News archive from 5 February 2014
Rural planners win in battle to preserve Dales homes for locals
An important victory has been secured in the battle to secure housing for local people in Yorkshire's rural communities. Planners in the Yorkshire Dales have fought off attempts by a developer to overturn restrictions they had imposed to prevent new...
Chaos fears as Tube strike begins
London Underground workers started a 48-hour strike tonight in a row over ticket office closures, threatening travel chaos in the capital - despite a flurry of last-ditch efforts to head off the action. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport...
Skyscanner aims to be world’s top search site
SKYSCANNER is on track to become the world's biggest travel search engine after doubling its revenue and profits and announcing it is hiring a further 100 people. The Edinburgh-based company expects to top the league of search sites within 18 months...
Comment: BP raise stakes on independence
BOB Dudley, the chief executive of BP, doesn't have his problems to seek. The legacy of the Gulf of Mexico disaster and a tight oil market hitting margins are enough to keep the American's in-tray overflowing. Now he says there are “big uncertainties”...
Scotch Whisky Experience toasts record year
Tourist attraction the Scotch Whisky Experience has enjoyed its highest ever visitor numbers as it embarks on the final stage of a major overhaul. The centre, which is sited at the top of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, saw more than 155,000 people...
US blocks extradition of former St Andrews student
ATTEMPTS to bring a former St Andrews University student back to Scotland to face attempted murder charges have been blocked because of fears that he may kill himself. American Alexander Hilton has been granted a stay of extradition in his homeland,...
Poll plan to end Ukraine crisis
VIKTOR Yanukovich, the embattled president of Ukraine, could call early elections in an attempt to defuse a political crisis that has left around six people dead, hundreds injured and threatens to pull the former Soviet
Rwanda: Intelligence chief on trial for slaughter
Rwanda's former intelligence chief has gone on trial in France, facing charges of genocide and war crimes in connection with a 1994 killing spree that left at least half a million people dead. Pascal Simbikangwa, 54, could face a life sentence if he...
Legal challenge halts Portugal’s sale of Miro art
Legal wrangles have thwarted debt-ridden Portugal's attempt to raise money by auctioning a collection of works by Spanish artist Joan Miro. The sale of 85 pieces by the Surrealist was one of the highlights of a two-day auction of Impressionist and...
Seymour Hoffman withdrew $1,200 before drug death
ACTOR Philip Seymour Hoffman reportedly withdrew $1,200 (£740) in six transactions from a cash
Bannockburn tickets cut by half after poor demand
The official celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn have been slashed in the wake of poor ticket sales and an unexpected clash with the UK government's annual military showpiece. With just under six months to go until...
Twelve applications are submitted for every UK apprenticeship
Enya Judge is an apprentice at Pembrokeshire Leatherwork in Penffordd, west Wales. Matthew Hancock, skills and enterprise minister, has called for more businesses to take on apprentices. Photograph: Gareth Phillips/Gareth Phillips for the Guardian The...
Scottish independence threatens trade, says Rennie
Scotland's trade relationships with Europe are being put "fundamentally at risk" by the SNP's plans for independence, Willie Rennie warned in a speech last night. The Scottish Liberal Democrats leader argued that independence would create a...
Veterans gather for Colossus 70th anniversary
The 70th anniversary of the pioneering Colossus computer is being celebrated at Bletchley Park. The machine was first used to crack messages sent by Hitler and his generals on 5 February 1944. The celebration will bring together some of the machine's...
Same-sex marriage: MSPs pass gay marriage bill
Scotland is set to stage its first gay weddings later this year after a "momentous day for equality" saw new laws passed at Holyrood last night. The subject has been one of the most bitterly fought in the Scottish Parliament’s 15-year...
Realtime News
- 10:29 Remarkable before and after photos show teenager’s recovery from...
- 10:28 The unbelievable age you are actually allowed to drink alcohol from...
- 10:25 Afghans go to polls amid violence and corruption claims
- 10:24 Special school plan is given the go-ahead
- 10:23 Man Utd star Marcus Rashford told to save Jose Mourinho’s job by...
- 10:23 Special school plan is given the go-ahead
- 10:23 Spine-tingling show at Scone Palace guarantees to get your nerves...
- 10:23 Birmingham reacts with fury as vile thug attack on pleading...
- 10:22 Viola Davis: 'I stifled who I was to be seen as pretty. I lost years'
- 10:22 Here’s what to expect from the weather today
- 10:22 Changes to bus services in Worksop due to roadworks
- 10:22 Fire in disused railway tunnel in Clowne
- 10:21 Woman cut out of car after road accident at Singleton
- 10:21 Lancashire fracking protests: Live updates from today's events
- 10:18 Chamber award for Lattitude7
- 10:18 Changes to bus services in Worksop due to roadworks
- 10:17 Bin fire believed to have been deliberate
- 10:17 Several sheds on fire in Heanor
- 10:16 Police recover stolen vehicle on false plates in Sheffield
- 10:14 Special school plan is given the go-ahead
- 10:14 Fashion show raises funds for Warwick’s Lord Leycester Hospital
- 10:14 Special school plan is given the go-ahead
- 10:13 Pensioner heartbreakingly pleads as thug batters him in front of...
- 10:13 What to see this week in the UK
- 10:13 Violence! Vinnie Jones! What we can expect from Guy Ritchie's Aladdin
- 10:13 Rick Astley: ‘What do I most dislike about my appearance? Nothing,...
- 10:12 Families' tributes to friends who died in East Yorkshire plane crash
- 10:12 Harry doesn’t need anyone else but Meghan as he practices Invictus...
- 10:11 Special school plan is given the go-ahead
- 10:10 Behind the scenes at Banbury’s Citizens Advice as Christmas looms
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