Rain delays Pakistan's clash with Scotland
Source: DAWN
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-19 06:43:40 -0700 | sports-news
Pakistan's one-day international against Scotland was delayed on Sunday due to a waterlogged playing surface in Edinburgh. The umpires ordered a 1200GMT pitch inspection at the Grange after taking a close look at the wicket three times before the scheduled...
Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe
Source: Open Democracy
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-19 06:06:48 -0700 | allnews
political, constitutional and economic, of the UK in Europe and of Europe itself as an idea and project. And underneath all of this is a deep-seated Western fear, of loss of confidence in Western modernity and anxiety about the future....
Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe
Source: Open Democracy
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-19 06:06:48 -0700 | allnews
political, constitutional and economic, of the UK in Europe and of Europe itself as an idea and project. And underneath all of this is a deep-seated Western fear, of loss of confidence in Western modernity and anxiety about the future....
Tory 'loons' remarks on front pages
Source: BBC
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 08:44:56 -0700 | political-news
Tory 'loons' remarks dominate Remarks said to have been made by one of David Cameron's closest allies, at a private dinner, find their way on to the front page of several papers...The paper quotes campaigners as saying the comments show...
'Church of Scotland amends disputed Israel paper'
Source: Jerusalem Post
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 19:02:32 -0700 | political-news
Revisions of controversial publication made after uproar over text's rejection of Jewish scriptural-based rights to Israel, BBC reports. The General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Green Lane The Church of Scotland revised a paper it...
Kirstie Allsopp and her sister faced Angelina Jolie's cancer dilemma. Here they reveal why only one ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 15:06:44 -0700 | health-news
The actress, supported by her fiance Brad Pitt, made the decision after doctors told her she had an 87 per cent chance of developing breast cancer which, post-mastectomy, has now dropped to 5 per cent. Sofie, who lives in Edinburgh...
Leaving Alexandria, By Richard Holloway
Source: The Independent
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 11:17:08 -0700 | sports-news
Suggested Topics This excellent memoir crystallises current debates on the church, homosexuality and women's ordination. A former Bishop of Edinburgh who left under a cloud of controversy, Holloway takes us through his early life struggles with celibacy and sexual desire,...
Women who wear trousers are 'deliberately making themselves unattractive', says UKIP's new donor as ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 02:40:05 -0700 | allnews
The interesting thing about this phenomenon is that, because women cannot see themselves from the rear, the vast majority of women are unaware that trousers are very unflattering to them,' he said in the 2003 book. 'Trousers are made for...
Women who wear trousers are 'deliberately making themselves unattractive', says UKIP's new donor as ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 02:40:05 -0700 | allnews
The interesting thing about this phenomenon is that, because women cannot see themselves from the rear, the vast majority of women are unaware that trousers are very unflattering to them,' he said in the 2003 book. 'Trousers are made for...
UKIP leader's Edinburgh news conference hijacked by nationalists
Source: United Press International
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 09:02:32 -0700 | political-news
United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage's attempt to take his message to Scotland Thursday was hijacked by nationalist protesters. About 100 protesters gathered at the Canon's Gait pub on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, where Farage had scheduled a...
Probably the best job in the world! Carlsberg advertises for an official taste tester
Source: Mail Online UK
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-16 07:32:45 -0700 | political-news
Easiest job every. Does it taste? No. Next. - m_hausammann , Tallinn, Estonia, 16/5/2013 15:16 Click to rate Rating (0) Mass produced lager doesn't need testing, it's all awful. Job done. - knowitall , ends of the...
RBS to cut a further 1,400 jobs
Source: BBC
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-16 09:44:00 -0700 | business-news
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut a further 1,400 jobs from its retail banking head office over the next two years. Most of the job losses are expected to be at RBS's offices in Edinburgh...RBS has already announced...
Prospects improve for UK sale of Lloyds stake
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-16 09:44:45 -0700 | business-news
A sign from a branch of a Lloyds bank is reflected in a window in central London May 13, 2013. The chances of Britain selling its stake in Lloyds improved during 2012 and the government should be able to start...
Scotland and the EU: a tale of two referenda
Source: Open Democracy
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-16 02:50:55 -0700 | political-news
May 2013 Scotland's place in the Union, Britain's place in the EU. Two referenda are on the horizon, but the debates around each are strangely divorced from each other. Two independence campaigns are now running in the UK: one on...
Bankruptcy Assistance Website Sequestration.net Reports a Significant Decrease in Applicants
Source: PR Newswire
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-15 04:39:12 -0700 | business-news
This significant drop in applicants comes on the heels of a recent news article on Scotsman.com, which reported that a growing number of Scots with a significant amount of debt are now getting help from official government programmes. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/201305
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