News archive from 16 June 2015
US cannabis legalisation has not led to rise in use by adolescents, study finds
Legalising the medical use of cannabis has not led to a surge in the numbers of adolescents using it in the USA, according to new research that surprised its authors and will encourage those hoping for relaxation of the law elsewhere. Since 1996, 23...
Doctors putting 100,000 UK asthma sufferers in danger, says charity
More than 100,000 people with asthma in the UK are at risk of having a potentially fatal attack because GPs are not prescribing them the right medication, a charity for sufferers warns today. An estimated 22,000 people, including 2,000 children, are...
Rita Ora slammed for choosing 'cash over credibility' as she rejects The Voice for £1.5m X Factor deal
RITA Ora has been accused of choosing "cash over credibility" after she rejected The Voice for The X Factor. BBC insiders have claimed bosses are disappointed at the singer's decision because she was a hit on The Voice. Just last week, our...
IoD index to put spotlight on worst corporate governance
Banks, supermarkets and service companies have the worst corporate governance in the FTSE 100, according to an index of boardroom behaviour being compiled by the Institute of Directors. The IoD is constructing the index after a string of scandals,...

Business confidence negative as profits fall
Business confidence in Scotland has swung into negative territory for the first time in three years and is now the lowest of anywhere in the UK, according to a report out today. Sales, turnover and profit growth all fell during the second quarter of...

Comment: You may ask yourself - once in a lifetime?
IS STEWART Hosie, the Scottish National Party's Treasury spokesman in Westminster, acting as an outrider for the party in threatening the possibility of a fresh referendum to break up the UK unless David

More room at Premier Inn with Falkirk expansion
Hotel chain Premier Inn has unveiled plans to expand its venues across Falkirk as the area seeks to cash in on a tourism boom. With the Falkirk Wheel now well established as an attraction and the nearby Kelpies drawing in more than one million...

Thomas Cook in China joint venture deal
THE famous Thomas Cook brand is heading East after the 174-year-old travel firm yesterday agreed to form a joint venture selling holidays under its name in China's booming

Birmingham City announce new EZE Group shirt sponsorship deal
Birmingham City have announced their new shirt sponsors for the 2015-16 campaign. The Championship outfit have agreed a six-figure deal with EZE Group - the second time the leisure company has had its name on the club’s strip. This latest commercial...

Lithuania and Poland to host US heavy arms
LITHUANIA and Poland are preparing to host US heavy arms as part of an American plan that could see the US station military equipment in Central and Eastern Europe for the first time despite opposition from Russia. Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland’s defence...

US targets chief with links to al-Qaeda in Libya
THE US military says it launched weekend airstrikes targeting, and likely killing, an al-Qaeda-linked militant leader in eastern Libya charged with leading the attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013 that killed at least 35 hostages, including three...

Al-Bashir heading to Sudan after dodging arrest
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was due to touch down back home last night after he left South Africa yesterday -dodging a South African court's ruling that he should be arrested because there is an international warrant against him. In Geneva, UN...

Mother loses battle to have dead daughter’s baby
A MOTHER has lost a High Court battle in her bid to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild. A judge was told the cancer victim daughter, who can only be referred to as “A” for legal reasons, was desperate to have...

‘Magna Carta legacy to safeguard distorted human rights’
David Cameron called for human rights reform to "safeguard" the Magna Carta's legacy yesterday as the historic document's influence over the past 800 years was celebrated. The Prime Minister spoke at a major international event, attended by...
Chuck Blazer agreed to go undercover at Fifa to avoid potential 75-year sentence
Former Fifa executive Chuck Blazer agreed to go “undercover” to help the US government expose widespread corruption across world football in order to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison, according to details of his plea bargain made public...
Realtime News
- 14:13 Architect Foster + Partners to work up Haymarket plan
- 14:13 Billy Connolly 'thrilled' to lead Tartan Day Parade in New York
- 14:12 How to get Dua Lipa’s Brit Awards 2019 beauty look
- 14:12 Teenager got so addicted to Snapchat filters she couldn’t get out...
- 14:12 The full list of aircraft taking part in Mi Amigo memorial flypast...
- 14:12 Boy, 18, ‘broke his face’ after falling off high bridge while...
- 14:12 Meghan Markle returns to UK on private jet after lavish baby shower...
- 14:11 Hartlepool United injury update as defender goes under the knife
- 14:11 Cyclist in hospital after robbery in Preston
- 14:11 Cyclist in hospital after robbery in Preston
- 14:11 Preston resident who armed himself with knife at supported...
- 14:11 North Yorkshire councillors agree to cut millions from high needs...
- 14:11 Changes to the law will make these 10 things illegal in a relationship
- 14:09 Derbyshire family continues fight to 'find answers' after teen's...
- 14:09 North Yorkshire councillors agree to cut millions from high needs...
- 14:08 Woman showed 'flagrant disregard' for the law in hoax bomb calls
- 14:08 Rare thunder dome scrambler bikes stolen from CIRCUS - ring-master...
- 14:07 Derbyshire family continues fight to 'find answers' after teen's...
- 14:06 Police try to trace the owner of a set of old photos found in Glasgow
- 14:06 Man dies following crash at Wigtoft near Boston
- 14:06 Gerwyn Price: Premier League darts 'villain' PRAISED despite recent...
- 14:06 Midfielder O’Toole says it’s a case of ‘wait and see’ over new...
- 14:06 Supper dates help our hospice
- 14:06 Record-breaking performance by stage schools
- 14:05 Wigan through-road reopens as barrier is removed
- 14:05 Column: Food insecurity is a national shame
- 14:05 Column: Relishing the simple things in life
- 14:05 Thorpe Park launches £49pp deal on an overnight stay and two tickets
- 14:05 Life sentence for drug dealer who murdered Northampton father on...
- 14:04 Leading timber supplier survived recession to double turnover to £24m
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