News archive from 10 April 2014
Lord Myners quits after vote against Co-op changes
FORMER City minister Lord Myners quit the board of the Co-operative last night amid a power struggle over his 
controversial plans to reform the business. His decision to go followed a vote by the biggest independent society under the...
Bigger pizza the action as dough rises at Prezzo
PASTA and pizza chain Prezzo is to add up to 30 restaurants to its estate this year after serving up another healthy rise in profits yesterday. The Scotsman revealed earlier this week that the group is opening a Mexican-themed eaterie under its...
Scott Reid: Raise a glass to a new breed of pub
THE great British pub is dying on its feet, or so we are repeatedly told. Campaigners warn that communities the length and breadth of the land are losing their watering holes at a record rate, with a host of factors cited for their demise, from...
Vitamin firm says China talks no threat to Scots
DUTCH pharmaceuticals company DSM yesterday allayed fears over the future of its Ayrshire plant after confirming it is in talks about acquiring a Chinese vitamins producer. Royal DSM, the last remaining producer of vitamin C in the western world, told...
Energy bills ‘could rise by £200 after Yes vote’
HOUSEHOLD energy bills in an independent Scotland could rise by almost £200 a year to meet the cost of the "green"
Pro-Union campaigner accused of attacking SNP MSP
A Pro-Union campaigner has been accused of attacking an SNP MSP in a Fife pub during a referendum bust-up. Police were called to the Novar Bar in Kirkcaldy following reports that constituency MSP David Torrance had been grabbed by the throat during...
PC Keith Blakelock: ‘Stigma’ will follow Nicholas Jacobs, say two men acquitted of the same crime
He may have been cleared but Nicky Jacobs will live with the stigma of being accused of PC Blakelock’s murder for the rest of his life, say two men acquitted of the same crime. Winston Silcott, jailed for murder in 1987 but who had his conviction...
Drug trials: test match
Taking medication is, for most people, an act of faith supported by confidence in – if not understanding of – the trials and approvals that lie behind the launch of every treatment. That puts a unique burden on those who do them. For the...
Scientists say UK wasted £560m on flu drugs that are not proven
Roche HQ: the company disputes a report by independent scientists questioning the effectiveness of Tamiflu. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty The government has wasted half a billion pounds stockpiling two anti-flu drugs that have not been proved to stop...
Tamiflu: Britain spent £424m on a drug that shortens bouts but is no cure
Tamiflu, the drug said to combat bird flu in humans. But independent researchers say it is has limited use and has side-effects, some worrying. Photograph: EPA In March 2005, Liam Donaldson, then chief medical officer for the UK, struck fear into...
German coal industry underpins renewable push
Germany is an enlightened leader in the global battle to reduce CO2 emissions, a pioneer in renewable energy and community power projects and a champion of energy efficiency. Or so the common narrative goes. But try telling that to Monika...
University students will be repaying loans into their 50s, say researchers
A middle-earning graduate will still owe about £32,000 by the time they reach 50, researchers found. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The majority of undergraduates now at university will be paying off their student loans well into their...
UK housing market gathers pace in March - RICS
The rise took the balance near to November's +58, which was the highest since June 2002. The March reading beat all forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists, who on average predicted a balance of +44. House prices rose in every area of Britain in...
U.S. may test influence at U.N. by denying visa to Iran envoy
The U.S. government objects to Hamid Abutalebi entering the United States because of his suspected participation in a Muslim student group that held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days starting in 1979, when the group seized control of the U.S. embassy...
New look restaurant at Doncaster Racecourse
A restaurant at Doncaster Racecourse has been given a revamp in keeping with its racing tradition. The Old Weighing Room restaurant and bar, formerly known as Silks, has undergone a £125,000 refurbishment in readiness for re-opening on April 17....
Realtime News
- 01:35 Jetstar cuts 10% of January domestic flights amid strikes over pay...
- 01:28 'No benefit' in meeting murderer Jeremy Bamber says ITV crime drama...
- 01:09 General election 2019: Johnson to welcome new MPs to Westminster
- 00:59 Christmas tree lights bought online could pose fire hazard
- 00:59 House prices predicted to rise by 2% in UK – with the north leading...
- 00:46 Argentina's 'dirty war': France approves extradition of suspected...
- 00:45 Christmas lights from online sellers 'can be fire risk'
- 00:45 What does business want from Boris?
- 00:42 Poorest countries facing both obesity and malnutrition
- 00:41 Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor
- 00:33 Tiffany Haddish's Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery
- 00:33 How a university dropout built a toy empire
- 00:30 Jewellery 'worth £50m' stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's home
- 00:26 Tim Paine says Australia 'can still get better' after demolition of...
- 00:24 Young suicides in Wales due to 'complex' reasons, says study
- 00:24 Murder investigation launched after Earls Barton ‘incident’
- 00:19 Sudoku 4,644 easy
- 00:18 Sheku Bayoh family meet chief constable 'for answers'
- 00:17 Minoan disposable cup shows ancients were not green either
- 00:17 YouTuber PewDiePie to take break from platform as 'very tired'
- 23:36 UK not 'match fit' for Brexit talks, says former May aide
- 23:36 Johnson to tell new Tory MPs they have to change party for good
- 23:24 Angel Gomes hints at Manchester United exit by deleting traces of...
- 23:19 Ten years of terror and tragedy: A look at the events that defined...
- 23:18 New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption
- 23:07 Call to vaccinate children against flu amid 'super spreaders' warning
- 22:52 Father Christmas ‘attacked in Tesco grotto by shoplifter’
- 22:26 ‘Perfect day’ for St Johnstone, says boss Tommy Wright
- 22:24 Arsenal defence is perfect audience for De Bruyne’s one-man show
- 22:16 Marise Payne travels to New Zealand in wake of volcano disaster...
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