UK news archive from 2014-03-31

News archive from 31 March 2014

Harrogate karter, 7, called up to race

A seven-year-old Harrogate karter has been signed up by the UK's most successful karting team. Fusion Motorsport has signed up Harrogate’s super boy kart driver Maxwell Dodds just days before his eighth birthday - the qualifying age for cadet kart...

Harrogate Advertiser, 00:05 in Yorkshire & Humber

Lesley Riddoch: Beasts turn out to be dinosaurs

Top-down approach of Better Together campaign is out of touch with grass roots opinion, writes Lesley Riddoch What is the political buzzword of this quite extraordinary weekend? It could be Molehunt – after shock revelations that a mystery cabinet...

Scotsman, 00:05 in Politics

Leaders: No campaign suffers from negative effects

BY ANY measure, the campaign to keep Scotland as part of the United Kingdom has hit stormy waters. At this stage Better Together had reason to assume it was set fair for a convincing victory. It does not look assured now. Despite the backing of three...

Scotsman, 00:05 in Politics

OFSTED praise for college merger

The recent merger between colleges of further education in Buxton and Leek has been praised as highly successful by OFSTED inspectors. A team of nine inspectors carried out an inspection last month, spending four days at the Buxton and Leek College’s...

Matlock Mercury, 00:07 in Regional East

VIDEO: Monster Mother’s Day Doncaster Racecourse meet

Families were racing to Doncaster today as one of the town's most popular sporting venues welcomed some special visitors to mark Mother's Day. Monsters – as well as horses - lined up at Doncaster Racecourse, as part of a family fun day to keep young...

The Star, 00:07 in Yorkshire & Humber

Interview: Louth man Scott Woodthorpe speaks about his Chase victory

Following former Louth man Scott Woodthorpe's victory on ITV show "The Chase' on Wednesday (March 26), we spoke with him about his experience on the show and the rare victory that he achieved with his team. Read on for Scott's insights... “As we...

Louth Leader, 00:08 in Regional East

"He's brilliant': Nigel Farage reveals the world leader he admires the most - Vladimir Putin

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has praised Vladimir Putin as the world leader he most admires. The eurosceptic MEP called the Russian president’s handling of the crisis in Syria ‘brilliant’, despite insisting he did not support his foreign policies. His...

Metro, 00:08 in Hot News

‘Army cuts one hell of a risk’ warns general

RESTRUCTURING the army is "one hell of a risk" that will weaken the armed forces, one of Britain's most senior generals has warned. General Sir Richard Shirreff warned that the “jury is out still” on plans to slash numbers in the regular...

Scotsman, 00:09 in Hot News

Leahy joins Blackcircles.com board to steer flotation plan

SC0TTISH online tyre fitter Blackcircles.com has appointed former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy to its board and is working on new financing plans which could lead to a flotation valuing the company at up to £150 million. Leahy, who is an...