by Wendy Wan Some 70,000 horses are eaten in France every year, with an estimated 4.7 million believed to be consumed around the world every year. And it seems the meat is now back on the menu in Scotland for the first time in more than 70 years. The controversial choice is being served at an eatery [...]
by Wendy Wan Soham murderer Ian Huntley has returned to prison from hospital after he was attacked by a fellow inmate. Huntley is serving 2 life sentences at Frankland Prison for murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman back in 2002. The 36-year-old was reportedly slashed at the throat with a makeshift knife and was found by prison staff [...]
by Wendy Wan Under new plans by Prime Minister Gordon Brown every person in Britain would be online with their personalised website, saving billions of pounds by creating a paperless state. With the new scheme online transactions are proposed for everything from claiming benefits, paying the council tax and even passport applications. The proposed plan [...]
by Wendy Wan After a year-long battle, change has finally arrived in America with the passing of the historic and controversial legislation to provide universal health care coverage in America. The House of Representatives voted the legislation through by 219 votes to 212. This will see healthcare coverage for 32 million Americans without it, and the cracking [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Wendy Wan Marks and Spencers announced yesterday that they will be selling around 400 branded grocery and household products in all of its UK stores for the first in its 125 year history. This follows after a successful 16 month trial in its stores in North East and South East England. The brands that [...]
by Wendy Wan After decades of talks between the iconic American theme park and the Chinese Government, Mickey Mouse has finally wowed the Chinese and has been granted permission to build one of its famous theme parks in China’s largest city. Shanghai is set to be the destination for the most ambitous Disney theme park [...]
by Wendy Wan The controversy surrounding swine flu continues as the vaccine for it has drawn a whole new debate after it got underway on Wednesday. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon, and Chief Medical Officer Harry Burns were on hand at Glasgow’s New Victoria Hospital to see the first vaccinations being administered. The first round of vaccinations will be [...]
by Wendy Wan A national two day postal strike has gone ahead this morning after a last minute deal was not reached by Royal Mail and union leaders yesturday. After lengthy talks from both sides, the two parties failed to agree on terms of pay, conditions, and modernisation of the Royal Mail, leading up to 120,000 members of the CWU to [...]
by Wendy Wan One of Edinburgh’s most famous resident is moving home. Mercedes, the only polar bear in the UK, has acquired a new home with the Highland Wildlife Park. Arriving at the age of 3 from Canada, Mercedes has been with Edinburgh Zoo for the past 25 years and has become one of the biggest draws of the [...]
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