http://www.ukwirednews.com/rss.php Get the latest Glasgow Wired news: breaking news, analysis and debate from Glasgow. en-gb Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:01:25 +0100 Copyright: 2013(C) UKWiredMedia The "father of industrial design" is being honoured in the Teesside town where he aimed to set up an art industry colony.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491029-Middlesbrough-claims-designer-Christopher-Dresserhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491029-Middlesbrough-claims-designer-Christopher-DresserThu, 20 Jun 2013 05:01:25 +0100EnglandWebcams should be covered when not in use because hackers could be using them to spy on people, a charity advises.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491042-Webcams-taken-over-by-hackers-charity-warnshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491042-Webcams-taken-over-by-hackers-charity-warnsThu, 20 Jun 2013 04:58:12 +0100TechnologyA new website will be launched later to help businesses in Glasgow benefit from major events taking place in the city.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491007-Glasgow-major-events-website-aims-to-cash-in-on-tourismhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1491007-Glasgow-major-events-website-aims-to-cash-in-on-tourismThu, 20 Jun 2013 00:01:54 +0100ScotlandPrices for multiple-journey tickets on Glasgow's Subway system have had to be revised to cope with the introduction of new smartcard technology.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490905-New-Subway-Bramble-smartcard-prompts-price-changeshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490905-New-Subway-Bramble-smartcard-prompts-price-changesWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:05 +0100ScotlandThe leader of the Scottish Conservatives was refused alcohol at a Bruce Springsteen concert - because the barman did not believe she was over 18.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490895-Tory-leader-Ruth-Davidson-knocked-back-by-barmanhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490895-Tory-leader-Ruth-Davidson-knocked-back-by-barmanWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:22 +0100ScotlandA sheriff has described controversial legislation aimed at tackling bigotry at football matches as "confusing".http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490900-Sheriff-criticises-confusing-anti-bigotry-lawshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490900-Sheriff-criticises-confusing-anti-bigotry-lawsWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:25:07 +0100ScotlandA long lost music cabinet designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh is coming back to Glasgow.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490901-A-lost-Mackintosh-cabinet-returns-to-Glasgowhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490901-A-lost-Mackintosh-cabinet-returns-to-GlasgowWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:17:48 +0100ScotlandA man is being treated for slash wounds to his face, chest and abdomen after a fight at a flat in Inverclyde.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490902-Man-slashed-in-attempted-murder-at-Greenock-flathttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490902-Man-slashed-in-attempted-murder-at-Greenock-flatWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:03:25 +0100ScotlandPolice are treating an attack on a woman who was stabbed in the neck in Glasgow as attempted murder.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490830-Woman-stabbed-in-neck-in-attempted-murder-in-Glasgowhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490830-Woman-stabbed-in-neck-in-attempted-murder-in-GlasgowWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:33 +0100ScotlandRecommendations have been drawn up to improve support for people who have previously gone missing.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490763-Glasgow-and-Dundee-researchers-study-why-people-go-missinghttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490763-Glasgow-and-Dundee-researchers-study-why-people-go-missingWed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:47 +0100ScotlandBereaved parents who did not receive the ashes of their dead babies will take their fight for a public inquiry to the Scottish Parliament later.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490762-Bereaved-parents-in-Holyrood-call-for-baby-ashes-inquiryhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490762-Bereaved-parents-in-Holyrood-call-for-baby-ashes-inquiryWed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:05 +0100ScotlandA UK government minister has said it would be "nonsensical" to negotiate the exit terms of Scottish independence ahead of the historic referendum.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490744-Scottish-independence-Moore-says-no-to-pre-Yes-negotiationshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490744-Scottish-independence-Moore-says-no-to-pre-Yes-negotiationsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:35 +0100ScotlandA man has been charged with raping two women in West Lothian, one of them at gunpoint.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490710-Man-in-court-charged-with-gunpoint-rape-in-West-Lothianhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490710-Man-in-court-charged-with-gunpoint-rape-in-West-LothianTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:08 +0100ScotlandFormer world champion boxer Scott Harrison has been cleared of domestic charges.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490711-Boxer-Scott-Harrison-cleared-of-domestic-chargeshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490711-Boxer-Scott-Harrison-cleared-of-domestic-chargesTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:32 +0100ScotlandThe Sharkey fire deaths murder trial has been told that both of the accused asked a man to set fire to a house in Helensburgh to settle a drug debt.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490713-Sharkey-fire-deaths-Accused-ordered-house-blazehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490713-Sharkey-fire-deaths-Accused-ordered-house-blazeTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:43:34 +0100ScotlandAndy Murray's mother Judy and golfer Colin Montgomerie have announced plans for Scotland's first purpose-built tennis and golf centre in Stirling.