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Iain Gray: SNP closures court disaster
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Bill Jamieson: Get real about our debt problems
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Tom English: Sergio Garcia’s humility genuine
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Scots target Shingler could make Wales test debut
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World’s largest wave power scheme given go-ahead
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‘Ghost’ of Montrose air base to be honoured
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Animated video aims to boost Forth Bridge voting
News
Woolwich: Man hacked to death in terror attack video Picture gallery
A MAN believed to be a British soldier has died after he was hacked to death in the street by two suspected Muslim fanatics armed with knives, machetes, a meat cleaver and a handgun.
Ugandan rapist who claimed to be gay deported
A UGANDAN rapist who was jailed after admitting on Facebook that he attacked a woman has been deported after immigration officials dismissed his claim that he would face persecution because he was gay.
Eric Joyce MP arrested after Edinburgh Airport row
DISGRACED MP Eric Joyce is facing charges of breach of the peace after being arrested following an incident at Edinburgh Airport, after one witness said police pinned him to the floor.
Missing teen Colin Law’s body found after 14 years
HUMAN remains found in an area of marsh and woodland were confirmed by police yesterday as those of Colin Law who went missing 14 years ago from the Berwickshire village of Gordon.
Glasgow Hydro’s first concert to be delayed
The first concert announced for new £125 million Glasgow venue The Hydro is to be delayed, operators confirmed today.
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Natasha Paton inquiry: Bus crash ‘driver’s fault’
A SHERIFF has found a coach driver was at fault for a school bus crash which claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl.
Sport
Scott Brown defends Kris Commons after Wotte jibe
CELTIC captain Scott Brown has leaped to the defence of his team-mate Kris Commons following criticism from SFA performance director Mark Wotte of the midfielder’s decision to retire from international football at the age of 29.
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Glasgow Warriors 2013-14 season ticket sales soar
GLASGOW’S narrow loss in the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals for the third time in four years has only whet the appetite of supporters it appears, with the club predicting a record number of season ticket sales for 2013-14.
Scottish Cup: No fitness issues for James McPake
JAMES McPake has played down fears over his fitness and insisted he is ready to lead Hibernian out at Hampden on Sunday for the William Hill Scottish Cup final.
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Sergio Garcia sorry for ‘racist’ Tiger Woods jibe
SERGIO Garcia yesterday offered an unreserved apology to Tiger Woods over a perceived racist comment, admitting it had been “stupid and out of place” and that his regret over the incident had left him close to pulling out of the BMW PGA Championship starting today.
Lustig: Celtic’s worst Cup Final enemy is fatigue
CELTIC defender Mikael Lustig believes tiredness will be the Hoops’ biggest enemy as they prepare to face Hibernian in the Scottish Cup final on Sunday.
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Scots target Shingler could make Wales test debut
STEVEN Shingler is hopeful of finally making the step-up to international rugby in Japan in the coming weeks, albeit in the red of Wales rather than the navy blue of Scotland.
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Business
SSE’s Ian Marchant wants end to ‘interventionitis’
OUTGOING SSE chief executive Ian Marchant today launched a final broadside against the growing culture of “interventionitis” that is engulfing the UK’s energy sector.
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Bowleven hails success of Cameroon well tests
SHARES in Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Bowleven rose yesterday after the latest positive update from its test well off the coast of Cameroon.
Next Chancellor must cut deeply, economists warn
WHOEVER wins the next general election will have to make deeper public sector cuts in order to avoid a “financial crisis” in which international money markets lose confidence in Britain, economists will warn today.
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House of Fraser hails internet shopping boom
Department store chain House of Fraser, owner of Edinburgh institution Jenners, has delivered record sales and profits, driven by the boom in internet shopping.
MPC remained split over call to raise QE
Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King was outvoted again in his call for more monetary stimulus this month, it was revealed today.
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Scottish Business Briefing – Wednesday 22 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.
Lifestyle
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
Voguing and house music’s politically radical past
House music and voguing are more politically radical than you might think. Kirstin Innes on a festival where clubbing rubs shoulders with transgender theory and the avant garde
Arts review: Degree Show 2013, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee
With its Twitter references and electronic music, Dundee’s degree show is the work of a generation at ease with the digital world, but also reacting against it. These young artists knit, sew and make models too
Theatre reviews: The 39 Steps | The Importance of Being Earnest | Mortal Memories
The foibles and mores of the past are a rich seam from which to mine humour, as a revival of Patrick Barlow’s Buchan adaptation amply demonstrates
Alistair Harkness: Welcome return of Hal Hartley
Alistair Harkness welcomes the chance to revisit an indie auteur who was as important as Quentin Tarantino or Richard Linklater
Film reviews: Beware of Mr Baker | Epic | The Hangover III
Alistair Harkness reviews the rest of this week’s film releases
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Edinburgh Evening News
CCTV video: duo plead guilty to Rox jewellery heist video
TWO men have admitted a £730,000 heist at a top Edinburgh jewellers.
Mortonhall ashes probe will not look at past cases
A national investigation into the baby ashes scandal will not examine what went wrong in recent decades in crematoriums across the country, it was confirmed today.
Edinburgh explosion: Man in hospital after fire
A TEENAGE workman has been left seriously injured after his clothes caught fire following an explosion in the city centre.
500 dancers take part in Sunshine on Leith filming Picture gallery
THE sun may have been shining but it was over the Leith boundary as over 500 dancers took part in filming today for upcoming musical Sunshine on Leith outside the National Gallery of Scotland.
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Oklahoma Tornado: Edinburgh student tells of storm
A TERRIFIED student is lucky to be alive after being forced to shelter just yards from the path of the Oklahoma tornado.
MSPs set to get £15k pay increase
MSPs are set to get an automatic £15,000 pay rise thanks to a link with MPs’ salaries at Westminster – even though the “justification” for the increase does not apply in Scotland.
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