By Arnold Bhebhe With 6,2 million people on the precipice of starvation, Ethiopia is urgently begging the international community for food aid, reports BBC News Channel. The request arose at a donor meeting discussing the impact of a devastating drought currently ravaging parts of East Africa. The UN’s World Food Programme says $285million (£173million) is [...]
Pakistan amasses more nukes than India
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By Arnold Bhebhe Pakistan is reported to have amassed 70 to 90 nuclear weapons and India 60 to 80 as both countries alongside China race for more arsenals deploying them at different sites to escape detection. Eminent American atomic experts Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen in an article “Nuclear Notebook: Worldwide Deployment of [...]
Zimbabweans caught in xenophobic attacks once again
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November 18, 2009 by By Arnold Bhebhe 600 migrants were attacked and driven out of their shacks in a scene reminiscent of 2008 xenophobic attacks by a marauding mob of locals in De Doorns 90miles from Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the angry crowd as the foreigners, the [...]
News Round Up
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Toddlers to be given swine flu jab
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There will be a focus on administering the swine flu jab to children under fives and personal careers following advice by the chief medical adviser. The second phase of the H1N1 vaccination programme will see more than a quarter of a million Scottish children immunised and individuals considered a high risk to their patients. Earlier [...]
Rising unemployment figures set to affect graduate’s prospects
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Twilight bites back – New Moon Review
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Review By Meghan Brown It was a ridiculous time to be watching a film, but it didn’t stop hundreds of screaming teenage girls packing Vue Cinema at the Edinburgh’s Omni Centre at midnight last night. The film keeping them all up way past their bedtimes? New Moon, the latest installment in the Twilight saga.
Council challenged over care plans
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About 200 people flocked to Edinburgh City Chambers in protest against proposed changes to the provision of care services. Edinburgh Council’s plan for the re-tendering of some care services was blocked and a final decision was postponed to 3 December. The Council plans to auction-off some care services to the lowest bidder whilst many care [...]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
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By James Bradley As teenage girls across the world quiver in anticipation of seeing the latest movie in the Twilight saga, many are left wondering why? New Moon is the second high budget movie based on the best selling novels of Stephenie Meyer. And another in a long line of movies which have little [...]
A tale of two floods
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by Leroy Carter The recent flooding in Dumfries and Galloway and north England has been high on the media agenda. Given the levels of coverage you could be forgiven for thinking that Armageddon was nigh. On the face of it looks like a national disaster. But is it really? One fatality. No towns swept away. Two weeks [...]
Gamers spoiled for choice this Christmas
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by Andrew Donaldson Around a dozen new titles are flooding the market on Friday, as the video game industry prepares itself for the Christmas shopping period. With the big day only around five weeks away, many of the industry’s biggest hitters see this week as the perfect opportunity to release their flagship games. Top of [...]
Scottish champion set for Rally of Scotland
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Lori Carnochan Scottish Rally champion David Bogie is determined to give his competitors a run for their money in the Rally of Scotland this weekend. The 22-year-old driver from Dumfries will face tough opposition as he competes against Intercontinental Rally Chamapion Kris Meeke and British rally champions Keith Cronin, Alistair McRae and [...]
Digital Economy Bill branded “outrageous”
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The introduction of the Digital Economy Bill has been met with fierce criticism from opposition parties and activists, who have branded it “shameless”, “outrageous” and “akin to a war crime”.
Snail farm on fast track to success
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EXCLUSIVE By Calum Liddle A young Scottish pioneer has opened the country’s first commercial snail farm, in his parent’s back garden. Malcolm Stewart, a 17-year-old from Leith, is successfully breeding and nurturing common garden snails as escargot for some of Edinburgh’s finest restaurants, and the orders are filling fast. Malcolm said: “The snails come [...]
Bigger is better for local models
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by Arron Connolly A local college is running a competition to find the face of a new range of size 16+ clothes for women. Stevenson College Edinburgh in conjunction with Argentinian plus size retailer Portofem, are running a fashion shoot competition for their photography students . As well as giving students valuable experience, the competition [...]
Sheriff: Take the help I offer or face jail
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By Calum Liddle A man has been told to “turn his life around” in four weeks by a sheriff, after pleading guilty to nuisance behaviour and threatening neighbours in the Saughton area of Edinburgh. David Melbourne, 21, of Stenhouse, had a public argument with a man after the sale of his dog fell through. [...]
Sport media pulling off the saves
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By Myles Edwards and Suhayl Afzal Newspapers are relying heavily on sports journalism to survive, according to leading journalists and academics. The latest circulation figures from ABC (an independent auditor on media performance) show that sales of each quality daily and Sunday newspaper have fallen again in the year leading up to October. Newspapers such as the The Guardian [...]
Free Films for St Andrew’s Day
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A range of Scottish films will be shown for free during St Andrew’s Day at an Edinburgh cinema. The Filmhouse hopes to attract people with a programme that ranges from the historic I Know Where I’m Going, through to the much more contemporary Flying Scotsman about Grame Obree. The event is being organised as part [...]
Floods cause chaos across Scotland
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The Met office warned Scotland today that heavy rain is set to continue untill Tuesday. Residents in Strathclyde, Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife have been warned that their areas could be hit hardest in the upcoming days as the extreme weather continues with highs of 40 mm of rainfall. Sepa, the Scottish flood warning agency has currently released 31 flood warnings across Scotland, six of these being [...]
MPs expenses back in spotlight
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Politician’s expenses have hit the headlines again after the relative calm of the summer recess, with a slew of new complaints. The Government was widely criticised this week for failing to mention any reform of the expenses system in the Queen’s Speech, whilst figures from the Scottish Parliament show that MSPs claims rose by 8% over the previous [...]
Twi-Hards finally get to see New Moon
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By Luci Wallace and Frances Allan Fan’s of Twilight can now get their next Robert Pattinson fix as the next film in the saga is released today. New Moon hit screens nationwide with many cinemas having showings at midnight for self-declared ‘Twi-Hards’. The film has made over a million pounds in pre-release sales, and it [...]
Scots warned unemployment to get worse
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By Fiona Gardner and Lauren Redpath Another 40,000 Scots are set to become unemployed next year according to a leading think tank. Fraser of Allander Institute has predicted that Scotland’s economy won’t grow in 2010, despite the UK’s economic recovery already underway. While businesses remain optimistic that the recession is coming to an end, the [...]
Oprah: ‘Chat’s all folks!’
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By Natalie Deacon & Joanna Park After more than two decades on air, the curtain is set to fall on Oprah Winfrey’s chat show phenomenon. Yes, loyal audience 2011 spells the end of this American institution, but what’s next for the billionaire powerhouse who has been dubbed ‘the most influential women in America?’ Tim Bennett, [...]
New nuclear sub sets sail for trials
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Britain’s newest nuclear powered submarine has set sail for the first time today. The vessel, called ‘Astute’, is the first of a new class of attack subs set to be the biggest and most powerful in the fleet. Defence Equipment and Support Minister Quentin Davies was upbeat about the launch. “This is a significant milestone for Astute as she [...]
Su-bo smashes world record
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By Gemma Haigh and Narelle McGowan Scottish Singing Sensation Susan Boyle has broken a world record with the most pre-ordered album in Amazon history. The Britain’s Got Talent runner up’s first album I Dreamed a Dream is due to be released on Monday 23rd November and is predicted to top the album charts. ‘Su-bo’ will [...]
