By Lori Carnochan and Emma Craig Columnist Jan Moir, from the Daily Mail has publicly apologised following her controversial article on Stephen Gately’s death last week. Moir was nationally condemned for writing so-called ‘homophobic’ and ‘hateful’ comments regarding the death of Gately in the Daily Mail. Addressing Gately’s family and friends, she said: “I [...]
Deaths from swine flu expected to top 1000
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The number of fatalities from swine flu in the UK is expected to reach 1000, according to revised figures released this week in a planning paper. These figures come as four Scots with swine flu died in the space of 24 hours. All four had underlying health problems. This brings the total number of fatalities [...]
FOREST PITCH TOPS SCOTS ENTRIES
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
An Edinburgh based artist is to spend nearly half a million pounds creating a football pitch in the middle of a secluded forest to mark the start of the Olympic Games in 2012. The lottery funded project, chosen from a shortlist of 98, is to be built solely from natural resources and artist Craig Coulthard, [...]
Backlash at BBC after Question Time
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By Lauren Redpath and Fiona Gardner The BBC were today criticised for focusing too much on the BNP leader’s appearance on Question Time last night and neglecting other important issues. The Taxpayers Alliance have condemned the BBC for giving too much coverage to Nick Griffin and have said that not enough attention was paid to [...]
Bremner Launches Poppy Scotland
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Comedian and impersonator Rory Bremner is launching the Scottish Poppy Appeal today in Jedburgh. Better known for his impressions of George Bush and Gordon Brown, Bremner will be showing a more serious side in urging Scots to wear their poppies with pride. He will be joined at the event by Steve Beedie and Stuart Proudfoot, [...]
Poppy Scotland Supports Afghan Heroes
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Gemma Haigh and Frances Allan This year’s Scottish Poppy Appeal has just launched and will be raising money for World War One and Two Veterans as well as soldiers returning from Afghanistan. The two-week television and radio appeal begins today, and on 7 November Poppys will be available to buy on the streets of [...]
Royal Mail strike takes a new twist
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Arnold Bhebhe Union bosses have castigated the “stupidity” of the Royal Mail’s threat to hire 30,000 temporary staff to fill in for those on strike as not only illegal but also costly with up to £150,000 000 per day in fines only. The leader of the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) which called the strike [...]
Economy still in recession
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The United Kingdom is still deep in recession, reports Janos Gal. The UK economy shrank by 0.4% in the last quarter from July to August reports the National Statistics. It is the longest period of recession since records began in 1955. This is the second year that the economy has contracted, or the sixth quarter, [...]
Not the end of the world
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Kirsty Topping 20 October 09 People without experience of depression fear the condition. It does not help that sufferers are sometimes thought of as violent and it is this reason that people are afraid to admit to thei suffering for fear of being branded in a certain way. What they really have to remember [...]
Human Body is Genetic Battlefield
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Shane de Barra Ever wondered what goes on beneath the skin? While most of us go about our day to day lives without ever wondering what takes place inside our complex interiors a group of scientists has undertaken a in-depth study to reveal details of the genetic battle within. New research published today has [...]
Once You Go Mac…
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Rahsian Parris Apple Inc., the famous company responsible for the pioneering Ipod and Iphone, have reported a 46% increase in profits this quarter, not only rubbishing predictions by Wall Street that their sales may slump this quarter, but also proving to be one of the few global companies whose sales have not been affected [...]
Capital Has Found Its Sound
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Aly Fraser, 22nd October On the 4th of November Idlewild will play at the still-young HMV Picture House on their native Edinburgh’s Lothian Road. Although a great band, this is nothing out of the ordinary. It is right to assume that they would play their hometown. However when the Picture House opened on September ’08 [...]
Mercedes has a new base
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Lori Cormack, 22nd October 2009 Scotland’s only polar bear has had her first public viewing in her new habitat today. Mercedes was moved from Edinburgh Zoo to the Highland Wildlife Park, in Inverness-shire, on Monday. But today has been the first opportunity for visitors to see the rare beast. The move comes after zoo [...]
