Yorkshire Post back issues from July 2008:
Fast-tracking for anti-malarials
Jul 01, 2008 ... YORK University scientists are working to make vital malariadrugs cheaper and more accessible to patients in developingcountries. They are aiming to improve yields of one of the world's mostimportant medicinal plants - the aromatic herb Artemisia. Malaria kills more than a ...
Queen begins week in Scotland with age-old ceremony of keys
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Queen yesterday kicked off a week of engagements in Scotlandby taking part in a traditional ceremony. The monarch was in Edinburgh for the Ceremony of the Keys, whichmarks the start of her stay at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Hundreds of people gathered to watch as she was ...
Port in a storm over 'monstrous' Teletubby home
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Teletubbies may no longer be the national obsession they oncewere but a "flying saucer" style building in a historic port shouldensure that Tinkie Winkie, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po never fade from thepublic imagination. Designers of the futuristic development in Whitby say the ...
Obscenities in exams 'can earn marks'
Jul 01, 2008 ... Students who write obscenities in their GCSE English exams canstill be awarded marks, a chief examiner has said. A pupil who wrote "f*** off" on an examination paper was giventwo points for spelling it correctly and conveying a meaning. Peter Buckroyd, a chief examiner for the ...
Rat junk-food study concludes: You are what your mother ate
Jul 01, 2008 ... Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers who live on a diet of junk foodcould be condemning their children to lifelong obesity and ill-health, experts warned today. A study suggests that a mother's poor diet can do long-lastingand irreversible damage to her child. The effects ...
Today could be hottest day of year so far
Jul 01, 2008 ... Temperatures are set to soar today with forecasters predictingthe hottest day of the year. It could reach 28C in London, say forecasters. So far this yeartemperatures are only known to have reached 28C ...
Polish apology for penalty referee
Jul 01, 2008 ... POLAND'S prime minister has apologised to a football referee fromYorkshire who became the focus of fury after awarding acontroversial penalty during the Euro 2008 football championship. Donald Tusk said he wanted to "kill" Howard Webb, from Rotherham,after his decision against the ...
Killers among 2,400 deported foreign criminals
Jul 01, 2008 ... MORE than a dozen killers and nearly 140 sex offenders have beendeported from Britain since the start of the year, new Home Officefigures show. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne revealed the figures as part ofan update on the total number of foreign criminals removed from ...
Knowing me, knowing you
Jul 01, 2008 ... Stars Meryl Streep and Julie Walters greet each other at theworld premiere of Abba film musical Mamma Mia! in Leicester Square,London, last night. Thousands of fans turned out to catch a glimpse of the stars,including former James Bond Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. The ...
Hospitals that fail to satisfy patients could lose millions
Jul 01, 2008 ... HOSPITALS which leave patients dissatisfied could lose up toPounds 9m a year under Government plans to give people more powerover the NHS. Ministers hope the move, part of Health Minister Ara Darzi'sreview of the NHS, will improve standards as he pledged to end theera of ...
Charges ruled out for contracts-row police officer
Jul 01, 2008 ... A SENIOR North Yorkshire police officer whose wife's trainingcompany received more than Pounds 200,000 in payments from the forcehas been told he will not face criminal charges. The force said it could not confirm whether Supt Paul Ackerleywould now face disciplinary action over ...
UK is blackspot for drink-driving
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE UK was named yesterday among the worst European nations fordrink-driving as over-the-limit motorists are blamed for hundreds ofdeaths on Britain's roads each year. The largest ever drink-drive crackdown has been conducted by theEuropean Traffic Police Network (Tispol) which ...
Tesco shuts trading door on crisis-hit Zimbabwe
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tesco is to stop sourcing products from Zimbabwe as the politicalcrisis there escalates. The supermarket chain said last night it had taken the "difficultdecision" to cut trade "until there is an end to the currentpolitical crisis". A spokesman said: "We also attach a very ...
