- SSE squeezed by rising energy costs
- Sales slump 'biggest in 13 years'
- Crews tackle recycling plant fire
- Welfare cuts create 'grave concern'
- MSPs to agree library legislation
- Owners of empty homes 'need advice'
- 'Fewer cases of norovirus recorded'
- Gas leak on platform 'has stopped'
- Scottish jobless total falls again
Scottish news
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 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.
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.
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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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
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.
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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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”.
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.
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
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.
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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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.
David Beckham’s LA Galaxy honoured by president Barack Obama
The US president met David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy team.
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
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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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.
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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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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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
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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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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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.
17 commentsHunt 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.
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
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.
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.
8 commentsHappily 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
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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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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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
2 commentsIt’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.
5 commentsSir 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
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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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.
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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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.
4 commentsAll 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
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”.
1 commentJackson’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 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.
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
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.
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.
New Super Cool Bra unveiled in Japan
Lingerie maker Triumph has unveiled a new bra which comes equiped with refrigerated cooling gel pads.
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
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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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
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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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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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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Wednesday 16 May 2012
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