News archive from 24 February 2015

EuroMillions: What is tonight's five-times rollover jackpot, how many guaurnteed UK millionaires & what...
HAVE you got your ticket for tonight's EuroMilions draw yet? The latest draw is set to be made tonight (Tuesday, February 24), with a massive five-times rollover jackpot prize on offer. Players across Europe will be crossing their fingers and hoping...

Review: Little Comets, Rescue Rooms
The North East's finest Little Comets landed in Nottingham last night, but it wasn't exactly with the crash and bang you might expect. Ever since their uber-dancey debut album, the band have enticed in fans from all over the country. The River Rooms...
Xbox One News: 2015 title release revealed, top requested feature added, leaks explained
Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg has confirmed that Forza Motorsport 6 is set to be released in Summer 2015. It is part of a shortlist of exclusive revealed by Microsoft and could yet see more titles added during events such as E3. E3 will also be...

Oil and gas industry in 'bleak' 2014, finds survey
The UK offshore oil and gas industry has reported its worst annual performance for four decades. Industry body Oil & Gas UK said falling oil prices and rising costs meant the sector spent and invested £5.3bn more than it earned from sales during...

BHP Billiton profits slump by almost a third
Profits at mining giant BHP Billiton have been hit by the falling price of iron ore, coal, copper and other commodities. Underlying profit for the half-year to 31 December fell by 31% to $5.35bn (£3.46bn), but that was better than industry analysts...

Breast milk kept ‘too warm’ at Yorkhill Hospital
EXPRESSED breast milk was stored at the wrong temperature in a children's hospital, inspectors have found. NHS guidelines state that it should be refrigerated at between 2C and 4C (35.6F to 39.2F) but records showed it was stored at temperatures of up...
The science of Hollywood: Study reveals the two rules that trick us into laughing, crying and being scared...
The winners of this year's Oscars have moved us to tears, laughter, fear and agony. But how can actors produce experiences that not only engage our imaginations, but that feel real? Neuroscientist, Jeffrey Zacks, believes it's all down to two simple...
North Sea oil lost £5.3bn as costs keep rising
NORTH SEA oil revenues plunged to their lowest level since 1998 last year, according to an industry survey that paints a "bleak picture" of the sector and warns that vast areas of the basin could be "sterilised" by a lack of...
Bovis enjoys strong 2014 as sale prices increase
HOUSEBUILDER Bovis completed a record number of homes in 2014, adding that the current year has got off to a "robust start". The Kent-based firm reported a 69 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £133.5 million in the year to the end of...
Exova nets deal with 5-year Austria contract
TESTING specialist Exova yesterday unveiled a five-year long-term agreement with Austrian aerospace firm B
Lloyds share sale nets £500m for taxpayer
THE UK government has netted another £500 million from the sale of shares in Lloyds Banking Group. Yesterday’s transaction means the taxpayer now holds a 23.9 per cent stake in the bank, compared with 40 per cent when it was bailed out during the...
City watchdog trims reach of senior manager rules
NEW rules making senior bankers more accountable for their actions will not now apply to non-executive directors (NEDs) who do not have specific duties such as overseeing pay and auditing, regulators said yesterday. The so-called senior managers’...
Aberdeen hotel operators suffer ‘muted’ 2015 start
ABERDEEN'S hotel sector has seen its first fall in room revenues for more than two years, according to a report published today that shows "muted" growth for the industry as a whole. The study, from market researcher LJ Research, found that...
£27m quantum research centre to open in Glasgow
A QUANTUM technology research centre opens today at Glasgow Science Centre, bringing together academics attempting to commercialise radical new camera technology. QuantIC, the Quantum Imaging Centre, brings together experts from the universities of...
Comment: HSBC getting more realistic
BRITAIN's other main clearers will privately bask in the sunshine of rival HSBC now being in the public firing line, from unsavoury Swiss tax practices to allegedly leaning on a national newspaper by pulling advertising after hostile coverage of the...
Realtime News
- 07:51 BAE Systems announces profit increase of £186m on previous year
- 07:50 Keeping tabs half a world away
- 07:50 BAE Systems announces profit increase of £186m on previous year
- 07:48 Men to be sentenced over £313k Thwaites Brewery damage
- 07:47 Naked man saved after fire started in ‘brothel’ above ‘Simply...
- 07:47 Centrica says 2019 profit to be hit by energy price cap
- 07:47 Barclays profits amid UK economic 'uncertainty' in UK
- 07:44 Callum Hudson-Odoi fuming with Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri over FA...
- 07:44 The new household rules: ditch your toilet brush and wash much,...
- 07:44 Rising backlash over Leeds traveller pitch plans
- 07:44 Man allowed home from hospital after suffering serious head...
- 07:41 Warning to parents over 'Momo challenge' after seven-year-old told...
- 07:40 Dhesi fires hat-trick in impressive Batley win
- 07:40 Crackenedge wrap up Wakefield League title in style after 11th...
- 07:37 Man in his 40s suffers serious injuries after crash near A17
- 07:37 Blackpool and Fylde coast news LIVE: All the latest weather,...
- 07:33 Investigation to be carried out after early hours car fire
- 07:33 North East news, traffic and travel LIVE: What you need to know
- 07:32 Liverpool news: Sporting Lisbon star Bruno Fernandes emerges as...
- 07:32 Liverpool news: Pundit makes Premier League title prediction ahead...
- 07:32 Arsenal legend takes swipe at bitter rivals Tottenham over empty...
- 07:32 To brie or not to brie: can vegan 'cheese' taste as good as dairy?
- 07:32 Ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, says Committee on Climate Change
- 07:32 Delay to tax havens’ public registers ‘risks national security’
- 07:31 Scotland can now throw the dice
- 07:31 Head-to-head: Who came out on top in Dundee United and Inverness...
- 07:31 North East news, traffic and travel LIVE: What you need to know
- 07:29 The SNP’s position is most surprising, with almost endless delay on...
- 07:27 British girl, 9, dies after eating ice cream on Costa Del Sol holiday
- 07:27 Fresh bid to build log cabins for tourists on old pit site
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