PopStroke Scottsdale Hosts Competitive Putting Finale
Teams and individuals competed for $60,000 in prize money. The list of notable Swedish exports is impressive: ABBA, IKEA, Volvo and now, the Swedish Putting Team, whose six members constitute a super group in the world of competitive putting. This smorgasbord of Swedes has been a fixture in the…#swedish #ikea #volvo #swedishputtingteam #swedes #competitive #tommorris #scotland #himalayas #jamesbarber (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicinal leeches poised for comeback in Scottish Highlands
Project aims to release hundreds into lochs and streams after centuries of habitat loss and exploitationThe medicinal leech is one of nature ’s least loved hunters. Armed with three strong interlocking jaws and with a taste for blood, they will swim hungrily towards humans, deer or cattle that wander into their ponds to bathe, fish or drink.Yet this small predator is the focus of an unlikely reintroduction programme by conservationists working in a small laboratory deep in the Scottish Highlands, at a wildlife park best known for its polar bears, wildcats and wolves.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Severin Carrell Scotland editor Tags: Conservation Wildlife Scotland Environment UK news Source Type: news
Hunt ’s tax cuts mean austerity ‘more painful’ than under Osborne, warns IFS
Rishi Sunak’s government has laid the groundwork for a “more painful” austerity drive after the next general election than during the decade of belt-tightening under George Osborne, leading economists have warned. A day after the chancellor’s autumn statement, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said…#rishisunaks #georgeosborne #jeremyhunt #nhs #pauljohnson #ifs #conservatives #downingstreet #richardhughes #scotland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Energy price cap set to rise in January
The regulator's price cap affects 29 million households in England, Wales and Scotland. Rules are different in Northern Ireland. Ofgem sets the maximum amount that suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity but not the total bill. If you use more, you will pay more. A typical…#wales #scotland #northernireland #energypriceguarantee #households (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tis The Season: A Hallmark Christmas Movie Outrated Everything On Cable News Last Week
The holiday spirit officially took over the cable airwaves ahead of Thanksgiving, as a trio of brand new Hallmark Christmas movies each debuted to an audience of more than 1.9 million viewers and one film, “A Merry Scottish Christmas,” beat every out cable news program on television last week. “A…#hallmark #mondaynight #espn #holidayhotline #msnbc #hgtv #hallmarkchannel #countdowntochristmas #miraclesofchristmas #kansascitychiefs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO staff member killed in Gaza
Cairo/Geneva/Jerusalem, 21 November 2023 – With heavy hearts, WHO announces the death of one of our staff in Gaza, in the occupied Palestinian territory. Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj, 29 years old, had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the Limb Reconstruction Centre, a critical part of the WHO Trauma and Emergency Team.
Dima died today when her parents’ house in southern Gaza—where she had evacuated to from Gaza City—was bombed. She was tragically killed alongside her husband, their six-month old baby boy, and her two brothers. Reportedly, over 50 family...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 21, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
National living wage to rise to £11.44 an hour from April and extended to 21-year-olds – as it happened
Treasury confirms the national living wage will increase by over a pound an hour from AprilQ: Was there no aspect on the pandemic on which you did not advise?Whitty says he would not put it like that. He says he felt it important to advise on issues where advice from a scientist or doctor would be useful.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Sparrow Tags: Politics UK news Covid inquiry Chris Whitty Coronavirus Rishi Sunak Conservatives Science Patrick Vallance Boris Johnson Northern Ireland Protest Climate crisis Humza Yousaf Scotland Scottish politics Palestinian territorie Source Type: news
Downing Street Hastily Deletes Irish Flag From Northern Ireland Post
Social media faux pas at Downing Street. (Screengrab via Instagram) Downing Street social media staffers made a quick edit to an Instagram post on Tuesday to remove the national flag of Ireland from a post reflecting on a visit by a business delegation from Northern Ireland. The post highlighted…#downingstreet #screengrab #ireland #northernireland #rishisunak #unitedkingdom #republicofireland #scotland #wales #irish (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: summary of the heads of agreement
The objectives of the voluntary scheme will be to: promote better patient outcomes and a healthier population; support UK economic growth; and contribute to a financially sustainable NHS. The parties commit to continuing to work together to agree a full scheme document in accordance with the heads of agreement.Policy paperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news
Prue Leith will brief Scots as they ‘show way’ on assisted dying
Dame Prue Leith is to address members of the Scottish Parliament on assisted dying - insisting those north of the border are "showing England the way to go". (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN climate negotiations through the years up to COP28
[1/2] A giant model of earth is seen in a meeting hall during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 20 (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate conference, taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in…#glasgow #scotland #dubai #conferenceofparties #ppm #svantearrhenius #sweden #guycallendar #charlesdavidkeeling #hawaii (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn
, PC, KC (3 February 1733 – 2 January 1805) was a Scottish lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Loughborough. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1793 to…#alexanderwedderburn #1stearlofrosslyn #houseofcommons #baronloughborough #greatbritain #wedderburn #peterwedderburn #chesterhall #dunbar #eastlothian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Couple reveal their newborn baby's 'snoring' was actually a sign of a rare heart defect
Charlotte Lake, 23, and fiancé Nathanael Guide, from Scotland, welcomed baby Ava-Rose in June. Her 'snoring' soon started to worry the couple. They later discovered it was a rare heart defect. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scottish lawmaker under pressure to resign after admitting his children racked up $13,700 roaming charges on his work iPad
A Scottish minister became the subject of scrutiny after he racked up £11,000 (or about $13,672) in roaming charges while on vacation. The Scottish National Party’s Michael Matheson admitted on Thursday that the eye-popping bill was due to his kids using data to watch football on a family trip in…#michaelmatheson #morocco #ipad #scottishparliament #humzayousaf #fortune #jackiebaillie #conservatives #douglassross #jamesmitchell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Everything you'll now be able to get from your pharmacist under plans to free up millions of GP appointments
The plans, which were first announced in May, will bring England into line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland , where similar services are already offered. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
