.2 billion (£717 million) from state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). A ministry official said...
Factory output puts economy in growth
New data yesterday underlined the momentum behind the economic recovery, with manufacturing and mortgage approvals in positive territory. British manufacturing strengthened last month and mortgage approvals in January were at their highest since...
Johnston Press may raise funds
JOHNSTON Press, the newspaper publisher which owns The Scotsman, yesterday confirmed it was considering a potential equity fundraising as part of a proposed refinancing of its debt. In a stock market statement, the company said that it was considering...
Business rates reform needed, MPs say
The current system of business rates is in need of "fundamental reforms" in order to help retailers and boost local economies, a group of MPs has said. A report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee says the property tax is no...
Police foiled as protestors back Mexican drug lord
POLICE in northern Mexico detained about 100 people in a failed attempt to stop the second demonstration in less than a week in support of captured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. A march on Wednesday demanding Guzman’s release drew...
Prunella Scales suffering from 'a sort of mild Alzheimer's'
Prunella Scales and her husband Timothy West. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Actor Timothy West has told how his wife, Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales, has been suffering from "a sort of mild Alzheimer's". Stage and screen actor West, 79, talks...
Missionary kicked out of North Korea says sorry
OFFICIALS in North Korea yesterday deported an Australian missionary detained for spreading Christianity in the country, saying he apologised for his anti-state religious acts and requested forgiveness. Authorities in North Korea had arrested John...
Pakistan: 11 killed as armed gang storms court
A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in 
Pakistani capital Islamabad yesterday, killing 11 people and wounding dozens. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, which came just days...
Scots scientists find alien world on ocean floor
REMARKABLE images of creatures rarely seen by man have been captured for the first time by University of Aberdeen scientists, after the first expedition to the New Hebrides Trench in the South Pacific - one of the deepest spots in the ocean. The...
Ukraine: Russia 'On Wrong Side Of History'
US President Barack Obama has warned Moscow it will find itself "on the wrong side of history" - and that Russia's deployment of troops in Ukraine violates international law. :: Russia And China 'In Agreement' Over Ukraine He spoke shortly...
Realtime News
- 06:18 Hartlepool knitters needed to help dementia patients
- 06:18 Two Royal Navy ship visits boost links with Hartlepool
- 06:18 What a scorcher - with the sun expected to continue today
- 06:18 Dad chased by security guard after stealing air fresheners worth £52
- 06:18 New owners for Hartlepool’s Stadium plant
- 06:18 Almost third of house fires were arson
- 06:18 Crackenedge’s double hopes are ended by Callaghan Cup defeat to...
- 06:18 Rangers held to draw by relegation rivals Medics
- 06:17 Tigger the sneaky cat won’t stop stealing children’s ball pit balls
- 06:14 Retro games arcade to open in Bullring
- 06:14 Awesome Chips opens in Birmingham city centre - and it doesn't sell...
- 06:14 Brave Amelia has leg reattached backwards - so she can dance again
- 06:14 Pupils could get every Friday afternoon off in timetable shake-up...
- 06:14 Christian Benteke sparks Aston Villa frenzy as claret and blue...
- 06:12 One dead after fire at London flats for adults with...
- 06:11 Chelsea star Gary Cahill sends defiant message to doubters after...
- 06:10 Chester council admits wrongly claiming potholes had been fixed
- 06:09 Sydney man who joined Syrian rebels says he did not fight and was...
- 06:05 Headshave to help send Rushden girl on dream holiday
- 06:05 PNE bid to take next step in Championship play-off race against...
- 06:05 Welingborough charity’s bid to increase its opening hours and help...
- 06:05 Supercar dream comes true for Wellingborough boy with brain injury
- 06:03 Liverpool news: Didier Drogba has classy Mohamed Salah message...
- 06:03 What former Nottingham Forest and Leeds United man thinks score of...
- 06:03 Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp opens up on plans after leaving club -...
- 06:02 Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood on how the show helped her talked...
- 06:01 Leader comment: The wonderful tales Scotland must tell
- 05:56 Barnaby Joyce's partner Vikki Campion gives birth to baby boy
- 05:54 YEP says: Let Leeds have its day in the sun
- 05:51 Man Utd set asking price for Paul Pogba: FIVE clubs contacted over...
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