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490712-Murray-and-Montgomerie-announce-Stirling-tennis-golf-centre-planhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490712-Murray-and-Montgomerie-announce-Stirling-tennis-golf-centre-planTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:39 +0100ScotlandClydeUnion Pumps is facing a fresh wave of job losses after its American owner SPX announced plans to make 160 staff redundant from its plant in Glasgow.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490663-More-jobs-under-threat-at-ClydeUnion-Pumps-in-Glasgowhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490663-More-jobs-under-threat-at-ClydeUnion-Pumps-in-GlasgowTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:00 +0100ScotlandThe prime minister's former director of communications, Andy Coulson, has appeared in court charged with perjury.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490654-Andy-Coulson-appears-in-court-on-perjury-chargehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490654-Andy-Coulson-appears-in-court-on-perjury-chargeTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:32 +0100ScotlandThe venue that will host the mountain bike competitions at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has opened.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490661-Glasgow-Commonwealth-Games-Mountain-Bike-venue-openshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490661-Glasgow-Commonwealth-Games-Mountain-Bike-venue-opensTue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:58 +0100ScotlandHe's been called the "father of American ornithology", but Alexander Wilson was born and brought up in Paisley. http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490668-Celebrating-Paisley-s-forgotten-bird-herohttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490668-Celebrating-Paisley-s-forgotten-bird-heroTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:19 +0100ScotlandAbout 40 firefighters have been involved in an operation to extinguish a blaze at a disused warehouse in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490664-Fire-at-disused-warehouse-in-Glasgow-s-Bridgeton-areahttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490664-Fire-at-disused-warehouse-in-Glasgow-s-Bridgeton-areaTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:44 +0100ScotlandTwo shopping centres in Ayr have been placed into administration, after suffering a drop in footfall.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490658-Two-Ayr-shopping-centres-in-administrationhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490658-Two-Ayr-shopping-centres-in-administrationTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:55 +0100ScotlandTemporary power firm Aggreko is forecasting flat profits for the first half of the year, despite seeing a 5% rise in group revenues.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490665-Glasgow-firm-Aggreko-forecasts-flat-first-half-profitshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490665-Glasgow-firm-Aggreko-forecasts-flat-first-half-profitsTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:14 +0100ScotlandGlasgow's new £125m Hydro arena is still scheduled to open at the end of September despite a fire in the roof just over a week ago, operators claim.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490605-Glasgow-Hydro-opening-still-on-schedulehttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490605-Glasgow-Hydro-opening-still-on-scheduleTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:11:18 +0100ScotlandA man has been arrested over the alleged attempted murder of a 30-year-old man in Wishaw in North Lanarkshire.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490603-Arrest-after-man-assaulted-and-hit-by-bus-in-Wishawhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490603-Arrest-after-man-assaulted-and-hit-by-bus-in-WishawTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:53:26 +0100ScotlandScotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney is set to tell a gathering in Glasgow that Scottish pensions would be fully protected after independence.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490601-Scottish-independence-Swinney-says-pensions-would-be-fully-protectedhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490601-Scottish-independence-Swinney-says-pensions-would-be-fully-protectedTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:40:47 +0100ScotlandPomp and ceremony, polished limos and motor cavalcades. The waiting was over, eight of the world's most powerful people arrived in Fermanagh to sunshine and eager crowds gathered along the road to the shore.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490559-The-G-is-in-town-and-Enniskillen-living-is-easyhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490559-The-G-is-in-town-and-Enniskillen-living-is-easyTue, 18 Jun 2013 07:15:02 +0100Northern IrelandA Glasgow hospital has shut one of its wards to new admissions after an outbreak of streptococcal infection.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490471-Lightburn-Hospital-ward-closed-after-bug-outbreakhttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490471-Lightburn-Hospital-ward-closed-after-bug-outbreakMon, 17 Jun 2013 18:52:56 +0100ScotlandOne of two men accused of murdering three people in a Helensburgh house fire denied responsibility while being arrested, court has heard.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490474-Sharkey-fire-deaths-Accused-made-denial-on-arresthttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490474-Sharkey-fire-deaths-Accused-made-denial-on-arrestMon, 17 Jun 2013 17:24:23 +0100ScotlandScottish-based whisky and rum distiller Edrington is to open new sales offices covering the US, Middle East and south east Asia.http://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490469-Edrington-targets-global-expansion-with-premium-maltshttp://www.ukwirednews.com/news.php/1490469-Edrington-targets-global-expansion-with-premium-maltsMon, 17 Jun 2013 17:16:07 +0100Scotland