Andy Murray and Alex Salmond discuss plans for Scottish tennis academy
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has vowed to work with Andy Murray and his mother Judy to explore plans for a national tennis academy in Scotland. The US Open champion and Olympic gold medallist has urged...
View ArticlePoor childhood diet linked to cancer
Poor diet early in life may predispose women to develop breast cancer, research suggests.A US study of young mice showed a diet linked to obesity and harmful metabolic changes stimulated early breast...
View ArticleAdams rejects call for Dublin apology
SINN Fein president Gerry Adams has rejected calls for the Irish government to apologise for the emergence of the IRA in the 1970s.He said it was spurious for Northern Ireland First Minister Peter...
View ArticleViral infection ruled out as cause of ME
VIRUSES have nothing to do with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), despite earlier evidence of a link, a study has shown.The new findings deepen the mystery surrounding the cause of the debilitating...
View ArticleStandard Life taps into Canada
Standard Life has become the latest company to tap into Canada’s debt markets after raising C$400 million (£253.6m) through a bond issue. The life and pensions group said its Canadian arm may, subject...
View ArticleGreening orders spending review
International Development Secretary Justine Greening has asked for an internal report into her department’s spending on technical experts and consultants, it was confirmed yesterday. Nearly £500...
View ArticleComment: BAE on the defensive over EADS merger plan
WITH each passing day the odds lengthen on the mega-merger between the UK’s BAE Systems and EADS of mainland Europe getting off the runway. The Americans – a major customer of BAE – apparently want far...
View ArticleCulture secretary Fiona Hyslop announces India culture trip
The culture secretary will visit India next month to promote the culture, education, tourism and business opportunities available in Scotland.The week-long visit takes in the Rajasthan International...
View ArticleSLI ‘sceptical’ over tie-up between BAE and EADS
A SCOTTISH institutional investor has cast doubt on whether the proposed £30 billion defence merger between BAE Systems and European consortium EADS will go ahead, given the political...
View ArticleFrench Groupe Ludendo snap up iconic toy shop Hamleys
Iconic toy shop Hamleys has been sold to a French rival for an estimated £60 million.The 250-year-old firm, which has seven outlets in the UK and Ireland – including a branch in Glasgow and a...
View ArticleDecision day in royals’ court action over topless pictures of Duchess of...
A FRENCH court will decide today whether to halt publication of photos showing the Duchess of Cambridge topless.The civil case, which was brought to seek damages and an injunction preventing further...
View ArticleInterview: Craig Glenday, editor of the book of Guinness World Records
EXPERT Curly-Wurly stretcher, Dundonian and the editor of the book of Guinness World Records, Craig Glenday has his ideal job – hunting down, checking and recording the strangest facts on the planet,...
View ArticleEntertainment One’s deal with DreamWorks
Movie distributor Entertainment One has gained exclusive UK rights to Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming films under a four-year deal with his company DreamWorks Studios.DreamWorks, whose recent titles...
View ArticleNew EBacc exams to replace GCSEs in English schools
SCHOOL pupils in England will be assessed using single end-of-course exams under proposals for the biggest shake-up of qualifications south of the Border in a generation.Announcing the changes in the...
View ArticleFarming: EU warned of risks if focus shifts from food first
EUROPEAN Union farm ministers have been bluntly told that, after half a century of stability in the supply of food, the world is entering a period of instability and, as far as the EU is concerned, a...
View ArticleCrieff Hydro confident that £1m investment will pay dividends
CRIEFF HYDRO, the four-star Perthshire hotel, is confident that a £1 million investment will cement its position as one of the UK’s key leisure and conference resorts after shrugging off the economic...
View ArticleU-turn over benefits for cancer patients
PATIENTS receiving treatment for cancer will no longer be forced to seek work if they want to keep sickness benefits, the government has announced.Ministers are to end a distinction which meant those...
View ArticleMoody’s puts forecasts for car sales into sharp reverse
RATINGS agency Moody’s had put its forecasts for global car sales into reverse as the eurozone crisis and weakening Chinese growth weigh on the industry.The report from Moody’s, which predicts western...
View ArticleAegon offers employers ‘holiday’ on new scheme
Aegon UK yesterday launched an aggressive move to grab marketshare for workplace pensions two weeks ahead of new rules coming into force which requires employers to provide workers with retirement...
View ArticleFirst removable hip brace used in Britain
A SURGEON has become the first in the UK to use a removable brace to halve hip surgery recovery time for children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.Traditionally, patients are placed in plaster...
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