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A separate Scottish compensation scheme has been urged. Picture: PA

Scottish independence ‘must cover risk to savers’

THE head of the UK’s most influential financial compensation body warned last night that thousands of bank account deposits would be at risk in an independent Scotland unless a new government set up its own guarantee scheme.

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Local authorities pay the SQA based on the number of candidates sitting an exam. Picture: PA

Scots parents face £30 fine if children miss exams

PARENTS in one of Scotland’s largest education authorities have been warned they face £30 fines if their children fail to turn up for end-of-year exams.

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The study shows that women learners were more likely to struggle with controlling their vehicle but were better than men at sticking to the speed limit. Picture: PA

Learner drivers: Data shows men and women’s errors

IN THE age-old war of the sexes over who fares better 
behind the wheel it is enough ammunition to keep the battle raging for years to come.

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Communities in fuel poverty, mostly in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland (pictured) are said to be being targeted. Picture: Contributed

Mini-turbine ‘windcrofters’ emerge across Scotland

DOZENS of “windcrofters” are emerging across Scotland under a new drive that offers landowners free power in exchange for allowing developers to erect mini-turbines on their property.

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Hundreds of wellwishers paid their respects to Lee Rigby. Picture: PA

Woolwich attack: Three more arrested over murder

COUNTER-terrorism police have arrested three more men in connection with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in London.

The woman was mauled by a Sumatran tiger. Picture: Esme Allen

Tiger attack: Scottish zoo worker mauled to death

A ZOOKEEPER who died after being mauled by a tiger entered the animal’s enclosure for “inexplicable reasons”, the park’s owner has said.

Sport rss

Lennon has rejected suggestions that the success of Celtic's season will be judged on the outcome of today's final. Picture: SNS

Scottish Cup: Lennon - don’t judge Celtic on today

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon has rejected suggestions that the success of his club’s season will be judged on the outcome of today’s Scottish Cup final against Hibs.

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Kevin Thomson is back at Hibs where he starred under Tony Mowbray. Picture: SNS

Scottish Cup final: Thomson on mystery leg injury

HE SPOKE about Hibs, of course he did. Hibs and Celtic and his old mate Scott Brown and the excitement he feels ahead of today at Hampden.

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Jon Daly is champing at the bit to play for Rangers in the Second Division. Picture: SNS

Jon Daly on being an Irish Catholic Rangers player

JON Daly has a refreshingly simple take on becoming the first high-profile Catholic from the Republic of Ireland to sign for Rangers.

David Denton's boy-band crop has stopped autograph hunters mistaking him for Richie Gray. Picture: Jane Barlow

Lions player David Denton on the South Africa tour

DAVID Denton has always been blessed with boy-band good looks and he has now augmented them with what looks suspiciously like a boy-band haircut, short at the back and sides but long and a little floppy at the front.

Sergio Garcia emerges from a meeting in the rules office with George O'Grady and Tim Finchem. Picture: Getty

John Huggan: Racism in the history of golf in US

GOLF’S greatest-ever player, Jack Nicklaus, happens to be colour blind.

Bayern Munich players celebrate as they lift the UEFA Champions League trophy. Picture: PA

Champions League: Bor Dortmund 1 - 2 Bayern Munich

AT THE last blast of Nicola Rizzoli’s whistle, four Dortmund players hit the floor simultaneously, as if a sniper in the stand had taken them out with one magic bullet instead of Arjen Robben, the real marksmen, who had done the job with one golden goal, a finish of poise and brilliance that broke Dortmund’s resistance and elevated these Bayern players to the pantheon of legends.

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The brokers are expected to be announced this week. Picture: Getty

Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotation

THE brokers for the £3 billion flotation of Royal Mail are ­expected to be announced this week, as trade unions claim that the government may yet push for an outright sale of the business.

Plea for lifeline: Malcom Duck. Picture: Contributed

Duck urges VAT cut to bolster UK hospitality sector

A SCOTTISH restaurant industry leader has called for a cut in VAT to help the struggling hospitality ­sector compete with cheaper destinations across Europe, where taxes are lower.