Campaign for women bishops is backed by 4,000 Anglicans
Jul 01, 2008 ... More than 4,000 Anglicans have given their support to calls forthe introduction of women bishops without special legislation toprotect opponents of the move, it was disclosed yesterday. Campaigners for the consecration of women bishops said 1,276women clergy, 1,012 male clergy and ...
Rare turtles are returned to wild after British beach excursion
Jul 01, 2008 ... Two rare loggerhead turtles rescued off the UK coast weresuccessfully returned to the wild in Gran Canaria, marine expertsannounced yesterday. The turtles, named James and Dink, have undergone five months ofrehabilitation at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall, afterthey ...
'Designer baby' less likely to get breast cancer
Jul 01, 2008 ... A couple are expecting Brit-ain's first baby screened not to havehereditary breast cancer in what is being hailed as "an excitingtechnological development". They decided to screen embryos and remove the inherited cancer-causing gene BRCA-1 because the baby's father, his sister, ...
Rail fares to increase sharply as drivers face higher costs
Jul 01, 2008 ... RISING inflation will mean rail passengers facing big fareincreases in the new year. Train companies base their annual fare increases for regulatedfares, which include annual season tickets, on the retail priceindex (RPI) for July plus one per cent. Next month's RPI is ...
Downturn in house market getting worse
Jul 01, 2008 ... The number of mortgages approved for buying a house hit a recordlow during May, suggesting the housing market downturn isintensifying,. Loan approvals for people buying a new property fell by 28 percent during the month to 42,000 - 64 per cent fewer than in May lastyear and the ...
Woman 'planned suicide at Golden Gate bridge'
Jul 01, 2008 ... A successful British woman with an "all-consuming" health problemjumped to her death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Franciscoafter surfing suicide websites, her family revealed. Olivia Crowther, 23, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, had beenlooking at macabre webpages showing ...
'Fairer' stamp duty urged
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Government needs to radically overhaul stamp duty to make itfairer and help support the faltering housing market, an industrybody said today. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said thecurrent system was "unfair, ineffective and long overdue ...
Family condemns stab-death psychiatrist for suing
Jul 01, 2008 ... The family of a retired Yorkshire banker stabbed to death by amental patient has condemned the decision to allow a psychiatrist atthe centre of the case to sue for compensation. Paranoid schizophrenic John Barrett absconded from SpringfieldHospital in Tooting, south London, before ...
Bus driver's jaw broken by punch from 17 stone rugby league star
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rugby league star Iafeta Paleaaesina was yesterday sentenced tocarry out 200 hours of unpaid work after being convicted of punchinga bus driver to the ground. The 17 stone prop, who plays for Wigan Warriors, left victimJames Campbell with a broken jaw after the confrontation ...
Barton assault on teammate shocked players
Jul 01, 2008 ... Premier League footballer Joey Barton will be sentenced todayafter pleading guilty to assaulting a former teammate.He punched Ousmane Dabo, a former colleague at Manchester City,knocking him unconscious, and continued to hit him as he lay on theground. Teammates who ...
Sea deaths expose online boat sales danger
Jul 01, 2008 ... A CATALOGUE of errors, including loopholes in maritime safetycreated by the internet, led to the deaths of three friends offWhitby, it was revealed yesterday. They sailed a motor cruiser they had bought online into the teethof a storm outside the harbour last November. The ...
Higher income and lower tax bill boost Prince's coffers
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Prince of Wales's private income rose by an inflation-busting seven per cent to more Pounds 16m last year, and his taxbill fell at the same time. Accounts released by Clarence House showed the money generated bythe Duchy of Cornwall - the landed estate given to the heir to ...
Doctors urged to embrace internet
Jul 01, 2008 ... HEALTH professionals need to embrace the internet as a way ofproviding medical information to cope with the growing numbers of do-it-yourself doctors as technology revolutionises the health system. Lord Darzi says there is a danger patients will be left tonavigate "through myth ...
Minister signals the end of postcode lottery on drugs
Jul 01, 2008 ... ALL patients will have the right to receive any drug or treatmentrecommended by the National Institute for Health and ClinicalExcellence (Nice) under a draft NHS constitution. The pledge aims to end the so-called postcode lottery that hasleft patients in some areas being denied ...
