Unless you’ve got a fancy DAB radio or new-fangled mobile phone, then you will be given a nice little surprise when you wake up, as the clocks went back this morning from 2am back to 1am, marking the end of the British Summer Time (soon to be renamed British Mild And Cloudy, But At Least [...]
Vitamin D wristband set to improve kid’s health
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Touched by the hand of God
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Pele or Maradona? A question that will never have a definitive answer. For every ten that say Pele another ten will say Maradona. Even the games governing body, FIFA, could not separate the two, awarding a joint ‘Player of the Century’ award. After two different votes. The mystique of the debate is only enhanced as [...]
International news in brief
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
EU leaders agree new eurozone rules Rules designed to avoid another financial crisis have been agreed at an EU leaders’ summit. Leaders agreed to give the EU power to monitor national budgets, and have resolved to create a permanent fund to help the euro through difficult periods. Officials from the EU said the eurozone came [...]
Mercat “Edinburgh’s greenest pub”
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Detention without access to a solicitor maybe modified
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Elizabeth Ting The Scottish Supreme Court rule refusal will allow the suspects to have access to a solicitor in police interviews. In the past over 25 years in Scotland, suspects had no rights to apply for lawyers when detained, which was incompatible with law in England and in most of the European countries. In [...]
Grow your mo this November!
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Colleen Reid Men all over the world are ditching the clean shaven look this month to raise awareness for mens health. Starting on the 1st of November, hundreds of thousands of men will start bare lipped and grow a moustache for the month to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer. Dubbed ‘Movember‘, the [...]
Transplantation anniversary
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Edinburgh is the place to be when you need a kidney transplant as 50 years ago the first ever transplant took place. So much has happened since then and yet there are still so many people waiting on that gift of life that will change them forever. Since that first transplant, 45,000 people have had [...]
The final whistle on Scottish Football? An insight into the current furore
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Christopher Hall For years Scottish Football has had it’s issues, everyone knows that. Sectarianism, racism and debt have all manifested themselves over the last few years within the match day terraces and streets of Scotland. Refereeing enquiries, while omnipresent, are usually taken no farther than the post-match summary from the irate gaffer. However, the [...]
Warning over fireworks danger
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As Bonfire night approaches once again, hospitals and campaign groups are warning against the dangers of fireworks and bonfires. With the number of accidents in the next week expected to be up on last year, the message of fire safety around on Guy Fawkes is more important than ever. In 1994-98 three people died and over 6,000 people needed hospital [...]
UK news in brief
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
High rate taxpayers face child benefit fines High earners could be fined if they do not declare they have a partner who recieves child benefit, according to the Treasury. The “penalties” would be given in cases of non-disclosure of earnings when cuts are introduced in 2013. The confirmation of the penalties follows reports that a [...]
BBC Journalists to Strike
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BBC journalists are to stage two 48-hour strikes in the coming weeks as the long running row over pensions rages on. The National Union of Journalists said its members will walk out on November 5 and 6 and again on November 15 and 16, with further strike dates to be announced in the coming days, [...]
Scottish news in brief
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Gerard Kelly dies suddenly age 51 Scottish actor Gerard Kelly has died in intensive care after suffering a brain aneurysm. Famous for parts in City Lights, Rab C Nesbitt and Extras, Kelly collapsed at his London home on Tuesday and passed away on Thursday evening. He was due to appear in The Rocky Horror [...]
MI6 Boss-Licence to Spill
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Claudie Qumsieh An espionage Chief has made a public speech for the first time today. John Sawers heads the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) aka MI6. The organisation gathers foreign secret intelligence. MI6 has been operating for 100 years but did not officially exist until 1992. Over the past 5 years SIS has gradually become [...]
It wasn’t supposed to be like this
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Kirsty Tobin It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We were sold the dream of graduating into a thriving economy. We were sold the dream of fine houses, and cars, and comfort. We were sold a social life and an ideal. We were sold the equivalent of the picket fence, the smiling children (one [...]
A Long Road of Inception
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When Frederik van Eeden first coined the term “lucid dreaming” in 1913 he believed he had found a rare phenomenon, which could change the face of dream psychology. Studies have often suggested the impact of lucid dreaming has to therapy but it is only recently that science has woken up and taken notice of the [...]
“Leave our lane alane”
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Claudie Qumsieh Holyrood is considering a proposed residential development which, opposition say, will destroy a unique community. Recently around 300 protesters marched through Glasgow’s West End to send a message to Glasgow City Council: “Leave our Lane Alane“. Independent retailers in Otago Lane include a clock repair shop, record shop, second-hand book shop and tea house. Time, music, books and tea are all at [...]
On Form Hernandez Hits Last Minute Strike to Secure Quarter-Final Place
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Ryan C. Gavan Manchester United won at Old Trafford 3-2 thanks to a late strike from Javier Hernandez in the 4th round of the Carling Cup last night. Despite Wolves coming from behind twice they failed to stop a 20 game unbeaten run in the Carling Cup from United. The game came to life in [...]
Police bonus bonanza
October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Despite the credit crunch police chiefs received bonuses. Lothian and Borders police superintendents and chief constables shared tens of thousands of pounds of tax payers money over the last year First Minister Alex Salmond commented in this weeks Scottish Nationalist Party conference that police forces will go through big changes because of the Westminster spending [...]
Environment – Preparing for change
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) seems to suggest that recent engagement with eco-friendly activities may be too little too late. The report, published last month, focusses on the urgent need for the UK to prepare for the effects that climate change will have. Describing the report as “a wake-up call” Environment [...]
Charity Accused of Being ‘Eugenical’
October 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Ryan C. Gavan The current campaign by U.S. charity Project Prevention to persuade drug and alcohol addicts to be sterilised in return for a payment of £200 has been condemned by addiction support groups. David Liddel, Director of the Scottish Drug Forum, believes “the tactics and underlying agenda of this organisation smack of the discredited [...]
Edinburgh protesters: “No ifs, not buts, no public sector cuts!”
October 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By David Walsh Teachers, parents and pupils angrily demonstrated in Edinburgh today, joining public sector workers from across Scotland to protest against proposed cuts in public services. The demonstration, organised by the Scottish Trade Union Council and the Educational Insitute of Scotland, attracted over 20,000 protesters from as far away as Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. [...]
Man United fans unconvinced by Rooney contract renewal
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Adam Bergin Wayne Rooney may have signed a new five-year deal with Manchester United in the last hour, but the head of Edinburgh’s Supporters Club believes the chaos that has surrounded Rooney over the last week has cast a shadow over the player and signifies a new culture in professional football. Paul Shaw, head [...]
Zoo Comes Under Fire for Cull of Piglets
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Emma Smith Edinburgh Zoo is facing a public backlash after their culling of two healthy Red River hog piglets was revealed on Wednesday. Sammi and Becca were born as part of a breeding programme in August of last year but the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) recommended the animals to be put down due [...]
21st Scottish International Storytelling Festival kicks off
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Jamye Drohan Scottish Storytelling Centre on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile The 21st Scottish International Storytelling Festival kicks off today on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The Theme, ‘Eastern Routes: Authentic Voices’, brings international storytellers and academics from countries including Norway, China and Japan to perform alongside Scottish wordsmiths. A highlight of the festival is the arrival of the Ainu community [...]
