General news

• Manchester To Host Olympics And Paralympics Homecoming Parade

  19-08-2016 23:29
  Manchester has been chosen to stage a homecoming parade "fit for heroes" for Team GB's triumphant Olympic and Paralympic stars. The city will host the celebration in October once the Paralympians have returned from the Games in Rio, Prime Minster Theresa May has announced. An additional national event will then take place in London.
  
  Read more

• Six-figure salaries for Scottish NHS staff despite a string of cuts

  19-08-2016 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOARING numbers of Scotland's NHS staff are earning more than £100,000 despite frontline cuts, it was revealed today.
  
  Read more

• Hero's welcome for Scottish Olympians

  19-08-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SCOTLAND'S Olympians and Paralympians are to receive a hero's welcome when they return laden with medals from the Rio Games.
  
  Read more

• Meet the man who has won 2016's Shed of the Year

  19-08-2016 22:08
  
  Kevin Herbert spent eight years building West Wing at the bottom of his Berkshire garden.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• GB's Nick Skelton Wins Show Jumping Gold At His Seventh Olympics

  19-08-2016 21:27
  Team GB's Nick Skelton has won a gold medal in the individual Olympic show jumping final in Rio. Peder Fredricson of Sweden won silver, and Canada's Eric Lamaze took bronze. It means that Great Britain's equestrian team finished with two gold medals - won by Skelton and dressage star Charlotte Dujardin - plus a silver for the dressage team.
  
  Read more

• TV Presenter Charlie Webster On Dialysis After Contracting Malaria

  19-08-2016 20:34
  Former Sky Sports News presenter Charlie Webster is "conscious and stable" after being brought out of a medically-induced coma in Rio. "When she first became ill, Charlie was scared and frustrated that she wasn't getting better and that she was missing the Olympics. Since coming out of the medically induced coma, she's feeling quite overwhelmed - and pretty groggy," a statement said.
  
  Read more

• GB's Nick Skelton Wins Show Jumping Gold

  19-08-2016 20:26
  Team GB's Nick Skelton has won a gold medal in the individual Olympic show jumping final in Rio.
  
  Read more

• REVEALED: Sturgeon told Scots they could join the EU - despite Brussels telling her THIS

  19-08-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon was warned she would not be able to instigate talks about Scotland joining Europe by the President of the EU three years ago - during the doomed independence referendum, it has been revealed.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• It's going to be a wet and windy weekend - so don't take any of those risky 'storm selfies'

  19-08-2016 19:33
  
  The risks outweigh the likes, guys.
  
  Read more

• RBS to charge some British corporate customers negative rates

  19-08-2016 18:47
  Some big corporate clients of Royal Bank of Scotland face the prospect of paying to hold deposits with the bank from Monday as it becomes the first lender in Britain to charge negative interest rates. The move, announced by the bank on Friday, is linked to the European Central Bank's negative deposit rate and not to the Bank of England's decision this month to cut its main lending rate to a record low 0.25 percent. The Edinburgh-based bank has contacted about 70 investment banking customers to w
  
  Read more

• The big choke

  19-08-2016 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Oxford Street is the world's most polluted road. Is he right?
  
  Read more

• John O'Neill Loses Court Fight Over Sexual Risk Order

  19-08-2016 18:31
  District Judge Adrian Lower said that he's persuaded that such an order is required to protect John O'Neill's future partners. The decision at York Magistrates' Court means an interim order will remain in place until that date. Earlier the court heard Mr O'Neill told a psychiatric nurse he needed women "to be scared or I don't respond".
  
  Read more

• Swimmer Ryan Lochte releases a statement about *that* robbery - but people aren't impressed

  19-08-2016 17:47
  
  But did he even write it himself?
  
  Read more

• IS pulls families out of towns in Syrian north

  19-08-2016 17:47
  Islamic State fighters have evacuated their families from a Syrian town at the Turkish border near a city that they recently lost to U.S.-backed militias, a monitor group said on Friday, a sign they may be preparing to face an attack there. Last week's capture by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of Manbij, 25 miles (40km) to their south, has left Islamic State fighters in Jarablus in danger of being cut off from the militant group's main territorial possessions. The town is located at the east
  
  Read more

• Post Office Workers Vote To Go On Strike Over Job Cuts

  19-08-2016 16:55
  Post Office staff have voted to go on strike in a row over cuts to jobs, services and pensions, the Communication and Workers Union (CWU) has said. In a ballot, 83% of members who voted supported industrial action. "Staff in the Post Office, face 2,000 job losses this year, the closure of their pension scheme and a strategy of slash and burn from the board of the company," Dave Ward, CWU general secretary, said.
  
