Too fat to work (Times Online Sunday)
Almost two thousand people who are too fat to work have been paid a total of £4.4 million in benefit, it emerged last night. Other payments went to fifty sufferers of acne and ten incapacitated by leprosy....more...Tough incapacity test to cut 20,000 claims (Times Online)
Ministers attempted to get their welfare reform programme back on track yesterday after it emerged that billions of pounds are being paid out in incapacity benefit to people suffering stress, fatigue and even acne....more... As we face rising sea levels, famine, disease and the loss of the most precious treasures of our planet, UN warns it ... (Scotland on Sunday)
THE Earth faces "abrupt and irreversible changes" that will make the planet unrecognisable unless urgent action is taken, the most definitive report on climate change so far has revealed....more... Scotland expects: 50 things you need to know before 5pm (The Scotsman)
The Scotsman's guide to Hampden's biggest ever match....more... 101 gadgets that changed the world (Independent Online)
From the battery to the iPod, we take a look at 101 gadgets that changed the world....more... Crisis for Scottish universities after SNP budget blow (The Scotsman)
SCOTLAND'S universities are on a collision course with the new SNP administration following a funding deal that has left the sector fearing for its long-term health, The Scotsman can reveal....more... Colorful Hues and Brews Of Local Note | UTW's Beeristas offer our annual Autumn BrewsReviews of some of the most ... (Urban Tulsa)
The seasons change, colors variegate and tastes get hearty as the warm and cool begrudgingly give way to the chilly and cold. Attire shifts from shorts and tees to cords and sweats. Our tastes for beverages match, somewhat. Our favorite light beers remain, but heartier brews portend the first hint... By Katharine Kelly....more... Key policy plans laid out, but will MSPs back them? (The Scotsman)
JOHN Swinney had more than £100 billion to play with yesterday - and he spent every last penny. But there were still departments and organisations that missed out....more... Feeling swindled Lehi pair may lose home in investment gone awry (Deseret Morning News)
Bill Freeland's hand shakes as he pours Pepsi into a glass full of ice. His wife, Judy, is flipping through a small mountain of binders and folders piled on the kitchen table. She stops and runs her finger down a receipt....more... |