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
- 11:28 Chatsworth tea party for Contact the Elderly volunteers and senior...
- 11:28 22-year-old man who died in Derbyshire crash named
- 11:28 Missing Sheffield man could be in Bakewell
- 11:28 Chesterfield Royal Hospital pauses plans to set up controversial...
- 11:27 Undercover cops arrest suspected drug dealer in Sheffield city centre
- 11:27 School bosses reassured that council chiefs won’t grab their spare...
- 11:27 AA fuel price report explains why prices are increasing - and...
- 11:27 Kare Adenegan wins BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year title
- 11:27 Hundreds of people in Northampton already on troubled Universal...
- 11:27 Jewellery stolen from elderly woman in Burton Latimer
- 11:27 Elderly targeted during series of distraction burglaries in...
- 11:26 Undercover cops arrest suspected drug dealer in Sheffield city centre
- 11:26 Kingfisher Bay: Inside Meghan and Harry’s Fraser Island resort
- 11:24 Abuse of Theresa May condemned by fellow politicians
- 11:24 Wonderful wizarding fun as Derbyshire town is transformed for Harry...
- 11:24 Jewellery stolen from elderly woman in Burton Latimer
- 11:24 Elderly targeted during series of distraction burglaries in...
- 11:21 Fast track for growing your business
- 11:21 Liverpool team news: Jurgen Klopp to mix things up in 4-3-3 for Red...
- 11:21 Banbury lads enter final stage of round-the-world trek
- 11:21 Thousands of families in Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, and East...
- 11:20 Russia nuclear treaty: Bolton in Moscow amid missile tensions
- 11:20 One in five Wigan cancer patients discover disease too late
- 11:20 WhatsApp is making a change that’ll have an effect on muting chats
- 11:19 Homophobic hate crime reported in Leicestershire is ‘tip of the...
- 11:19 Secrets of Greyfriars Graveyard revealed
- 11:19 10 experiences to have in Australia’s Victoria and Northern Territory
- 11:19 Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler announces huge homecoming gig
- 11:19 Downsizing at Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
- 11:19 Heartbroken mum of tragic Alesha MacPhail to mark her seventh...
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