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Rangers have entered administration proceedings, effectively ending their SPL title challenge. Picture: Getty

Rangers run into the ground as furious HRMC battles to claw back tax video

RANGERS and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are locked in a furious battle that will define the future of the iconic Glasgow football club.

Jim Sillars was close to Alex Salmond until he formed a rival party. Picture: Jane Barlow

Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars

THE SNP move to include a “devo-max” question in the independence referendum is a “fraudulent claim”, designed to keep the Nationalist movement intact and in power if it loses the vote on the future of the UK, Jim Sillars, one of the party’s former deputy leaders, has declared.

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Scottish shops were hit by the biggest fall in sales in a decade. Picture: Getty

High street gloom as falling sales set alarm bells ringing

SHOPS in Scotland suffered their biggest fall in sales for more than a decade last month, new figures reveal today.

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Declan Hainey died amid scenes of squalor. His mother was convicted of murder

Report seeks to learn lessons from Declan Hainey’s death

A REPORT into the death of a toddler who was killed by his drug-addict mother has made a series of recommendations for improving child protection across Scotland.

Edinburgh Airport has been rated the second best in Europe. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Edinburgh flies up ratings as Europe’s second best airport

EDINBURGH Airport has been rated second best in Europe and among the best in the world for customer satisfaction, according to a new independent survey.

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Woman’s ten-year sex battle goes on despite ‘staggering’ expense

A WOMAN has been allowed to continue a ten-year legal fight to claim compensation for sexual harassment at work, even though judges said the time and money already spent on the case was “beyond belief”.

At lesat three major awards will be given out by the festival this year. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Edinburgh International Film Festival to bring back awards

ORGANISERS of the Edinburgh International Film Festival say at least three major awards will be handed out at this year’s event – with the promise of more to come – 12 months after the prizes were scrapped.

Homelessness is within

Scotland ‘within touching distance’ of eradicating homelessness in 2012

Homelessness has fallen to its lowest level in a decade as the Scottish Government closes in on a flagship target to eradicate the problem in Scotland.

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Third man held over KFC ‘ear biting’

A THIRD man has been arrested after a man had part of his ear bitten off in a fast-food restaurant.

James McAvoy films a scene for forthcoming film Filth. Picture: Jane Barlow

James McAvoy films Filth in Edinburgh

SCOTTISH actor James McAvoy was in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket yesterday to shoot a scene for the forthcoming film Filth, adapted from the novel by Irvine Welsh. Onlookers watched as a bearded McAvoy acted out a scene with a young boy at a cash machine.

It’s a grave punishment for offenders ordered to fix Aberdeen cemeteries

LOW-level offenders on community sentences are being sent out to fix fallen cemetery headstones in a new community pay back scheme in Aberdeen.

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Man in court over flat siege

A SECOND man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and serious assault following an alleged siege in a flat at the weekend.

The ASA criticised RBS for its misleading advert

RBS rapped over advert vow to save rural branch it never had

PERCHED on the mainland’s northern tip, it is one of Scotland’s remotest communities, which one of the nation’s biggest institutions vowed to serve.

Scotland would have to renegotiate EU status, according to EU sources. Picture: Getty

Scotland and rest of UK ‘would have to renegotiate EU status’

THE remaining parts of the United Kingdom would have to renegotiate their European Union membership if Scotland voted for independence, senior European sources have said, saying both countries would become “succession” states within the European community.

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Canon Wright attacks insulting Downing St diktat

One of the architects of devolution has branded it “insulting” the Westminster government should be “dictating” what questions go on the ballot paper.

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Salmond: the economic case for independence is

Alex Salmond sets out ‘absolutely clear’ case for enhanced powers during London visit

THE economic case for Scottish independence is “absolutely clear”, First Minister Alex Salmond will tell an audience in London tonight.

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Westminster ‘confusion and concern’ on Scottish 6

WESTMINSTER’S Scottish affairs committee says there is widespread “confusion and concern” about the shape an independent Scotland would take.

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Donald Trump praised English National Trust chairman

Donald Trump condemns Scots’ silence over wind farms

DONALD Trump has condemned Scotland’s tourism and heritage agencies for their continued silence on the proliferation of offshore wind developments in Scotland.

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Father jailed for second time for killing his baby daughter

A FATHER who was convicted for a second time of battering his baby daughter to death has been jailed.

Scottish house prices fall again

HOUSE prices in Scotland fell for the third successive month at the end of last year, according to new figures.

Rail workers stage 24-hour walkout

RAIL signalling workers are in the grip of a 24-hour strike in a row over career progression.

Nurse suspended over malpractice

A SCOTS nurse has been found guilty of malpractice after giving a patient potentially fatal medication without checking his details.

Second ward hit by winter vomiting bug

A SECOND ward at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee has been closed to new admissions following a suspected outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

Valentine cake for panda zookeepers

ZOOKEEPERS caring for the UK’s only pandas have been given a Valentine’s Day cake.

