- Firms urged to use Scottish produce
- Parliament to see plans for police
- Funding for social community group
- Stabbing prompts murder inquiry
- Top prosecutor meets Libyan PM
- Jewellery 'definitely in bathroom'
- 14-year-old charged after boy death
- Scotland backs minimum alcohol cost
- Murder inquiry after man found dead
- Campaign for independence begins
Scottish news
Scottish independence: Politicians and celebrities join forces for ‘Yes’ campaign launch
THE official campaign for a “yes” vote for Scottish independence was today launched in Edinburgh ahead of the referendum in 2014.
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Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
A SCHOOLBOY has died after collapsing following an alleged fight at a secondary school in Glasgow. Euan Craig, 14, who was a pupil at Rosshall Academy, died in the Southern General Hospital shortly after midday yesterday.
Teenage yob batters woman trying to stop drunken fight
A GOOD Samaritan was beaten and robbed after she tried to break up a drunken fight in the Meadows.
Extremists win march rights as judge axes SDL ban
FAR-right extremists have won the right to march in the Capital tomorrow after a judge overturned a banning order.
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OAP living in fear after dog attack
A PENSIONER is living in fear after being mauled by her new neighbour’s bull terrier as she went to say hello.
UK
Leveson Inquiry: Jeremy Hunt and Tony Blair to give evidence next week
CULTURE secretary Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister Tony Blair will be among those appearing before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards next week, it was announced today.
Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
THE formal campaign for independence will kick off today with a central message that people living in Scotland are the best at running the country, not those elsewhere in the UK.
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Chris Huhne’s bisexual lover vows to appeal after losing privacy case
MP CHRIS Huhne’s partner Carina Trimingham has vowed to fight on in her High Court privacy and harassment action, after losing her claim against Associated Newspapers.
Crisis talks as Europe plans £40bn Greek exit
GREECE’S membership of the euro was pushed further towards the precipice last night as other eurozone members were told to prepare for an “amiable divorce”, in a move that could tip Britain deeper into recession.
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Leveson inquiry: Jeremy Hunt backed Rupert Murdoch in note to No10
CULTURE Secretary Jeremy Hunt has come under renewed pressure following the publication by the Leveson Inquiry of a memo in which he made private representations to the Prime Minister supporting News Corporation’s bid to take over BSkyB.
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International
Azerbaijan welcomes Eurovision amid claims of human rights abuse
Tens of millions of television viewers will tune into the Eurovision Song Contest in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan this weekend, but a war of words over human rights may drown out the singing,.
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Crisis talks as Europe plans £40bn Greek exit
GREECE’S membership of the euro was pushed further towards the precipice last night as other eurozone members were told to prepare for an “amiable divorce”, in a move that could tip Britain deeper into recession.
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Chinese toddler drives toy scooter through rush hour traffic video
A three-year-old Chinese boy cheated death after riding a toy scooter through a city intersection during rush hour.
Nick Clegg warns that a Greek exit would cause ‘irrevocable damage’
A GREEK exit from the eurozone would do “irrevocable damage” to European Union countries, Lib Dem deputy prime minister Nick Clegg warned yesterday on a visit to Berlin.
US turns screw on Pakistan as drone strike kills eight
A US drone strike on a militant haunt in Pakistan’s north-western tribal region killed at least eight suspected insurgents yesterday, said local officials, as the CIA appeared to scale up its covert programme in the skies along the Afghan border.
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Politics
Leveson Inquiry: Jeremy Hunt and Tony Blair to give evidence next week
CULTURE secretary Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister Tony Blair will be among those appearing before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards next week, it was announced today.
Alex Salmond gives guarantee on new Sick Kids hospital
POLITICIANS regularly have to register interests in everything from chairmanships to shareholdings.
New city chiefs accused of boards power grab
THE city’s new Labour-SNP coalition was today accused of a fresh “power grab” after opposition councillors were excluded from a series of key appointments.
Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
THE formal campaign for independence will kick off today with a central message that people living in Scotland are the best at running the country, not those elsewhere in the UK.
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Minimum pricing by next spring but move still faces legal challenge
SCOTLAND is set to become the first country in Europe to introduce a minimum alcohol price, after the plans were backed by MSPs at Holyrood.
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Transport
Fantastic voyage: Flying boat drops in for Icelandair’s 75th anniversary video Picture gallery
A RESTORED flying boat has taken off from Scotland on an international voyage to mark an airline anniversary.
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Death of the bus ticket as Stagecoach passengers to pay by smartphone
PASSENGERS will be able to use smartphones instead of bus and train tickets for the first time if a trial is successful, transport giant Stagecoach announces today.
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Council to refund thousands of bus lane charges
TRANSPORT chiefs are to waive every fine handed out to motorists caught in bus lanes on one of the city’s main roads.
34 commentsMemorial for air crash Scots flyer
A MEMORIAL service will take place this weekend for a Scottish pilot who died in a Canadian crash earlier this month.
Car buyers face inflation busting prices
THE cost of some of the best-selling cars in Britain has soared way above the rate of inflation, according to a new report.
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Education
Judges’ Portobello High ruling is ‘months away’
PROTESTERS are facing a long wait to discover whether their bid to derail plans for a new Portobello High School has been successful.
