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Shopkeeper Akbar Ali is confronted by the armed robber

Robber is thwarted by stool battering video

A PLUCKY shopkeeper thwarted a knife- wielding robber by fighting him off with a fold-up stool.

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Police carried out early morning raids at a number of properties in the West of Edinburgh

Police launch blitz on dealers with city-wide series of raids

POLICE today staged a string of raids against heroin and cocaine dealers in the west of Edinburgh.

The operation to plug the gas leak on Total's Elgin platform has been successful

Gas leak on Total’s Elgin platform plugged

THE uncontrolled gas leak on Total’s Elgin platform has finally been plugged - only 12 hours after the dynamic well kill operation began.

Scotland's jobless total was down for the second quarter in a row

Unemployment in Scotland falls for second quarter in a row

UNEMPLOYMENT in Scotland has fallen for the second time in a row, new figures published this morning have revealed.

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Stephen Hester

Hester’s £3.3m wages not enough, say RBS investors

ROYAL Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester is not being paid enough, some of the bank’s biggest investors have told MPs.

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UK rss

Mervyn King warned of an economic storm

Bank of England warns of economic storm heading from Europe

MERVYN King, governor of the Bank of England, warned today of the “risk of a storm heading our way from the Continent” as he flagged the eurozone as the greatest threat to the UK’s recovery.

MoD will want to pull out of Scotland altogether, an analyst has suggested (PA)

Scottish independence: MoD ‘will want out’ of separate Scotland Picture gallery

THE Ministry of Defence will “want out” of an independent Scotland, moving defence contracts to territory “controlled by London”, a leading military analyst declared in the latest clash over the impact of secession.

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Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie are to be charged with perverting the course of justice. Picture: AFP/GettyImages

Baffled and bitter Rebekah Brooks: I am the victim of witch hunt video

FORMER News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks last night angrily denounced the decision to charge her and six others with perverting the course of justice as a “waste of public money”.

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks. Picture: PA

In full: The CPS charging announcement on Rebekah Brooks and others

READ the charging announcement of Rebekah Brooks and her alleged co-conspirators - including her husband Charles Brooks - published today by the Crown Prosecution Service following the news that the couple and four others have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Megrahi was said to have only months to live in 2009. Picture: Reuters

Lockerbie bomber’s cancer drug is approved in England

PRESSURE has increased for the prostate cancer drug credited with keeping the Lockerbie bomber alive to be given to Scottish patients after it was approved for NHS use in England.

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International rss

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic appeared in court  in the Hague

Serb leader Ratko Mladic on trial in Hague for genocide

FORMER Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has gone on trial at a UN tribunal on charges of genocide.

Police surround a protestor in Syntagma Square. Picture: Reuters

Eurozone economy: Greek crisis deepens as president to appoint caretaker government

The politicial crisis in Greece intensified today as the country’s president is to convene political leaders again today, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.

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A man set fire to himself outside the courthouse in Oslo where the trial of Anders Behring Breivik is taking place. Picture: AP

Breivik trial: man sets himself on fire outside court video

A MENTALLY-ILL man has set himself on fire outside the court where right-wing extremist Anders Breivik is being tried for the bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people.

President Obama meets David Beckham at the White House. Picture: AP

David Beckham’s LA Galaxy honoured by president Barack Obama

The US president met David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy team.

Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande meet for the first time. Picture: Getty

Francois Hollande spends inaugural night as president with Angela Merkel Picture gallery

FRANCE’S newly installed president Franc ois Hollande insisted that he and German chancellor Angela Merkel would “co-operate very closely” to deal with Europe’s debt crisis, following talks between the two leaders in Berlin last night.

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Politics rss

Police surround a protestor in Syntagma Square. Picture: Reuters

Eurozone economy: Greek crisis deepens as president to appoint caretaker government

The politicial crisis in Greece intensified today as the country’s president is to convene political leaders again today, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.

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Mervyn King warned of an economic storm

Bank of England warns of economic storm heading from Europe

MERVYN King, governor of the Bank of England, warned today of the “risk of a storm heading our way from the Continent” as he flagged the eurozone as the greatest threat to the UK’s recovery.

The junction at Willowbrae Avenue comes immediately after the bus lane

Bus lane and cameras add up to a left turn for worse

FAMILIES in an east Edinburgh street have complained of being landed with £60 fines every day as they must drive through a bus lane to get home.

