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...
Realtime News
- 07:54 Liverpool refer Mohamed Salah to police for allegedly being on...
- 07:52 Mum’s anger as doctor is allowed to practise again after death of son
- 07:52 Vaping can damage lungs, study funds
- 07:50 Jury in Ben Stokes affray trial will retire to consider verdict today
- 07:50 Third of homes in Scotland fail to live up to expectations
- 07:49 Investigation continues into death of baby found in Wesham
- 07:49 Live updates as Hull shop 'ram-raided' overnight
- 07:49 Car crashes into barriers outside Houses of Parliament
- 07:48 Arsonists hunted over blazes across South Yorkshire
- 07:48 Andy Murray takes positives from Lucas Pouille defeat in Cincinnati...
- 07:48 Investigation continues into death of baby found in Wesham
- 07:48 Turkish lira crisis: market jitters send Indian rupee to record low...
- 07:47 Diogo Dalot set to resume full training with Manchester United
- 07:47 Roger Federer begins US Open mind games with Novak Djokovic
- 07:47 Vaping can damage lungs, study funds
- 07:46 Venezuela crisis: Maduro to curb fuel subsidies
- 07:41 Third of homes in Scotland fail to live up to expectations
- 07:40 Metro Road Trip: Your summer pictures of the southern counties
- 07:38 This is when experts predict it will rain again in Leeds
- 07:35 Stratford Road caller rings 999 to ask where to buy baby milk
- 07:34 Cheshire archeologist who recovered famous bog body dies
- 07:32 What will be decided at Northamptonshire County Council cabinet...
- 07:29 Bus lane proposed for Lancaster’s Greyhound Bridge
- 07:28 Chelsea news: Asmir Begovic gives honest opinion on Kepa...
- 07:28 Jury in Ben Stokes affray trial to retire and consider verdicts
- 07:27 School cuts: ‘Children now raise money for their own education’
- 07:24 Pervert teenager threatened and manipulated underage girls to get...
- 07:23 Carlisle City Council paid £290,000 more than expected for new...
- 07:23 Paddy McLaughlin reflects on Hartlepool United’s difficult National...
- 07:22 Weighing in over cancelling David Lloyd fitness membership
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