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...
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- 21:29 The massive difference in house prices in areas just minutes away...
- 21:29 Bargain homes for sale in Kings Heath right now
- 21:29 This is where the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will be held
- 21:26 Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer to take part in charity match...
- 21:25 Doctors replace man's skull with bone created in 3D PRINTER
- 21:23 Charlie Gard's devastated mum hits out at doctors for denying her...
- 21:21 London 2012 gold medallist Luke Campbell to face WBA lightweight...
- 21:20 Robert Pattinson was almost FIRED from Twilight – For the OPPOSITE...
- 21:18 Yemen conflict: A nation's agony as cholera and hunger spread
- 21:12 Marco Silva eager for his Watford squad to speak English in...
- 21:12 Michael Stead murder trial: Accused claims he was framed by...
- 21:12 Woman arrested after man injured in alleged Walker home raid
- 21:12 Watford boss Marco Silva: My stars will only speak one language -...
- 21:12 Alex Sandro to Chelsea: How Antonio Conte's side might look with...
- 21:12 Alvaro Morata reveals World Cup selection is main goal for his...
- 21:11 LOOK: This is the state of the building which will be transformed...
- 21:04 Daniel Cormier is already a UFC great, no matter what happens in...
- 21:02 Armed police descend on Grimsby flat
- 20:58 Do you HAVE to pay tickets? The law and your rights explained
- 20:58 This is what Birmingham looked like in 1945
- 20:58 Jose Mourinho drops hint about Zlatan Ibrahimovic's future
- 20:56 The five most common scams - and how you can avoid them
- 20:54 Manchester United to scout Leander Dendoncker and more transfer...
- 20:53 Someone really crossed the line with this cocaine birthday cake
- 20:52 Lawbreakers beta COUNTDOWN: PS4 beta release date, time for...
- 20:51 Arsene Wenger reveals plan to play Mohamed Elneny at centre-back
- 20:50 AC Milan confirm holding talks with agent of Chelsea striker...
- 20:50 EastEnders spoiler: Lisa Fowler is hiding a MASSIVE secret… But...
- 20:49 Gareth Bale to Manchester United boost: Real Madrid refuse to...
- 20:48 Memorial statue of Brutus the Morrisons cat is finally finished
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