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Gran Slam: Grandmother tells of Andy Murray pride
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Scottish Cup classics: Eddie May recalls thriller
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John Swinney will love Edinburgh trams - father
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Michael Fry: Wagner remains meister of controversy
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Brian Wilson: SNP plans border on the ridiculous
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Colin Montgomerie backs ban on anchored putting
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HMS Edinburgh bids farewell to capital namesake
News
Scottish independence: Corporate tax slash pledge
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would have one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the Western world in a bid to attract multinational firms, Alex Salmond has promised.
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Church of Scotland care services under threat
THE head of the Kirk’s charity wing has warned it will be forced to consider the future of some care services if local authorities keep cutting funding.
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Scottish independence: Scots students could suffer
SCOTLAND’s universities would be inundated with applications from UK students looking for free tuition should the country become independent, it has been claimed.
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Edinburgh drops out of TripAdvisor’s UK top ten
EDINBURGH has slumped dramatically in a visitor satisfaction poll in the past year, new figures have suggested, with the city dropping out of the top ten UK destinations.
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Gran Slam: Grandmother tells of Andy Murray pride
HE MAY be an international tennis superstar, but to Andy Murray’s adoring grandmother, he’s still her bonnie boy from Dunblane.
John Swinney will love Edinburgh trams - father
THE father of finance secretary John Swinney has predicted his tram-sceptic son will be won over once the Edinburgh line opens next year.
Sport
Paul Hartley on Motherwell radar if McCall leaves
Alloa are bracing themselves for a raid for manager Paul Hartley should Motherwell boss Stuart McCall opt to leave Fir Park for Sheffield United.
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Kris Commons retires from international football
CELTIC and Scotland midfielder Kris Commons has announced that he has retired from international football, in order to focus on his family and his club career.
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Andy Murray pulls out of French Open
British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week’s French Open after failing to recover from a back injury picked up at the Rome Masters.
Scotland squad: ‘Lengthy summer breaks should go’
HAVING failed to qualify for the finals of a major tournament since 1998, Scottish international footballers have all too easily become accustomed to enjoying a lengthy summer break.
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Scottish Cup classics: Eddie May recalls thriller
IT was, they said, the finest cup tie seen at Easter Road since the last meeting between the sides, all of five months earlier.
Anthony Stokes: Celtic must win the double
THE league title is in the bag: a significant achievement but a predictable one.
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Business
Royal Mail profits rise as privatisation beckons
THE proposed £3 billion sale of the world’s oldest postal service drew nearer today as operating profits at Royal Mail more than doubled last year.
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Vertu grabs £31m Land Rover franchise
Acquisitive car dealer Vertu Motors is seeking further deals after agreeing to buy the Co-operative Group’s Land Rover franchise for £31 million in cash.
Jamie Dimon survives JP Morgan vote
JP MORGAN chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon yesterday survived a vote by shareholders to split his role in two.
Mark Carney may benefit from easing of inflation
ECONOMISTS believe incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney will have room to print further money or copy Japan’s more radical “Abenomics” after inflation fell to a seven-month low last month.
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Marine Harvest close the net on Cermaq acquisition
Norwegian fish producer Cermaq has failed to win enough shareholder support to buy Peruvian fish feed maker Copeinca, opening the door to a $1.7 billion (£1.1bn) takeover of Cermaq by rival Marine Harvest, the world’s largest fish farmer.
M&S’ Marc Bolland faces pressure after 5.8% slump
High street stalwart Marks & Spencer has reported a 5.8 per cent fall in annual profits and insisted it was making progress in turning around its clothing operation.
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Lifestyle
Images of Scotland: Tantallon Castle
Tim Day took this picture while flying over Tantallon Castle near North Berwick in a Bucker Jungmann biplane
Harry Potter first edition a notable read
Only 500 copies of the first edition of the first Harry Potter book were published, and a very special one is up for auction, crammed with notes and drawings by JK Rowling, writes Martyn McLaughlin
Radar weekly: The latest from the Scottish music scene
In this week’s round-up of new music: T Break line-up revealed; Wee Chill plans 10th birthday; more acts for Doune the Rabbit Hole; new music from Camera Obscura, Sparrow and the Workshop and Garden of Elks; plus this best gigs across Scotland.
Scottish fact of the week: Italian Chapel, Orkney
AN ORNATE Catholic chapel sited on Lamb Holm in Orkney, the Italian Chapel was built by Italian prisoners of war during the Second World War, who were held on the island while they constructed the causeways designed to block access to the Scapa Flow.
Win a bottle of the Macallan Sienna
RECENTLY launched, The Macallan 1824 Series is an innovative new range which showcases two of The Macallan’s greatest strengths; oak sherry casks and natural colour.
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The Stone Roses’ Glasgow Green 1990 gig recalled
I STILL have the T-shirt. Stretched, faded, full of holes; it is, if you can believe this, almost 23 years old.
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Edinburgh Evening News
Body found after fire in Muirhouse flats
POLICE are investigating after a man’s body was found by firefighters attending a fire within a block of flats in Edinburgh
Edinburgh snowboarder killed in Alps snowstorm
A SNOWBOARDER has died in the Alps just days before he was expected to return to Edinburgh.
New trams chief Ian Craig’s salary kept secret
BUS chief Ian Craig has been handed the task of overseeing the trams – but bosses today refused to reveal his new pay packet. Mr Craig – who already earns more than both the Prime Minister and First Minister as managing director at Lothian Buses – has been promoted to the new role of chief executive.
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HMS Edinburgh crew barred for uniform in pub
A SPLENDID sight in their best dress uniforms, the crew of HMS Edinburgh celebrated being awarded the Freedom of the City by marching up the Royal Mile in front of cheering crowds.
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Hibs cup victory parade would miss Leith Walk
HIBS fans have hit out at Scottish Cup victory parade plans after it emerged the winners’ bus will not travel down Leith Walk.
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Rastatramp amazed by concerned thousands
A POPULAR homeless man is said to have been “overwhelmed” by the public’s concern after he was taken to hospital with health problems.
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