News archive from 24 September 2014

Elk in a rut goes on search for love on the A9
A MOOSE has escaped from his Scottish home for the second time in a week to try to find a female to mate with. A moose has gone looking for love in all the wrong places, including the A9 in Perthshire. Hercules the moose, a popular character on the...

Scotland's party leaders vow to bury referendum hatchet and work together to secure more powers for Holyrood
SCOTLAND’S party leaders vowed yesterday to bury the referendum hatchet and work together for more powers for Holyrood. On a landmark day at the Scottish Parliament, the leaders pledged to move on from the frenzied Yes or No debate – for the good of...
David Cameron to apologise to Queen after being caught on mic claiming she 'purred' when he revealed Scots...
Video loading DAVID Cameron is set to issue an apology to the Queen for an extraordinary breach of protocol after he was heard claiming she "purred" down the line following the news that Scots had voted against independence. The Prime...
China regulator says iPhone 6 in final review stages: Tencent
The delay has led to widespread speculation the iPhone has run into difficulty securing regulatory approval from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), with some reports suggesting the launch could be delayed until 2015....

Move on and accept referendum result, Salmond told
ALEX Salmond was yesterday told that he must accept the referendum result, when Holyrood met for the first time since Scotland rejected independence. The First Minister’s opponents urged the SNP to “move on” after last week’s vote, saying that the...
Statins increase risk of diabetes but benefits are still worth it, say experts
A woman opens a bottle of statin pills. Scientists said advice on taking the drugs should remain unchanged despite their findings. Photograph: Arni Katz/Alamy Cholesterol-lowering statins can directly increase the risk of diabetes, according to...
Travis could face prison for groping TV celebrity
FORMER Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found guilty of groping a female TV personality. The ex-Top of the Pops presenter was convicted by the jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court by a majority of ten to two yesterday. Travis, 69, was found...

Chesterfield pubs adhere to underage drinking laws
Licensed premises in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire are being praised after they passed a joint police and trading standards test purchase operation. None of the seven premises visited sold alcohol to the underage volunteers. The operation was...
ARM Holdings unveils new processor for connected homes, factories
Cambridge, England-based ARM licenses its processor technology to chipmakers across the smartphone industry, but its intellectual property is also used in everything from DVD players to coffee makers. ARM is beefing up its offering of technology aimed...

Deloitte’s Ian Smith to take top role at Clydesdale
A SCOTTISH financial services partner at Big Four accountant Deloitte has been named as the new finance chief at Clydesdale Bank. The recruitment of Ian Smith as chief financial officer follows the appointment of Jim Pettigrew as chairman of the bank...

Tough times down under take toll on Alexander Dennis
DIFFICULT trading conditions at its Australian business pushed bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis into the red last year despite strong sales growth. The Falkirk-headquartered business, one of Scotland’s biggest manufacturing employers, said the market...

HSBC chair backs ‘early’ warnings on wrongdoing
HSBC's Scots-born chairman has thrown his weight behind a City campaign urging employees to voice concerns about corporate wrongdoing because he believes delayed "whistle-blowing" has "sinister" connotations. Douglas Flint’s...

COMMENT: Barclays fined | Time to Speak Up
JUST when we thought it might possibly be safe to dip our consumer toes back in the banking waters, a fin cleaves the surface. 
 Cue banking sector equivalent of the soundtrack from Stephen Spielberg's Jaws... Barclays has been fined almost...

AG Barr to sell Snapple under ten-year deal
IRN Bru maker AG Barr is to sell the Snapple brand of drinks in the UK and parts of Europe under a ten-year deal with Dr Pepper. The Cumbernauld-based firm unveiled the contract alongside interim results yesterday showing an 11 per cent increase in...

Research could end poultry parasite scourge
Significant progress is being made in providing a cure for a global problem in poultry, according to Professor Julie Fitzpatrick, scientifc director of the Moredun Research Institute. Addressing a major congress in Edinburgh, Professor Fitzpatrick...
Realtime News
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- 08:21 Man charged after 'No Blacks' scrawled on family's front door
- 08:20 Man City’s VAR shambles, Ronaldo’s brutal gesture - Champions...
- 08:19 People are using mugs and toilet seats to pretend they’re on a...
- 08:18 This Daniel Sturridge jibe will make West Brom and Liverpool fans...
- 08:18 Adil Ray's fiery Good Morning Britain speech over Shamima Begum's...
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- 08:17 Littletown earn thrilling win to maintain Premier title ambition
- 08:17 BRIT Awards 2019: Dua Lipa 'branded diva after locking herself in...
- 08:16 Bamber Bridge 1, Colne 2: Brig's hopes of Trophy success dashed at...
- 08:16 No deal Brexit pot sees £270k granted to keep A63 and M62 moving
- 08:16 This is what the weather will be like today
- 08:15 'Michael Jackson abused me when I was seven - but he was also so...
- 08:14 UK set to bask in warm weather spell as African air sweeps
- 08:14 Mark Zuckerberg to meet UK’s culture secretary in Silicon Valley
- 08:14 What Unai Emery told Arsenal squad in special team meeting before...
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- 08:11 St Helens Council say it has been 'forced' to raise council tax by...
- 08:11 Sex attacker, 15, allowed back into same school as his victim
- 08:11 Tourists face £52 visa for EU after Brexit as Spain plans to...
- 08:11 This is what the weather will be like today
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- 08:09 University Hospital's latest bid to improve parking chaos
- 08:09 Wasps vow to press ahead with major development
- 08:09 Live: Long delays on M6 near Coventry and A5 crash
- 08:09 Gainsborough MP says Britain has nothing to gain by delaying Brexit
- 08:07 Scots replacements for leaders will step to the mark, says Sean...
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