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Convicted rapist John Cronin back living in Tranent
POLICE are monitoring sexual predator and conman John Cronin after he was set free and bailed to live with his parents in their East Lothian home.
1600 Scots jobs saved as Vion takeover approved
2 SISTERS Food Group’s takeover of the UK poultry business of meat processors Vion has been given the go-ahead, in a move which should secure 1,600 Scottish jobs.
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Reckless bankers should face jail say MPs
HIGHLY-paid bankers should be subject to a new criminal offence of “reckless misconduct” that could see them jailed if they act irresponsibly, the banking commission recommends today.
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Nigel Farage: ‘Something unpleasant going on’
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said there is “something unpleasant going on” in Scotland after a chaotic day’s campaigning, with a senior party figure claiming there is a “problem with democracy” north of the border.
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Lothian Buses boss gets 26% pay rise
THE man at the wheel of Edinburgh’s main bus operator saw his pay increase by 26 per cent to £265,000 last year, The Scotsman can reveal.
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Scottish independence: Swinney’s pension promise
JOHN Swinney yesterday sought to defuse anxiety over the impact independence will have on pensions by insisting a so-called “triple lock” guarantee would remain intact if people vote Yes next year.
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Consider free condoms for kids aged 13, say MSPs
FREE contraception for pupils as young as 13 should be looked at as part of a drive to cut Scotland’s chronic teenage pregnancy rates, MSPs have said.
7 commentsEdinburgh broadband boost as £10m scheme unveiled
EDIBURGH CITY chiefs are working to boost broadband in the Capital despite a UK Government bungle over funding rules.
Andy Coulson appears in court on perjury charge
FORMER spin doctor and News of the World editor Andy Coulson has appeared in court charged with perjury.
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Scottish independence will ‘disrupt’ finance sector
SCOTTISH Secretary Michael Moore last night warned that independence would disrupt the country’s financial services.
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Piper Alpha: Same hazards exist today, says expert
SAFETY risks on offshore oil rigs are better managed than they were 25 years, but the industry must guard against complacency, a conference in Aberdeen marking the anniversary of Piper Alpha heard.
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Scottish crime at lowest levels since 1974
CRIME has fallen to a 39-year low, with homicide, violence and possession of an offensive weapon all down sharply in Scotland.
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‘Jimmy Savile case led to more reporting of rapes’
reported rapes soared by 16 per cent to 1,372 attacks last year, to the highest level seen in Scotland since such records began.
Wind turbine near Prince Charles’ home approved
A controversial wind turbine overlooking the summer Highland home of Prince Charles has been approved.
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Gamekeeper fined for poisoning bird of prey
A gamekeeper who poisoned a bird of prey and owned illegal pesticides has been fined £4,450.
UHI Principal James M Fraser to retire
THE Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands has announced he is to retire at the end of the year.
Charity Moonwalk could end over council ‘deadlock’
THE founder of the MoonWalk has warned the Edinburgh fundraiser will have to be scrapped if council staff again hold up plans for next year’s midnight marathon.
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Highland Council approve Moray Firth wind farm
HIGHLAND councillors have raised no objections to plans for a £3billion, 277-turbine wind farm in the Moray Firth, off the Caithness coast.
5 commentsSpokes turns on the charm
RESIDENTS are to accompany local politicians on a city-wide bike ride to highlight the needs of cyclists in the Capital.
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Uni greenhouse gas centre to boost city jobs
THE Capital is set for hundreds of jobs and a home energy revolution after engineers opened a world-leading research centre to pioneer advances in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
1 commentMusselburgh boys stop Cross Country train
A TRAIN was forced to stop after a driver saw two young boys sitting on the track.
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Dalkeith commuter nightmare to continue into 2014
A MAJOR commuter link through Dalkeith will be shut until next year in a growing nightmare for residents, with the repair bill rising to almost £2 million.
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Edinburgh Uni students protest US drone funding
STUDENT leaders and human rights workers have demanded Edinburgh University dumps its shareholding in a firm that helps make “killer” attack drones for the American military machine.
14 commentsMan with Mohawk hair sought after attack
A MAN was left with facial injuries after being seriously assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Leith Agency and Newhaven Communications merge
A TOP city advertising agency has announced it has joined forces with a rival firm.
