News archive from 3 March 2013
The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Other Stories of Africa by Rian Malan – review
Malan dwells on Nelson Mandela's flaws and suggests FW de Klerk was the true hero in the struggle to end apartheid. Photograph: Mike Hutchings /Reuters It would be fair to say that Rian Malan is not a natural salesman. In his introduction to this...
Sunderland firms get better chance at winning contracts
BUSINESSES across Wearside will get more chance to win public sector contracts after council bosses unveiled a number of new support measures. After carrying out a review of how it awards contracts, a new Supplier Charter has been drawn up which...
Teachers invite Michael Gove to come for a lesson after ‘defeatism’ slur
COME and see for yourself. That is the message today to Michael Gove after the Education Minister caused uproar by saying he could “smell the defeatism” in East Durham schools. Headteachers have been supported by pupils as they reacted to Mr Gove’s...
Short stature link to heart disease
“Short people are more likely to develop heart disease,” BBC News reported. It said that men under 5ft 4in (163cm) and women under 5ft (152cm) were 1.5 times more likely to develop and die from heart disease than tall adults. The news story is based...
Ban on discarding dead fish threatens rare birds
SOME of the world's rarest seabirds could be under renewed threat in Scotland following the controversial decision to ban fishing fleets from dumping unwanted fish. European Union countries voted last week to outlaw the discarding of millions of...
Call to ban pesticide linked to bee deaths
WILDLIFE campaigners are urging Scottish ministers to back a proposed EU ban on a pesticide blamed for killing bees. A five-strong group of leading environmental bodies have joined forces to press environment minister Richard Lochhead to support the...
Hercules the bear to get own statue
If you go down to the woods in Uist, you are in for a big surprise. The escape of Hercules – the world-famous grizzly bear who roamed the islands for almost a month 33 years ago – is being immortalised with a statue. Langass Woodland Trust in North...
Eastleigh: Farage tells Tories ‘blame your leader’
PRIME Minister David Cameron was under attack from within his own party last night, after the UK Independence Party pushed the Conservatives into third place in the Eastleigh by-election. • Lib Dem candidate secures 1,771 majority • Conservatives...
Cardinals gather in Rome as quest for Pope begins
WHEN he thanked cardinals and the faithful for their support last week he sounded like an actor accepting an Oscar. Nothing about Pope Benedict’s retirement was normal, not least the sudden outpouring of public affection for the shy German pontiff....
Amazon pulls ‘rape’ shirts after backlash
ONLINE retailer Amazon last night withdrew T-shirts advocating domestic violence from its website after worldwide condemnation. The company pulled tops – manufactured by the Solid Gold Bomb T-shirt company – with the slogan “Keep Calm And Hit Her” and...
Tweeter held over sex case claims
A TWITTER user was arrested yesterday after claims he revealed the identity of an alleged child sex case victim involving Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell. The 23-year-old man who was taken into custody yesterday morning sent the tweet on the...
Queen’s trip to Italy in doubt
THE Queen's two-day visit to Rome this week was in doubt yesterday after she was forced to cancel a planned engagement because of ill health. Buckingham Palace said the Queen was resting yesterday after developing symptoms of gastroenteritis. A palace...
More evidence for Mediterranean diet
Eating a Mediterranean diet “can reduce the risk of developing conditions such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure”, The Daily Telegraph has today reported. Mediterranean diets are typically high in fruit and vegetables, low in meat and use...
Bridget Christie: fun, feminism and the wind of change
Turning point… After years on the standup circuit, Bridget Christie has broken through to radio and television. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer Bridget Christie's face is alight. "It's come to me in the same way, I imagine, that God comes...
From the Observer archive 25 February 1968: Farewell Alf Garnett, we all knew you
Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett - an addition to the small pantheon of immortal comic monsters. Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex Features It seems to be impossible for intellectuals to experience enthusiasm for an artist of popular culture without...
Realtime News
- 14:06 Woman faces jail for supplying drug to friend who died on night out...
- 14:05 Melton care home’s state-of-the-art music room to help dementia...
- 14:04 John Mitchell finally begins new role as England rugby defence...
- 14:03 Businessman's shock at top Lancashire accolade
- 14:03 Carlisle man caught parading around Harraby naked
- 14:03 ‘Tied to trees and raped’: UN report details Rohingya horrors
- 14:03 Apple iPhone iOS 12 review: Finally, a release ‘that just works’
- 14:02 Poem-roaring lion to be unveiled in Trafalgar Square
- 14:01 Businessman's shock at top Lancashire accolade
- 14:01 Sergio Ramos aims dig at Antoine Griezmann over Lionel Messi and...
- 14:00 Getting knives off the streets of Bridlington
- 14:00 Class A drug dealer on the run after failing to turn up at court
- 14:00 Chesterfield man charged with taking a 80-year-old man's bag in a...
- 14:00 Sheffield boy stranded in Belgium: MP says ‘lessons must be...
- 14:00 Woman faces jail for supplying drug to friend who died on night out...
- 14:00 Curfew extended after woman breached court order
- 13:59 The heartbreaking photo that raised $43,000 in one day
- 13:59 Hull women are breaking up with their partners - because of a smear...
- 13:57 New Wakefield art exhibition is set 15,000 ft above city
- 13:56 Woman hospitalised after four other women punch and kick her on...
- 13:54 Man in court after drink-driving in Cockermouth
- 13:54 Man mocked for shaving on train is homeless and just trying to get...
- 13:50 Owners confirm The Church Restaurant in Northampton is now up for sale
- 13:50 Mother and daughter imprisoned and kept as house slaves in...
- 13:50 Mum's heartbreaking story of how life changed forever after feeling...
- 13:49 Chesterfield Samaritans’ volunteer makes plea to community
- 13:49 60-year-old woman dragged to the floor and robbed - for the sake of...
- 13:49 Egypt hotel deaths: E. coli link 'unlikely', report suggests
- 13:49 Democrats taking Senate 'would be bigger shock than Trump in 2016'
- 13:49 Friend of student who died after taking MDMA could go to jail for...
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