More choice for patients under Darzi proposals
Jul 01, 2008 ... PATIENTS will be put in the driving seat as they are given morechoice over where to register with a GP and even what type ofsurgery they want under Health Minister Ara Darzi's plans to putquality at the heart of the NHS. People will be able to register with their chosen GP ...
'Pounds 4.50' oil painting could fetch Pounds 80,000
Jul 01, 2008 ... An oil painting by one of Yorkshire's outstanding Victorianartists - which was sold in the early 1970s for possibly as littleas Pounds 4.50 - is now expected to fetch up to Pounds 80,000 whenit is auctioned later this month. The picture, A Decorator, by York-born Albert Moore was ...
Health facts behind the headlines
Jul 01, 2008 ... From tomorrow a new Health Info section on the Yorkshire Postwebsite will be brought to you by NHS Choices - the Department ofHealth approved health website. Each day it will provide unbiased and evidence-based analysis ofhealth stories that are making the news. All articles will ...
Keeping healthy to be a priority
Jul 01, 2008 ... The new-look National Health Service visualised by Lord Darziwill try to stop people becoming ill in the first place rather thansimply treat them when they fall sick. Political Editor JonathanReed reports. THE NHS must help cut to obesity, reduce heavy drinking and treatdrug ...
Prosecutors defended over 'no murder charge' decision
Jul 01, 2008 ... PROSECUTORS who made the decision against bringing a murdercharge over the death of a neglected three-year-old in Sheffieldhave been defended by their boss. Sabrina Hirst was jailed for the manslaughter of daughterTiffany, who died from bronchial pneumonia after being left ...
Ex-EastEnders star pleads for end to knife crime after brother's death
Jul 01, 2008 ... A former EastEnders star made an emotional plea for young peopleto put down their knives after her teenage brother became the latestvictim of violence on Britain's streets. Popular GCSE student and budding actor Ben Kinsella, 16, wasstabbed to death when he became caught up in a ...
School heads 'may recruit foreign physics teachers'
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Minister yesterday held out the prospect of headteachersrecruiting physics teachers from abroad to meet the shortage inEnglish schools. Schools Minister Jim Knight said local authorities and individualschools should "do what they need to do" to address the problem inthe short ...
Cholesterol linked to the loss of memory in middle age
Jul 01, 2008 ... A lack of "good" cholesterol in middle age may increase the riskof memory loss and Alzheimer's, research suggests. The link between high density lipoprotein (HDL) - or "good"cholesterol - and dementia emerged from a study of 3,673 civilservants. Scientists found that ...
'Simplistic' exam questions slammed
Jul 01, 2008 ... Pupils are being set "simplistic" exam questions when they havebeen taught to a much higher ability, scientists say. The Royal Society of Chemistry said there was a widening gulfbetween the high-quality teaching and curriculum materials availablefor science lessons in the UK's ...
A-level sciences 'grade harder than the arts'
Jul 01, 2008 ... Achieving top grades in science subjects is more difficult thangaining an "A" in the arts, it was claimed today. Researchers who analysed data from nearly a million exam resultsfound subjects such as physics, chemistry and biology at A-levelwere a whole grade harder than drama, ...
Pounds 6m plan for MPs' offices sparks new expenses row
Jul 01, 2008 ... MPs are planning to spend millions more pounds of taxpayers' cashon better offices in their constituencies. A House of Commons committee is drawing up proposals to find newaccommodation for MPs amid complaints that they cannot afford decentoffices out of their expenses. The ...
New challenge over 10p tax package
Jul 01, 2008 ... Chancellor Alistair Darling, is facing a fresh challenge fromLabour backbenchers to his compensation package for workers who lostout from the abolition of the 10p starting rate of income tax. Plans to ensure that all of the 10p losers are fully compensatedhave been tabled by two ...
