News archive from 9 March 2014
Scotch industry puts pressure on Osborne
THE Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and Chancellor George Osborne are heading for a showdown over the industry's hopes of a pre-referendum tax cut in his forthcoming Budget. Campaigners, led by the SWA, argue that abolishing the duty escalator on...
Time running out to comply with new EU rule
HUNDREDS of small engineering companies across Scotland are in danger of trading illegally because they are running out of time to meet new European regulations on quality control coming into force in the summer. Geoff Crowley, managing director of...
Shareholder hopes rise for RBS legal action trial
SHAREHOLDER action groups who have launched or are weighing up lawsuits against Royal Bank of Scotland over its £12 billion rights issue in 2008 believe they are close to a firm date for trial. The groups, which allege they were misled by RBS as to...
Comment: Sporting chance of women getting to top
WITH limited exposure and sponsorship opportunities, few women ever look upon sport as a career move, yet for those at the top of the corporate world the road to the boardroom seems to pass through the locker room. The link was identified as far back...
Comment: Threats to quit are calls for reassurance
THERE was always going to be a point where the independence campaign became dirty. I mean really dirty. But maybe not so soon. At least not until the Scottish team were emblazoned with their clutch of Commonwealth gold medals and Scotland was ready to...
Low interest rates will help to shape election
FEW could have imagined when the Bank of England cut the base rate to 0.5 per cent in March 2009 that five years later it would remain unchanged. The implications are far-reaching, and not only in the most apparent ways. The impact on savers has been...
Morrisons reveals profits slump as price war looms
MORRISONS will reveal a slide in profits this week after a dismal year for the supermarket as it also faces up to the threat of a full-scale price war among the "big four" players. The chain, headed by chief executive Dalton Philips, warned...
Goals tackles debt and eyes growth
GOALS Soccer Centres, the five-a-side football pitch operator, is tipped to unveil plans for a new wave of expansion this week as it continues to tackle its debt pile. The East Kilbride-based firm put its growth strategy on ice in 2012 to focus on...
Liberal Democrats vow to cut income tax
DANNY Alexander yesterday said the Liberal Democrats would make raising the personal tax allowance to £12,500 a key demand in coalition negotiations after 2015's election. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury made the pledge as he attempted to out-...
French dressing paying off
FASHION retailer French Connection will unveil much reduced annual losses this week following a trading turnaround that was highlighted by a better-than-expected Christmas sales performance. The group revealed in a trading update last month that UK...
Ukraine: Russia sends more troops to Crimea
DOZENS of military trucks transporting heavily armed soldiers rumbled along Crimea's roads last night as Russia reinforced its armed presence on the disputed peninsula on the Black Sea. Moscow’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, ruled out any dialogue...
Mystery over identity of snipers who caused city bloodbath
IT IS the mystery hanging over the mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev? That riddle has become the latest flashpoint of feuding over Ukraine – with the nation’s fledgling...
Matthew Day Referendum may see Crimea in Russian hands
Yes vote could see disputed peninsula follow path of breakaway republic Transnistria THE speed with which the Ukraine crisis shifts and evolves is both alarming and a nightmare for anybody trying to seek a solution to one of the biggest threats to...
Iran: EU chief arrives for nuclear talks
THE European Union's foreign policy chief has arrived in Iran, her first visit to the Islamic Republic as nuclear talks with world powers continue. The official IRNA news agency said Baroness Catherine Ashton arrived in Tehran last night for talks...
Arab countries ban Russell Crowe Noah film
THREE Arab countries have banned the Hollywood blockbuster Noah on religious grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others are expected to follow suit. Islam frowns upon representing holy figures in art, and depictions of the Prophet...
Realtime News
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- 10:56 Humiliated disabled man says DWP took away mobility car after...
- 10:55 Police warning after 3 crashes in Leicestershire in just 30 minutes
- 10:55 Son of woman who died in Birstall explosion tells of anger at gas...
- 10:55 Leicester house prices have rocketed by 7.5% - with increase...
- 10:55 Police reveal number of people arrested in first 10 days of drink...
- 10:55 Flesh-eating pests that roamed the Earth with dinosaurs are still...
- 10:55 South Yorkshire relatives sought after death of man
- 10:54 Chorley FC Supporters Trust's 24-mile walk to FC United of...
- 10:54 MySale shares plunge by more than 50% after profits warning
- 10:54 Police searching for men after two homeless people attacked in tent...
- 10:53 Pet memorial Christmas tree helping Calderdale's needy pets
- 10:52 Russian crew to inspect mysterious hole in Soyuz spacecraft
- 10:51 South Yorkshire relatives sought after death of man
- 10:49 Claire wins VIP tickets to Cathedral concert
- 10:48 Abuse victim was held over balcony by her legs as attacker...
- 10:48 Travellers at Oak Tree Leisure Centre issued notice to leave the...
- 10:48 Advice to Coventry businesses - from the man headhunted to sort out...
- 10:48 Cher announces UK tour - how to get tickets for Leeds First Direct...
- 10:47 Pupils triumph at Festival Of Speech And Drama
- 10:47 Fond memories of charismatic Clitheroe hairdresser Philippe
- 10:47 How we made Horrible Histories
- 10:46 Why do women lie about their age on dating apps?
- 10:46 Mozambique busts '30,000 ghost workers'
- 10:45 Kingsley Burrell: Furious family reacts to police not guilty verdicts
- 10:45 How to get a holiday from £10pp*
- 10:45 Jamie Redknapp speaks out over whether he'll date Emily Atack after...
- 10:44 Chorley's Winter Wonderland returns with ice rink and Christmas...
- 10:44 Preston shisha café to build new outdoor smoking shelter
- 10:44 Motorcyclist is seriously hurt as Sutterton crash closes road for...
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