News archive from 21 May 2014
A third of first-time mothers suffer depressive symptoms, research finds
The women's depressive symptoms are often short-lived episodes and do not mean that the women were diagnosed with postnatal depression. Photograph: Alamy One in three first-time mothers suffers symptoms of depression linked to their baby's birth...
Gap site project buoys property recovery
A DERELICT site close to Edinburgh city centre is to be redeveloped in the latest sign of a pick-up in the property market. 34b-40 Haddington Place on Leith Walk, adjacent to the McDonald Road library, has been sold to Yorkshire development company S...
Comment: Office space race helping city mind gaps
LAND supply remains the big issue for commercial property developers, so much so that they are using every seminar and workshop to press the authorities to release more of it to meet demand for offices and other accommodation. The property market is...
First inflation rise in nearly a year
Inflation rose for the first time in almost a year last month, stalling hopes for a pick-up in real term wages. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation ticked up to 1.8 per cent in April after hitting a four-year low of 1.6 per cent the...
Ortak to regain its sparkle after deal for assets
Ortak, the Orcadian jewellery business that hit hard times last year, is to be revived after a sale of its assets was agreed. The new owners are preparing to relaunch the brand and resume manufacturing in Orkney just over a year after the business...
Independence: SNP invited to summit on devolution
A summit on new powers for the Scottish Parliament will be held within weeks of a No vote in the Scottish independence referendum, it was confirmed last night. Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael is to invite all of the country’s...
Voting SNP keeps Ukip out of Scotland, urges Ewing
The veteran Nationalist Winnie Ewing yesterday joined the SNP's drive to keep Scotland a Ukip-free zone. The matriarch of the SNP’s best-known dynasty made her first intervention in the European parliamentary election campaign when she urged voters to...
Scots children among least active in world
Video game-obsessed children in Scotland are among the least active in the world, research suggests. A study ranking 15 countries on indicators of physical activity found Scotland came bottom in both overall exercise levels and also performed badly...
Farage backs out as Ukip ‘carnival’ turns to farce
Ukip leader Nigel Farage, below, ducked out of a street rally organised by his party in south London, after the event descended into farce. The eurosceptic party had promised to bring a “strong and positive message” to the streets of south London...
Australia herds profits from feral goat meat
Hooves pound on metal slats as wild goats are loaded on to a lorry at an outback yard more than 700km (435 miles) west of Sydney. No-one knows just how many goats are roaming the rugged expanses of the Australian outback, but feral herds have become...
Why it pays to complain via Twitter
There was a time when a strongly worded letter was the only means of having your complaint heard by a company, but is tweeting now the best way to get your gripe to the front of the queue? When Angie Konrad tweeted that the heating was switched off on...
People power plants seeds for forest regeneration
A MAJOR new plan to restore Scotland's ancient woodlands has been unveiled after a landmark community buyout of "surplus" forests in the Highlands was agreed. The regeneration project got the go-ahead after Forestry Commission Scotland...
Exclusive, Jack O'Connell: I'm delighted the Rams have proved me wrong this season
ACCLAIMED international actor and avid Derby County fan Jack O'Connell gives his views on the Rams - and why he is delighted they have proved him wrong this season: IN my opinion, Derby - home - is a footballing city and this becomes very obvious when...
Scottish independence: Love thy neighbour, says MP
THE Christian covenant of "love thy neighbour' is an argument for Scotland staying in the UK, senior Labour politician Douglas Alexander has said. The shadow cabinet minister yesterday addressed 700 senior Church of Scotland officials during a...
Time to back pioneering Yorkshire technology, MPs tell Government
MINISTERs should end a decade of delay and back developing technology which could deliver thousands of jobs and a £1.3bn boost for the economy, according to a new report. The Government is urged by MPs to end years of deliberation and invest in the...
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- 02:19 Can the Brexit Party succeed?
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- 02:18 Dundee firm at forefront of robotics revolution
- 02:18 Fergus Ewing demands compensation for Scottish farmers and crofters...
- 02:18 Kirkcaldy pay TV specialist announces landmark BT deal
- 02:18 Major Angus windfarm to boost local companies
- 02:18 Potato chiefs working to keep buyers on side post-Brexit
- 02:18 Blackberry breeding scheme is already bearing great fruit
- 02:10 Sick refugees on Manus and Nauru to be sent to Christmas Island not...
- 02:10 16 US states sue over Trump border wall emergency declaration
- 02:07 Arsene Wenger appears to disagree with Maurizio Sarri over how best...
- 01:54 Labour warned more MPs 'thinking long and hard' about futures
- 01:50 No points punishment as Leeds United are hit with fine by EFL for...
- 01:45 Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's churches
- 01:45 Stephen Lawrence: How has his murder changed policing?
- 01:45 Birmingham bin row: Workers start latest strike action
- 01:29 Top Gear season 26 episode 1 review: is the show finally back on...
- 01:28 Australia's drought leading to 'suffering' of children, UN warns
- 01:23 Police search for missing UK and French tourists at beach near Port...
- 01:14 US states sue Trump over border wall
- 01:06 The Yorkshire Post says: Labour split comes at fractious time for...
- 01:06 The Yorkshire Post says: Attitudes to clothing must shift from...
- 00:59 Green anger at SNP for bowing to ‘right-wing voices’ over income tax
- 00:58 Justin Trudeau's top adviser resigns as 'political meddling'...
- 00:53 The long and contentious story of the £1bn Aberdeen bypass
- 00:53 Puppy and kitten pet shop sales could be banned in Wales
- 00:53 Glasgow's alcohol court to deal with domestic abuse
- 00:53 Premature baby born in Vietnam arrives home in Wales
- 00:45 Viewpoint: Should Britain apologise for Amritsar massacre?
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