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Paul di Resta signs Aberdeen Asset Management deal
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African animals come to Scotland for charity book
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Tarlair open air pool to be saved from ruin
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Timelapse: iconic Murrayfield goalposts are removed
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Friends of The Scotsman: invitation from the Editor
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Robin McAlpine: Economy plan chained by convention
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Scotland’s summer weather: snow and road closures
News
Two arrests as diverted plane lands at Stansted
An RAF Typhoon jet today escorted a passenger plane into Stansted Airport following an incident on board.
Aberdeen Council to spend £860k on school phones
A SCOTTISH council, which is currently consulting on a series of controversial school closures, sparked outrage today by announcing proposals to spend an estimated £860,000 to ensure every pupil has access to a smartphone in the classroom.
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Edinburgh trams ‘will run by end of the year’
PASSENGERS will be riding the trams in Edinburgh by the end of the year, a former consultant to the £776 million project has predicted.
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UK was just six hours from running out of gas
A NEW report has revealed UK gas supplies reached “dangerously low” levels during the spring.
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Brad Pitt’s World War Z gets early Glasgow showing
THE FIRST showing of Brad Pitt’s zombie movie World War Z is to be at a Glasgow cinema - two days before its released anywhere else.
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Woolwich attack: Lee Rigby’s family pay tribute
THE tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby today spoke of their pride for him.
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Sport
Consortium willing to pay £5m-£10m for Hearts
A SCANDINAVIAN consortium seeking to buy Hearts expects to pay between £5 million and £10m to gain control of the club.
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Rangers: Daly and Law sign up, Humphrey in talks
JON Daly has been confirmed as Rangers’ latest signing, having put pen to paper on a two-year deal.
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Rangers board to decide Malcolm Murray’s fate
The future of Rangers chairman Malcolm Murray is again in doubt as reports of an emergency directors meeting emerged today.
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SFL reject 42-club league reconstruction plans
SCOTTISH football has lurched closer to an acrimonious civil war after plans for a new unified 42-club league body were informally rejected by a majority of Second and Third Division chairmen at Hampden.
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Rumour Mill: SFL revamp| Hearts| Rangers| Celtic
Scottish football in turmoil, Call for Hearts fans to find £1.5m, Rangers ‘cheats’, and more.
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Neil Lennon ban will not affect Scottish Cup final
NEIL Lennon has expressed his delight at being able to lead
Celtic out in the William Hill Scottish Cup final after escaping an immediate touchline ban.
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Business
Co-op halts loans to small firms
The Co-operative Bank has admitted that it is no longer lending to new business customers in the latest move to shore up its capital position.
Shares lose £40bn US money printing end threat
THE FTSE 100 saw more than £40 billion or 2.1 per cent wiped off its value today as fears that the US may ease back on money printing, along with weak Chinese data, were compounded by doubts over the UK’s recovery.
2 commentsPetroceltic abandons Black Sea well after ‘disappointing’ results
Oil and gas explorer Petroceltic International, which bought Edinburgh-based Melrose Resources last year, has abandoned an exploration well off the Bulgarian coast after it failed to find enough gas to justify commercial production.
3i offers to buy Barclays’ infrastructure fund management business
Private equity firm 3i has made an irrevocable offer to buy the European infrastructure fund management business run by Barclays Bank as it seeks to boost its fee income.
Scottish Business Briefing – Friday 24 May, 2013
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today.
Glasgow store in ‘fine form’ as John Lewis sales rise 8.8%
Department store group John Lewis has reported an 8.8 per cent increase in sales last week, with its Glasgow store among its best performers.
Lifestyle
Readers’ pictures of the week: 17-24 May video
A SELECTION of pictures submitted by our readers in the past week to The Scotsman picture desk.
How eating insects could solve world hunger
When the United Nations announced that we could all fight world hunger by eating more insects, most Scots probably turned green at the thought. But Fiona MacGregor is championing the cause after a visit to Cambodia
Touring Jim Clark country in the Lotus Evora S Sports Racer
“BY the time Jim brought the Lotus Type 23 across the line at the end of its first lap of the Nurburgring in 1962, he was so far ahead of the rest of the field that everybody watching feared a terrible accident had accounted for all his rivals. Then, almost half a minute later, and with Jim out of sight again, they gradually started to appear.”
African animals come to Scotland for charity book video
ELEPHANTS, hippos and gorillas may not be native to the Highlands, but now you can see what they might look like against a Scottish backdrop thanks to a new book by an award-winning Scottish photographer.
Scaling heights of Scottish mountaineering history
A remarkable collection of Scottish mountaineering memorabilia is housed in cardboard boxes in a barn near Fort William. Roger Cox meets the man who has put it all together and hears his dream of one day housing it in a purpose-built museum
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Images of Scotland: An Teallach, Wester Ross
This photograph of An Teallach in Wester Ross and taken by John Dewar from the old ruined barn on Destitution Road between Braemore Junction and Dundonnell
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Edinburgh Evening News
GPs offered £560 to cover A&E nightshift
HEALTH bosses are appealing to GPs to ride to their rescue and help avert a downgrade in accident and emergency services in the region.
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Parents angry at plan to swap school headteachers
ANGRY parents have attacked a decision by education chiefs to swap the headteachers of Castlebrae and Forrester high schools.
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Scottish Cup: Hibs fever takes over Edinburgh
AS the green half of the city gears up for its second cup final in two seasons, excitement is reaching fever pitch across the board.
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Sir Roger Moore to make debut Edinburgh appearance
Sir Roger Moore today announced he will make his first stage appearance in Edinburgh later this year, as he took a cheeky pop at fellow James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery.
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Trams: Lesley Hinds cools claims of 2013 launch
CITY transport convener Lesley Hinds today played down claims that people could be riding the trams by the end of the year.
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Councillors to discuss bid for Leith Waterworld
Councillors will decide whether to accept a £1 million bid from a soft play firm to buy Leith Waterworld next Thursday.
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