News archive from 11 January 2011

Morrisons in festive mood over better than expected sales lift
It disappointed with underlying sales down 1.3 per cent for the 19 weeks to January 8. Other retailers were better prepared for the big freeze. Online grocer Ocado (down 5p to 181p) fitted snow tyres to its fleet of 700 trucks, which helped it reach...
Mystery bird: Rufous-naped lark, Mirafra africana
Rufous-naped lark, Mirafra africana, photographed at Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa. Image: Dan Logen, 19 January 2010 [velociraptorize]. Nikon D300, 600 mm lens, 1.4 extender ISO 640, f/6.4, 1/640 sec. Question: This African mystery...

Banks given go-ahead to pay unlimited bonuses
Britain's banks were given the go-ahead tonight to pay unlimited bonuses, drawing to a close a two-year political battle to rein in the City. After months in which a series of government ministers of all parties have threatened a toughening in the...
The fallacy of Osbornomics | John Ross
George Osborne claims budget deficit reduction is the most urgent task for overcoming Britain's economic problems. The facts disprove this. The US, which has made no serious deficit reductions, has suffered almost the smallest recession of any major...

US gun crime: death for sale
The next time you happen to be in Arizona drinking a cool beer with some time on your hands, ask the person along the bar to describe for you the Glock 19. Likelihood is he will know what you're talking about, as gun ownership rates in Arizona are...

Licensed to kill?
Australia Ownership is strictly prohibited unless there are "genuine reasons" such as licensed sport, animal control or employment requirements. Brazil If you are over 25 and have registered a weapon, you are free to keep it indoors. The...

Erik van Lieshout: enter the void
Zuidplein is a 30-year-old shopping mall in Rotterdam. It's a convenient place with, at the last count, 10 mobile telephone outlets, eight opticians, 15 cheap fashion stores and a lone independent Christian bookshop. Patrolled by security guards and...
Spanish government rejects ETA ceasefire move
ETA, which has killed more than 850 people in its half-century armed struggle for an independent state in northern Spain and southwest France, has been crippled by arrests and Basques' rising support for more peaceful methods. The weakened group...

How George Osborne's tough words on bonuses proved to be so much hot air
It appeared to be a case of game set and match in the City tonight after Downing Street admitted it had backed away from a confrontation over bank bonuses. Despite the first item on the coalition's agenda for government being a crackdown on...

RIP rock'n'roll? Professor of pop reads the last rites
It is a claim made before by, among others, Lenny Kravitz and the Swedish garage band the Hellacopters. But today, after years of struggle, came evidence to support the fearsome claim: rock'n'roll is dead. Last year saw the number of rock songs in the...

Barack Obama leads silent tribute to victims of Arizona massacre
About 300 White House workers joined the leader and first lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn, as hundreds more gathered on the steps of the US Capitol building. Flags flew at half-mast in remembrance of six people killed and 14 hurt in the gun...
Warmer weather and rain on its way
Tomorrow is set to be warmer with wind and rain but the mercury could hit as high as 13C (55F) on Wednesday. ‘There will be a repeat performance of heavy rain coming in from the west, with snow over northern areas and then that’s bringing milder air...

Mum’s eggs may let girl give birth to a sibling
Penny Jarvis gave birth two years ago to Mackenzie Stephens, who was found to have Turner syndrome, a condition which means she is missing an X chromosome. The syndrome, which affects only girls, means Mackenzie was born without working ovaries,...
Unions fear law ‘to make sacking easy’
They said government plans to overhaul employment laws will strip workers of their ‘hard earned rights’. David Cameron is expected to announce a new employers’ charter to boost job creation but companies could be allowed to sack workers during their...
Double levy on bankers, says Labour
The Labour leader said ministers were going easy on bankers at a time when low-and middle-income earners were being squeezed. Mr Miliband said Labour’s bonus tax raised £3.5billion from banks when they were in power while the coalition’s levy, which...
Realtime News
- 02:47 Bollard cover knitter determined to keep knitting despite vandals
- 02:41 Sheffield bomber crash: Fly-past due on 75th anniversary
- 02:21 Michael Owen’s Premier League predictions including Man Utd v...
- 02:17 Cyclone Oma eases but Queensland and NSW weather warnings remain
- 02:14 Festival with real WOW factor
- 02:06 What would happen to European travel plans after a no-deal Brexit?
- 02:03 Dave Hanna, former Queensland union boss, found guilty of rape
- 01:59 #MeToo Oscars: Why aren't there more female directors?
- 01:53 The students recycling clothes for London Fashion Week
- 01:47 North Korea appeals for food aid as regime cuts rations due to...
- 01:45 The murderer who's opening a youth centre
- 01:45 Quiz of the Week: Who popped the question?
- 01:45 Daryl Gurney hails ‘real class act’ Michael Smith for Premier...
- 01:27 Government faces High Court action over children's rights
- 01:17 Fears for Uighur comedian missing amid crackdown on cultural figures
- 01:17 Japan’s Hayabusa 2 successfully touches down on Ryugu asteroid
- 01:14 PTSD affects 'one in 13 by age of 18'
- 01:14 Brexit: Theresa May warned dozens of Tories could rebel over no-deal
- 01:04 James Gargasoulas jailed for life over Bourke Street massacre
- 01:02 Sudoku 4,302 hard
- 01:02 Melbourne car rampage: James Gargasoulas jailed for six murders
- 00:57 Anthem video game set for tough debut
- 00:49 Bill Carmichael: Why the odds are stil stacked against the...
- 00:48 Okinawa referendum: everything you need to know
- 00:44 Rory McIlroy sets off with a bang to lead WGC-Mexico Championship
- 00:44 Natalie Bennett: Why Independents and their rebel alliance will...
- 00:42 'Historical Google Earth' project captures a changing Britain
- 00:40 The Yorkshire Post says: A fitting flypast – Sheffield remembers...
- 00:40 The Yorkshire Post says: Answers please – main parties must respond...
- 00:40 The Yorkshire Post says: All change on climate policy as Humber’s...
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