News archive from 9 August 2014, page 3
The Magic Hour review – women that fail, flail and persist nonetheless
Ursula Yovich in The Magic Hour. Photograph: Jon Green/Deckchair Theatre At some point Disney, and then Pixar, monopolised the fairytale telling space. They filled it with beautiful heroines, assigned them clearly defined goals (marry a prince, rescue...
Steep rise in antibiotic use for coughs and colds
GPs are still giving out antibiotics to treat coughs and colds, the Mail Online, The Daily Telegraph and BBC News report, as a study reveals efforts to curb antibiotic use has had "mixed success". The study found the proportion of people...
Cox broadcasts opposition to splitting up BBC
HOLLYWOOD actor Brian Cox, one of the leading cultural voices in favour of Scottish independence, has spoken out against the prospect of Scotland having a separate state-funded broadcaster. The X-Men and Bourne Identity star said he would not want to...
Female captian of Navy warship axed over ‘affair’
THE first female captain of a Royal Navy warship has been stripped of her command over claims she had an affair with a fellow officer. Commander Sarah West, 41, was sacked as skipper of HMS Portland but will remain in the service and be reappointed....
GM ignition switch fund gets 63 death case claims
Feinberg, who started taking claims from Aug. 1 and will continue until Dec. 31, will determine the number of claims eligible for payments and final payouts. GM earlier this year recalled 2.6 million cars for the faulty ignition switches, which can...
UK Hosts First Footgolf International Open
The first UK International Open for the new sport of footgolf is hoping to showcase the game. It starts in Manchester today, with competitors from across Europe hoping to win the title. The sport is a combination of two of the biggest participation...
Firefighters announce new strikes
Firefighters in England and Wales will launch a fresh wave of strikes today in a bitter row with the Government over pensions, with no sign of a breakthrough in the long running dispute. Members of the Fire Brigades Union will walk out for two hours...
After Verizon, U.S. FCC quizzing other carriers on data management
Verizon, the biggest U.S. carrier, said last month that the top 5 percent of high-speed data users on its older unlimited data plans might experience slower speeds starting in October. In a letter to Verizon, Federal Communications Commission Chairman...
600k animals experimented on in Scotland last year
MORE than half a million animals were experimented on in Scotland last year, new research has revealed. The figures show that during 2013 in Scotland, 619,798 animals were experimented on under regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific...
Packham speaks out for hen harriers
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is leading a protest against the illegal killing of hen harriers ahead of the start of the grouse shooting season. Packham said the event to mark the first national "Hen Harrier Day" would send out...
War medal reunited with owner's son
A First World War medal found in an abandoned garden shed is to be reunited with its owner's son after a public appeal to trace the family. Graham Banks discovered the medal in friend Jennifer Ette's garden as he helped demolish a derelict shed two...
Lothian Doctors defend treatment ban for smokers
Scotland's second largest health board has defended the practice of asking smokers to quit before they access certain treatments. Vascular surgeons at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) said they would not take GP referrals for non-emergency patients...
Packham speaks out for hen harriers
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is leading a protest against the illegal killing of hen harriers ahead of the start of the grouse shooting season. Packham said the event to mark the first national "Hen Harrier Day" would send out...
Firefighters Launch Fresh Wave Of Strikes
Firefighters in England and Wales will launch a fresh wave of strikes today. The action comes amid a bitter row with the Government over pensions, with no sign of a breakthrough in the long running dispute. Members of the Fire Brigades Union will walk...
Smart Glasses For Blind 'In Shops By 2016'
Pairs of high-tech smart glasses, designed to help millions of blind and partially-sighted people to see, could be in shops in 2016. The specs use a specially adapted 3D camera to maximise a person's remaining vision by separating and highlighting...
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- 00:56 Boris Johnson reiterates opposition to second Scottish independence...
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- 00:37 New Robroyston station opens as rail timetables change
- 00:33 Alex Rodda: Man charged with murder over Cheshire boy's death
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- 00:25 Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Mo Farah did not fail in the marathon. I respect him’
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- 00:10 Paedophile couple who filmed sick sexual abuse of children and baby...
- 00:06 Man,18, charged with murder after missing teen’s body found on...
- 00:05 Sean Batty to take on Susan Calman in Hogmanay party TV ratings battle
- 00:02 'She shouldn’t be taken for granted': White Island after the...
- 23:57 Albania earthquake: Arrests over deaths in collapsed buildings
- 23:51 Erling Haaland has told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer he wants to sign for...
- 23:43 British tourist fatally shot in robbery outside Buenos Aires hotel
- 23:31 UK election shows centre-left can't win by 'preaching' to base,...
- 23:25 Raymond van Barneveld bows out with loss to Darin Young in final match
- 23:25 Harry Dunn’s mother ‘distraught’ at footage of US suspect back...
- 23:25 Jeremy Corbyn finally says sorry for election disaster in open letter
- 23:15 New Zealand volcano disaster: recovery team unable to find last two...
- 23:09 How the Arsenal board have rated Freddie Ljungberg’s start to life...
- 22:55 Tactical voting was set to be Remainers’ saviour, so what went wrong?
- 22:55 Dominic Cummings: If Leave had lost Brexit vote, I’d have queried...
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