Although asphalt made partly from recycled waste tyres has been used extensively in the US the UK has only just given the go-ahead after the first UK trial of a new durable and extremely quiet road surface mix.... ...
A campaign aiming for the people of Scottland to support Scottish independence with a 'yes' vote is to begin today. Being launched in Edinburgh the campaign will be lead by the Scottish National Party. The vote on Scotland's future in the United Kingdom may not happen...
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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person who has been convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died at his home in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Megrahi, 60 was serving time in a Scottish prison before he was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 for killing 270 people...
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Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are taking part in a 24-hour UK-wide strike in a dispute with the government over pension changes. The government says current pension schemes are unfair - and...
Alternative treatments such as colonic irrigation have been gaining more and more popularity in the UK and are often considered by upmarket salons or day spas. While I personally believe the practice to be...
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St. Patrick's Day is March 17, and is a cultural and religious holiday to celebrate the life of St. Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland.St. Patrick's Day is the most widely celebrated saints day in the world,...
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group, based in Langholm in Scotland, has stepped in to save 6,000 retail jobs after agreeing to buy the troubled clothing chain Peacocks for an undisclosed sum. Peacocks called in the ...
The Internet Time Machine project has recently seen a new evolution, harnessing its powers of insight into social signals not only for the power of online marketing, but now applying it to the foreign exchange market. The closest thing you can get to "insider trading," this...
One question I get asked a lot - and I am sure veterinarians and those running their own dog scanning business get asked a lot too - is if it is possible to tell the gestational age of a foetus through an ultrasound scan.While this is common place in human healthcare, when it...
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Detox is all the rage. The detoxifying craze as it pertains to diet, according to Patrick Holford in the February edition of 'Natural Products' magazine, is based upon the idea that when you start to feel under the weather or lathargic, your body is telling you something and...
Rangers Football Club has entered administration - meaning it has been docked 10 points, effectively ending its Scottish Premier League challenge. The Glasgow club appointed London firm Duff and Phelps as...
Secession fever At a time when collaboration, consensus, and convergence spell greater efficiency in government, Scotland wants to break away. Wales First Minister, Carwyn Jones says that if the Scots have a...
THE Scottish Government want to hold a vote on independence in autumn 2014, it was announced tonight. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the Holyrood administration's preferred date following...
DECLAN doesn’t go out to play because neds have wrecked the swing parks. Kailah’s mum can’t afford the heating, so she huddles with her mum and brother to keep warm. And Arran’s mum and dad fear for his...
FALLEN trees, broken powerlines and disrupted transport caused chaos across the country as 110mph gales and heavy rain battered Britain. As millions returned to work, hurricane force gales and rain...