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SPL board rule Hearts will not be relegated
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Church of Scotland assembly debates gay ministers
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Sainsbury’s admit ‘mislabelling’ Scottish salmon
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100 Weeks of Scotland: Gullane|Applecross|Rob Roy
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Rod Stewart confirmed for Glasgow Hydro opening
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Brian Monteith: Free speech right applies to Farage
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Alan Pattullo: Higdon evokes memories of the ‘Cobra’
News
Church of Scotland assembly debates gay ministers Picture gallery
KIRK members have been told that there were “no simple or easy answers” when considering the ordination of openly gay ministers.
Sharkey family murder trial hears of earlier fires
A fire chief has told a murder trial that two earlier blazes in the same area had been started deliberately.
Woman found dead in Edinburgh garden is named
POLICE today said the death of a 60-year-old woman whose body was found in a back garden in Marchmont remains a mystery.
Scottish independence: UK underplayed value of oil
FORMER chancellor Lord Healey has admitted the UK government underplayed the value of Scottish oil in the 1970s to combat support for independence.
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UK immigration policy ‘damaging Scottish economy’
THE UK government’s immigration policies are “damaging” Scotland’s economy, Scotland’s external affairs minister Humza Yousaf claimed yesterday.
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Scottish independence: Pension and savings warning
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would have “significant difficulties” in underwriting personal savings of up to £85,000, the UK Treasury will claim today in a flagship report.
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Sport
SPL board rule Hearts will not be relegated
THE BOARD of the Scottish Premier League have ruled that Hearts will not be relegated from Scotland’s top flight despite the Tynecastle club’s parent company requesting to be declared insolvent.
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Hearts await SPL outcome as Massone ponders bid
FORMER Livingston owner Angelo Massone is set to bid for Hearts as the club waits to find out with it will be relegated following the demise of majority shareholder UBIG.
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SFA’s Regan: Rangers ownership claims ‘serious’
ALLEGED links between Charles Green and Craig Whyte are a “very serious issue” according to Stewart Regan, but the SFA chief executive says the governing body will wait on the outcome of a Rangers-commissioned report before deciding on any course of action.
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‘SPL reconstruction vote imminent’ says Gilmour
ST MIRREN chairman Stewart Gilmour believes a Scottish Premier League vote on reconstruction plans could take place in the coming days following positive talks between the 12 top-flight clubs today.
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Kenny Miller could make Rangers return
FORMER Rangers striker Kenny Miller is reportedly on the verge of returning to Ibrox for a third stint at the club.
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Jon Daly relishes Rangers climb back to top flight
JON Daly’s near seven-year spell with Dundee United came to an end yesterday amid the cheers of fans of the Tannadice club and the jeers of supporters of Celtic ahead of the player’s imminent move to Rangers.
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Business
Superglass shareholders approve refinancing
Insulation maker Superglass will survive and transfer to the Alternative Investment Market after long-suffering shareholders approved its second refinancing in as many years today.
FirstGroup launches £615m fundraising, Gilbert to step down as chairman
Transport giant FirstGroup has launched £615m rights issue to shore up its balance sheet and said Martin Gilbert is to step down as chairman once his successor is found.
Ryanair profits soar 13%, but outlook clouded by recession
Irish airline Ryanair has unveiled a 13 per cent jump in annual profits but said the recession across much of Europe will dampen growth this year.
Scottish Business Briefing – Monday 20 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.
Breare checks out of temporary hotel firm Snoozebox
Snoozebox founder Robert Breare has quit the temporary hotel specialist, less than a month after stepping down as chief executive to concentrate on sales and development.
Business interview: Bruce Dingwall, Trinity Exploration and Production
Bruce Dingwall co-founded one of the first and biggest independent oil and gas companies in the North Sea before it was swallowed up by Centrica in a £1.2 billion deal in 2009.
Lifestyle
EdinburghSketcher captures Pedal on Parliament 2013
THIS WEEK the EdinburghSketcher and his family took part in Pedal on Parliament cycle from the Meadows to the Scottish Parliament...
TV review: The Fall | Frankie | Rock’n’Roll Britannia
WHEN I found out the new drama The Fall wasn’t, after all, the story of a chaotic rock band with almost 50 ex-members and one constant – incorrigible, irascible Mark E Smith – I was disappointed. But the feeling didn’t last, because this is a psychological thriller and a good one, maybe the best since The Shadow Line.
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Not Another Happy Ending: On set with Karen Gillan
Former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan stars in a romcom that will close this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival. Gaby Soutar was on the set for filming in Glasgow
Climbing Everest for a high chance of survival
Earlier this year a team of medics set off for Mount Everest – in a bid to help intensive care patients. Lisa Salmon reports
100 Weeks of Scotland: Gullane|Applecross|Rob Roy video
ACTRESS Shonagh Price is the first image from this week. Taken at Gullane beach on a perfect May morning this photo forms part of a series of images I have been working on entitled ‘Magnetic North’, a project in which I am photographing artists, actors, writers etc.
Lost Edinburgh: The Royal Patent Gymnasium
THE view today looking down onto King George V Park from Royal Crescent at the northern edge of Edinburgh’s New town offers little evidence that it was once the site of one of the most remarkable and unique attractions in Victorian Britain.
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Edinburgh Evening News
Lothians patients denied life-saving heart drug
HEALTH bosses have been accused of putting lives at risk by refusing to offer a groundbreaking drug to thousands of Lothian heart attack patients.
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Hibs fans face city travel chaos on cup final day
HIBS fans have been warned to be prepared for “travel disruption” as supporters stage a mass exodus from the city on cup final day.
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Bike shed rule to be axed to encourage cycling
Regulations which ban home owners from putting up bike sheds without planning permission are set to be scrapped in a bid to encourage more people to cycle.
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Armed police deal with knifeman in house
ARMED police were dispatched to an address in Southhouse after a man was seen with a knife inside the property.
Hunt after Water of Leith robbery bid
Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery on the Water of Leith walkway.
Weather: Edinburgh set for thunderstorms and hail
EDINBURGH and the Lothians was today braced for heavy thunderstorms - and possibly hail - as temperatures rose.
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Weather for Edinburgh
Monday 20 May 2013
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Thunderstorm
Temperature: 8 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
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