UK space technology company awarded lucrative Space Domain contract
A UK SPACE technology company focused on providing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services has been awarded gainful contracts with UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency. Spaceflux has won contracts to provide tracking data about satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) and to build a new, national, ground-based SDA sensor in Cyprus. SDA enhances high-quality […]
Scotland eyes global start-ups through Heriot-Watt University DeepTech LaunchPad
EDINBURGH’s Heriot-Watt University is launching a pilot programme aimed at giving Scottish entrepreneurs access to groundbreaking discoveries and innovations. The pilot programme is supported by the Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Partnership Programme, funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Deep technology or “deeptech” harnesses major scientific discoveries or engineering innovations. Head of Commercialisation […]
Former Labour Spin doctor compares David Cameron return to Gazza returning for 2010 World Cup
A HILARIOUS video shows a former Labour spin doctor comparing ex-Prime Minister David Cameron’s return to Government to Paul Gascoigne returning for the 2010 World Cup. Alastair Campbell, who served as press secretary under Tony Blair, hosts The Rest is Politics podcast alongside former Conservative Secretary of State for International Development, Rory Stewart. The pair […]
Brit reveals his “day in the life” as a football agent, flies to watch client bag double in the Champions League
A FOOTBALL agent has shared his “day in the life” with a visit to his clients in the Spanish capital and explained how to stay on top in the industry. Ned Ozkasim is a FIFA licensed football agent who has worked with some of the best in the game including his current client, former Chelsea […]
Scots fisherman captures incredible footage of killer whale pod cruising off the coast of Shetland
A SCOTS fisherman has captured an incredible video of a pod of killer whales that he spotted cruising off the coast of Shetland. James Duthie was out on the waters surrounding the remote Scottish island earlier this month when the marine mammals popped up off the side of his boat. The 33-year-old whipped out his […]
Good Samaritan left guilt-ridden after sending would-be concertgoer to phone shop instead of O2 Arena
A GOOD Samaritan was left guilt-ridden after trying to direct a man to a concert at the O2 Arena – but accidentally sending him to a phone shop instead. Yasmine Evans was in Greenwich, South-East London on Saturday when she noticed a man looking lost so offered to help. The stranger revealed that he was […]
“I nearly lost my life”: TV star on being attacked by a chimp as a child
TV STAR Ollie Ollerton has revealed how being attacked by a chimp when he was a child helped set him on a path to join the SAS. Ollie, who nearly lost his life after the attack, said: “For me, it was the moment I took a step into short term discomfort for long term gain […]
Record 110 Fife students enroll in career programme
CAREER Ready, a social mobility charity which enables young people to connect to the world of work, has launched its annual 18-month programme for S5 school students across Scotland. 110 high school students from Fife have been enrolled in the programme, meeting their mentor for the first time at the launch event. The Career Ready […]
Hutcheon Mearns continues expansion with new Edinburgh office
A SCOTS advisory firm is continuing its programme of strategic expansion across the country with new premises in the capital. Hutcheon Mearns has opened an Edinburgh office which will deliver the company’s full-suite service offering to clients across the central belt. This investment is the latest in a series of recent steps taken by Hutcheon […]
UK seal sanctuary celebrates the release of “Judi Dench”
A GREY seal pup named after actress Judi Dench has been released back into the wild along with fellow rescuees, Owen Wilson and Jack Black. Today, Judi the pup has been returned to the wild in the first grey seal pup of the season, after being found injured and dehydrated back in September. In line […]