French Prime Minister announces confidence vote to be held in the Autumn August 26, 2014 French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has pledged to hold a parliamentary confidence vote which will take place in the Autumn, reports AFP. In a TV interview, Valls said, "I will have the opportunity to hold a vote of confidence at the (lower house) National Assembly… in September or in October." The news comes after the [...]
Lawmaker who voted to clamp down on Uber arrested for drink-driving August 26, 2014 In a delicious twist of irony, a California state senator was arrested on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol only hours after voting for legislation that would subject the taxi app service Uber to a host of burdensome regulations. Ben Hueso was spotted driving the wrong way down a one way street at [...]
Ecigarettes should be banned indoors and heavily regulated, says WHO August 26, 2014 In a major intervention into the heated debate surrounding ecigarettes the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for devices to be banned indoors and prohibited for minors. The UN agency said advocates of ecigs should not claim they help people quit smoking until there is more evidence proving their success. The WHO claimed that vaping [...]
Salmond wins: Last Scottish independence debate sees SNP victory August 25, 2014 Well, that's it. The last debate on Scottish independence ended with a victory for the SNP leader Alex Salmond, according to a snap ICM poll for the Guardian. 71 per cent of those polled thought Salmond clenched it while only 29 per cent gave it to Darling. Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond clashed over issues [...]
$100,000 in Bitcoin lost in Cannabis Road hack August 25, 2014 Hackers have made off with $100,000 worth of Bitcoin from Cannabis Road, an online marketplace dedicated to Cannabis products, reports cryptocurrency news site Coindesk. Cannabis Road is now offline, and those trying to get onto the website will be greeted with a message informing visitors about the hack and how the developers intend to proceed. [...]
Independence referendum debate: What to watch out for August 25, 2014 As Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling prepare to face-off for the last time on whether Scotland should withdraw from the 300-year-old union both sides will be readying their arsenal of facts and figures to make their case. There are a host of issues that will come up in tonight's debate, but three have become central [...]
Scottish independence: Welsh politicians back the Union ahead of debate August 25, 2014 Wales' first minister Carwyn Jones and the Welsh secretary Stephen Crabb have pleaded with Scottish voters to remain apart of the Union ahead of tonight's debate where Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling will go head to head for the last time. While on the campaign trail in Scotland Crabb said the majority the Welsh were [...]
Ecigarettes backed as a last resort by the American Heart Association August 25, 2014 Ecigarettes should be a last resort solution to quitting smoking, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In the group's first policy statement on the devices, AHA said established quitting methods like nicotine patches should be the first port of call for those looking to give up regular cigarettes but if they failed "it is [...]
Ex-MEP who called for caps on bonuses, slammed for taking London Stock Exchange job August 22, 2014 Former Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has been chastised by Sven Giegold, a German Green, for taking a job at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after calling for caps on bonuses in the financial industry. Giegold, who had spearheaded the campaign for a cap on bankers' bonuses, which was introduced last year, used to Twitter [...]
Ukraine crisis deepens as 100 Russian lorries begin “direct invasion” August 22, 2014 The head of Ukraine's security service Valentyn Nalyvaichenko has said the unauthorised crossing of 100 Russian lorries into Ukrainian territory is tantamount to a "direct invasion", adding it was "under the cynical guise of the Red Cross – these are military vehicles". According to the Red Cross, the lorries crossed the border on Friday without [...]
