by Tina Charon One of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers announced yesterday a 9.4% hike in gas prices from the 1st of December. According to Ofgem’s standard consumption measure, the price rise would be a £5.60 a month, or £67 a year.This will affect 3.6 million customers, including more than 350 000 in Scotland. The price [...]
Scottish and Southern Energy to raise gas bill by 9% from December
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Prisoners voting ban to be removed
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By Orla Ni Sheaghdha The UK government faces lifting a 140-year old ban preventing prisoners from voting in general elections. The issue has caused much controversy in the House of Commons. Government ministers are uncomfortable in allowing those imprisoned to have a say in the running of the country. In 2005, the European Court of [...]
Republicans spoil Tea Party
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By Patrick McPartlin On an election night when many eyes were on the recently formed Tea Party movement, it was the Republicans who stole the show in the American mid-terms by winning 60 seats in the House of Representatives from Democrats, and six seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party held onto the Senate by [...]
The curse of the courier
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By Emily Glass Will you be sending your letter to father Christmas this year via email or facebook this year? The ever increasing popularity of social networking sites means that internet communication has overtaken other more traditional forms, resulting in yet more financial trouble for the Royal Mail. UK residents have seemingly sent considerably fewer [...]
Latest leaps in Science
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By Susannah Radford It’s been a great week for scientific advances with steps made towards the cure for the common cold, an eye implant that brings shape recognition to the blind and a gel contraceptive that presents an alternative to the pill. The German University of Turbingen joined forces with Retina Implant AG to develop [...]
San Fran bans Happy Meal toys
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By Claudie Qumsieh If you’re going to San Francisco, don’t expect a toy in your Happy Meal. The city has become the first major U.S city to stop giving children toys with unhealthy meals. For meals to be sold with toys they will need to have less than 600 calories, contain fruit or vegetables and have a drink without [...]
Biomass Plans set for Public Exhibition
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Forth Energy are to give the public a chance to view plans for a controversial new biomass plant at the Docks in Leith
Mr Sarkozy accused of spying French journalists
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by Alessandro Brunelli In an article published on today’s issue, the French satirical weekly “Le Canard Enchainé” accused President Nicolas Sarkozy of personally spying journalists whose investigations are considered “troublesome for him or his entourage”. The leader, written by the Editor In Chief Claude Angeli, went into further details to describe how Sarkozy personally delegated [...]
It’s that time of year again
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GooGoo for GaGa
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Blythe Harkins University of South Carolina does not spring to mind when one would think of courses that push boundaries, but that is about to change. Professor Mathieu Deflem, a sociology professor is offering “Lady GaGa and the Sociology of the Fame,” as a course for the spring semester. He said he will be [...]
Tram project set to move on after setback
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by Sean McLennan and Oliver Hughes The chairman of Transport Edinburgh, Lothian buses and TIE ltd, David Mackay, this morning made an executive decision to step down from his position at the three organisations. His resignation will come into immediate effect after his growing frustration over the progress of the controversial tram system. Press officer, [...]
European court ruling means prisoners will get vote
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By Kerry McGinty and Sylvie Metcalfe European Parliament has passed a human rights legislation that enables prisoners to have the same voting rights as law abiding citizens. The PM David Cameron has admitted that the coalition government will have no choice but to allow prisoners the right to vote. Constitutional reform minister Mark Harper declared [...]
Homelessness charities praise parliament
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Striking Firefighters “demonised” by public.
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As bonfire night approaches an Edinburgh based Firefighter has condemned the “demonization” of the striking members of the London Fire Department. It comes after strikebreakers unleashed a day of shocking violence against London’s Firefighters. At Croyden Fire station a striking Firefighter was struck by a speeding vehicle driven by a non – union member. [...]
Tuition fees to be tripled
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By Jenny Kassner The government is to face opposition and disapproval of students as it announces its plans for the future of higher education today. At the House of Commons, universities minister David Willets, announced that Tuition fees in England will be kept at £9,000. The lowest threshold is £6,000. Universities charging more than £6,000 [...]
Thousands set for RAF Lossiemouth protest
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By Andy Mackie A facebook campaign against the closure of RAF Lossiemouth is expected to rally thousands of protesters in the town this Sunday. The social networking site has already mobalised over 11, 000 followers across social and political divides. They include MOD employees who were warned not to protest against the proposed closures. Sundays [...]
Cuts? There is a better way!
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By Giulia Mattei Saturday 23 October, more than 20.000 demonstrators marched on the streets of Edinburgh to show their disapproval towards the cuts announced last week in the government’s spending review. After Chancellor George Osburne announced, on 20 October 2010, the most wide ranging cuts in the public spending for decades, Union Group STUC arranged [...]
News Round Up 1.15
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Students and staff organise against government’s cuts in higher education
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By Jenny Kassner We will march is the slogan of an unprecedented demonstration against the rise of fees in higher education that is due to take place in London on the 11 November 2010. Students, academic staff and the general public will be marching through central London to demonstrate against cuts in education and a [...]
European court ruling means prisoners will get vote
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By Kerry McGinty and Sylvie Metcalfe European Parliament has passed a human rights legislation that enables prisoners to have the same voting rights as law abiding citizens. The PM David Cameron has admitted that the coalition government will have no choice but to allow prisoners the right to vote. Constitutional reform minister Mark Harper declared [...]
Midlothian council appeal for families during National Adoption Week
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By Karen Rafferty Sandra Bullock has done it. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman did it. Katherine Heigl has done it, and now Midlothian Council has launched an appeal for it. What is it? Adoption. Midlothian Council have release an appeal in the hope finding new families for children in the local area. At present there [...]
