News archive from 13 August 2014
Diageo bosses see payouts fall on slow growth
DIAGEO's Ivan Menezes received a £7.8 million pay package in his first year as chief executive of the drinks giant, although it was almost £500,000 less than he picked up 
in his previous role as chief operating officer. Menezes and the...
Comment: Sport and politics make a dangerous game
THE Commonwealth Games were blessed for the most part by blue skies and glorious sunsets to such an extent that a worldwide television audience must have wondered if this was some other Glasgow they were seeing on their screens. We can only hope for...
Aker agrees record letting deal for Scotland
AKER Solutions, the Norwegian oil technology business, has agreed what is believed to be Scotland's biggest office letting as it expands its UK presence. The firm said it would be taking more than 330,000 square feet of office space at a new...
Kimono craze lifts sales at New Look
NEW Look has hailed a "terrific" set of first-quarter results after making the most of this summer's trends, such as kimono-style tops and printed trousers. The fashion chain also revealed that it h as received a takeover approach for its...
Dog walk in aid of Buxton RSPCA
Macclesfield, SE Cheshire and Buxton RSPCA is holding a sponsored dog walk in Macclesfield Forest on Sunday August 17 between 9am and 4pm. There will be a two-kilometre and a five-kilometre route as well as stalls, quizzes, tombola and refreshments....
Council leaders call for overhaul of children's mental health services
Chief executive of YoungMinds Sarah Brennan welcomed the LGA highlighting the need for children's mental health service reforms. Photograph: Robert James Egan Services for children with mental health problems need a complete overhaul so youngsters and...
Police fine hundreds of Yorkshire drivers using new powers
HUNDREDS of on-the-spot fines have been handed out to motorists in Yorkshire for offences such as lane-hogging, tailgating and dangerous overtaking on the region's roads since police were given new powers last year. West Yorkshire Police has handed...
Nearly half of all Americans will get type 2 diabetes, says study
A patient undergoes a blood test for diabetes, a condition which brings icnreased risk of stroke and heart failure. Photograph: Hugo Philpott/PA How much worse can the type 2 diabetes epidemic get? Shockingly, a new study published by a leading...
Head teachers' unions and academies team up to establish new league table
The new league tables will take into account GCSE results like those being opened above along with extra-curricular activities such as sport and music. Photograph: PA After years of objecting to school league tables, headteachers' unions are to...
University tuition fee rise has not deterred poorer students from applying
Students at New College, Oxford. University application rates have continued to recover after falling in the wake of the 2012 rise in tuition fees. Photograph: Alamy The raising of tuition fees to £9,000 has not put off students from disadvantaged...
Las Vegas residents pray for snow after drought
A 14-YEAR drought in the south-west of the United States has steadily dropped water levels to historic lows, leaving marinas idle in once-teeming Lake Mead, a major water source for the
Doukara at the double to send Leeds United through
Summer signing Souleymane Doukara struck twice on his competitive home debut as Leeds United avoided a banana skin by beating Accrington Stanley to advance to round two of the Capital One Cup. Head coach David Hockaday was able to celebrate his first...
UN chiefs warn of Iraq ‘genocide’ as UK sends jets
THE deepening humanitarian crisis in Iraq could result in "mass atrocity and possible genocide" unless the international community takes "all possible measures", United Nations human rights experts warned last night, as the UK sent...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, new talks begin
A TEMPORARY Israel-Hamas truce was holding for a second day as of last night. Negotiations on a lasting ceasefire and a long-term solution for the battered Gaza Strip were set to resume in Cairo. A similar three-day truce collapsed on Friday when...
Kiev: Russian aid convoy to be barred from Ukraine
A CONVOY of 280 Russian trucks thought to be packed with aid was headed for eastern Ukraine yesterday - but Kiev said it would deny the mission entry because it could be a covert military operation. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it...
Realtime News
- 22:37 Pensioner, 75, arrested after ‘suspicious’ death of partner in...
- 22:37 Prince Andrew ‘used fake name to set up a secret company with...
- 22:35 Arsenal ask for permission to approach Wolves manager Nuno Espirito...
- 22:35 Freddie Ljungberg has noticed one big change in Arsenal squad since...
- 22:35 Tyson Fury finally breaks silence on Anthony Joshua’s win over Andy...
- 22:34 Democrat Jeff Van Drew met Trump and will switch parties, sources say
- 22:29 Two men arrested over Portadown murder
- 22:01 Snow blizzards to hit UK as Met Office issue ice warnings
- 21:59 Western Australia bushfire emergency continues as Sydney braces for...
- 21:46 Woman, 28, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing...
- 21:42 Trump impeachment: Lindsey Graham will 'not pretend to be a fair...
- 21:17 UN climate talks drag on as rifts scupper hopes of breakthrough
- 21:16 Strictly Come Dancing 2019 crowns its winners
- 21:12 Society and social media alter Spoty contenders’ outlooks
- 21:08 Ole Gunnar Solsjaer tells Marcus Rashford how he should respond to...
- 20:46 Screaming families flee Manchester’s Winter Funland after seating...
- 20:35 Man armed with knife and carrying drugs arrested on train into Hull
- 20:31 Honour for Leeds United fan Heinz Skyte who fled Nazis
- 20:22 Dundee hold on for 4-3 win against Dunfermline
- 20:22 Man, 75, arrested over partner's death in Wigan hospital
- 20:08 Pensioner, 75, arrested on suspicion of murdering his 69-year-old...
- 20:04 Firefighters called to home in Blackpool after chip pan bursts into...
- 20:03 Leinster make Saints suffer again at the Aviva Stadium
- 20:03 Boyd disappointed Saints couldn't grab a bonus point in Dublin
- 20:01 Wisconsin judge's ruling could purge 200,000 from voter rolls
- 19:59 Garry Ringrose scores hat-trick as Leinster overwhelm Saints again
- 19:59 Sébastien Haller fires West Ham to crucial victory over Southampton
- 19:59 UK tourist 'shot dead' in robbery in Argentina
- 19:56 Jo Cox’s sister hopes new parliament can bring a ‘sense of coming...
- 19:56 Teen found dead remembered for ‘infectious smile’ as murder...
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