by Wendy Wan The air was thick with dreams and anticipation of people wanting a new life far away from Scotland at the SECC in Glasgow at the weekend. According to the government, between 2007 and 2008 almost 38,800 Scots moved abroad, with almost the same number, 38,500 adopting Scotland as their new home from [...]
8 tips to stop cyber bullying
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Doctor’s thoughts on David Beckham’s injury
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FM leads protest march
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Edinburgh: Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond led a protest march against the replacement of Trident in Edinburgh. “The Scottish government completely opposes the replacement of the Trident system and the dumping of deadly nuclear weapons in Scotland,” Salmond said at the march. ”Most MSPs and members of the public share this government’s view [...]
Later Retirement for Parents
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by Wendy Wan With Mother’s Day coming around only once a year, yesturday was the day to spoil and pamper mothers all over the UK, especially in light of a new study which found that parents are forfeiting their dreams of travelling and retirement to shoulder the burden of their offsprings rising costs. The research undertaken by [...]
Scottish universities plan merger
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Edinburgh: The UK economy may be venturing out of recession but the financial impact on Scottish universities may be felt for many years to come. Edinburgh’s institutions are looking at ways to mitigate the possible fallout and talks are underway between the College of Art and University of Edinburgh, which could see the two institutions [...]
Child safety online
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World Cup Dream Ends for Beckham
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by Wendy Wan David Beckham is set to miss this years World Cup in South Africa after suffering a torn achilles tendon during the final minutes of AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Chiveo Verona on Sunday. Beckhams surgeon has confirmed that it will take a minimum of 4 months to recover from his injury, ruling [...]
BA to give details for flight cancellation
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Edinburgh: British Airways is expected to announce which of its flights may be cancelled because of a strike planned by cabin crew for next weekend. The dispute is over reduced staffing levels and pay at the airline, with the first strike due to start on March 20. The strike is due to last for three [...]
Student president candidate withdraws from race
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A candidate for the Edinburgh Napier Student Association presidential election has withdrawn from the contest. Nathan Sparling issued a statement this morning indicating that he felt unable to continue due to the ‘inappropriate actions’ of the NSA. Mr Sparling also outlined his concern that he had received a ‘First and Final Warning’ from the elections [...]
Students protest censorship
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Students at Edinburgh Napier University are to hold a series of protests this week over the removal of a student newspaper from all campuses. The protests will be held every day this week, both on campus and at the Scottish Parliament. The row centres over issues of press censorship and began after independent student newspaper [...]
Journal editors talk to Edinburgh Napier News
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MSP comes out in support of the Journal
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by Anna Fenton Within the last hour, Lothians SNP MSP Shirley Anne Somerville has come out in support of Edinburgh’s student paper, the Journal, in its struggle against the removal of its papers from Edinburgh Napier campuses. Somerville said: “Freedom of the press is integral to any democratic society. The Journal is a valued resource [...]
Journalgate
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1.30 Edinburgh Napier News Radio Bulletin
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Journal Gate
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by Wendy Wan Students have been protesting at Edinburgh Napier University following allegations that copies of the newspaper were removed from the Napier campuses, and possibly destroyed after an article was published in The Journal, detailing a vote of no confidence against Kasia Bylinska, president of Napier Student Association. Deputy editor of The Journal Nick Eardley says, “students have a [...]
Ladies, it’s your day
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by Wendy Wan Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow could not have timed her win any better, today is International Women’s Day. The day came into existence through the fight for better pay, voting rights and an end to discrimination by women. It is now celebrated annually to inspire women and to celebrate their achievements. To celebrate [...]
Food price inflation at its lowest in three years
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Latest figures released show that food inflation at its lowest for at least three years. Trade association British Retail Consortium said food inflation slowed to 1.3 per cent last month from 2.9 per cent in January. The drop in food prices is driven largely by vegetables and fish. This is a good news for consumers, [...]
The Toast of Hollywood
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by Wendy Wan Kathryn Bigelow this morning became the first women in Hollywood history to win a Best Director award for her war film, The Hurt Locker. She triumphed over her ex-husband James Cameron, who was nominated in the same category for his big budget moive Avatar. Both films were up for nine awards, with [...]
A ban on pets in flats has gone to the dogs
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Josh Doyle: On what it means to be ‘independent’
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Josh Doyle Thinking back to the late 90s, early naughties, powder pink walls adorned with glossy posters of S Club 7 and Craig David would not have gone amiss in the bedroom of your average pre-teen girl, but at a second glance it might have felt somewhat odd to see pictures of Punk/Pop band the [...]
An extreme past time
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by Samantha Taylor The evening sky merges from light blue into a hazy orange mist above the Afghanistan desert. It has been a hot day but now dusk approaches. There’s no fighting here. None of the typical images of this country even threaten to touch your eye. What we see above the sand, on top [...]
Can Edinburgh Castle, be an army base for another 10 years
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A 10-year plan for Edinburgh Castle has been agreed, which reinforces the commitment between Historic Scotland and the Army to share the site. There were previous concerns that the military would pull out of the base, leaving it as only a visitor attraction. The castle remains an army base, as well as Scotland’s biggest visitor [...]
