- Man killed in tractor crash named
- Car deaths followed crane oil leak
- Army battalions lay up Colours
- App to show alcohol's ageing effect
- Actor Mullan reopens Govanhill pool
- Delivery driver chased off robber
- Man's ear bitten off in attack
- Jobs fear 'holds back house buyers'
- Social housing consultation begins
- Motorists warned as snow falls
- Fire crews tackle property blazes
- United action over far-right march
- Man arrested over woman's death
- Parents continue search for son
- Pair questioned over shooting death
- 'Ticket row' conductor back at work
News
Scottish independence: 60,000 from EU get vote on Scots split
ALMOST 60,000 EU nationals living in Scotland will be allowed to vote on Scottish independence, the UK Government has revealed.
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2 million Ritalin doses prescribed in Scotland last year
MORE than two million daily doses of Ritalin were prescribed to children in Scotland last year despite calls for doctors to reduce their use of the mood-altering drug.
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Shamed Fred Goodwin ‘acted as adviser to the Queen’
FRED Goodwin was acting as a “risk management” financial adviser to the Queen over a multi-million pound charity even after RBS had to be bailed out, Scotland on Sunday can reveal.
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A dog’s life at top Scots hotels
WHO let the dogs in? Well, a growing number of Scottish hotels are rolling out the red carpet for canine guests.
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Tax rate setback for Nationalists
ALEX Salmond’s demand to set Scotland’s business tax rate from Edinburgh has taken a major blow in an authoritative new report which warns it would be “at best a calculated risk” that could leaving the country short of money to pay for its schools, hospitals and public services.
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Sport
Six Nations: Scotland 6-13 England: Scots undone by avoidable mistakes
SAY what you like about him, but Dan Parks will have his say in any game he contests for good or evil – however, it was Beelzebub’s work he was doing yesterday as far as Scots fans in Murrayfield were concerned.
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Scottish Cup: Inverness CT 0 - 2 Celtic: No upset for Celts as Brown’s penalty seals win
EXCESSIVE verbiage has lately been devoted to Celtic exploiting the weaknesses of their local rivals to snare silverware this season.
Scottish Cup: Hibernian 1 - 0 Kilmarnock: Resurgent Hibs smother Killie
IT MAY be a work in progress but at least there are finally some signs that progress is being made. Not only did Hibs defy the Scottish Cup gremlins and edge through to the quarter-finals of the competition, they did it by keeping their first clean sheet at home since September.
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Six Nations: France 30 - 12 Italy: French triumph in battle of the Blues
Julien Malzieu scored a wonderful try as World Cup runners-up France kicked off their Six Nations campaign with a 30-12 victory over Italy to hand new coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning debut.
Six Nations preview: Ireland v Wales
Warm-up in Gdansk primes Wales to face Irish revenge bid, writes Iain Morrison
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Business
Cash injection of £50bn aims to avert slump
BANK of England policy- makers are this week expected to pump at least £50 billion of fresh cash into the economy even though a double-dip recession is looking less likely.
Value of commercial property deals in Scotland plunges by a quarter
THE value of commercial property deals in Scotland plunged more than 25 per cent last year as the ravages of the economic crisis continue to take their toll on both confidence and lending, new figures today will show.
Barclays set to cut staff’s pay
BARCLAYS Bank is expected to curtail its bonus payouts and cut staff salaries after being stung by investor pressure led by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Terry Murden: Anti-business attitude will only harm our economy
IT HAS been a bad week for business, or at least attitudes towards business. The political elite, spurred on by the burn-the-bankers mob, is now hell-bent on punishing anyone who is rich or, worse, a rich failure.
Funding boost for Aircraft Medical
A MEDICAL device maker with a raft of distribution deals across America, China and the Far East has become the latest Scottish firm to secure a little-known form of funding to fuel its international expansion.
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Lifestyle
Why lefties are handy at adapting - investigating handedness
IT’S not all pain and frustration when you live in the looking glass world of the southpaw, writes Alice Wyllie
Not to be sneezed at: the etiquette of throwing a sickie
ON THE eve of National Sickie Day, Dani Garavelli has some words of wisdom on the art of pulling a fast one
Boy wonder is a class above the rest - including his teachers
AT THE age of nine, no-one expects you to know about molecules, atoms, hydrocarbons and the structure of plastic. Shan Ross meets an extraordinary little boy who knows all these things and more
Shoot to thrill: hunting was child’s play for gamekeeper’s son
HIS first victim slumped bleeding and in a lifeless bundle on the ground at his feet when he was just 13 years old.
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Stuart Kelly: Internet start of new chapter for old classics
COPYRIGHT issues aside, as The Waste Land app proves, it’s an exciting era for books
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- Scottish independence referendum: Civic leaders aim to enable voice of the ordinary Scot
- Independent Scotland to stick with sterling
- Scottish independence: one-third may switch sides in referendum
- Scottish independence: support falls 8% with different question
- Celtic keeper makes Rangers fans cross
- Many happy return flights: 50th birthday for Scotland’s Airline
- Billy Connolly voted most influential British stand-up comedian of all time
- The battle station: TV documentary tells the story of Achnacarry Castle’s wartime past
- Heckler drives Billy Connolly off stage again
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