By Constantine Innemee Claims that GPs have been over-prescribing sedative drugs to elderly residents of care homes have been rejected by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). A new report from the UK Government suggested 180,000 people suffering from dementia are being given anti-psychotic drugs, which have a sedative effect.
Publish medical pay says doctor
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By Matthew Moore Doctor’s wages should be published to give “transparency” to the profession, says the author of a landmark gender pay report. There is a £15,000 gap between men and women in the medical profession in the UK, according to the report published by Imperial College London, the University of East Anglia and [...]
Activists plan NATO shut down
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Anti-military activists plan to hold a mass protest for the duration of the 55th annual NATO assembly, being held in Edinburgh, in an attempt to shut down the proceedings.
Councilman pleads Government to back ‘active’ Edinburgh scheme
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MSP calls for peaceful anti-Nato protest
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By Megan Berkley and Cassandra Allwood An MSP has called for demonstrations held in Edinburgh tomorrow to remain peaceful. Protests have been organised in the capital to oppose NATO. The organisation’s annual assembly begins today at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Mr Kidd is due to speak at a rally tomorrow against nuclear proliferation which [...]
Don’t believe everything you read!
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By Andrew Donaldson When Canadian Transport Minister Mike Baird sent a text message this week declaring “Thatcher is dead”, it didn’t take long for the news to spread like wildfire throughout Canadian politics. Even the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, was led to believe that Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s first female Prime Minister, had died [...]
World Kindness Day
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Friday the 13th: The return of the revenge of the resurrection of evil!
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By James Bradley 2009 is a particularly bad year for paraskavedekatriaphobics, or those with the fear of Friday the 13th. Today marks the third time that the alledgedly unlucky date has appeared this year. There are many different theories why Friday the 13th has been singled out as an unlucky day. One of the key theories [...]
80th anniversary of penicillin celebrated
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By Meghan Brown The 80th anniversary of penicillin being discovered, is being celebrated today in Alexander Fleming’s birth place of Darvel, East Ayrshire. Des Browne, MP for Kilmarnock and Loudon, has organised the event to commemorate Fleming’s medical work and his discovery, which has led to millions of lives being saved. Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881- 11 [...]
TV sports report sparks backlash
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By Suhayl Afzal and Myles Edwards Proposed changes to the list of free-to-air sporting events have triggered widespread criticism. Sporting associations, journalists and the public have reacted angrily to the recommendations put to the department of culture, media and sport by an independent panel.
Toddler given compensation after attack from playmate
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By Charlotte Prentice The mother of a toddler who was hit repeatedly by another 3-year old has won the right to compensation after a long two-year battle against the The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). Jay Jones, of Merseyside, was left for dead after he was hit over the head with a car jack 11 times while [...]
Leith Traders get Christmas break from tram works
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Embattled traders in Leith walk won their plea to suspend the tram works for more than a month over Christmas this week. The decision comes after an announcement by tram firm TIE that Constitution Street is to be reopened over the festive period having been closed for over a year. The street will now remain [...]
Want you back for good?
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By Luci Wallace and Olivia Scott Robbie Williams joined the reformed Take That on stage for the first time in 15 years as part of a fundraising concert for Children In Need. While the complete band did not perform together, it has set excitement in the heart of every Take That fan in exsitance and sparked [...]
Government nationalises railway lines
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By James Scott The government has announced it will reclaim the east coast line from London to Edinburgh after National Express decided to give up the franchise. National Express who has owned the rights to the route for over two years decided to cut its losses after reported debts of over £1bn. This has led to fresh talks about the future [...]
Fiji must try without big names.
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Scotland take on Fiji at Murrayfield tomorrow in Andy Robinson’s first game in charge as national coach, although the visitors will be without several first choice players. The club versus country row, synonymous with football, has reared its head within the oval game, with clubs refusing to release their Fijian internationals for the game. Several [...]
Diving row hits Scotland
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By Phil Turnbull The Scotland versus Wales friendly match tomorrow is threatening to be overshadowed by the continuing row over diving. In a week where Liverpool striker David N’Gog dived to win a penalty in a Premier League game against Birmingham, the diving row has now reached the international scene. While Scotland hitman Kevin Kyle conceded [...]
Students slalom into Edinburgh
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By Carolyn Mearns Snow may not have started to fall just yet, but that hasn’t stopped hundreds of students descending on Edinburgh for the world’s biggest dryslope championship. Held at Hillend, Europe’s largest artificial ski slope, the British University Dry slope (BUDS) races takes place Friday and Saturday. Competitors and spectators have travelled from universities across Britain to battle it out on [...]
Superstitious minds
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By Kenny Simpson For the third and final time this year, the superstitious among us have to survive the unluckiest day of the year. Today is… Friday the 13th! The number 13 is widely accepted as a very unlucky number and Friday as an unlucky day, so it is little wonder why so many of [...]
