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Scottish independence: Scotland ‘would need its own currency before joining eurozone’
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would need to create its own currency before it could join the euro, it has been claimed.
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Scottish independence: Referendum date not a ‘barrier to an agreement’
THE date of the referendum on Scottish independence is not likely to be a “barrier to an agreement” between Holyrood and Westminster over the vote, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said today.
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Glasgow-born artist George Wyllie dies aged 90 Picture gallery
GEORGE Wyllie, the man who set a paper boat sailing along the Clyde and who hung a straw locomotive from a crane has died at the age of ninety.
Body recovered from quarry in missing boy search
Police searching for a teenager who fell into a flooded quarry have pulled a body from the water.
Edinburgh could host Tour de France’s Grand Depart
Edinburgh could host the Tour de France’s Grand Depart in 2017 as organisers step up their bid to bring cycling’s biggest event to the United Kingdom.
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Sport
Scotland rugby squad: Tim Visser among new additions for summer tour
HOLLAND-born Edinburgh wing Tim Visser is one of five uncapped players included in Scotland’s summer tour squad.
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Kenny Dalglish sacked as Liverpool manager
LIVERPOOL boss Kenny Dalglish has had his contract terminated with the Anfield side.
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England Euro 2012 squad: Roy Hodgson picks John Terry over Rio Ferdinand
ROY Hodgson insisted that he is focused on footballing matters as he explained the selection of John Terry and the omission of Rio Ferdinand in his England squad for this summer’s European Championship.
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Steven Shingler ruled ineligible for Scotland
SCOTLAND will not be able to call upon Steven Shingler to play Test rugby after the International Rugby Board’s council ruled that he was ineligible.
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Scotland in race for Euro 2020 but viability of bid is a ‘concern’
SCOTLAND have formally joined forces with Wales and Republic of Ireland to declare an interest in co-hosting the 2020 European Championship finals.
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Business
Boots profits lifted by beauty ranges
FEWER coughs and colds over the mild winter and pressure on income from prescriptions failed to prevent Alliance Boots from today posting higher profits at its UK health and beauty operations.
SSE buys Irish energy firm from Guy Hands as profits edge higher
SSE, the Perth-based utilities giant, today bought an Irish gas supplier from Guy Hands’ Terra Firma private equity firm for £19.1 million.
Tennent’s owner toasts rising profits
IRISH drinks group C&C today posted a rise in profits after improving efficiency at its Tennent’s brewery in Glasgow.
1 commentGreggs’ new move on ‘pasty tax’
The boss of bakery chain Greggs has stepped up his fight against the “completely confusing” pasty tax on the eve of a showdown with the Treasury.
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Scottish Business Briefing - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
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.
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What might an album by Shirley Manson and Paul Buchanan have sounded like?
THE new albums by Garbage and Paul Buchanan seem like musical polar opposites - one is sleek, hard-edged guitar pop that seems tailor-designed for daytime radio. The other, as you’d expect from the former frontman of the Blue Nile, is music for listening to late at night - slow, sparse, full of quiet ache and longing.
Photographer creates fresh slant on familiar sights of Capital
WITH her towering church spires that pierce the grey sky, the ancient blackened rock which hoists probably the most famous castle in the world into prime position guarding the city below and the prim New Town facades, Edinburgh, for most of us, presents a very familiar face.
Cannes Film Festival 2012: The wrath of Cannes
AS the world’s coolest film festival gets underway today, Stephen Applebaum finds that behind all the glitz and the glamour there lies an institution not to be messed with
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What The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp reveals about Michael Powell
In November last year, Martin Scorsese regaled an audience at the British Film Institute in London with tales of Robert De Niro’s method madness.
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Paul eager for wedding after overcoming Afghan trauma
LIKE most blokes, Paul Lambert is looking forward to getting his hands on his latest hi-tech gadget.
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Wednesday 16 May 2012
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