News archive from Saturday, 05 May 2012
Burnley Blues festival hits the right note
By John Anson, Features editor BURNLEY is bracing itself for an American invasion today as the town celebrates the re-vamped Rock and Blues Festival which began last night. Charter Walk Shopping Centre will become the 52nd State for a day as the...
Adele tops most popular act poll
Adele has topped a poll of Britain's most popular acts, with an estimated 730,000 fans rating her their number one artist. Music lovers spent more than £36 million attending her performances and buying her merchandise between 2011 and 2012, data...
Adele tops most popular act poll
Adele has topped a poll of Britain's most popular acts, with an estimated 730,000 fans rating her their number one artist. Music lovers spent more than £36 million attending her performances and buying her merchandise between 2011 and 2012, data...
Duchess of York faces Turkey trial
A court in Ankara has begun a trial against the Duchess of York for allegedly taking part in the secret filming of orphanages in the country, Turkey's state-run news agency said. The Anadolu Agency said the former Sarah Ferguson, who is being tried in...
Seasiders edge ahead
© Press Association 2011 Tom Ince Curtis Davies' unfortunate own goal gave Blackpool a slender 1-0 advantage over Birmingham in the first leg of their npower Championship play-off semi-final. The hosts broke the deadlock 44 minutes into an...
UPDATE: Flood alert lifted on rivers Evenlode and Glyme
FLOOD alert warnings on the full length of the River Evenlode and on the River Glyme at Woodstock and Wootton were lifted this evening. The warnings had been in force since Sunday night, following heavy rain across the Cotswold hills. Flood alerts...
Hyndburn MP Graham Jones backs scheme to beat 'rip-off merchants'
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones is urging residents to use a scheme aimed at beating ‘rip-off merchants’. The MP said he was grateful Lancashire County Council’s Help Direct Safe Trader Scheme was supporting his campaign to empower consumer rights. He said:...
Hyndburn MP Graham Jones backs scheme to beat 'rip-off merchants'
HYNDBURN MP Graham Jones is urging residents to use a scheme aimed at beating ‘rip-off merchants’. The MP said he was grateful Lancashire County Council’s Help Direct Safe Trader Scheme was supporting his campaign to empower consumer rights. He said:...
Mixed results for mobile stroke treatment
Treating stroke patients in specialised ambulances en route to hospital could boost the number of patients who receive life-saving therapy, BBC News has today reported. The news is based on a small but well-conducted study looking at whether the time...
X-ray 'brain tumour risk' uncertain
Regular dental X-rays “can double or even triple the chance of developing a common type of brain tumour,” according to The Daily Telegraph. This news is based on a large US study comparing the dental histories of people who had a brain tumour known as...
'Depression blood test' still experimental
Today the Metro has boldly claimed that a “blood test diagnoses depressed teenagers”, while the Daily Mail says that a new blood test “is first to diagnose depression in teenagers”. Currently, depression is diagnosed by a doctor using validated...
Mersey mission: I owe Liverpool MORE silverware claims Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish heads for Wembley insisting he is looking to repay his debt to Liverpool. The Anfield boss knows victory over Chelsea in Saturday evening's FA Cup Final would ease the pressure after a season of knockout highs and Premier League lows...
Gloves are off: Reina says he's been rubbish this season
Pepe Reina is nothing if not brutally honest. Ask him how his form for Liverpool has been this season and his answer comes in the form of one blunt, no nonsense word: "Bad!” So, on the eve of the Reds' FA Cup Final battle with Chelsea, it comes...
L.A. gasoline falls on BP restart expected by mid-May - trade
Gasoline blended to meet California's strict environmental standards sold at 27 cents a gallon on top of June NYMEX RBOB gasoline on Friday in the Los Angeles market, down from the last trade on Thursday at 39 cents a gallon over the NYMEX. (Reporting...
Most read news
- 15:16 Board of Italy's ILVA steel group quits after asset seizure
- 15:16 Maltby: Memory cafe launch marks Dementia Awareness Week
- 15:15 Former Glasgow MP Jimmy Wray dies at 78
- 15:14 Councillors raise concerns about traffic at new Bourne primary school
- 15:13 ‘Clean’ investment funds growing in popularity
- 15:13 Pensions watchdog still failing to tackle liberation schemes
- 15:13 Buy-to-let mortgages up as property attractive again
- 15:09 Former boss of Stamford firm Bowman aims to put collapse behind him
- 15:04 One in six Scots face poverty nightmare when they retire
- 15:04 John Kerry to Nigeria: no excuse for human rights abuses
