News archive from 14 December 2012

Has Europe rediscovered its mojo?
Finally, the European leaders gathered in Brussels can actually relax a little. For the first time in months, the financial markets do not hang over their summit deliberations like the Sword of Damacles. But although the pressure of imminent financial...
Dog trained to smell hospital bug
Dogs can sniff out hospital bugs, researchers suggest. Trained sniffer dogs can smell Clostridium difficile in the air surrounding a patient's bed with a high degree of accuracy, a study found. They can also smell the infection in stool samples. The...
Dog trained to smell hospital bug
Dogs can sniff out hospital bugs, researchers suggest. Trained sniffer dogs can smell Clostridium difficile in the air surrounding a patient's bed with a high degree of accuracy, a study found. They can also smell the infection in stool samples. The...

Tis the season to... hack and cough, but don’t go for antibiotics
Forget antibiotics and expensive remedies, Grace Hammond reports on the cold truth behind the annual bout of coughs and sneezes. It happens as regular as clockwork. In the run up to Christmas most of us will at some point be sporting a streaming nose...

Liza Minnelli returns to Southbank Centre for The Rest is Noise festival
Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, which will be screened as part of a Berlin tribute weekend at the Southbank Centre. Photograph: Allstar/Warner/SportsPhoto Liza Minnelli is to perform at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, 40...

Best albums of 2012, No 1: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Tangerine dream … Frank Ocean's narrative skills were crucial to Channel Orange's brilliance. Photograph: Karl Walter/Getty Images Tyler, the Creator was supposed to be the breakout star of Odd Future. When he released the single Yonkers in February...

THE IMPOSSIBLE FEATURES REAL-LIFE TSUNAMI SURVIVORS
The drama chronicles the true story of a family's survival in the aftermath of the massive tidal that wave swept across the Indian Ocean and killed over 230,000 people in December, 2004. Few men and women in the impact area made it out alive, and...
Images of Scotland: A frosty day in New Lanark
The conservation village of New Lanark, a major attraction for visitors during the holidays, was photographed by reader Iain MacIntosh on a recent frosty day from the Clyde walkway View more images of Scotland on our Facebook page • To submit your...
Dog trained to smell hospital bug
Dogs can sniff out hospital bugs, researchers suggest. Trained sniffer dogs can smell Clostridium difficile in the air surrounding a patient's bed with a high degree of accuracy, a study found. They can also smell the infection in stool samples. The...

Jack Whitehall sees off big names to land comedy crown
Fresh Meat star Jack Whitehall has been named the King of Comedy in a viewer vote. The actor and stand-up won the gong at the UK Comedy Awards, beating competition including Alan Carr, Graham Norton and Lee Mack. The event on Wednesday also saw Ali G...
Dog trained to smell hospital bug
Trained sniffer dogs can smell Clostridium difficile in the air surrounding a patient's bed with a high degree of accuracy, a study found. They can also smell the infection in stool samples. The Dutch researchers suggest that trained animals could...
Theatre review: The Night Before Christmas, Cumbernauld Theatre
IN A PANTO landscape dominated by five or six familiar stories, this year's Cumbernauld show offers something completely different, yet still magically bound up in the world of traditional fairytale. The Night Before Christmas Cumbernauld Theatre Star...
Joyce McMillan: Health problem rooted in lost world
Low self-esteem linked to industrial decline is the underlying cause of regional disparities , writes Joyce McMillan THURSDAY MORNING; and over a moderately healthy breakfast, I am taking a close look at the maps that accompany The Scotsman’s story...

Peter Geoghegan: A system geared to rewarding extremism
Northern Ireland is paying the price, writes Peter Geoghegan, for failing to give moderates any effective voice Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold/ Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” Northern Ireland this week calls to mind the famous...
George Kerevan: When it comes to growth let’s get fracking
Over 150 years ago Scotland led the way in developing a cheap source of energy and that option is still available, writes George Kerevan HERE is a fact of life: economic growth is driven by cheap energy. Sustained growth comes from productivity...
Realtime News
- 10:40 Chester Grosvenor ladies lunch raises over £7,500 for Hope House
- 10:40 Best Birmingham restaurant deals for every day of the week
- 10:40 Digbeth Dining Club moves to Longbridge
- 10:39 County is a royal favourite
- 10:38 Salford man jailed for sharing terrorist handbooks
- 10:37 Man charged with attempted murder and rape of woman in Derbyshire town
- 10:37 Have YOUR say on Chesterfield’s parks and play areas to help shape...
- 10:37 Royal visit was proud moment for Nelson bakery boss who is...
- 10:36 Staithes fishermen’s life jackets serviced thanks to festival
- 10:36 What is the law on breaking windows to rescue dogs in hot cars?
- 10:36 Royal visit was proud moment for Nelson bakery boss who is...
- 10:36 What is blunt trauma? Cause of death of woman sucked out of...
- 10:36 Half as many birds are being killed by wind turbines as...
- 10:35 Gadgets: 5 of the best cameras
- 10:34 Ironing boards, plug sockets next to the bed and breakfast served...
- 10:34 MTV back again for big Switch-On fun
- 10:34 Lancashire self-confessed Nazi called for genocide
- 10:34 World's biggest plane with 2 cockpits, 6 jet engines and a wingspan...
- 10:34 VIDEO: Officer thanks public for help with attempted murder...
- 10:33 Children see junkie pull down their pants and inject themselves...
- 10:33 Blaze engulfs popular tanning salon as sunbed catches fire after...
- 10:33 Texas emergency operator jailed for 911 call hang ups
- 10:32 VAR replays to be shown on big screens inside stadiums at World Cup
- 10:32 Gardening: 5 of the best outdoor dining tools
- 10:31 Shoplifter begged to go to jail because she didn’t want to be homeless
- 10:31 Woman’s detailed account of ‘Uber driver who tried to kidnap her’
- 10:31 Death of teenager found in street not suspicious
- 10:30 Have your say on the future of Northamptonshire's children's centre...
- 10:30 Henri Leconte backs Roger Federer decision to avoid Rafael Nadal...
- 10:30 Ring collection stolen during Sheffield burglary
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