Rosshall Academy: history of the school
ROSSHALL Academy, a state secondary school, was formed in 1999 following the merger of Penilee and Crookston Castle secondary schools.
‘Teachers’ fears over exams were ignored’
TEACHERS have criticised a national audit of readiness for Scotland’s new exams, accusing it of ignoring their concerns about the new qualifications.
2 comments87,915 racist incidents in schools over five years
TENS of thousands of racist incidents were recorded in schools over a five-year period, new figures reveal.
1 commentClassroom assistant says he is not a paedophile
A CLASSROOM assistant who hoarded a stash of child pornography while working at the school where his mother taught blamed his offending on an attention disorder.
Environment
Bass Rock a hard place for gannets Picture gallery
THE world’s largest single island colony of gannets on the Bass Rock off the east coast of Scotland has grown dramatically, according to latest estimates.
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New research centre could hold key to £190bn of oil
A NEW Scottish research centre, devoted to the development of carbon capture technology, could hold the key to unlocking the recovery of three billion barrels of North Sea oil worth £190 billion, experts have claimed.
22 commentsFears plans to double size of windfarm would put golden eagles at risk
Protected golden eagles are under threat by plans to almost double the size of a windfarm in the Highlands, experts have warned.
5 commentsResearchers go wild over ape personalities
Chimpanzees and orang-utans have their own personalities, researchers have found.
Solar power subsidy cut is postponed
Cuts to solar power subsidies will be delayed until August, the government said yesterday.
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Health
Alex Salmond gives guarantee on new Sick Kids hospital
POLITICIANS regularly have to register interests in everything from chairmanships to shareholdings.
Coping with teenage depsression
HE lounges about in bed all day or sits glued to the Xbox, emerging from another Call of Duty kill session only to grunt the word “pizza” before retreating back to zombie mode.
Three toddlers in hospital as nursery is hit by outbreak of E coli 0157
THREE infants were being treated in hospital last night following a suspected E coli 0157 outbreak linked to the baby unit at a nursery school.
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Minimum pricing by next spring but move still faces legal challenge
SCOTLAND is set to become the first country in Europe to introduce a minimum alcohol price, after the plans were backed by MSPs at Holyrood.
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Health chiefs spend £22,500 on iPads for senior managers
HEALTH chiefs have spent £22,500 on 35 iPads for board members and senior managers.
Entertainment
Elton John hospitalised with respiratory infection
ELTON John has been forced to cancel several scheduled performances after being admitted to hospital with a respiratory infection.
Izzard calls off run challenge
Eddie Izzard has had to abandon his gruelling challenge to run a marathon each day for 27 days in South Africa due to “medical complications”.
Sickness sidelines Sir Elton once again
SIR Elton John is in hospital with a respiratory infection and has cancelled three nights of performances in Las Vegas at the weekend.
Rapper in court over garage bust–up
N-Dubz rapper Dappy has appeared in court charged over his alleged role in a fight at a petrol station that left three men with facial injuries.
Top five celebrity stories of the week
Celebrity shenanigans this week include altercations at the airport and some rather silly phonecalls
Odd
American scorpion found by dog in Hamilton street
AN inquisitive dog almost got more than it bargained for after coming across a tropical scorpion outside the family home in Hamilton.
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Chinese toddler drives toy scooter through rush hour traffic video
A three-year-old Chinese boy cheated death after riding a toy scooter through a city intersection during rush hour.
On a wingsuit and a prayer: The leap from 2,400ft with no parachute video
A STUNTMAN has become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land without using a parachute.
1 commentRevenge is a dish best served cold – and online
More than half of the UK population claim to be contemplating revenge – and social networks are the preferred platform for getting even, research has found.
Pumas may be on the loose in Scotland as cat corpse is discovered
A DOG walker has stumbled upon the corpse of an animal experts believe may have been a puma near a Scottish beauty spot.
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Opinion
George Kerevan: Salmond brand may be better seller
The referendum will be won and lost by people balancing gain and risk, optimism and negativity, writes George Kerevan
8 commentsLeader: Minimum prices only the first measure to take
Scotland has become the first country in Europe to legislate for the introduction of a minimum price for a unit of alcohol, in this case 50p.
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Tiffany Jenkins: Bringing readers to book
A top ten list of Scotland’s favourite tomes reveals most of us haven’t picked up a decent one since school, while current thinking in education is failing to produce new readers, argues Tiffany Jenkins
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Juliet Dunlop: Why I live in hope of great adaptations
I love Sunset Song. I still have the dog-eared copy I read at school and, from time to time, I like to take it down from the shelf, dust it off and thumb through its pages.
Struggling to carry this burden of obesity
Waiting to board a Scottish passenger ferry recently, I watched a group of women disembarking. They were a cheery bunch, all sporting those “hilarious” hats beloved of hen parties. They were set on having a good time. Every single woman was grossly overweight. As they struggled up the small incline, even the youngest already displayed the heavy-footed solidity of the middle-aged. Nobody blinked. Why would they? Obesity in Scotland is as common as the ferry. In the world obesity stakes, only the Americans beat the Scots.
3 comments- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
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