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Brian Cox opens new Dundee University DNA lab
In the hit X-Men movie franchise, Hollywood actor Brian Cox portrays a scientist determined to expose mutants as a threat to humanity.
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Man held over suspicious death in Blairgowrie
A man has been detained after a suspicious death in a Perthshire town.
£75m psychiatric hospital opened by Alex Salmond
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond today officially opened the new £75 million Murray Royal Hospital in Perth.
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Police hunt thieves who stole entire garage
TAYSIDE Police are hunting a gang of thieves who have stolen a double garage from an Angus industrial estate after dismantling the prefabricated structure.
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Sea eagle nest ‘destruction’ prompts police probe
A POLICE investigation has been launched into claims that the first sea eagle’s nest to be built in the east of Scotland for 150 years has been destroyed.
Bannockburn stones could be thousands of years old
STANDING stones thought to have been placed to mark the fist major skirmish of the Battle of Bannockburn were probably there thousands of years before, it was revealed yesterday.
Celtic boss Neil Lennon denies speeding in Perthshire
CELTIC manager Neil Lennon today denied speeding at a notorious accident blackspot on the A9.
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Bannockburn flagpole site gets time capsule
The completed restoration of the historic flagpole at Bannockburn will be celebrated with the burial of a time capsule later today.
Tickets on sale for Perth’s Enchanted Forest show
MORE than 30,000 tickets are to go on sale this weekend for the award-winning Enchanted Forest sound-and-light show in Perthshire.
Perth cyclist dies after colliding with parked van
A CYCLIST has died after colliding with a parked van in Perth.
Cast-iron pioneer ‘inspired by Scots craftsmen’
HE was regarded as a pioneer in his field, producing extraordinary designs which gave rise to the towering streetscapes of New York and other cities across the US.
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Prince Charles and Camilla to make Beano cameo
THE Duke and Duchess of Rothesay today discovered they are to star in a special edition of The Beano as they toured the headquarters of the popular comic’s publishers, DC Thomson in Dundee.
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Scottish cities outsiders for 2017 City of Culture
ABERDEEN is running ahead of Dundee in the betting stakes to win the coveted City of Culture title in 2017.
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Ralph Milne banned by court from Carnoustie
FORMER Dundee United footballer Ralph Milne has appeared in court accused of assaulting a woman.
Dundee flat fall woman was Billy MacKenzie’s sister
A WOMAN who plunged to her death after falling 35ft from a tenement window in Dundee was the sister of tragic Scottish pop star Billy MacKenzie, it was revealed yesterday.
Fire damages Perth’s White Horse Inn
ONE of Perth’s best known landmarks - the vacant White Horse Inn - has been badly damaged in an early morning blaze.
Ryder Cup launches Gleneagles 2014 ticket ballot
The public ticket sales process for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles has moved into the public ballot stage, marking the beginning of a six-week period for fans to purchase the highly-prized tickets.
Dundee University to lead bladder cancer research
RESEARCHERS at a Scottish university are to lead a European wide research project to discover whether advanced laser techniques can be used to both detect and treat bladder cancer.
The disease is one of the most common forms of cancer – particularly among the over-60s – and one of the hardest to diagnose and treat.
Dundee scooter crash man named
POLICE Scotland have named the man who died after his scooter crashed into a parked car in Dundee on Friday.
Girl dies after collapse at Arbroath dance class
A TEENAGER has died after suddenly falling ill and collapsing at a dance class.
Dundee christian teacher gets harrassment payout
DUNDEE City Council has been forced to pay £100,000 compensation to a former school worker who suffered “obscene” harrassment from male colleagues.
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Scotland’s weather: Some don’t like it hot!
WITH bodies more suited to the chilly conditions of the Antarctic, penguins Forrest and Joss cool off in a shower as the sun gets too much for them.
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Ann Gloag wins property battle over new house
STAGECOACH tycoon Ann Gloag has won a battle to expand her property empire by building a new house on land near her castle.
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Approval needed for Perthshire estate sale
DUNDEE City councillors are being urged to seek parliamentary approval to sell off a Perthshire estate, once owned by Liberal Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
Spanish Education Ministers sign Dundee Uni deal
REPRESENTATIVES of the Spanish Ministry of Education are to visit Dundee University tomorrow to sign a new collaboration agreement to strengthen existing links between the institution and Spain.
Police seek teens who broke into £30m Dundee pool
POLICE are hunting for two teenagers who went for an early morning dip in Dundee’s new state-of-the art swimming pool - three weeks before it is scheduled to open.
Angus motorist dead after car collides into lorry
A FEMALE motorist has been killed in a horrific early-morning crash in Angus.
Ministers approve Grangemouth biomass plant plans
SCOTLAND’S largest biomass power plant has been granted planning permission by the Scottish Government despite fears it will cause air pollution and destroy forests – sparking allegations the SNP’s green policy is “confused and contradictory”.
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A9 communities get first look at dualling plans
COMMUNITIES up and down the A9 are being given the opportunity to have a first look at the proposed dualling designs through a series of public exhibitions kicking off today in Aviemore.
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UK’s oldest osprey ‘Lady’ hatches chick at 28
THE UK’s oldest breeding osprey has defied the odds after hatching her first chick of 2013.
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Man in hospital after being hit by car in Angus
A PEDESTRIAN was taken to hospital after being struck by a car on a dual carriageway, police said.
Driver who died after A9 crash is named
THE motorist who died in hospital at the weekend after being injured in a crash on the A9 has been named as Peter Isted, 63, of the Pitlochry area of Perthshire.
Appeal after 18 baby chicks abandoned in box
THE Scottish SPCA has launched an appeal for information after eighteen chicks were found abandoned in woodland in Clackmannanshire.
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‘Ghost’ of Montrose air base to be honoured
HE was the young pilot from the Royal Flying Corps whose ghost is said to haunt the former Angus airfield where the fledgling unit had established Britain’s first operational military airfield.
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First charity-funded Scots air ambulance launches Picture gallery
SCOTLAND’S first charity-funded air ambulance service took to the skies yesterday in a move that will extend life-saving cover across the country.
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Ryder Cup ticket tout warning issued
RYDER Cup organisers are warning that ticket touts may already be targeting next year’s major golfing clash between Europe and America in Gleneagles by selling “illicit” corporate deals which will not allow golf fans access to the course.
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Mother of Scots suicide soldier calls for inquiry
THE mother of a Scottish soldier who killed himself after serving in Afghanistan has called for a fatal accident inquiry into his suicide in a bid to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
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Angus schoolboys reported over attack on girl
THREE eight year old schoolboys in Angus have been reported to the area’s youth justice assessor over allegations concerning an incident involving a young girl.
Disgraced MP Eric Joyce may force by-election
Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has said he will make a decision on whether to stand down and force a by-election in the next few days, following a row over the Labour Party’s selection of his successor.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
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