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
- 01:01 Eddie Howe delighted to see his strikers starting to score after...
- 01:00 International visits to US fall
- 00:57 Pokemon Go NEWS: Niantic update adds FREE item that TRANSFORMS your...
- 00:57 Young people 'face debt epidemic'
- 00:53 Quarter of 14-year-old girls 'have signs of depression'
- 00:53 Bristol City fans help Shrewsbury edge closer to funding...
- 00:53 Manchester City's squad laugh and joke in light-hearted training...
- 00:48 Trump's first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders
- 00:47 Neolithic Orkney rivalries detailed in new study
- 00:47 Experts gather for Europe's first dark sky conference
- 00:44 Life-extending lung cancer drug approved
- 00:43 Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha insists he will have no problem playing...
- 00:43 Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is battle-hardened after 'tough...
- 00:35 Lawrie returns to the scene of his victory with his original weapons
- 00:30 Emmerdale spoilers: Gillian Kearney teases explosive details on...
- 00:23 Jurgen Klopp reacts to Liverpool's Carabao Cup exit at Leicester
- 00:22 10 university flashpoints over free speech
- 00:22 The Italians who prefer to drink American coffee
- 00:22 Smartphone sales boom with over-55s
- 00:22 Manchester police still relies on Windows XP
- 00:21 'Racist' Paddy Power advert for Mayweather v McGregor superfight...
- 00:20 Rail staff set for biggest strike since sell-off
- 00:20 Should I buy a diesel car? Debate on fuel CONFUSING motorists
- 00:19 Philippe Coutinho showed why Barcelona want him against Leicester -...
- 00:18 Barcelona players criticised for wearing shirts with Ousmane...
- 00:17 More entrepreneurs looking for an exit
- 00:17 Ministers face pay cap conundrum, says the IFS
- 00:17 Young spend three times more on housing than grandparents
- 00:17 Water companies pulled up over complaint calls
- 00:17 Google launches UK 'anti-terror fund'
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