  Read more

• Team GB Parade Should Be Outside London, Urges Former Minister

  19-08-2016 16:42
  Celebrations to mark Team GB's spectacular medals haul in Rio should be held outside the capital rather than with "a bloody parade around London for American tourists", a former sports minister has argued. Labour's Richard Caborn has called on the Prime Minister to hold a national commemoration to recognise the achievements of the UK's Olympic athletes. A parade has been held through the streets of London following the Games in recent years.
  
  Read more

• Three-year-old boy who died in dog attack has been named by police

  19-08-2016 16:35
  
  The youngster died from his injuries in hospital after being bitten at a property in Halstead, Essex.
  
  Read more

• Britain not to trigger EU divorce before end of year - Downing Street

  19-08-2016 16:29
  British Prime Minister Theresa May will not begin formal divorce talks on leaving the European Union before the end of the year, a government spokeswoman said on Friday. Bloomberg cited unidentified officials as saying that May is sympathetic to the case for acting by April at the latest. "We don't recognise this briefing," a Downing Street spokeswoman said when asked about the report.
  
  Read more

• Fair and foul - Shakespeare in many guises at Edinburgh Festival

  19-08-2016 16:10
  By Elisabeth O'Leary and Zoe Daniel EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Rapping, drunkenness and "Star Wars" are some of the twists given to William Shakespeare's plays at the Edinburgh festival this year, marking the 400th anniversary of his death. It may not always be clear whether the treatment of the English playwright's work is homage, mockery or a mixture of both, but packed theatres at the world's largest annual cultural event are testament to his continued popularity and versatility. Dozens of reimagi
  
  Read more

• RBS to charge some corporate customers for deposits in Britain

  19-08-2016 15:59
  Some large corporate clients who bank with Royal Bank of Scotland face the prospect of paying to hold cash in their accounts from Monday, a source close to the bank said, the first in Britain to charge negative interest rates on deposits. RBS is passing on the negative rates those clearing houses have charged to handle those trades since the European Central Bank cut its base rate earlier this year, the source said. RBS could not immediately be reached for comment.
  
  Read more

• If you love gin, we might have just found the perfect new job for you

  19-08-2016 15:35
  
  Plus, you get to travel at the same time… “ginternational”, some might say.
  
  Read more

• British Man Arrested After Policeman Murdered On Bali's Kuta Beach

  19-08-2016 14:53
  A British man and an Australian woman are being held after a policeman was found brutally murdered in his uniform on a Bali beach. "A smashed beer bottle and smashed-up surfboard were found near him, we suspect those were used in the attack," said Bali police chief Sugeng Priyanto. Briton David Taylor and Australian Sara Connor - believed to be a couple - were arrested on Friday after going to the Australian consulate.
  
  Read more

• Man Fighting Sex Restriction Order 'Needed Women To Be Scared'

  19-08-2016 14:40
  A man who has to give police 24 hours' notice before he has sex with a new partner told a psychiatric nurse he needed women "to be scared or I don't respond", a court has heard. It was also told the nurse wrote that John O'Neill was "preoccupied with killing himself and others" and found the idea "soothing". Mr O'Neill, 45, who is currently living rough in a wood, is asking for a Sexual Risk Order (SRO) - imposed after he was cleared of rape following a retrial last year - to be lifted.
  
  Read more

• Labour Must Woo Voters 'Tempted' By Tories

  19-08-2016 14:22
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has admitted the party will have to win over "some people that have been tempted to vote Tory" to have a chance of gaining power. The show of support came after Mr Corbyn secured the overwhelming backing of constituency Labour parties (CLPs). The two men had again gone head-to-head at Labour's latest leadership debate in Birmingham.
  
  Read more

• Bulk Data Interception 'Vital' For National Security, Review Finds

  19-08-2016 14:15
  Controversial powers for the bulk collection of data are crucial to the nation's security, an independent review has found. David Anderson QC headed up a team which examined whether the operational case for the contentious powers contained in the Investigatory Powers Bill had been made. The review concluded bulk interception was of "vital utility" to the security and intelligence agencies and alternative methods fell short of providing the same results.
  
  Read more

• Double Killer From Albania Loses Extradition Fight

  19-08-2016 14:04
  A double killer from Albania who posed as a Kosovan refugee to enter the UK is facing extradition back to his native country. Father-of-four Avni Metra, 53, came to Britain in 1998, a year after carrying out the brutal murder of two brothers. Metra, who claimed he had originally fled the country because his life was in danger, also argued he had a right to a private and personal life in the UK.
  