Crumbling rock delays the opening of landslide road

PLANS to partially reopen a lifeline road in Wester Ross, closed by a landslide since 22 December, have been delayed because more extensive work is needed to stabilise a crumbling rock face.

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Sir David Murray could follow Fred Goodwin by being stripped of his knighthood. Picture: SNS

Calls for former Rangers chairman to be stripped of knighthood

THERE have been calls for Sir David Murray to be stripped of his knighthood over the financial position the former Rangers chairman left the club in.

A statue of John Greig outside Ibrox. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Q&A: What will happen to Rangers now?

What does the future hold for Rangers now that their administration has been confirmed?

£11m medical school revamp

PLANS have been announced for a major redevelopment and extension of one of Scotland’s leading medical schools.

Tommy and Gail Sheridan  Picture: Neil Hanna

‘Round one to us’ boasts Tommy Sheridan in News of the World battle video

THE former MSP Tommy Sheridan has claimed victory in the latest round of his long-running battle over his award for damages from the now defunct News of the World.

Dundee woman’s 10-year sexual harrassment fight continues

A WOMAN has been allowed to continue a ten-year fight to claim compensation for sexual harassment at work, even though judges branded the time and money already spent on the case as “beyond belief.”

Homeless figures in Scotland fell by 20 per cent on last year Picture: Ian Georgeson

Scottish homelessness figures fall by 20 per cent

The number of people being made homeless in Scotland fell last year, new figures have revealed.

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Rapist caught with child porn on his computer

A CONVICTED rapist was caught by police storing dozens of sickening child abuse photographs on his computer, a court has heard.

Opposition party leaders have signalled support for equal marriage rights Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Same-sex marriage campaign’s Valentine’s Day protest at Scottish Parliament

MORE than 1,000 campaigners for same-sex marriage marched to Holyrood yesterday.

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Robert Fergusson's words will be used. Picture: Julie Bull

Edinburgh’s New Town to celebrate literary history

FAMOUS quotations from Enlightenment figures will be beamed on to buildings throughout Edinburgh’s New Town as part of a new campaign to raise the profile of the capital’s world city of literature status.

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The supercomputer represents the equivalent of 12,000 desktops. Picture: Neil Hanna

Edinburgh-based supercomputers ‘could tackle climate change’

TO THE untrained eye, they may look like a row of large storage units covered in colourful children’s murals.

But scientists say Edinburgh’s new generation of £125 million supercomputers has the potential to discover new inhabitable planets, tackle climate change and even solve the global financial crisis.

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Players and officials were left baffled by the double lines

Referee blows his whistle on match after paint blunder

It would be enough to wrong foot even the most eagle-eyed linesman.

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Dale Bennett was 17 when he died in Gorebridge last year

Accused ‘lost control’ just before he killed youth

A MAN has told a court how he can’t remember stabbing a teenager during a violent confrontation between two groups of youths.

Dr John Armes will take up the position in the summer

Armes appointed as Capital’s new bishop

A NEW Bishop of Edinburgh has been elected from a shortlist of three churchmen.

Atheists tell council to end saying prayers at meetings

A PRESSURE group campaigning for the rights of atheists is to demand that the city council puts a stop to holding prayers at the start of its meetings.

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‘Negative outlook’ for credit rating

BRITAIN’S AAA credit rating was put on a “negative outlook” by ratings agency Moody’s today amid fears over weaker growth prospects and potential shocks from the eurozone crisis.

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New models at bike show

The Carole Nash MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show will be held at the Royal Highland Centre on March 10 and 11.

Owner hunt after black pig is found

THE owner of a black pig that has been roaming the West Lothian countryside for more than two weeks is being sought by the Scottish SPCA.

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Taxis will disappear from Waverley Station

Taxis hit by Waverley ban over terror attack fears

TAXIS and cars are to be banned permanently from driving into Waverley Station amid terrorist fears ahead of the London Olympics, it emerged today.

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Little Braedan with resourceful parents Samantha Preedy and Callum Livie

Parents recall moment the lights went out at ERI birthing unit

A DAD today described the moment he was forced to use a torch “app” on his mobile phone to desperately search for his newborn son in a hospital birthing pool after the lights failed.

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City band gets pulses racing

THE dance section of Scotland’s largest youth Samba band has been honoured by London 2012 chiefs for its “innovative” work inspired by this year’s Olympics.

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Golf courses in global campaign

Golf courses in East Lothian are to be promoted in a global campaign featuring former Ryder Cup golfer Andrew Coltart.

Birds boss flying high after awards

The keeper of the Scottish Parliament’s eagle, which scares pigeons away from the building, has won a national award.

Five schools benefit from £1.3m boost

CHILDREN and young people across West Lothian are set to benefit from a £1.3 million investment.

Court calls for psychiatric report on man who tried to drown wife

A MAN who was accused of trying to drown his wife in the bath is to have his mental health checked before being sentenced.

College in the pink for cancer charities cash

West Lothian College has raised hundreds of pounds for cancer charities by “thinking pink”.

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