News archive from 25 October 2014
The Write Stuff: Head for the edge by Kate Tough
Just a routine operation, they said. Maybe it was. Maybe she could carry on with the daft blethering of ordinary life. But maybe she couldn't. An exclusive extract from the opening chapter of the powerful debut novel by Kate Tough Having done what he...
Venezuela's Maduro slams Spain's Rajoy over jailed opponent
The conservative Rajoy met the wife of Venezuelan protest leader Leopoldo Lopez in Madrid this week, Tweeting a photo with an exhortation for him to be freed and protests allowed. "I think you have made a mistake, Mr. Rajoy, " the socialist...
Talking Horses: best bets for Saturday’s racing
Aidan O’Brien has seven previous victories in the Racing Post Trophy and three in the last five years, but his team underwent an abrupt makeover earlier in the week and on the bare ratings at least, the two Ballydoyle runners that remain have...
Scots-based soldier ‘tried to fight IS on leave’
POLICE have interviewed a soldier based in Scotland after he was suspected of attempting to travel to the Middle East during his leave to take up arms against Islamic State. The 22-year-old, who is stationed at RM Condor in Arbroath, was reportedly...
China’s spacecraft blasts off for mission to moon
CHINA launched an experimental spacecraft yesterday to fly around the moon and back to Earth in preparation for the country's first unmanned return trip to the lunar surface. The eight-day programme is a test run for a 2017 mission that aims to have...
St Louis waits to see if policeman will face trial
POLICE have stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury's decision about whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old in a suburb of St Louis. The preparations are aimed at avoiding a renewed outbreak of...
France: Le Pen urges new controls on borders
FRENCH far-right leader Marine Le Pen, seizing on tensions over illegal immigrants in the northern port town of Calais, called yesterday for urgent reintroduction of internal border controls that were banished across much of Europe. Ms Le Pen, whose...
Hong Kong protesters plan poll over offer
HONG Kong protesters plan to hold a straw poll tomorrow on government proposals they rej
David Cameron vows: We will not pay £1.7bn EU bill
DAVID Cameron has angrily denounced a surprise European Commission demand for £1.7 billion from UK taxpayers as "unacceptable" and "unjustified" and flatly refused to pay the money by the deadline of 1 December. A visibly furious...
Jonathan Trott to be named in England Lions squad to tour South Africa
Jonathan Trott will take his first tentative steps back towards playing Test cricket by being named in an England Lions squad to tour South Africa in January. The 33-year-old batsman who came home from last winter's Ashes tour after suffering a stress...
David Clegg: Johann Lamont forced to resign by the eternal curse of Labour - backstabbing and betrayal
WHEN Johann Lamont took over the Scottish Labour leadership the party was at its lowest ebb. Labour had just been humiliated in the Holyrood election and faced a referendum fight to the death they had no stomach for. Lamont - not a natural leader -...
Lancashire will remain Lightning!
Lancashire have no plans to follow Middlesex in dropping their one-day nickname. The Lord’s-based side have decided to do away with Panthers and will now just use Middlesex in all three competitions from next season. They join Gloucestershire,...
McConaughey scoops thriller award
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey has picked up another award to add to his growing trophy collection - scooping best actor at the Crime Thriller Awards. The Hollywood star, 44, was given the accolade for his role in the acclaimed series True...
Crime warning as clocks go back
Ahead of the clocks going back on Sunday, Lincolnshire Police has issued advice to residents in a bid to prevent crime. It is not uncommon for offenders to take advantage of earlier hours of darkness and target properties in the early evening when...
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Realtime News
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- 10:04 New five-year plan recognises need for market improvements
- 10:03 Liverpool chiefs expected to fly for talks with Besiktas over £27m...
- 10:03 DVLA urgently tells motorists to retake eye tests amid concerns...
- 10:03 Hammerson sells Fife retail park as part of £164m disposal
- 10:04 LIVE: All the latest news from the Premier League
- 10:03 Sheep dog rescued after becoming trapped for two days
- 10:03 Brochure from 1980 gives fascinating insight into history of...
- 10:04 Boris Johnson blames Sadiq Khan for London knife crime 'scandal'
- 10:03 Thousands of days lost to bed blocking at the Sheffield Teaching...
- 10:03 Why 25 pubs a week are closing and many will never re-open
- 10:05 Rave reviews for Ribble Valley author's first fictional novel
- 10:03 Gossip: Chelsea wait for Manchester United’s response to Barcelona...
- 10:03 Worthy Melton borough causes share cash from Great Rempstone Steam...
- 10:04 Historic North of Tyne devolution deal reaches its final stage
- 10:03 Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Fleetwood death
- 10:03 No deal Brexit fears overblown, says JD Wetherspoon boss
- 10:04 Extent of PFI repayments revealed
- 10:04 In pictures: Rocester v Chasetown FC
- 10:04 Google Translate is spitting out weird doomsday messages saying the...
- 10:04 Islamic State 'Beatles' duo: UK 'will not block death penalty'
- 10:03 Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho draws up shock plan amid talks for...
- 10:03 Volunteers desperately wanted to save factory hens from slaughter -...
- 10:04 New giant LED screen at Ricoh Arena 'one of largest in UK sport'
- 10:03 Investors favour global outlook as a result of Brexit
- 10:04 Firefighters free woman trapped after crash in Wakefield
- 10:03 Blackpool’s ‘Minor Ailment Scheme’ worry for children after fresh...
- 10:03 Work starts on £160m designer outlet just over an hour from Leicester
- 10:03 Universal Credit claimants struggling to navigate system, finds study
- 10:04 Polar opposites: holidays in the Arctic and the Antarctic
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