  Read more

• Small July surplus could limit Hammond's fiscal reset for UK

  19-08-2016 13:04
  By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's public finances showed a smaller-than-expected budget surplus in the first month after the vote to leave the European Union, potentially limiting the ability of new Chancellor Philip Hammond to give the economy a big boost later this year. Britain ran a budget surplus - excluding state-owned banks - of nearly 1 billion pounds last month, lower than the almost 1.2 billion pounds in the same month last year, leaving it off track to m
  
  Read more

• Drink like Han Solo in this new LA bar

  19-08-2016 13:03
  
  Don your favourite bounty hunter costume and head to Hollywood for this new Star Wars pop-up.
  
  Read more

• Britain needs bulk data interception for security, review says

  19-08-2016 12:49
  An independent review of draft British security legislation said bulk interception and collection of citizens' personal data was vital for the intelligence agencies to prevent attacks, a position welcomed by Prime Minister Theresa May. Last November, Britain unveiled a draft of the law that would give police and spies broad snooping powers they say are vital to protecting the public from criminals, paedophiles and terrorism. David Anderson, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, said
  
  Read more

• Meet the man who has to notify the police before he has sex

  19-08-2016 12:38
  
  John O’Neill is fighting the restrictions made under the Sexual Risk Order.
  
  Read more

• After years of delay, London's 'night tube' trains start running

  19-08-2016 12:19
  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The world's oldest underground rail network takes a big step forward this weekend when the "tube" starts all-night Friday and Saturday services after years of obstruction and delay. Now that agreement has eventually been reached, trains will run between north and south London and from east to west, before being rolled out on three further lines including to Heathrow Airport. "It will support thousands of workers who have to travel to or from work at night,
  
  Read more

• The ultimate showdown: Uber vs the Night Tube

  19-08-2016 11:52
  
  Exactly how much money will the Night Tube save you in Uber fares?
  
  Read more

• Cambridge University innovation investor raises 75 million pounds

  19-08-2016 11:27
  Cambridge Innovation Capital, which commercializes technology and healthcare research from Cambridge University, has raised 75 million pounds from investors, including for the first time Woodford Investment Management. CIC, founded in 2013, has already invested 33 million pounds in 13 technology and healthcare innovations, such as a company building robots to do keyhole surgery and a drug developer that targets RNA-modifying enzymes to treat cancer. The new capital has come from fund manger Neil
  
  Read more

• Boy, 3, Dies After Being Bitten By Dog In Halstead, Essex

  19-08-2016 11:05
  A three-year-old boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Halstead, Essex, police said. The dog has been seized by police and placed in kennels. A 29-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. She remains in custody.
  
  Read more

• Corbyn Allies Slammed Over 'Intolerable' Attacks On Party Staff

  19-08-2016 10:46
  Tom Watson has expressed concerns that Labour Party staff are being "publicly attacked and undermined" by allies of Jeremy Corbyn. While the letter is not linked to a leadership campaign and contains no names, it quotes reports of reprisals by Mr Corbyn's supporters against back office staff who have not backed him. Much of the anger from Corbyn supporters has been aimed at party general secretary Iain McNicol - who has been blamed for a decision to exclude members who joined since January
  
  Read more

• UK public finances improve less than expected despite corporation tax boost

  19-08-2016 10:34
  Britain's public finances showed a smaller-than-expected budget surplus in July despite strong corporation tax receipts, according to the first official budget figures since the country's Brexit vote. Britain ran a budget surplus - excluding state-owned banks - of nearly 1 billion pounds last month, lower than a surplus of almost 1.2 billion pounds in the same month last year. Britain typically reports a surplus in July as many companies pay corporation tax and some individuals settle their tax
  
  Read more

• Boy dies after dog attack

  19-08-2016 10:21
  
  The boy was taken to hospital but died from his injuries, police said.
  
  Read more

• Oil Firm Not Yet Ready To Refloat Stranded Rig Near Isle Of Lewis

  19-08-2016 10:02
  An oil firm whose rig ran aground off the Isle of Lewis more than a week ago has apologised after admitting it is not ready to refloat the platform. Mr Walls said: "We need to get ourselves in the position where we're ready to float and we're not there yet.
  
  Read more

• The National Living Wage should be scrapped, according to a think-tank

  19-08-2016 09:57
  
  The Institute of Economic Affairs argues the NLW does “nothing or those out of work or many of those working part-time or in poverty”.
  
  Read more

• Screams Heard As Boy, 3, Killed By Dog In Halstead, Essex

  19-08-2016 09:55
  A three-year-old boy has died after being bitten by a dog in Halstead, Essex, police said. The dog has been seized by police and placed in kennels. A 29-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control. She remains in custody.
  
