Brown to back IRA victims over Libya payouts
Gordon Brown succumbed to pressure last night when he announced his government will “step up” help for victims of IRA violence trying to get compensation from Libya, which supplied the terrorists with explosives. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Scientists find clue to stop 100,000 Alzheimer’s cases a year
Gene scientists have taken a “leap forward” in Alzheimer’s research with the potential to cut rates of the disease by a fifth. Two British and French-led teams together identified three new genes closely linked to the illness, it was revealed yesterday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Headteachers ‘should decide on exclusions’
Three-Quarters of Scots believe headteachers should have the final say on excluding pupils from school. A YouGov poll found that 75% of adults backed headteachers’ right to decide whether to expel or suspend unruly students, with just 18% in support of local authorities making the call. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Darling to map out radical plan to cut spending deficit in half
Chancellor Alistair Darling is to lay out plans to cut the UK Government’s spending deficit in half over the next four years while still adopting a “frontline first” approach. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Hark! the Herald Angels reward glorious harmonies
Many and varied have been the delights of the Saturday morning Bank of Scotland Herald Angels award in the foyer of Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Where life is just vine and dandy
Travel: Some 100 miles due north of Sydney, New South Wales, lies the gently verdant Hunter Valley. Its reputation for lotus living has reached my wife’s ears and she wants to taste it. I don’t demur. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
The ingredients for success
Jemma is making lunch. She chops beetroot and pumpkin and pours over some oil. She mushes up tomatoes and shapes some mash and salmon into fishcakes. She sorts through a bowl of mussels, throwing out the ones that aren’t usable. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
RSNO, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
I’m pretty sure that, as the RSNO began to establish its annual Kelvingrove concert, which was staged twice at the weekend, I remarked that the choice of repertoire for the gallery, with its up to seven seconds reverberation factor, was always going to be critical. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
Why do we still cling to mythical link with US?
The Saturday Essay: Her Majesty’s First Downing Street Assault Battalion has already gone to work on Eric Joyce MP. He is, what with one thing and another, the expenses debacle not least, a target of opportunity. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:40 +0100
