News archive from 18 February 2015
Vince Cable hints at coalition with Labour and SNP
VINCE Cable has said that a Rainbow coalition involving his own party, Labour and the SNP "would be possible" and that he would not "rule it out" in the event of a hung parliament after May's general election. The Business...
Omagh bombing trial: Man faces 29 counts of murder
The trial of a man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing will go ahead, a prosecutor has said. Seamus Daly is charged with the 1998 Real IRA car bomb attack. The case will focus on mobile phone evidence, barrister Michael Chambers told a...
Bin Laden letter ‘ties student to terror plots’
The trial of a student extradited from the UK to face terrorism charges in New York will hear how a letter written to Osama bin Laden puts him at the centre of an al-Qaeda conspiracy to attack targets in the UK, the US and Denmark, according to...
Shoppers get a new twist on the Swinging Sixties
IT WAS 1960, the start of the Swinging Sixties when consumers across the nation were shaking off the grey post-war austerity years and enjoying a new lifestyle with products ranging from Kellog's Cornflakes for breakfast to prawn cocktails and Chianti...
Former Still Game actor stricken with diabetes accuses brother of stealing £20k and leaving him broke
A FORMER Still Game actor now stricken with diabetes has accused his brother of stealing more than £20,000 from him and leaving him broke. Ricky Callan, 53, wrote a Facebook post on Monday claiming little brother Steven, 40, took his life savings. He...
RBS launches fingerprint technology for mobile banking app
RBS said in June last year it would invest over 1 billion pounds over the next three years to make it easier for customers to bank when they are on the move and offset a decline in branch usage. The move is part of the bank's reaction to a decline in...
Leeds nostalgia: Rocking through the ages
The sixties and seventies were an unprecedented era of musical creativity and the local bands of Leeds couldn't resist getting in on the act. Late Night Transport took their name from a sign hanging in a Leeds dance hall while Gentle Fire used...
New tool reveals our "darker side' using only our tweets
In a scientific announcement that will shock no one who has spent more than two minutes on the site, Twitter tends to reveal our "dark side'. A tool created to allow the first ever psychoanalysis of the site revealed the majority of the UK's...
Trailblazing Liverpool domestic violence prosecution scheme visited by Attorney General
The Attorney-General is to visit a Liverpool scheme today designed to protect victims giving evidence in domestic violence cases. Jeremy Wright QC MP will visit the ‘section 28’ scheme, at the Crown Prosecution Service in Liverpool, which has secured...
Expansion on cards for Aberdein Considine
Law firm Aberdein Considine has set out its stall to become one of the sector's biggest players after unveiling a further expansion of its office network and a string of new hires and promotions. The Aberdeen-based practice, founded in 1981 by Harvey...
Euan McLean: Darren Clarke will be Ryder Cup skipper but he could do with ditching the ignorant and surly...
TODAY five men will gather round a table at the European Tour’s Wentworth HQ to decide the identity of the next Ryder Cup captain. And if that man is not Darren Clarke I’ll streak down the first fairway at St Andrews in my Reg Grundies and jump in the...
Comment: Flat inflation gives recovery a jolt
WE ARE clinging by our fingernails to an inflationary environment. Annual inflation in January came in at 0.3 per cent, the lowest since records began in 1988, down from 0.5 per cent in December and well adrift of the Bank of England's mid-term target...
Retailers face tough start to year
Scottish retailers suffered a "difficult" start to the new year, according to figures published today that show sales declined at a faster pace last month. However, there were signs of improving conditions in the hard-pressed grocery sector,...
Abuse them? No, fans must value good owners like David Sullivan
Appreciation. That is what everyone wants these days. It’s an upgrade from that old demand: respect. It is not enough just to be respected in modern football. You have to be thanked, additionally rewarded for your part. Owners like Assem Allam at Hull...
Graham Taylor, Steve Coppell, Neil Warnock and the rest of the 1,000 club should be mentors for young...
A few months after Randy Lerner bought Aston Villa from Doug Ellis for £62.5million in 2006 the American passed on a message to Graham Taylor requesting a meeting. With more than 1,000 games under his belt as a manager, including two separate spells...
Realtime News
- 01:35 Jetstar cuts 10% of January domestic flights amid strikes over pay...
- 01:28 'No benefit' in meeting murderer Jeremy Bamber says ITV crime drama...
- 01:09 General election 2019: Johnson to welcome new MPs to Westminster
- 00:59 Christmas tree lights bought online could pose fire hazard
- 00:59 House prices predicted to rise by 2% in UK – with the north leading...
- 00:46 Argentina's 'dirty war': France approves extradition of suspected...
- 00:45 Christmas lights from online sellers 'can be fire risk'
- 00:45 What does business want from Boris?
- 00:42 Poorest countries facing both obesity and malnutrition
- 00:41 Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor
- 00:33 Tiffany Haddish's Black Mitzvah and her journey of Jewish discovery
- 00:33 How a university dropout built a toy empire
- 00:30 Jewellery 'worth £50m' stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's home
- 00:26 Tim Paine says Australia 'can still get better' after demolition of...
- 00:24 Young suicides in Wales due to 'complex' reasons, says study
- 00:24 Murder investigation launched after Earls Barton ‘incident’
- 00:19 Sudoku 4,644 easy
- 00:18 Sheku Bayoh family meet chief constable 'for answers'
- 00:17 Minoan disposable cup shows ancients were not green either
- 00:17 YouTuber PewDiePie to take break from platform as 'very tired'
- 23:36 UK not 'match fit' for Brexit talks, says former May aide
- 23:36 Johnson to tell new Tory MPs they have to change party for good
- 23:24 Angel Gomes hints at Manchester United exit by deleting traces of...
- 23:19 Ten years of terror and tragedy: A look at the events that defined...
- 23:18 New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption
- 23:07 Call to vaccinate children against flu amid 'super spreaders' warning
- 22:52 Father Christmas ‘attacked in Tesco grotto by shoplifter’
- 22:26 ‘Perfect day’ for St Johnstone, says boss Tommy Wright
- 22:24 Arsenal defence is perfect audience for De Bruyne’s one-man show
- 22:16 Marise Payne travels to New Zealand in wake of volcano disaster...
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