Tickets for the Edinburgh International Festival will go on sale tomorrow, 24 March 2012. The festival, which will run from the 9th of August to the 2nd of September, will showcase talents from 47 nations in performances of theatre, opera, dance and music. 4 million people will flock to Scotland’s capital city to watch 40, [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken in Troon at the Conservative Party Conference where he discussed the independence referendum and Scotland’s role in the United Kingdom. During his speech this morning he has stated that First Minister Alex Salmond is “dithering” over the independence referendum. He said, “So my message to the First Minister is this: we’ve delivered [...]
By: Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen The St Andrews University’s Kate Kennedy club has finally voted to allow women to join. The society which was founded in 1926, held a meeting earlier this week in which they agreed to change the policy. A formal motion was passed allowing all first year students to apply to the Kate Kennedy Club, regardless [...]
A technique which cools the human body, inducing a kind of hibernation, is to be used to see if it will help the recovery of stroke victims. The technique, which recuduces body temperature from 36.8C to between 34C and 35C has already been used to treat brain injury after cardiac arrest or birth defects. Inducing [...]
by Boyana Atanasova Local community group Friends of Craighouse Grounds & Woods have raised concerns on the future of the green fields and woodland surrounding Craighouse in Morningside, Edinburgh. They oppose plans by the new owners, which include constructing 3-storey housing across the orchard, with 3 to 4-storey blocks dotted about the site, and a [...]
Shelter has launched a new initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Electoral Commission, to encourage homeless people to put themselves on the electoral roll. Those who wish to vote in the up-coming local elections can either declare a local connection, telling the nearest office where they spend the majority of their time, or register a [...]
MPs have declared that control of Scotland’s seabeds and coasts should be transferred from the Crown Estate to local authorities. The Scottish Affairs Committee criticised previous management of the areas, citing a lack of transparency and public consultation. Whilst the Queen currently owns Crown Estate rights, surplus revenues from leasing of it’s land to operations [...]
Women can feel sexual pleasure or even have an orgasm when exercising, a new study proved. The research group from the Indiana University Bloomington found that about 40 % of the 370 women responding to the survey had experienced exercise-induced orgasms or sexual pleasure in more than 10 occasions. The most ‘rewarding’ type of exercise [...]
Three children and a teacher have been killed following a shooting at a Jewish School in Toulouse. The shooter took aim as pupils were being dropped off for primary school before he escaped on a scooter. The three children killed were all described as being of North-African descent. Details remain unclear but police have stated [...]
Green tea grown solely in panda excrement will command high prices worldwide. An entrepreneur in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu plans to charge up to £2,000 per 500 grams for his product, which he claims says will make it the world’s “most expensive tea.” An Yanshi says he chose to grow tea in panda [...]
Scottish rugby star John Beattie has announced he intends to donate his brain to science after he dies. The revelation follows a recent study which suggests that rugby players are at risk of similar long term brain injuries to those sustained by boxers. His brain will be used in a neuroscience study to determine the [...]
by Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen The family of murdered Scot, Suzanne Pilly, have pleaded to David Gilroy to reveal where their daughter’s body is buried. Gilroy was found guilty yesterday of murdering Suzanne Pilley. The Lothian and Border’s Police believe that Suzanne Pilley’s body has been buried in a “lonely grave” in Lochgilphead, Argyll in the Scottish [...]
A broken traffic light in Edinburgh’s West End has caused severe delays during rush hour today. The fault is a result of a glitch in the computer system that controls the lights. The biggest problem areas are Haymarket and George Street. Delays are lasting up to thirty minutes in these areas. The lights are changing [...]
Potential bidders who wish to buy Rangers Football Club have until the end of today, 16 March, to submit a bid. There are currently five bidders who are interested in taking over the Rangers. Ibrox administrators, Duff and Phelps, will look at the bidders’ funding capabilities and how they will handle the financial concerns of [...]
Hearts players have been told not to expect their salaries on time after funding difficulties emerged today. The team is due to receive their monthly salary today, but it is believed that it is unlikely that the money will arrive. Hearts players were told by board members that UBIG was still attempting to secure the funds required [...]
New record: Truffles makes a daring leap Video: YouTube/ The Courier A Scots guinea pig has joined the ranks of many animal stars from across the world to break a record in the Guiness Book of World Records 2013. Truffles, from Rosyth, Fife, jumped 30cm (12in) smashing the previous record held by London rodent Diesel [...]
40 firefighters were called to deal with a blaze at a church in Morningside, Edinburgh, on Friday 9 March. Three days later, the exact cause of the fire is still being investigated. The alarm was raised at 19:07 at Rock Elim Church on Morningside Road. Upon arriving at the scene, fire crews discovered the blaze [...]
A Chinese television show which interviews prisoners awaiting the death penalty has been cancelled. The controversial program had run for 5 years and was a popular slot on Chinese Television, with viewer ratings in the millions. The cancellation comes after a deluge of recent criticism from foreign media, which condemned the show for being cruel [...]
Bob Dylan has started recording his new studio album. This will be his 35th full-length effort and it could be released before the end of the year. “It’s an amazing thing, how he keeps creativity,” Los Lobos singer David Hidalgo told the Aspen Times. He has recently finished recording with Dylan at Jackson Browne’s Los [...]
A requiem mass for Paul McBride was held this morning at St Aloysius in Glasgow. Hundreds of people have attended the funeral to pay tribute to one of Scotland’s most respected lawyers. Among the crowd were several high profile faces, including First Minister Alex Salmond and Celtic Coach Neil Lennon. Paul McBride QC died in [...]
The SNP has mobilized its members in a concerted effort to shift public opinion ahead of a vote for independence. At the weekends party conference, Angus Robertson, Campaign chief urged supporters to “go back to your local area and make sure we are doing everything we can to be as effective as possible.” Members were [...]
An Edinburgh couple have been held at knife-point and robbed in their own home. A group of armed men entered the house on Barnton Avenue West at around nine thirty on Friday evening. Police have disclosed that a four figure sum of money and jewellery were taken from the house. It is believed that two [...]
David Cameron has said that he aims to help more people in the UK become home-owners. The government has launched a scheme targeting lenders, encouraging them to offer 95 per cent deposits on new build properties. It is hoped that the scheme will provide a financial ‘cushion’ if a property falls into negative equity.
A woman is currently recovering in hospital after being shot in Peckham. The 30-year-old was shot by a stray bullet during a dispute between two men. The incident happened at around 17:15 on Sunday, 11 March, on Bournemouth Road close to Rye Lane, while the woman was returning home from a shopping trip. An investigation [...]
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