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Joppa Park knife thug dodges jail despite crackdown
A THUG who slashed a man, leaving him permanently disfigured has escaped jail – despite the government’s pledge to get tough on knife crime.
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Hearts: Gloom descends as administration beckons
TYNECASTLE cut a bleak picture as an overwhelming sense of inevitability meant there was no defiant singing or waving of banners.
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Missing Yulia Solodyankina’s dad tells of anguish
THE father of missing Russian student Yulia Solodyankina has said her whole family are praying for her safe return.
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Dunnottar Castle body identified as Carole Corbet
POLICE have confirmed the identity of the body found dead at the coastline near to Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire as missing woman Carole Corbet.
Home of late Brian Adam sent UKIP campaign letter
Controversial UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s return north of the border suffered a major set back before he even touched down on Scottish soil yesterday – after it was revealed a party campaign letter was sent to the home of the late MSP Brian Adam.
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Island councils seek greater power over affairs
SCOTLAND’S islands councils have demanded more powers regardless of the outcome of next year’s independence referendum as part of a flagship campaign launched Monday.
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Edinburgh director drowns on extreme swimming trip
AN Edinburgh company director, who enjoyed the sport of extreme swimming, has drowned after getting into difficulties off the coast of south Devon.
Hearts: Pre-administration ticket sales ‘appalling’
THE decision by Hearts to continue selling season tickets just hours before they announced they were entering administration has been branded “appalling”.
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Deep sea shark nursery found in Outer Hebrides
THE discovery of the first deep-sea shark spawning ground in Scotland has fuelled calls for better protection of the seas and the nation’s multi-million pound wildlife tourism sector.
Study reveals traffic link to autism
EXPOSURE to traffic fumes and industrial air pollution can dramatically increase a mother’s chances of having a child with autism, research has shown.
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Fan dies at Stone Roses’ Glasgow Green gig
A SPECTATOR who collapsed at a major rock concert in Glasgow at the weekend has died, police confirmed.
Corstorphine body: Ring link to Irish travellers
POLICE investigating the murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found on Corstorphine Hill are today probing links to Irish Traveller communities as the search to identify the victim widens.
Duke of Edinburgh leaves hospital after operation
HE RECEIVED more than 1,000 cards from well-wishers during his latest stay in hospital.
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Football chiefs to hear requests over Wembley bagpipes
THE skirl of bagpipes may sound out at Wembley this summer after football chiefs promised to listen to requests to allow them for Scotland’s forthcoming friendly against England.
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Call to create more child care rights
FAMILIES should have a statutory right to child care from birth up to the age of 15, according to a committee of MSPs.
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Research on drinking in moderation while pregnant
Drinking in moderation through pregnancy does not harm a baby’s neurodevelopment, according to research.
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Independence: Spain ‘can’t block Scottish EU bid’
A CATALAN nationalist MEP has challenged claims by a European Parliament vice-president that Spain could veto an independent Scotland’s membership of the European Union.
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Delay on Edinburgh to Glasgow line as train hits cow
RAILWAY engineers are investigating how cattle managed to stray on to the same stretch of Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line and cause two collisions within the space of 24 hours.
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Hearts confirm they will enter administration
THE future of Heart of Midlothian football club is in serious doubt, after the announcement on Monday that it is to go into administration with debts of £25 million, on what was described as “the darkest day” in the club’s 139-year history.
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Dog winched to safety after Highlands cliff fall
A LUCKY dog has escaped injury after falling 20ft from a cliff above Loch Ness.
Honour for Scots corporal who led Taliban raid
A BRAVE Scots corporal who led his troops through a hail of gunfire to overpower five Taleban insurgents in a potentially deadly raid in Afghanistan is to be honoured on Armed Forces Day.
Rox jewellery shop robbery pair jailed for 22 years video
Two men who admitted their part in a £730,000 jewellery store raid in the centre of Edinburgh have been jailed.
Police release Aberdeen attack CCTV images
POLICE have released CCTV images in a bid to track down two men connected with a serious attack in Aberdeen city centre last year – leaving the victim with a serious facial injury.
Man and boy charged with alleged salmon poaching
A man and 14-year-old boy have been charged with alleged salmon poaching at a Scottish beach.
Man jailed for life for ‘senseless’ murder of neighbour
A MAN who brutally murdered his neighbour in a knife attack within hours of meeting him was today jailed for life for “the senseless killing”.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
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