  Read more

• Usain Bolt made it eight gold medals, Jade Jones kicked her way to victory and other things you missed while you were sleeping

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  Here’s all the action on what was a thrilling Thursday at the Games.
  
  Read more

• British landlords scope out office bargains as Brexit vote bites

  19-08-2016 08:36
  British landlords were bracing for a drop in commercial property values due to an exodus of tenants after Britain voted to exit the European Union. This translated into bargains for savvy real estate companies looking to buy properties on the cheap and for investors who wanted to increase their stakes in landlords doing so. UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT), which owns property across the UK, was keen on buying office space in South East England, said Will Fulton, a portfolio manager at Stand
  
  Read more

• Night Tube Begins Tonight On Central And Victoria Lines After Delay

  19-08-2016 08:35
  London's long-awaited all-night Tube service starts on two lines on Friday night after a year-long delay. Around 100 British Transport Police (BTP) officers will be on patrol across the network. Plans for the service were first announced in November 2013 and it was expected to begin in time for the Rugby World Cup in September last year, under former London mayor Boris Johnson's watch.
  
  Read more

• Bolt seals sprint 'triple double' - Financial Times

  19-08-2016 08:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Bolt seals sprint 'triple double'
  Financial Times
  It was another gold for Usain Bolt, blasting his opposition off the track in the men's 200 metre final to secure an unprecedented “triple double” — winning both the 100m and 200m in the last three Olympics. The Jamaican's time of 19.78 seconds put him ...
  Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt leaves the rest in his wakeThe Sydney Morning Herald
  Olympics-Athletics-Peerless Bolt powers to 200m goldDaily Mail
  Rio 2016
  
  Read more

• Trump says he regrets remarks that 'caused personal pain' - Irish Times

  19-08-2016 07:44 via irishtimes.com
  
  Irish Times
  Trump says he regrets remarks that 'caused personal pain'
  Irish Times
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump expressed regret for some of the caustic comments he has made during his campaign that have “caused personal pain,” acknowledging that he sometimes said “the wrong thing”. Appearing to reflect the ...
  The Latest: Pence files personal financial disclosure formDaily Mail
  Repentant Donald Trump offers surprise apology for saying 'wrong things'
  
  Read more

• 2 American swimmers leave Rio, but robbery scandal not over - Daily Mail

  19-08-2016 07:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  2 American swimmers leave Rio, but robbery scandal not over
  Daily Mail
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Twenty-four hours after being pulled off a plane by law enforcement, two American Olympic swimmers were on their way home Friday after testifying about an alleged robbery that shocked and then deeply angered Brazilians when ...
  US apologises for swimmers 'unacceptable behaviour'BBC News
  Rio Olympics 2016: US Olympic Officials apologise as disgraced swimmers Lochte, Feigen, Conger a
  
  Read more

• Loyal Energy Customers 'Getting Fleeced' By Suppliers

  19-08-2016 07:21
  Energy companies are being overpaid some £5.4bn a year by customers who stay loyal to the same supplier, a new study has found.
  
  Read more

• Moody's deals fresh blow to Australia's 'Big Four' banks - Reuters UK

  19-08-2016 07:19 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters UK
  Moody's deals fresh blow to Australia's 'Big Four' banks
  Reuters UK
  A combination of photographs shows people using automated teller machines (ATMs) at Australia's ''Big Four'' banks - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (bottom R), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (top R), National Australia Bank Ltd (bottom L) ...
  Moody's lowers outlook on Australia banks to negativeDaily Mail
  Aussie banks in Moody's gunCourier Mail
  Moody's revises ratings outlooks of Big Four banks to n
  
  Read more

• Jade Jones wins Team GB's 22nd gold as Caster Semenya breezes into 800m final - what you missed last night at Rio ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  19-08-2016 06:30 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Jade Jones wins Team GB's 22nd gold as Caster Semenya breezes into 800m final - what you missed last night at Rio ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The Flint 23-year-old lifted coach Paul Green high in celebration after two stunning head kicks in the final round saw her to a 16-7 win over her -57kg rival. Jones had seen a six-point lead at the end of the first round cut to just one in the second ...
  Rio Olympics 2016: Caster Semenya, runner boxed in by gender debateFinancial Times
  South Afric
  
  Read more

• Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolises Aleppo's plight - Daily Mail

  19-08-2016 06:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolises Aleppo's plight
  Daily Mail
  A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike has become a symbol of civilian suffering in Aleppo, drawing worldwide attention. As international concern mounted, President Bashar al-Assad's key ally ...
  How many more Omran's before we do something?Al-Arabiya
  AP News in Brief at 11:04 pm EDTWashington Post
  Omran Daqneeshs Face Cant Fix a WarDaily Beast
  CNN -P
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!