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Friday, 19th March 2010
RBS banker to retire on £580,000 pension
A SENIOR Royal Bank of Scotland director who presided over its disastrous collapse two years ago is to retire with an annual pension of £580,000 from next month.
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Poet may have last word in biggest book prize
SIXTEEN Scottish writers – ranging from internationally recognised names to authors whose books have sold barely any copies – were yesterday placed in the running for Scotland's largest literary ...
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Kidnapped Sahil Saeed home for 'a big kiss and cuddles'
THE five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom returned home to the UK last night....
Politics
Alistair Darling plots Budget giveaway after borrowing rises by 'only' £12.4bn
ALISTAIR Darling is set to announce additional cash for back-to-work programmes after better-than-expected figures for February gave the Chancellor a surprise windfall ahead of next week's Budget...
International
Rocket from Gaza Strip kills worker
PALESTINIAN militants fired a rocket at Israel from the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing a farm worker. It is the first death from such an attack since last year's Gaza offensive. ...
Sport
Determined Irish aim to give Croker big send-off
AS IF the Triple Crown and a possible Six Nations championship title are not enough motivation already, Scotland will tomorrow face an Ireland team determined to ensure that their last game at Croke P
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Business
STV chiefs accept 40% pay cut as profits dive
STV chief executive Rob Woodward and chief financial officer George Watt both took a 40 per cent pay cut last year as the Scottish broadcaster saw its profits more than halved, the group's annual report shows.
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Grossart attacks 'doomsters' in year-end results statement
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Features
Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar win has provoked the kind of debate about feminism and film that hasn't been seen since Thelma & Louise
KATHRYN Bigelow's two-fisted victory at the Academy Awards for best director and best film for The Hurt Locker didn't just punch through Hollywood's seemingly shatterproof glass ceiling; it has also helped dismantle stereotypes about what kinds of films women can and should direct.
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Michael Stewart says he's in talks with Hearts over contract
HEARTS captain Michael Stewart revealed yesterday he has been in contract talks with the club for the past two months. The midfielder, who is one of a host of Hearts players ruled out of tomorrow's Edinburgh derby because of injury, is also among a group of senior players whose current deals expire in the summer.
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