News archive from 24 July 2014
Scottish Defence League’s Festival march vetoed
AN APPLICATION from the Scottish Defence League (SDL) to hold a parade in the Scottish capital during the Edinburgh Festival has been rejected by council officials. Far-right campaigners had hoped to march down the High Street to the Scottish...
Alex Salmond under fire over Freedom City claim
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: Politicians hit out at Alex Salmond yesterday accusing him of playing politics on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games when he said Glasgow would be called "Freedom City" after voting Yes in the independence...
Militants accused of sabotaging MH17 evidence
REBELS blamed for the downing of Flight MH17 have been accused of sabotaging the investigation into the disaster by scattering parts of other planes at the crash site. The claim from UK intelligence sources came as the Moscow-backed separatists...
The Scotsman cartoon: Glasgow 2014 politics
ALEX Salmond has been accused of playing politics on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games. The First Minister said Glasgow would be called “Freedom City” after a Yes vote in the referendum for Scottish independence. But Mr Salmond was not the...
Queen declares Games open
The Queen has formally declared the 20th Commonwealth Games open following a colourful ceremony at Glasgow's Celtic Park. The head of the Commonwealth spoke of the "bonds that unite" the 71 nations and territories when she delivered her...
Derbyshire squash star Nick Matthew proudly carries England flag into Commonwealth Games
DUFFIELD squash star Nick Matthew led Team England into the Commonwealth Games last night. The 33-year-old multiple world champion, who plays for Benz-Bavarian Duffield, was named as the squad's flag bearer earlier this week. He walked out first at...
Risk of infecting surgery patients with CJD not taken seriously, say MPs
MPs have called for better sterilisation of surgical instruments to avoid vCJD contamination. Photograph: Johan Wingborg/AP Health officials must do more to prevent the spread of variant CJD, the human form of BSE, according to MPs who warn that the...
Euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke suspended by medical board
Dr Philip Nitschke poses for a photograph following a workshop on assisted suicide on in the UK in 2009. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has had his medical registration suspended after the medical board found he...
Paracetamol does not help lower back pain, study finds
The study found those taking paracetamol and the placebo took the same average length of time to recover. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Taking paracetamol does not help to relieve lower back pain, despite it being a commonly prescribed treatment for the...
Heatwave to scorch Derbyshire until mid-August, forecasters say
The summer heatwave is set to last until the middle of August, weather forecasters said today - as youngsters across Derbyshire look forward to six weeks off school. The hot spell is expected to continue for at least three weeks with the occasional...
Energy Assets puts extra £40m into meters
Gas meter specialist Energy 
Assets was yesterday celebrating a contract win with British Gas, which is expected to add about 50 per cent to its business. The Livingston-based firm, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2012, said it...
Comment: Slow pay growth could delay rate rise
A NOTABLE factor in Britain's economic recovery has been that while unemployment has fallen rapidly, wage growth has been muted. Latest figures show wage rises running at 0.3 per cent, a fall in real terms when inflation is at 1.9 per cent. The clear...
Wood Group’s PSN signs lease on new headquarters
Work is to start on one of the largest office developments in Aberdeen after Wood Group's core PSN division yesterday signed a long-term lease for the complex. The new-build CityPark office building will be located on Hareness Road, and will be...
TalkTalk beefs up Sky deal
TalkTalk Telecom joined forces with Sky yesterday to beef up its offer of on-demand sports television in the latest stage of the pair's battle with BT. The deal will allow customers to watch live boxing and wrestling events through Sky Sports Box...
'Risk of debt peril' when interest rates rise
A "relatively benign" rise in interest rates still has the potential to double the number of households facing debt problems, a think tank has said. A report by the Resolution Foundation said the UK had failed to deal with a "debt...
Realtime News
- 06:29 Disgraced ex- footballer Adam Johnson expected to be released from...
- 06:28 Chip shop hits back at Tripadvisor troll who criticised staff...
- 06:28 Pensioner slams housing developers for flooding her home nine times...
- 06:27 COMMENT: “We are calling on Government to give Derbyshire a fairer...
- 06:25 Young offender carried out frenzied attack on inmate with sharpened...
- 06:24 TAIRU JALLOW TRIAL: Kettering victim's blood found in defendant's...
- 06:24 ‘Ugly eyesore’ holiday park plan for Fineshade attracts objections
- 06:24 Corby bodybuilder in training to become a champion
- 06:24 Home Affairs says it is targeting 'extremist ideology of white...
- 06:24 Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
- 06:23 Mural to Prodigy front man Keith Flint unveiled on underpass wall...
- 06:21 Chippy hits back at Tripadvisor troll who criticises staff's tattoos
- 06:21 Housing development blamed for flooding homes and making residents ill
- 06:21 Updates: M1 to remain closed through rush-hour after collision and...
- 06:19 Newcastle United's top FIVE home games in the past decade - which...
- 06:19 Man City set to HIJACK Man Utd interest in Benfica wonderkid: Real...
- 06:19 Was Ronnie O’Sullivan’s comeback win vs Trump his best EVER?...
- 06:19 COMMENT: “We are calling on Government to give Derbyshire a fairer...
- 06:17 Paul Gallagher says he is geared up for Preston North End’s push...
- 06:13 COMMENT: “We are calling on Government to give Derbyshire a fairer...
- 06:12 A woman's work is never done: twice as many still going at 65
- 06:11 Garuda looks to scrap Boeing 737 Max 8 order after crashes
- 06:11 Caring kids Scarlett and Benjamin are appealing for your help for...
- 06:11 Slight fall in Hartlepool jobless claimant count in last 12 months
- 06:11 How these students helped to spread the Fairtrade message
- 06:11 Craig Hignett discusses the departure of teenage defender linked...
- 06:11 Battery Charge: Countdown begins to collect cash to save Hartlepool...
- 06:11 These are the latest convictions from Blackpool Magistrates' Court...
- 06:11 Anti-social Blackpool family kicked out of home after two years of...
- 06:10 ‘I made $3.75 an hour’: Lyft and Uber drivers push to unionize for...
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