When will Fife declare referendum results of the 2014 Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Fife is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 4am and the area is one of the last in Scotland to declare the results of the vote. The area makes up 7.1 per cent of the [...]
Will the Scottish independence referendum be an election turnout record breaker? Only if 2,725,465 Scots head to the polls September 18, 2014 As Scots finally head to the polls, many have predicted today could be a record breaking day for the country. A huge turnout is expected in arguably the most important vote in Scotland’s history, but how will we know if it breaks records? One professor at the University of Reading has done the sums to [...]
Would Andy Murray, Alex Ferguson, Barack Obama, Boris Johnson and Groundskeeper Willie vote for independence in the Scottish referendum? September 18, 2014 It’s crunch time in the Scottish independence debate as Scots finally head to the polls today. In a campaign that’s been going on longer than we can remember, feelings about Scottish independence- for and against- have emerged, from economists, business leaders, celebrities and sports stars. Even fictional Scots have taken a side. Have you been [...]
Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshenko calls for US military aid September 18, 2014 The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has called upon the US to provide his country with military assistance as it attempts to combat pro-Russian separatist forces. Poroshenko described Ukraine as being at the “forefront of the fight against terrorism”. President Barack Obama has condemned Russia’s involvement in the conflict, but has so far limited [...]
Scottish independence referendum: Traders bet on No vote to win September 18, 2014 How is the Scottish referendum affecting markets? Well the last opinion poll put No at 53 per cent, while the Yes campaign was at 47 per cent but if today's currency movements are anything to go by investors are much more confident that the union will not be broken up. So far today, [...]
Gordon Brown’s speech on eve of Scotland’s independence vote. Full video and transcript September 18, 2014 At last, the world is hearing the voices of the real people of Scotland. The silent majority will be silent no more. And our patriotic vision, proud of our Scottish identity, proud of our distinctive Scottish institutions, proud of the Scottish Parliament that we, not the Nationalist party, created. And proud, and [...]
Watch: Leaf’s-eye-view of a tree being hoisted to the top of the Walkie Talkie September 18, 2014 Skyscrapers may be complex to build, but what about getting the furniture into them? You can usually squeeze a sofa into the lift – but a full-grown tree requires rather more specialist equipment. The video below gives a leaf's-eye-view of the process involved in hoisting a palm tree into the top floors of the Walkie [...]
Monitise share price tanks after Visa Inc reveals plans to reduce stake September 18, 2014 Monitise's share price is tanking today, after Visa Inc said it was looking at options to reduce its stake in the business. Shares in the British tech business had fallen more than 35 per cent at pixel time, wiping hundreds of pounds off its market value and making it the biggest single loser on [...]
Fifa ethics committee orders FAs to return £16,000 luxury watch September 18, 2014 Fifa has ordered the FA and other football associations (FAs) to hand over a £16,000 luxury watch given to management by the Brazilian football federation (CBF). According to Fifa, officials from the 32 nations competing at this summer’s World Cup were given the watches as a gift from the CBF at a pre-tournament congress [...]
Supermassive black hole found at centre of tiny galaxy September 18, 2014 A huge black hole has been found at the heart of the M60-UCD1 dwarf galaxy – one of the smallest and densest galaxies ever known. The galaxy has a diameter of around 300 light years – that is just 1/500 the size of the Milky Way, yet its newly-discovered supermassive black hole is five [...]