News archive from 12 January 2015
Jaguar Land Rover to recruit 1,300 new staff to build latest model
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is creating 1,300 new jobs after announcing its newest model will be made in Britain. The announcement has been hailed by the government as a ringing endorsement of the health of the UK’s automotive industry and a boost for...
Bank governor may be forced to write open letter explaining low inflation
Mark Carney finds out this week if he will be the first governor since Bank of England independence in 1997 to write an open letter to the chancellor explaining why inflation is so low. An oil market slump, a supermarket price war and a freeze on...
Brian Monteith: Jim Murphy leading Labour comeback
CHRISTMAS is but a memory and Hogmanay less than a hangover, but Jim Murphy has already hit the ground running, intent on turning 2015 into the year Scottish Labour bounced back from what has been predicted to be an embarrassingly huge defeat in...
Lesley Riddoch: Sadly, we are not all Charlie
JE SUIS ce que je suis, mais je ne suis pas que ce je suis. My dad used to enjoy this Gallic play on words. Je suis means "I follow" as well as "I am" in French, so the apparently nonsensical sentence is actually quite profound -...
Jaguar to create 1,300 UK jobs as firm launches first SUV
Jaguar Land Rover will create 1,300 new jobs in the UK to build its first ever sports utility vehicle (SUV) model. The jobs will be based at its Solihull plant in the West Midlands. The luxury car firm, owned by India's Tata Motors, said it had chosen...
Modi Mania: The summit which defines India's optimism
Stalls selling clothes don't usually feature at conferences dedicated to foreign investment. At Vibrant Gujarat 2015 they have made an exception, though shoppers can choose between just two items: a collarless jacket or a collarless shirt,...
David Cameron: Labour election win would put UK on path to ruin
Britain will be on the “path to ruin” if Labour takes charge of the public finances, David Cameron will say on Monday as he warns parents and grandparents of the dangers to future generations if the country fails to deal with its debts. As Miliband...
Anti-terror bill a threat to academic freedom, MPs tell Theresa May
Universities should be exempt from a new counter-terror duty that could seriously restrict academic freedom of speech, MPs and peers have told the home secretary, Theresa May. The warning from parliament’s joint human rights committee comes before the...
Bankers see good omens for raising cash on Europe's stock markets
Santander found investors eager for a 7.5 billion euro ($8.9 billion) share sale announced on Jan. 8, with books being covered in just an hour. And despite the New Year holiday, bankers seized the opportunity on Jan. 2 to relaunch German cable...
Tensions high after QPR slump to record away defeat at Burnley
The experienced former Ireland international and veteran left back Clint Hill both clashed with travelling supporters at the end of a tenth straight loss away from home as Burnley used their shoulders to climb away from the drop zone. Dunne only...
'Give him the job': Jose Mourinho lauds John Carver after Newcastle scare Chelsea
But as far as Jose Mourinho is concerned, they should hand the job to John Carver. The Toon's caretaker manager has got his side playing some spritely, committed attacking football and they gave Chelsea such a scare on Saturday that Mourinho turned to...
Alan Pardew to build upon Wilfried Zaha 'cameo' after dazzling display against Spurs
It would be glibness of Partidgian proportions to suggest that the simple introduction of Wilfried Zaha by the new Palace boss 17 minutes from time secured the win against one of the Premier League's most in-form teams. But it is a ruse that certainly...
Benefiting from healthy school meals award in Barnsley East
The schools catering service, covering children in Barnsley East and elsewhere in the district, has been awarded the bronze level Food for Life Catering Mark Award. The Catering Mark is awarded by the Soil Association following in-depth inspection of...
Mind the gap in multi-speed world economy after oil plunge
On the face of it, lower energy bills should give consumers and companies more money to spend and boost economic growth, at least for oil importers. But for those countries facing stagnation or even deflation the prospect of downward pressure on...
Big Dinner auction: breakfast with Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly OBE and darling of our TV screens for 30 years is offering breakfast rather than "dinner" because Lorraine is a morning girl! Lorraine, host of the ITV morning show called after her, will take two of you for a posh breakfast...
Realtime News
- 08:33 Through the looking glass into Richmond school that may have...
- 08:30 Freezing rain with possible black ice, sleet and snow for Derbyshire
- 08:29 Manchester United fans lose the plot as Toby Alderweireld drops...
- 08:29 Freezing rain with possible black ice, sleet and snow for Derbyshire
- 08:27 Revealed: Birmingham's best and worst primary schools - is yours on...
- 08:26 Man gets lung infection after sniffing his own socks
- 08:25 Fulham and West Ham eye move for Hartlepool teenager Luca Murphy as...
- 08:23 Harry and Meghan reject William and Kate’s offer of a place to stay...
- 08:18 Woman faked terminal cancer to con family and friends out of £250,000
- 08:16 How would a second Brexit referendum work?
- 08:15 'Get it done' - Dean Smith issued with this Aston Vila transfer...
- 08:13 'A time of twinkly lights and minor indigestion': Grace Dent's...
- 08:13 Felicity Cloake’s recipe for Christmas yule log
- 08:13 City Tastes & Tipples: The Counting House, Wakefield
- 08:11 Man ‘kicked elderly lady’ in unprovoked assault on Sheffield street
- 08:10 High Peak couple reaches national final of ForFarmers Excellence in...
- 08:10 Meet Yorkshire’s all-female RNLI lifeboat crew
- 08:10 A costume department at Christmas: Backstage at Leeds Playhouse
- 08:10 Weekend interview: Barbara Taylor Bradford
- 08:07 Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka's disputed PM resigns amid crisis
- 08:06 West Brom defeat Sheffield United - and fans are all saying the...
- 08:05 ‘Danger to life’ warning over ice in Sheffield this weekend
- 08:05 Man ‘kicked elderly lady’ in unprovoked assault on Sheffield street
- 08:04 Desert Island Chef: Mat Majer, head chef at The Adamson, St Andrews
- 08:04 Meet Fraser Reid, Dundee’s soup-obsessed greengrocer
- 08:04 Food blog: Brodie Williams
- 08:04 Restaurant review: Rogue, St Andrews
- 08:04 A botanical beauty: the Vine Arm
- 08:04 Chef’s Table: Graeme Pallister, 63 Tay Street, Perth
- 08:04 Event highlights the inclusivity of cycling as a sport
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