Allergies could lower risk of brain cancer
ALLERGIES could lower the risk of brain cancer in women by 50 per cent, research shows.A study found that antibodies associated with allergies were linked to a 50 per cent decrease in the likelihood...
View Article‘It’s fact, not theory: extreme weather due to global warming’
A LEADING Nasa scientist has claimed the current period of unpredictable weather cannot be attributed to anything other than man-made global warming.Dr James Hansen, who was awarded the prestigious...
View ArticleWarning over killer fake cigarettes
AN INTERNATIONAL crime expert has warned the Scottish Government’s plans to alter tobacco packaging could put smokers at risk from killer fake cigarettes.Roy Ramm, former commander of specialist...
View Article‘Boris bounce’ makes him the favourite to take over from Cameron
LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson has emerged as the voters’ favourite to take over as Tory leader after David Cameron according to a new YouGov poll.Almost a quarter of 1,787 people polled and a third of...
View ArticleTories test the water on coalition ‘divorce’ before election
THE Tory leadership is reportedly gauging opinion for a “coalition divorce” a year before the next election in 2014.According to reports over the weekend, key advisers to Prime Minister David Cameron...
View ArticlePressure to be ‘perfect’ sees parents lie about children’s sleeping habits
Exhausted mums and dads are lying about their children’s sleeping habits due to pressure to be seen as perfect parents, a survey claims.It reveals that less than half of parents (45.8 per cent) say...
View ArticleChastened Pendragon drives profits up 30%
CAR dealership operator Pendragon was hauled over the coals by the UK’s accounts watchdog on Tuesday for the way it presented its cash flow.The group – which owns the Chatfields, Evans Halshaw and...
View ArticleSecond-half sales down, but Greggs bites back with innovative formats
BAKERY chain Greggs will accelerate its expansion programme in the second half of the year after new initiatives proved successful even as sales slowed due to bad weather.The company said plans to roll...
View Article‘Significant’ contract for Wood Group
ENERGY services firm Wood Group hailed a “significant” contract win from oil producer Apache covering subsea engineering work in the North Sea, including operations in the giant Forties field.The...
View ArticleMeals on wheels just got a lot more upmarket but will it take off in edinburgh?
Could food trucks be the next big thing on Scotland’s food scene? In Edinburgh, JP Campbell would like to think so. The lawyer turned soup entrepreneur runs the Elephant Juice gourmet soup truck from...
View ArticleRestaurant reviews: The best Edinburgh Festival eateries
Fancy a festival bite but time is tight? Grub guru Jonathan Trew lists the victualers near the venuesHOTEL DU VIN11 Bristo PlaceTel: 0131-247 4900hotelduvin.comHoused in what was once an asylum, the...
View ArticleFeelgood factor leads Footsie higher
A LATE rally helped the FTSE 100 index to a four-month high yesterday as London took its lead from traders across the Atlantic.Resurgent oil and mining stocks helped push the top tier 32.5 points...
View Article‘Smug’ Standard Chartered given hammering after Iran allegations
SOME £8 billion has been wiped from the value of Standard Chartered since it was accused of being a “rogue institution” by US regulators in the latest debacle to hit Britain’s banking sector.The New...
View ArticleForget London – all eyes should be on Scotland as a cultural capital
AS LONDON hosts the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games, the eyes of the world will sweep towards the United Kingdom and alongside British sporting achievement, Scotland’s cultural life will be firmly in...
View ArticleRory Ford’s crucial tips on how to make the most of Edinburgh this August
ON the first sunny day, head to the Pleasance courtyard to drink up the atmosphere – and your favourite alcoholic beverage.Remember to drink lots of water to avoid the dreaded Edinburgh malady, “double...
View ArticleBoycott calls as Richard Dawkins heads for Christian stronghold
HARD-line Christians are calling on residents of a Scottish community to boycott a talk by controversial author and atheist Richard Dawkins.Professor Dawkins, whose book The God Delusion is a...
View ArticleGuerrilla campaign plotted by SNP rebels in Nato row
THE SNP leadership is facing growing unrest over its plans to ditch its opposition to Nato membership with MSPs, party branches and other senior nationalist figures lining up to challenge the...
View ArticleInside politics: Olympics have been a welcome distraction but tough decisions...
WHAT with all the debate over Boris Johnson’s hanging-from-a-wire act and whether or not the surge in British pride over the nation’s gold medal haul has spelt curtains for the cause of Scottish...
View ArticleLindsay Paterson: Look beyond the results
WHETHER the exams are getting easier or attainment is truly getting better is beside the point – it is the curriculum and our whole attitude to knowledge that are changing.Every year we have the same...
View ArticleAllan Massie: Cameron and Clegg better together – for now
DESPITE disharmony in the coalition, the Prime Minister and his deputy must grit their teeth and tough it out. Both their futures depend on it.I think it was Disraeli who said that England does not...
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