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Family comes together for Downton Abbey, says star Jim Carter 20 Aug 2012 | 07:44 am
Downton Abbey star Jim Carter has revealed the programme has brought his family closer together, as his wife Imelda Staunton and teenage daughter are both fans.
Rescuers in hunt for boy lost at sea near Swansea 20 Aug 2012 | 07:41 am
AN AIR and sea rescue for a missing four-year-old boy is expected to resume this morning.
Musicians strike gold after Olympics 20 Aug 2012 | 07:35 am
Musicians who performed at the Olympics closing ceremony have sent the album charts into a spin, with Aberdeenshire singer Emeli Sande climbing to the top and alternative-rockers Elbow jumping 133 pla...
Beer named after Robert the Bruce launches at Bruce Festival, Dunfermline 20 Aug 2012 | 07:34 am
A BEER named after Scottish king Robert the Bruce is being launched at a festival in his honour.
University sends out course offers in error 20 Aug 2012 | 07:33 am
A STORMONT minister has said he will look sympathetically on a university facing a possible financial penalty for exceeding student numbers after an email glitch saw hundreds of course offers sent in ...
Brother and sister hit by car while out shopping 20 Aug 2012 | 07:25 am
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy and his ten-year-old sister were critically injured in a hit and run after they walked home after buying onions for the family’s Eid celebrations.
Footballers’ 1,500% pay rise in 50 years 20 Aug 2012 | 07:25 am
Top footballers in England have seen pay rises of 1,500 per cent over the past 50 years, many times more than the 186 per cent increase in average UK wages.
Nurse who assaulted patient at nursing home in Livingston is struck off 20 Aug 2012 | 07:25 am
A NURSE who assaulted a vulnerable patient after telling a junior medic that “you have to be rough with them” has been banned from the profession.
Showers cool down sweltering Britain 20 Aug 2012 | 07:21 am
Showers and cloud prevented yesterday from being the hottest day of the year.
Part of brain that filters irrelevant information is found 20 Aug 2012 | 07:16 am
The part of the brain which filters out irrelevant information has been identified by scientists – with the help of video game-playing monkeys.