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MoD will want to pull out of Scotland altogether, an analyst has suggested (PA)

Scottish independence: MoD ‘will want out’ of separate Scotland Picture gallery

THE Ministry of Defence will “want out” of an independent Scotland, moving defence contracts to territory “controlled by London”, a leading military analyst declared in the latest clash over the impact of secession.

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Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie are to be charged with perverting the course of justice. Picture: AFP/GettyImages

Baffled and bitter Rebekah Brooks: I am the victim of witch hunt video

FORMER News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks last night angrily denounced the decision to charge her and six others with perverting the course of justice as a “waste of public money”.

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Transport rss

The junction at Willowbrae Avenue comes immediately after the bus lane

Bus lane and cameras add up to a left turn for worse

FAMILIES in an east Edinburgh street have complained of being landed with £60 fines every day as they must drive through a bus lane to get home.

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Commuters will be affected by the pipelaying works

Gas works spark traffic alert

MOTORISTS will face significant disruption on a main route into Edinburgh this summer as a major gas works project is carried out.

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The Edinburgh sides will contest The William Hill Scottish Cup final. Picture: Craig Williamson

Scottish Cup final: Hibs and Hearts fans to travel on same trains

RIVAL fans will be allowed to mix on the trains heading from Edinburgh to Glasgow before this weekend’s all-Edinburgh football showdown.

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Hunt for driver who fled crash scene

Police are trying to trace the driver of a car who crashed into a bus and another vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Thomas Renwick with his 26 fines for  the Greenway

Police say cab driver can use buslane but council wants £1600

A MINIBUS driver who transports severely disabled children to school has been hit with 27 fines for driving through bus lanes despite being assured by police that his vehicle was eligible.

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Education rss

Scottish Government ponders tablet computers’ role in schools

WAYS of promoting the use of tablet computers in schools are to be explored by the Scottish Government.

Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Eddie Barnes: Honest debate over university tuition costs required

ALEX Salmond famously declared before last year’s Scottish elections that “the rocks will melt with the sun” before he asks graduates to pay back the cost of their tuition after graduating, as is happening in England. The pledge prompted Labour, in slightly less flowery language, and with notably less conviction, to match him as best they could. Now, a drastic acceleration in climate change excepting, it appears that the latter could be the first to have a rethink on this most steaming of hot potatoes.

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Happily single Abertay names its next principal

A SCOTTISH university which avoided a controversial merger with a neighbouring institution has appointed a new principal.

Professor Nigel Seaton, 51, will become the principal and vice-chancellor of Abertay University after plans to merge it with Dundee University were dropped.

Additional support for schoolchildren in need is ‘patchy’

MORE than a quarter of children in some parts of Scotland require additional support during their schooling, according to a new report.

Noam Chomsky to receive honorary degree from St Andrews University

Renowned American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky will be among those receiving honorary degrees from Scotland’s oldest university this summer.

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Environment rss

Total have begun the operation to stem the gas leak on their Elgin platform

Total gas leak: Operation to ‘kill’ rig leak finally gets under way video

THE long-awaited operation to plug the uncontrolled gas leak on Total’s Elgin platform finally got under way – exactly 50 days after the installation was abandoned.

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Alex Salmond is in Norway for a short visit, with energy a priority. Picture: AFP/Getty

Scots offshore engineering firm opens Norway base video

A COMPANY which is opening a permanent base in Norway has been praised as a “fantastic Scottish success story” by the First Minister.

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Domestic rubbish reinforces the sea wall on Funafuti Atoll (Getty)

Daniel Gay: World first for Scotland

SCOTLAND’S climate justice fund, which aims to alleviate the impact of global warming on developing nations, leads the way, writes Daniel Gay

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It’s just not cricket as snow falls in May

CHILLY air has brought snow to parts of the country – days after the football season ended and weeks after the cricket season began.

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Sir Richard Branson throws down gauntlet for renewables sector

A GLOBAL green energy competition with a £400,000 prize has been launched in Edinburgh.

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Health rss

Shona Tilley with her eight year old son DJ

DJ can barely walk but the government took our car

A FAMILY with a disabled son who is unable to walk to school have been stripped of their car by the UK Government.

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Sir Harry Burns said there had been a 16 per cent reduction in the last three years

Medical chief hails fall in fatal norovirus figures

Outbreaks of the potentially fatal norovirus have fallen in recent years, Scotland’s top doctor has revealed.

Detergents are among the chemicals affecting fertility

Everyday chemicals impacting on male fertility, research on sheep suggests

MALE fertility is being seriously damaged by exposure to everyday chemicals, according to research.