Celebrity Twitter Debate
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tweet Tweet By Claire White After teen sensation Miley Cyrus deleted her account on social networking site ‘Twitter’ a fortnight ago, it seems to have sparked some notice in the way celebrities are using the website. Social networking phenomenon ‘Twitter’ has reached its popularity thanks to the many celebrities to posting to the site daily [...]
Biffy Clyro Launch Signature Guitar
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Holliewould Monday saw the launch of Biffy Clyro’s latest offering, no not their new single, it was the launch of their signature guitars. Fender Squier have released the Simon Neil Signature Stratocaster and the Fender Squier James Johnston Jazz Bass both of which are based on 60s relics. Band front man, Simon Neil was thrilled [...]
Edinburgh Rock Heroes Play Local Show
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Jamie Mann After forming in Edinburgh in 1995, Idlewild are including a date at the HMV Picture House as part of their Autumn UK tour. The Edinburgh leg of the bands ‘Post Electric Blues’ tour is one of 18 dates with 7 in Scotland alone. Every Scottish city will be visited by Idlewild as [...]
Festival Inns to Downsize Regional Operations
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Graham Turner. As the economic fallout spreads across Scotland, Edinburgh has witnessed the small businesses that once catered to the capitals ‘niche’ markets shut up shop for good, expenditure has decreased in shopping districts that once thrived as locals and tourists alike settle in for the long haul out of economic crisis. It seems [...]
Edinburgh Sports Academy Serves Up Scotland Selection for City School Boy
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Lauren Witherspoon An Edinburgh teenager has been chosen to represent Scotland in an international badminton competition. The European Under-17 Championships are due to take place at Medvode in Slovenia, from the 7th to the 15th of November this year, and sixteen year old Edward Cogliano will attempt to smash his way to the final. [...]
Horror as Insects Infest Homes
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By: Liam McGowan Date: 22/10/09 Spiders and insects have been reported in their multitudes in homes and gardens all over the UK this Autumn. As forecast by entomologists earlier in the year, wildlife enthusiasts and arachnophobes alike have remarked on the notable increase of home-invading arachnids and arthropods. One arachnophobe who has observed the creepy-crawly [...]
Married mums better off at home
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By Lori Cormack, 22nd October 2009 Hundreds of married mothers are giving up part time work because it is simply not worth their while due to government pay-outs. As a single parent or co-habituating, women are entitled to working tax credits up to £1890 if they are on a low income, and if the mother [...]
Growing Fears For Missing Teen.
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Aly Fraser, 22 October 09 Fears are mounting for the well-being of missing 15 year-old Jason Black. Jason, from Ratho, Edinburgh, was last seen nearly two weeks ago on his way to school in the city centre. CCTV footage has been released showing him getting off the X48 Lothian Bus on the Bridges turning [...]
‘Star Girl’ Reaches New Heights
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Claire White Chart-topping band Mcfly had a unique experience yesterday, having their number one hit single “Star Girl” played in space to the astronauts, thanks to the overwhelming response of their fans on social networking site Twitter. NASA launched a competition on Twitter for 35 people to talk live to the astronauts, yet [...]
How they see us? Rude and dull!
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Aleksandra Jurczak The new travel guide to Scotland published in America describes the natives as’rude’, Loch Ness as ‘dull’ and Ben Nevis as a ‘biggish hill’. The book was written by an English lecturer, writer and Broadcaster, John Scotney as a guide to Scottish culture and heritage. It has been criticised by natives for [...]
The reason why sunshine makes us happy
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Aleksandra Jurczak Weather and the seasons affect the way our biological clocks work, the latest study by Edinburgh University has shown. The researchers used computer simulations to create an artificial environment with no seasons or weather elements in it. However, it has been proved impossible to recreate the complexity of the body clock system [...]
Rents Signal Return To Stability In Market
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Lauren Witherspoon Rent levels in Edinburgh may have bottomed out providing confidence to landlords that Scotland’s recently volatile rental market is now on a path to stability, according to latest research by Scotland’s leading letting portal Citylets. The latest Citylets quarterly report, which covers the period July to September 2009, shows that whilst some [...]
