News archive from 29 June 2015
Andy Murray aims to keep his cool at Wimbledon
HE HAS been working hard to keep his hot temper under control, but Scots tennis champ Andy Murray will have to battle another type of temperature at Wimbledon, with a scorching heatwave due to arrive at the All England Club. Murray will take on world...
Stem cell treatment helps ease arthritis in dogs
DOG-lovers are paying specialist vets up to £1,700 for a stem cell treatment they hope could ease the symptoms of arthritis in their beloved pets. Scientists say they have used the new treatment on more than 150 dogs in the UK – with 85 per cent...
Contactless payment devices to go on sale this week
A NEW range of payment devices that people can wear has been unveiled by Barclaycard as people's use of "tap and pay" technology continues to grow. The new “bPay” wristbands, fobs and stickers will go on sale online from Wednesday and are...
China dominates list of world’s top banks
The UK's largest bank HSBC has clung on to a place in the world's top 10 banks, in a year which saw the global banking model under increasing threat. HSBC fell to ninth place from fifth last year with 153 billion dollars (£97 billion) of Tier 1...
Glastonbury: Dalai Lama calls for ‘moral’ education
The Dalai Lama spoke passionately about the need for schools and universities to give a moral education to children as he appeared at Glastonbury Festival for the first time. Despite the rain, crowds gathered to hear the exiled Tibetan spiritual...
NHS staff told to say 'I am sorry' to patients for medical blunders
Doctors, nurses and midwives will have to offer patients face-to-face apologies and say they are personally sorry about medical blunders under tough new rules designed to make the NHS more honest. The 920,000 members of those three professions must...
Second fugitive captured near Canadian border
THE second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison in northern New York was shot and captured near the Canadian border on Sunday, two days after his fellow inmate was killed in a...
Banks want government to cut regulatory costs, survey finds
Banks and other financial companies want the new Conservative government to cut the cost of complying with a swath of new regulation, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry. When the employers’ lobby group asked firms what the...
Stationmaster cat Tama elevated to goddess status
TAMA the stationmaster, Japan's feline star of a struggling local railway, was mourned by company officials and fans at a funeral yesterday - and elevated to the status of a goddess. The calico cat was appointed stationmaster at the Kishi station in...
UK banks lose ground to global rivals
Britain’s scandal-hit banks are losing their position in world markets with all but two tumbling down global rankings as Chinese rivals surge ahead. HSBC, the UK’s only player inside the world’s top 10, slumped from fifth to ninth position according...
Barclays expands contactless wearables
British shoppers could soon be paying for cups of coffee or trips on public transport by waving a keyfob or sticker as contactless payment moves into newer wearable devices. Barclays, which launched payment wristbands last year, is launching key fobs,...
More than 500 hurt after Taiwan water party fire
A FIRE on a music stage spread into a crowd of spectators at a Saturday night party at a Taiwan water park, injuring more than 500 people, including eight in critical condition, authorities said yesterday. The fire was sparked by an accidental...
Kuwait names Saudi citizen as mosque bomb attacker
Kuwaiti authorities yesterday identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque that killed 27 people as a Saudi citizen who flew into the Gulf nation just hours before he blew himself up. Police have started making arrests in...
Nelson Piquet Junior wins the first ever Formula E world championship
And in an ironic twist the Brazilian won the title by a single point just as his famous father won the 1981 F1 world championship. Home hope Sam Bird won the race after a time penalty for exceeding energy allowance was handed to Stephane Sarrazin, who...
San Francisco Pride leads celebration of supreme court same-sex ruling
Related: Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling Hundreds of thousands of people marched, danced and waved rainbow banners through San Francisco for the most jubilant Pride festival in living memory on Sunday,...
Realtime News
- 20:58 Special showing of ITV series at caravan park
- 14:18 Persimmon homeowners in Newquay warn would-be buyers with signs
- 10:43 Woman threatens to punch babies if she sees mums breastfeeding
- 14:18 West Ham transfer news: Deal for Swansea star Alfie Mawson could...
- 16:54 More big events at De Montfort Hall after £582k live music plan...
- 16:54 Crime in Cheshire soars by almost a third over 12 month period
- 16:54 Tomorrow is being labelled as 'Frantic Friday' - and drivers could...
- 16:54 Norovirus strikes down families across Merseyside as outbreak...
- 16:54 Get on your bike and enjoy Yorkshire's cycle highways
- 20:58 NSPCC teams up with a Worksop housing project for It’s Not OK campaign
- 18:59 Poundworld to close all high street stores
- 17:26 Thousands sign petition demanding Andrew Griffiths quits after sex...
- 16:54 Firefighters on scene in Northampton after reports of smoke coming...
- 16:54 Weekend weather round-up: What to expect in Yorkshire over the next...
- 16:54 You can now fly directly from Leeds to Iceland at budget prices
- 14:18 NHS boss wants Lancashire learning disability unit closed
- 17:26 Boozy World Cup fan caught drink-driving as he dashed to McDonald’s
- 14:18 Preston North End’s opponents West Ham have had a busy summer
- 17:19 Rare crayfish are to blame for ‘unkept’ grass at retirement housing...
- 17:19 US Naval Attaché set to visit Whitehaven
- 20:58 Keep BBQs off Winter Hill, say firefighters
- 19:31 Four-week-old baby girl found 'safe and well' after carjacking ordeal
- 14:18 In pictures: Starbeck in Bloom’s 20th anniversary celebrations
- 14:18 VIDEO: Blackpool beauty queen Joanna wins the crown at world pageant
- 17:19 Peak District wildfire fund launched after spate of moorland blazes
- 14:55 Harrogate nurseries could be first in England to see bills halved
- 17:19 New police figures reveal West Yorkshire in top 5 areas for...
- 18:59 Bentley's Stefan Sielaff: Driving force
- 14:18 Sellafield launches three-person car sharing rule
- 20:58 Landmark for Bassetlaw Hospital department celebrated
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