News archive from 1 March 2014

Ukraine crisis escalates as Russian troops move in
Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov last night accused Russia of deploying troops to Crimea and trying to provoke Kiev into "armed conflict". In a televised address, he claimed Moscow wanted the new interim government to react so...
Obama runs for office in White House workout
HE IS often heard waxing lyrical about his controversial healthcare reforms. However, US president Barack Obama showed actions speak louder than words when he jogged around the White House as part of a campaign to wage war on childhood obesity. He and...

World Bank halts aid over Uganda’s anti-gay law
The World Bank has suspended a $90 million (£54m) loan for health services to Uganda over its passing of an anti-gay law that has drawn widespread international condemnation. President Yoweri Museveni signed a bill on Monday, saying he wanted to deter...

International blitz against boiler-room fraud gangs
Criminal kingpins who robbed British victims of millions of pounds in savings to spend on their playboy lifestyles have been targeted in an unprecedented international crackdown. UK police officers joined Spanish counterparts from the Policia Nacional...

Amazing lengths to celebrate Havana cigars
Pungent smoke filled the room, obscuring the lights and leaving clothing and skin reeking. There was applause, shouts and laughter, and above all plenty of H Upmann Sir
Apple's TV moves a step closer: Firm admits it has made more than $1bn from its current set top box - and...
Apple sold more than $1 billion of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products, boss Tim Cook said at the company's annual meeting today. The firm is believed to be working on a range of TV sets alongside...
The photobombing orangutans of Borneo: Researchers find tree-dwelling animals spend far more time on the...
Researcher in Borneo have discovered Orang-utans spend far more time on the ground than previously thought. They found their camera traps were constantly being tripped by the animals, leading to new research into their habits - and some photobombs....

Ministers criticised over football sectarianism
MINISTERS have been accused by campaigners of not taking a tough line against football's "persistent failure" to tackle sectarianism. A Scottish Government response to its own advisory group does not promise direct action on any of seven...

Tony Blair accused in terror suspect row
Former prime minister Tony Blair engaged in a "deliberate deception by omission" by failing to tell most politicians in Northern Ireland about the agreement his government struck with Sinn Fein to deal with on-the-run republicans, Stormont's...
We got winners' medals...even though we lost! Sunderland FA Cup quartet look back at the 1992 final against...
The last time Sunderland reached a Wembley final in 1992, they were in the old second division and facing the prospect of favourites Liverpool in the FA Cup final. Initially appointed as Sunderland caretaker boss after Denis Smith’s dismissal at the...
Johnson needs to bring his A-game if lightning is going to strike City twice... your guide to the big...
They may be favourites, but City lost to Wigan in the FA Cup final. Can lightning strike twice or will City win through? Here’s where the game could be won and lost. THE KEY CLASHES Adam Johnson v Aleksandar Kolarov Sunderland need Adam Johnson to be...

Britannia and Levene hit out at regulator’s claims
A TOP regulator has been rapped by the Britannia Building Society's former board and the City grandee who led an abortive takeover of the Lloyds Project Verde assets for misleading and inaccurate evidence to the Commons Treasury select committee. The...

Comment: Walsh flying high as IAG returns to profit
WHAT does Willie Walsh do next? Only 52, the pugnacious Irishman and ex-Aer Lingus pilot has done the impossible and flown his unwieldy International Airlines Group (IAG) back into the black. IAG consists of BA and Spain’s flabby flagship carrier...

Feature: Lancaster film-maker takes on zombie film, and you can be part of the action
Chee Keong Cheung was 16 when he started making films. Armed with his parents’ home video camera and a vivid imagination, he would recruit fellow students and teachers at Lancaster Royal Grammar School to feature in the “shorts” and screen them in the...
Realtime News
- 15:43 The top Christmas traditions for families
- 15:43 Key Derby County injury update ahead of Sheffield Wednesday clash
- 15:01 Shoplifter steals 36 tubs of Christmas chocolate from Loughborough...
- 15:01 Where's Wolsey? The remains of Henry VIII's advisor are believed to...
- 15:00 Phillip Cocu explains why he held back final two Derby County subs...
- 15:00 Live updates as police cars and ambulances pour into Derby street
- 14:43 'I thought man I met online was charming, but he was a violent...
- 14:17 'Lifeless' - How Derby County's loss to Blackburn was reported...
- 12:49 New Bombardier UK boss talks about the future of the Derby train-maker
- 12:49 All the death notices which have appeared in the Burton Mail
- 12:49 Derby County linked with move for former Chelsea goalkeeper
- 12:06 Royal Mail releases final posting dates for Christmas 2019
- 12:06 Derby Cathedral to host special service to remember those who have...
- 12:06 Here's what you can expect to pay for a whole Christmas turkey in...
- 11:23 Amazon 'interested' by proposals to reopen historic railway line to...
- 11:23 Derbyshire mum to open new cake shop next weekend
- 11:09 New tourism drive in Alcester to link in with businesses
- 10:53 Fancy buying a house for £1? This terraced home could be yours
- 10:53 First look at UK theme park The London Resort set to rival Disneyland
- 10:41 'Damning' - It's a sorry story as Derby County suffer another...
- 09:58 Woman lost eight stones in a year to be fit for her baby girl
- 09:58 Dying mum of five let out 'big smile' when told her cancer wasn't...
- 09:58 Family's tribute to 'fun loving' Derbyshire man who died in town...
- 09:17 The heartbreaking rare condition that has claimed the lives of...
- 09:09 The parts of Leicester and Leicestershire with the most second hand...
- 09:09 How Guy Martin attempted Steve McQueen’s Great Escape jump on a...
- 08:27 Take a peek at this detached bungalow with fabulous views across...
- 08:27 Dad spends a year creating stunning Christmas lights display
- 08:27 'We have to change' - Full transcript as Phillip Cocu talks Derby...
- 08:21 Motorway lane shut for four hours on M62 due to flooding
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