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Megrahi was said to have only months to live in 2009. Picture: Reuters

Lockerbie bomber’s cancer drug is approved in England

PRESSURE has increased for the prostate cancer drug credited with keeping the Lockerbie bomber alive to be given to Scottish patients after it was approved for NHS use in England.

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All chocolate and junk food ‘should be slapped with 20% fat tax’

A “FAT TAX” should be added to the cost of unhealthy food and drink to reduce spiralling levels of obesity and heart disease, scientists have claimed.

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Entertainment rss

Lennox is an ambassador for Christian Aid Week.  Picture: PA

Visit to Sierra Leone charity project hailed as an ‘inspiration’ by model

Model Tali Lennox has hailed a charity visit to Sierra Leone as an “inspiration”.

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Jackson’s costumes go on one final tour

Michael Jackson’s spangled gloves, sparkly jackets and stage costumes are going on a world tour before being sold.

The Voice could be affected by a vomiting bug

The Voice talent show hit by vomiting bug

A VIRUS has hit the contestants of BBC1 talent show The Voice and is threatening to damage their hopes of winning the top prize.

Gwyneth Paltrow attends the gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Picture: Getty

In pictures: Celebrities honour Prada and Schiaparelli at Met Ball video

Commonly known as the Met Ball, the Costume Institute Gala never fails to deliver fashion’s biggest event of the year.

Bloody art goes up for auction

Artwork by musician Pete Doherty – which includes pieces created with his blood – is expected to raise tens of thousands of pounds at auction.

Odd rss

The video of the road race was uploaded to YouTube

Video: Travellers face prosecution over sulky road race video

TRAVELLERS who were filmed racing ponies through traffic on a busy main road in Ireland are likely to be prosecuted, police sources have said.

Cat tales: What they say about the celebrity stray

THE book Tobermory Cat will tell the tales of an “independent” ginger living on the Isle of Mull, according to the publishers.

Tobermory Cat, as featured on Facebook.

Artist accuses writer of stealing cat story idea from Facebook Picture gallery

THE claws are out and clearly sharpened in a vicious cat-fight over a fictional feline – Tobermory Cat.

Triumph International has launched a new

New Super Cool Bra unveiled in Japan

Lingerie maker Triumph has unveiled a new bra which comes equiped with refrigerated cooling gel pads.

The main painting, left, and the work on the reverse, right

Bogof on S J Peploe: Flipside of painting revealed

WHEN buying high art, it is not often you see a “buy one, get one free” – or “Bogof” – offer. But that is exactly what the purchaser of a painting by Scottish Colourist S J Peploe will get for his £300,000.

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Opinion rss

Domestic rubbish reinforces the sea wall on Funafuti Atoll (Getty)

Daniel Gay: World first for Scotland

SCOTLAND’S climate justice fund, which aims to alleviate the impact of global warming on developing nations, leads the way, writes Daniel Gay

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Rupert Murdoch: Merely the latest in a long line of press barons. Picture: AP

Allan Massie: Tart response to those who can’t bear Rupert Murdoch

MURDOCH is just the latest in a long line of press barons, and his influence is far more benign than many of his forerunners, writes Allan Massie

Angus Robertson, left, with Alex Salmond. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Ruth Wishart: Beware of the sales pitch for independence

REVOLUTIONARIES plot in the strangest places. Try a small hall in Ullapool located under the clubhouse accommodation of the Ceilidh Place. It’s 7 o’clock last Saturday night, a time when all self-respecting citizens should be assembling the glad rags for some serious downtime, or gearing up for the latest magical offering from the Ullapool Book Festival in the Village Hall. Or both.

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Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Eddie Barnes: Honest debate over university tuition costs required

ALEX Salmond famously declared before last year’s Scottish elections that “the rocks will melt with the sun” before he asks graduates to pay back the cost of their tuition after graduating, as is happening in England. The pledge prompted Labour, in slightly less flowery language, and with notably less conviction, to match him as best they could. Now, a drastic acceleration in climate change excepting, it appears that the latter could be the first to have a rethink on this most steaming of hot potatoes.

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Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande meet for the first time. Picture: Getty

Analysis: ‘Merllande’ will be a trickier marriage of convenience

Merkozy, that is Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, were poles apart in substance and style but found a common ground in the fight for the survival of the euro and the European project itself. It is not thought that the relationship with Mr Hollande will be so easy to forge.

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