News archive from Friday, 06 April 2012, page 16
Westwood sets pace in Augusta
© Press Association 2011 Lee Westwood Lee Westwood held the first-round lead at The Masters after matching his lowest ever score at Augusta with a 67 on Thursday. Less than three weeks away from his 39th birthday, England's world number three,...
Good Friday 2012: when the line is crossed
The Italian-American writer Pietro di Donato's short story Christ in Concrete first appeared in 1937, and was later expanded into a novel which became one of the most widely read books ever published in the United States. It is an only slightly...
Pandas' brief encounter fails, but the ducks did it
Making beautiful babies is clearly more of a problem for giant pandas than for rare ducks. Britain's panda pair, Tian Tian and Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo, ran out of mating time yesterday as their much-hyped but limited breeding season drew to an...
New pesticide link to sudden decline in bee population
A commonly used nerve-agent pesticide is the likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honey bee colonies in the last five years, a scientific study claimed yesterday. Imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid family of pesticides introduced over the...
Aberdeen bypass: Road protest will roll into the highest court in UK
POLITICIANS and business leaders have united in condemning the decision of the protest group standing in the way of the long-awaited £400 million Aberdeen bypass to take their legal battle to Britain's highest court. The leaders of RoadSense confirmed...
'Constructive' fuel talks adjourned
Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel tanker drivers have been adjourned and will resume after Easter after "constructive" discussions. Leaders of the Unite union have spent the past two days meeting officials from six distribution firms...
ANDY GRAY LOOKING TO PILE MORE MISERY ON WEST HAM
ANDY GRAY is aiming to pile more misery on West Ham's faltering promotion drive by firing Barnsley to victory tonight. Veteran hitman Gray says the Tykes need one more win to make sure of retaining their Championship status for another season. And...
MALKY MACKAY: GIVE US A BREAK
MALKY MACKAY has blasted Football League chiefs after claiming the holiday fixture list favours Cardiff's play-off rivals. The Bluebirds travel to Middlesbrough tomorrow for the first of two games in 48 hours over the busy Easter schedule. But that...
WESTWOOD SETS PACE IN AUGUSTA
Lee Westwood held the first-round lead at The Masters after matching his lowest ever score at Augusta with a 67 on Thursday. Less than three weeks away from his 39th birthday, England's world number three, runner-up to Phil Mickelson two years ago and...
I was knocked off my Perch
Newcastle defender Perch clashed with the Kop keeper late on in Toon’s 2-0 win at St James’ Park on Sunday. Perch went down after face-to-face contact and Reina was shown a red card that will keep him out of next week’s FA Cup semi-final against...
Diskin fears being jobless if Bulls fold
Put simply, he could be out of a job. If the Bulls fail to reach their £500,000 fund-raising target by tonight, there may not be a club for much longer. Yesterday, largest shareholder Chris Caisley slammed chairman Peter Hood – who he had a falling...
Syria crisis 'claiming more lives'
Apr 6 2012 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the crisis in Syria is getting worse and claiming more lives every day even though President Bashar Assad's government insists it is withdrawing troops ahead of a UN deadline to end the violence....
Houghton: Why's my bruv a KR fan?
The Hull hooker’s family are all on the black and white side of the great rugby league divide. However, his brother is firmly in the red and white camp, much to Houghton’s amazement. Promising No9 Danny said: “Someone must have dropped him on his...
Leuluai fears Hohaia jinks
St Helens ace Hohaia is ready for his first taste of a derby against Wigan and admits an attitude adjustment is behind their sensational return to form. But New Zealand team-mate Leuluai is out to get one over on his pal in the first derby at Langtree...
DAD'S THE WAY FOR BRIGHTON'S INIGO CALDERON
INIGO CALDERON is desperate to lead Brighton to the daddy of all promotion parties – even if it means missing the birth of his baby. Calderon's girlfriend is due to go into labour on May 19, the day of the Championship play-off final. Defender...
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