News archive from 28 July 2014
IVF technique that tests embryos for genetic disorders has first success
Using the karyomapping technique, the couple have standard IVF treatment to create a set of embryos which are then biopsied. Photograph: Image Broker/Rex Features Doctors in London have reported the first pregnancy in Europe from a new IVF procedure...
Rebellious shareholders see activism pay dividends
Shareholder activism is on the rise, with rebel investors becoming increasingly successful in their interventions,
Lloyds and Barclays give the City food for thought
AFTER Royal Bank of Scotland stole a lead on Friday by rushing out better-than-expected results, the pressure is on rivals Lloyds and Barclays to deliver this week. Any underlying improvement at Lloyds looks set to be undermined by further adjustments...
People: The business diary
NICK Freer, PR adviser to some of Scotland's top companies including Skyscanner and Blackcircles.com, has quietly been building up a presence in the arts scene. Already a communications adviser to the British Council on cultural activities around the...
Kiwis could hold key boosting lamb consumption
With the "Friendly Games" in town, a lot of the commentary has concentrated on the camaraderie and the companionship elements of the Commonwealth almost as much as the competition itself. I guess that’s a good thing, not only because...
Matalan fails to contribute to Rana Plaza trust fund as deadline looms
More than 1,000 were killed and 2,500 injured when the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed in April 2013. Photograph: Ismail Ferdous/AP Matalan is the only major British retailer not to have donated money to the UN-backed fund to...
Coalition split on axing Russia World Cup
THE downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine has split the UK government over whether Russia should be axed as host of the 2018 football World Cup. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it was “unthinkable” that the...
Scientists finally unlock mystery of why dinosaurs died – really bad luck
Dinosaurs could be roaming the Earth today instead of humans if they had not fallen victim to "colossal bad luck", 
according to new research led by Scottish scientists. An international team of palaeontologists used the latest...
Film-makers at war over PoW’s forbidden love
The story of a forbidden affair between an Italian prisoner of war and a local woman on a Scottish island is at the centre of a battle between two rival film companies. Both are planning to make a movie with well-known stars based on a true love story...
Fracking licences to be granted by government
The bidding process for UK licences to explore for shale gas will begin later, the government has announced. Applications are expected for areas that have yet to be explored. Companies that are then granted a licence to begin test drilling will still...
'Community banks' to help manage debt, says think tank
An uncompetitive financial services market and the expense of declaring bankruptcy are leading people into "problem debt", according to a report. The government should help by making it easier to found "community banks" offering...
Councils should show where parking fees spent, says RAC
Councils should show where they are spending revenues from parking charges, according to the RAC motoring group. Four people in five surveyed by the motoring group said parking charges had increased in towns and cities. But two thirds of 1,525 people...
The two sisters running a bakery in a desert
The land in Los Monegros in Aragon in northeastern Spain, is almost as arid as a desert. In the 1960s, it was one of the backdrops chosen for spaghetti western films. Yet for two twenty-something Spanish sisters, it has become the perfect place for...
Monday Interview: Philip Hogg, Homes for Scotland
FROM youthful aspirations to be an architect to a career in the construction industry, Philip Hogg has, metaphorically speaking, built a career in building. He studied the subject at college, went on to work with Miller Group and for the past two...
Pensioners get fit in just six seconds
PENSIONERS inspired by the gold-winning efforts of athletes at Glasgow 2014 can take heart from a new study which claims older people can dramatically boost their health by doing just one minute of intense exercise twice a week. Scientists at Abertay...
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- 12:45 Significance of Durham County Council job cuts underestimated
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- 12:44 Burglars throw block of concrete through back door in Northampton...
- 12:44 Thief waited for passers-by to vanish before he stole electric...
- 12:43 Burglars throw block of concrete through back door in Northampton...
- 12:43 Thief waited for passers-by to vanish before he stole electric...
- 12:42 Significance of Durham County Council job cuts underestimated
- 12:42 Loss making Capita asks investors for £701m to support transformation
- 12:42 Once sworn enemies who could have killed each other, these soldiers...
- 12:42 Liverpool backed out of early Naby Keita deal because RB Leipzig...
- 12:42 Loss making Capita asks investors for £701m to support transformation
- 12:41 YP Letters: Brexit vote a shot across Government’s bows
- 12:41 YP Letters: Increasing road capacity will not bring solutions for...
- 12:41 Lichfield projects earn a share of £2,750 funding pot
- 12:41 YP Letters: Moorland for grouse shoot key to wildlife
- 12:41 Win not enough as Burntwood RUFC narrowly miss out on promotion
- 12:41 Plans for 63 houses and new residential care home on land in Fradley
- 12:40 Roadworks latest: Where to expect delays on Tuesday, April 24, in...
- 12:40 Why you could face a huge fine if you wear sunglasses while driving
- 12:40 Luis Enrique will make Aaron Ramsey's contract top priority should...
- 12:40 Luis Enrique leading the race to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal...
- 12:40 Cabbie loses licence after not securing disabled passenger properly
- 12:40 Anthony Joshua shows off brute strength as he hurls medicine balls...
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