Brown fightback running into trouble as party finances hit rock bottom
Jul 01, 2008 ... Gordon Brown's latest fightback is in danger of being derailed byinternal rows and fears over Labour's finances. As the Prime Minister announced a major overhaul of the NHS tomark its 60th birthday, a former party treasurer warned that itsbooks were in the worst state ...
Protesters from across UK join eco-town demo
Jul 01, 2008 ... Hundreds of campaigners gathered outside Parliament yesterday toprotest against Government plans to build eco-towns in their areas. The protesters, who came from across the country, accused theGovernment of building "rural ghettos of the future" and failing toconsult local people ...
Harehills shooting police release e-fit
Jul 01, 2008 ... POLICE investigating the death of a man shot dead at a house inLeeds have issued an e-fit of a woman they wish to trace. Adam Chadwick, whom police believe was mistaken for somebodyelse, died following the shooting at Clifton Mount, in Harehills, onJune 24. The 20-year-old ...
Rape law campaigner sets out by-election stall
Jul 01, 2008 ... RAPE law campaigner Jill Saward today promised to "put victimsfirst" as she unveiled her manifesto for the Haltemprice and Howdenby-election. Ms Saward, who was a victim of the infamous Ealing Vicarage rapein 1986, said the criminal justice system placed more emphasis onthe ...
Schizophrenic sentenced for stabbing teacher to death
Jul 01, 2008 ... A DEDICATED Yorkshire teacher who had recently split from hiswife of 40 years was stabbed to death by his girlfriend'sschizophrenic son who had stopped taking his medication. Douglas Scott had travelled to London to see Daria Quintana whenhe was knifed repeatedly with a pair of ...
Pounds 2m fine for water firm's deception
Jul 01, 2008 ... BRITAIN'S second biggest water company has been fined Pounds 2million for lying about water leaks. Severn Trent, which has around eight million customers, was thefirst company to be prosecuted for making false statements about itsleaks. The Serious Fraud Office, which ...
Lottery winner's brother hanged himself over morgage debt
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE brother of a lottery winner hanged himself the day before heand his family were due to be evicted from their home after he fellbehind in mortgage repayments. Duncan Wilby, who worked as a part-time postie, had hidden hisfinancial worries from his family who believed they were ...
Leeds to make debut in Ireland savings
Jul 01, 2008 ... LEEDS Building Society will become the first UK building societyto open a new savings operation in Ireland today. The new offering in Dublin includes one and two-year fixed rateswith penalty free access, which it says is unusual in the Irishsavings market. Kim Rebecchi, ...
Funding blow for region's carbon capture plan
Jul 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a world-leading Pounds 30bn scheme to capture two-thirds of the region's CO2 emissions and store them under the NorthSea have suffered a blow after missing out on up to Pounds 1bn ofGovernment funding. Officials have described the Government's decision to exclude ...
ASOS is defying the slowdown
Jul 01, 2008 ... The appetite for online shopping showed little sign of waveringyesterday as internet fashion retailer ASOS doubled profits andposted healthy sales. ASOS, which stands for As Seen On Screen, beat City forecastswith pre-tax profits of Pounds 7.3m in the year to March 31 - morethan ...
New chamber chief sets out mission
Jul 01, 2008 ... The new chief executive of Leeds Chamber of Commerce wants toenhance the city's position "as a national and international cityfor business". The board confirmed the appointment of Gary Williamson assuccessor to Richard Mansell. Mr Williamson has been acting CEOsince ...
Shareholder group snubs B&B rights issue
Jul 01, 2008 ... BRADFORD & BINGLEY received a further blow yesterday after aninfluential shareholder group withdrew its backing for the bank'scontroversial rights issue and said shareholders should considervoting against it. The UK Shareholders Association, which represents B&B's 800,000small ...
500 jobs go at car dealer Pendragon
Jul 01, 2008 ... Car dealership Pendragon yesterday warned of a sharp decline inused and new car markets and said it had cut 500 jobs to trim costs. The Nottingham-based group, which owns retailers Evans Halshawand Stratstone, shed the staff from its 15,700-strong workforce tocope with the tough ...