Harry Dobson: mining magnate is worth an estimated �200m. Picture: David Moir

Harry Dobson eyes more mines in Canada

A GOLD and copper exploration company chaired by Scottish mining magnate Harry Dobson is poised to hit the acquisition trail on Canada’s eastern seaboard after profitably relaunching a mine in Newfoundland.

Douglas Ruffhead, based in Dunfermline, is an advanced team leader for Avon and said he was attracted by the potential earnings and flexible hours. Picture: Joey Kelly

Avon looking to recruit more men to join ladies

FOR generations the Avon Lady has been familiar as the ultimate doorstep seller.

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Cardswitcher.co.uk is the brainchild of Stephen Hart. Picture: Graeme Hunter

Cardswitcher price comparison site launched for SMEs

A FORMER executive with merchant services firm WorldPay has launched a price comparison site aimed at small business owners.

Emma Little: seeking employees for Aberdeen, Glasgow and London. Picture: Ian Georgeson

ExecSpace in six-figure Bradenham Partners deal

A FAST-growing business in Edinburgh that books venues for conferences and meetings has secured a six-figure cash injection from private equity firm Bradenham Partners.

Lifestyle rss

Michael Adeboloja. Picture: ITV

Dani Garavelli: Do it yourself terrorism

The Woolwich atrocity takes terrorism to a new stage, when the murder of one man can be as shocking as a bomb attack, and harder to prevent, writes Dani Garavelli

Julianna Margulies, who found fame as Nurse Hathaway in ER. Picture: AP

Julianna Margulies on separating real life from work

She has had to put up with the wayward ways of George Clooney and Chris Noth - on screen at least. But fortunately for Julianna Margulies, real life does not imitate art, as Siobhan Synnot discovers

Lord Patten on restoring faith in the BBC

Lord Patten has survived fearsome storms as Conservative Party chairman and Hong Kong’s last governor, but restoring faith in the BBC will be heavy weather, he tells Stephen McGinty

Tom Kitchin, pictured outside his Leith restaurant. Picture: TSPL

Tom Kitchin: Fail-safe filleting

FOR ME, becoming a great chef is all about firstly mastering the basics. My recent involvement in the BBC2 series The Chef’s Protege, reminded me of that more than ever. I had to go back to my former college, Perth College and, indeed, it took me back to my early days of cooking.

Tenzing Norgay and Hillary at the summit. Picture: Complimentary

Sky’s the limit: Man’s fascination with Everest

It has been 60 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood together on the summit of Everest. Much has changed since, but not man’s fascination with reaching the highest, most inhospitable spot on the planet, finds Chitra Ramaswamy

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize Lydia Davis. Picture: PA

Lydia Davis fulfils Booker Prize brief

TWO years ago I reviewed the Collected Stories of Lydia ­Davis for this paper, beginning my critique with the words: “This is not a book to review in a week: rather, it is a book to abide with and ponder over for a lifetime.”

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Procurator Fiscal to be asked to clarify police findings. Picture: Neil Hanna

Statutory repairs scandal: City seeks clarification

COUNCIL bosses are to seek reassurances from the Procurator Fiscal that no further criminal action is being taken over the statutory repairs scandal.

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The Very Rev Albert Bogle speaks to the floor during the General Assembly. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Edinburgh minister quits over gay issue

A CITY reverend is set to quit the Kirk after the Church of Scotland voted in favour of allowing gay ministers.

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Transport experts have called on tram bosses to provide a service every five minutes at peak hours. Picture: Neil Hanna

Edinburgh trams: Infrequent timetable fears

Long-suffering residents have already waited an extra four years for a high-cost tram service through the Capital’s streets.

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John Myles has flown in from Australia for the final for the second year in a row. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scottish Cup: Hibees fly in from around the world

HIBS fans are jetting in from all four corners of the globe to join the exodus to Hampden as Scottish Cup history beckons for the Easter Road side tomorrow.

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Just some of the 210 weapons recovered by police in the Leith shop. Picture: contributed

Police seize arsenal of weapons in Leith raid

SHOTGUNS, swords and daggers were among weapons worth £40,000 seized from a Leith shop during a swoop by police.

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Lothian beaches declared to be some of finest in Europe. Picture: PA

Lothian beaches ‘some of the finest in Europe’

BEACHES in the Lothians have been declared among the best in Europe.

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