News archive from 11 April 2012
India challenges U.S. visa rules at WTO, eyes steel case
The complaint at the World Trade Organization against the 2010 U.S. visa fee increase, which India protested at the time, is at the level of "consultations" between the two parties, the last stage before entering a full-fledged legal...
Analysis - UK consumers may give surprise boost to weak recovery
With consumer morale only edging off record lows, the government's spending cuts still biting deep and rises in petrol prices eating into people's budgets, a revival in household spending would seem to be anything but a safe bet. But consumer goods...
Book a taster session at Burnley's football university
BURNLEY’S football university is giving prospective students a VIP taster session. University and College of Football Business, or UCFB, based in Turf Moor, has enlisted the help of former FA chief executive and the centre’s advisory board member...
The wisdom of women written out of history
The female of the species is more deadly than the male, cautioned Rudyard Kipling. Given Kipling's love of mythology and prehistoric studies, he should perhaps have added "and smarter". Because of all deities of wisdom across the globe and...
Rick Santorum says farewell – and the real battle for the presidency begins
And then there were two. After months of increasingly arcane Republican in-fighting, the US presidency race has finally shaken down. In the blue corner: America's first black president, bloodied after three and a half years of economic turmoil but as...
Study traces devastation of North American bats to Europe
A mysterious disease that has devastated North America's bat population was traced on Tuesday to a killer fungus imported from Europe, probably by an unsuspecting tourist. Since it was first detected in New York state in 2006, the disease known as...
Riding high for 25 years
FOLLOWING on from the Great Selby Bike Ride's 25th anniversary last year, one of the charities that benefits from the event is celebrating its own quarter of a century this year. Martin House, a hospice for children and young people, is in its 25th...
Perri Shakes-Drayton in no rush to be London's Olympic golden girl
Perri Shakes-Drayton is fast discovering that billboard sized images leads to billboard sized pressure. Being a poster girl for London 2012 is not easy. On the streets of Bow where the 23-year-old 400 metres hurdler was born and raised, a stone's...
Alan Pardew has proved critics wrong as Newcastle aim even higher
Alan Pardew has a new nickname. Plain old "Pards" no longer seems quite appropriate for a manager responsible for turning a team widely tipped as relegation fodder into Champions League contenders, so these days Newcastle United fans salute...
Riding high for 25 years
FOLLOWING on from the Great Selby Bike Ride's 25th anniversary last year, one of the charities that benefits from the event is celebrating its own quarter of a century this year. Martin House, a hospice for children and young people, is in its 25th...
Mad Men: season five, episode four
SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching season five of Mad Men on Sky Atlantic. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode four Paul MacInnes's episode three blog Mystery Date A busy week, but let's start with Sally Draper and Grandma...
Blackburn 2 Liverpool 3: Carroll's the head boy as 10-man Reds leave it late
Liverpool recorded only their third Barclays Premier League win of the year after Andy Carroll struck in stoppage time to secure a 3-2 win over Blackburn.Liverpool had raced into a 2-0 lead after Maxi Rodriguez scored a quick-fire brace. But the game...
Book a taster session at Burnley's football university
BURNLEY’S football university is giving prospective students a VIP taster session. University and College of Football Business, or UCFB, based in Turf Moor, has enlisted the help of former FA chief executive and the centre’s advisory board member...
Book a taster session at Burnley's football university
BURNLEY’S football university is giving prospective students a VIP taster session. University and College of Football Business, or UCFB, based in Turf Moor, has enlisted the help of former FA chief executive and the centre’s advisory board member...
Newt Gingrich to Rick Santorum supporters: vote for me
Newt Gingrich has cheekily called on Rick Santorum's supporters to throw their weight behind him to prevent Mitt Romney becoming the Republican presidential nominee. Gingrich repeatedly split the rightwing vote with Santorum, allowing Romney to win...
Realtime News
- 02:38 Opposition view: Bath boss Blackadder left to rue last-minute try
- 02:02 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer working closely with Manchester United’s Sport...
- 01:51 Saudi Arabia appoints its first female ambassador to US
- 01:51 Are these the perfect postcards from space?
- 01:50 BBC Scotland TV channel prepares to launch
- 01:45 Saudi Arabia announces princess as US ambassador
- 01:36 Australia's trade minister raises concerns about China's coal...
- 01:13 EU referendum registration deadline extended
- 01:09 James DeGale ‘pretty sure’ he will retire after loss Chris Eubank Jr
- 01:04 IN PICTURES: Runners take on endurance challenges along the...
- 00:55 Northampton Saints 27 Bath 26: Tom Vickers' review and player ratings
- 00:53 Church of England urges five days of prayer for poor as Brexit looms
- 00:49 Brexit: What would it mean for UK pensioners living in Europe?
- 00:49 What has really happened since Macpherson's report
- 00:47 New strategy to help deal with dementia issue in Lincolnshire is...
- 00:32 Rory McIlroy shooting for a Mexico stand-off with Dustin Johnson
- 00:32 Chris Eubank Jr beats James DeGale to send Londoner towards retirement
- 00:29 Oscars 2019: How will the ceremony change this year?
- 00:28 Tymoshenko v Tymoshenko: Funny business at the polls
- 00:28 Australian farmers' long road after mass cattle deaths
- 00:28 Gambling addict with brain injury spent £210,000
- 00:28 Supermarkets misleading shoppers on healthy food, say nutritionists
- 00:24 How Preston North End's players rated in their win over Millwall -...
- 00:19 Greece's invisible minority - the Macedonian Slavs
- 00:18 Kim Jong Un boards train to head to summit with Trump in Vietnam
- 00:17 'He lost control' - Craig Hignett reacts to remarkable refereeing...
- 00:15 Observer killer sudoku
- 00:15 Observer sudoku
- 00:11 Scots activewear brand launches jacket made out of coffee grounds
- 00:11 Two injured after major 11-vehicle crash on M8 in central Glasgow
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