Boost for Multiflight
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Multiflight Flight Training Centre at Leeds Bradford Airporthas been selected to provide flight training for Atlantic Airlines'cadet pilots. Multiflight was selected from a host of other UK flight trainingcentres to run Atlantic Airlines' cadet pilot programme/ ...
An airport to be proud of
Jul 01, 2008 ... Leeds Bradford International Airport has revealed ambitious plansto introduce new medium and long-haul routes and expand passengernumbers. Bridgepoint Capital, the private equity firm which bought theairport for Pounds 145.5m a year ago, has promised to spend Pounds70m to ...
Profits up but Carpetright boss warns of difficult year ahead
Jul 01, 2008 ... FLOOR and carpets chain Carpetright reported a 7.6 per cent risein annual profits today, but its founder Lord Harris warned thisyear would be "one of the most difficult" in his career. The group saw UK and Ireland like-for-like sales drop 2.7 percent in the year to May 3 as the ...
HMV store revamp gathers pace
Jul 01, 2008 ... Music and games retailer HMV today pledged to increase the roll-out of its "next generation" stores as the turnaround of the groupgathers momentum. HMV said five trial stores featuring a "social hub",entertainment websites and games zones had outperformed the rest ofthe chain ...
New sales boss for Infoserve
Jul 01, 2008 ... INFORSERVE has appointed Mark Riley sales director from today. Mr Riley, 49, has experience of working within newspaperdistribution and direct marketing. He joins the board of Infoserve,the Leeds-based e-marketing firm specialising in local searches. He was previously the ...
Rail plant hire firm is on track for expansion
Jul 01, 2008 ... A plant hire company which provides innovative, adaptable road-rail vehicles is opening a new factory in Mickley, North Yorkshire. Aquarius Railroad Technologies' new premises cover 2,400 sq ftand include a 210 ft test track, offices and maintenance facilities. Founded by ...
Takeover offer meets with a cool reception
Jul 01, 2008 ... TELECOMS group Cable & Wireless yesterday tabled a Pounds 329mtakeover bid for Thus, but received a lukewarm response from itssmaller rival. C&W has put forward a higher 180p-a-share offer after its initial165p-a-share approach was turned down by Glasgow-based Thus latelast ...
Credit crunch legal threat to companies
Jul 01, 2008 ... It is one of the indisputable facts of commercial life that adownturn in the economy usually gives rise to an increasing numberof disputes. Problems which are ignored in good times because both parties aretoo busy making money to notice, suddenly take on greaterimportance ....
Buyout backing for book chain
Jul 01, 2008 ... PRIVATE equity firm Endless has formed a partnership with twoinvestors to back its buyout of budget bookseller The Works. Endless, based in Leeds, which bought the book chain last month,has formed a partnership agreement with Anthony Solomon and DavidLuper. Mr Solomon will become ...
Universal makes it three acquisitions in three years
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sheffield-based Universal Components has announced its third andlargest acquisition in three years with the purchase of PollardBeaumont for an undisclosed sum.Universal, an automotive parts company, is planning furthergrowth, and chief executive Gary Hadley said he has his ...
Private equity firm LDC completes deal with Eve Trakway
Jul 01, 2008 ... Eve Trakway, the business which helped ensure the long-termfuture of the Glastonbury festival by preventing fence-jumpers, aimsto grow more after completing a deal with mid-market private equityhouse LDC. The Chesterfield-based company is a supplier of temporary vehicleand ...
Sweet way to seek and keep the right staff
Jul 01, 2008 ... IT'S in vogue and businesses are clamouring to show off how muchthey care. But you might think corporate social responsibility ismore about big firms easing their conscience than doing anythingconstructive.But that's not a charge that could be levelled at JamesAverdieck ....
Adviser picks up dealmaker award
Jul 01, 2008 ... A DEAL worth Pounds 56m helped a corporate finance partner win anindustry award. Patrick Abel, of the Sheffield office of accountants and businessadvisers PKF, has been named Dealmaker of the Year in SouthYorkshire in a vote by his industry peers. He won the accolade at the ...