A STYLISH Nicola Benedetti was among Scots to receive honours from the Queen at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The violinist, from West Kilbride, said being an MBE, awarded for services to music and charity, was a “big honour and privilege”.
]]>Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the “third man” behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died yesterday at the age of 82.
]]>ONE in ten of Britain’s native species of wildlife may be under threat of extinction, a shocking report has revealed.
]]>Women with an iodine deficiency in pregnancy are more likely to have children with lower IQs, research suggests.
]]>THE Prince of Wales made an impassioned plea yesterday for nations across the globe to redouble their efforts to tackle the illegal poaching of wildlife that threatens some of the planet’s most iconic animals.
]]>More than eight out of ten motorists believe newly qualified drivers should be more closely supervised.
]]>INJURED former Wham! singer George Michael fell from his vehicle on to the carriageway of the M1 motorway, an eyewitness has claimed.
]]>The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears yesterday as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.
]]>There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the past decade, research suggests.
]]>ACTRESS Amanda Abbington – who is the long-term partner of Hollywood actor Martin Freeman – has described reports that she has been declared bankrupt as “mean” and “upsetting”.
]]>RADICAL cleric Abu Qatada will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail yesterday.
]]>Asylum seekers should not be encouraged to integrate into British society, a UK government spokesman has told the House of Lords.
]]>LAWYERS and campaigners have criticised UK ministers over new child maintenance charges which they warn will financially penalise children.
]]>TORY divisions over plans to legalise gay marriage last night saw 56 of the party’s MPs vote to wreck the government’s proposals by allowing straight couples to take up civil partnerships.
]]>Hundreds of people turned out to wave goodbye to the Royal Navy’s former flagship HMS Ark Royal as it was towed away to be scrapped.
]]>Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to be put on sale today.
]]>The possibility of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to new report.
]]>Around 120 baby deaths in the UK could be prevented every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children.
]]>A MAN and his daughter-in-law are believed to have been killed in a suspected gas blast, police have said.
]]>A former Army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) - and says it will be less dangerous than his old job.
]]>A STYLISH Nicola Benedetti was among Scots to receive honours from the Queen at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The violinist, from West Kilbride, said being an MBE, awarded for services to music and charity, was a “big honour and privilege”.
]]>Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the “third man” behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died yesterday at the age of 82.
]]>ONE in ten of Britain’s native species of wildlife may be under threat of extinction, a shocking report has revealed.
]]>Women with an iodine deficiency in pregnancy are more likely to have children with lower IQs, research suggests.
]]>THE Prince of Wales made an impassioned plea yesterday for nations across the globe to redouble their efforts to tackle the illegal poaching of wildlife that threatens some of the planet’s most iconic animals.
]]>More than eight out of ten motorists believe newly qualified drivers should be more closely supervised.
]]>INJURED former Wham! singer George Michael fell from his vehicle on to the carriageway of the M1 motorway, an eyewitness has claimed.
]]>The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears yesterday as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.
]]>There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the past decade, research suggests.
]]>ACTRESS Amanda Abbington – who is the long-term partner of Hollywood actor Martin Freeman – has described reports that she has been declared bankrupt as “mean” and “upsetting”.
]]>RADICAL cleric Abu Qatada will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail yesterday.
]]>Asylum seekers should not be encouraged to integrate into British society, a UK government spokesman has told the House of Lords.
]]>LAWYERS and campaigners have criticised UK ministers over new child maintenance charges which they warn will financially penalise children.
]]>TORY divisions over plans to legalise gay marriage last night saw 56 of the party’s MPs vote to wreck the government’s proposals by allowing straight couples to take up civil partnerships.
]]>Hundreds of people turned out to wave goodbye to the Royal Navy’s former flagship HMS Ark Royal as it was towed away to be scrapped.
]]>Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to be put on sale today.
]]>The possibility of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to new report.
]]>Around 120 baby deaths in the UK could be prevented every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children.
]]>A MAN and his daughter-in-law are believed to have been killed in a suspected gas blast, police have said.
]]>A former Army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) - and says it will be less dangerous than his old job.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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