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...
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- 08:36 Fiction is a way of telling the truth – Ali Smith in Edinburgh
- 08:36 MTV VMAs: Camila Cabello wins while Madonna pays tribute to Aretha...
- 08:35 Man jailed for life after attacking pensioner with a hammer outside...
- 08:35 No need to panic as results day looms
- 08:33 Car fire reported in Warwick
- 08:33 GP closures in Wales force 50,000 to find new doctors
- 08:33 Holyrood committee calls for a ban on mesh implants
- 08:33 Health fear over rise in teens using protein supplements
- 08:32 Lancashire Police's warning to iTunes and Steam gift card customers...
- 08:32 Car fire reported in Warwick
- 08:31 Woman dragged into water and killed by 8ft alligator while trying...
- 08:31 Scuba diver filmed riding on the back of an endangered whale
- 08:31 Hartlepool midfielder reveals how squad will use midweek break and...
- 08:30 Investors betting against Tesla made $1.09bn since Elon Musk's tweet
- 08:30 Kerala: more than 1m people flee to relief camps to escape floods
- 08:30 Cobblers defender Buchanan declares ‘we are going to have a good...
- 08:30 Gary Neville rips into Sam Allardyce over his criticism of Arsenal...
- 08:29 Persimmon delivers 13 per cent rise in half year profits
- 08:29 Lancashire Police's warning to iTunes and Steam gift card customers...
- 08:29 Ashfield MP demands action on vast pay gulfs between top chief...
- 08:29 Council settles sex discrimination case for £25,000
- 08:29 Skegness lifeboat tows vessel with 13 passengers to safety
- 08:29 Live: M6 northbound closed in Cheshire after serious collision
- 08:29 Council to launch next phase of borough development plan
- 08:26 Mohamed Salah dive row as Liverpool beat Palace
- 08:26 Ashfield MP demands action on vast pay gulfs between top chief...
- 08:25 Crashed car tragedy helps to deliver road safety campaign in Leyland
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