- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
- Nursery man accused of sex offences
- Man held over street stabbing death
- Security guard robbed of £10,000
- SNP 'running away' from referendum
- '400 Scottish jobs lost every week'
- Police merger VAT 'means staff hit'
- Pupils updated on exam reform plans
- 47% of youth hide mental ill health
- Police target speeding drivers
Scotland on Sunday
Cancer charity unveils patient ‘buddies’ plan
PATIENTS who have survived cancer will be trained to help other sufferers fighting the disease under a groundbreaking new scheme.
10 commentsPoll shows support for inquiry into ‘Big Six’
NINE out of ten people want an independent inquiry into the “Big Six” energy companies, a survey has found.
Grants to bring woods back to Western Isles
THEY are windswept islands renowned for their treeless landscapes – but it hasn’t always been this way.
Now landowners on the Western Isles are to be offered new grants to help recover the archipelago with forests once again.
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Iain Banks campaigns against ‘barbaric’ cuts to libraries
BEST-SELLING author Iain Banks is launching a campaign to stop Scotland’s libraries from cutting their opening hours. Banks, who is spearheading the protest alongside fellow sci-fi authors Ken MacLeod and Charles Stross, has described the moves to slash opening times by up to 20 per cent as a barbaric act.
2 commentsServices for autism get cash boost
ALMOST £300,000 has been awarded to 16 organisations to develop new support services for people with autism and their families in Scotland.
Politics
Scottish independence: US debates UK break-up
ALEX Salmond’s plans to remove Trident submarines from Scottish waters and pull out from NATO are to be raised in the US, in a fresh sign of the global ramifications of Scotland’s independence referendum.
128 commentsIreland welcomes China’s next leader
Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping has touched down in Ireland for a three-day official visit.
Plea for public spending watchdog
THE Scottish Government should have all its policies and promises stress-tested by an independent spending monitor to weed out any more waste from the cash-strapped public purse, one of the country’s leading finance experts will say this week.
Get tough, Ed Miliband told by John Prescott
FORMER deputy prime minister John Prescott has told Labour leader Ed Miliband that he needs to show more “grit”.
MSPs to press EU on issue of local firms
SCOTTISH ministers are to urge the European Commission to give local firms a better chance to compete on major public sector spending contracts.
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International
Benedict inducts 22 more cardinals
POPE Benedict yesterday inducted 22 men into the exclusive group of cardinals who will one day elect one of their own to succeed him as leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics.
Heart bypass success for Emperor Akihito
JAPAN: The country’s 78-year-old Emperor Akihito yesterday underwent successful heart bypass surgery that should allow him to lead a more active life.
Prince’s life in danger after avalanche
HOLLAND: Dutch Prince Johan Friso spent a quiet night in hospital, but his life remains in danger after being seriously injured in an avalanche in Austria.
Apple firm raises salaries after suicides
TAIWAN: Foxconn Technology Group, whose workers assemble iPads and other Apple gadgets, has raised wages by up to 25 per cent after a spate of suicides among its staff.
Whitney Houston funeral: World says goodbye
FAMILY and friends gathered yesterday to bid farewell to Whitney Houston at the neighbourhood church where the global superstar first displayed her powerful singing talent.
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Sport
Cricket: England seal series with crushing win
This is getting ridiculous. England are not beating Pakistan in this one-day series, they are thrashing them. A whitewash is imminent. So inept and clueless in the Test matches, this England side have completely dominated the three one-day matches thus far and in conditions that should, according to all sense and knowledge, help the opposition.
Brindisi Breeze will give Cheltenham Scottish flavour
A SUPERB front-running performance from Lucinda Russell’s Brindisi Breeze to win the Grade 2 Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at Haydock yesterday means there will definitely be a serious Scottish contender at the Cheltenham Festival.
Cycling: New rule can’t slow Chris Hoy
THE rules have changed, but Sir Chris Hoy proved at last night’s World Cup in London’s Olympic velodrome that he remains the king of the keirin.
Athletics: Mo Farah breaks European two-mile record but it’s not enough for top spot
IT IS a measure of the immense expectations which now rest on Mo Farah’s shoulders that a sigh of disappointment resonated around the National Indoor Arena yesterday despite another landmark in the Londoner’s career. Competing over two miles at the Aviva Grand Prix, he established a new European record of 8:08.07 at the distance but it was not sufficient for victory.
Peter Whiteford pegged back as eagles carry Jbe Kruger to new heights
SCOTLAND’S Peter Whiteford, the halfway leader, was a shot off the pace after a level-par 72 at the Avantha Masters yesterday.
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Business
Shock delay to pensions will hit thousands
THE government is contacting people whose pension age is being put back over the next few years - and the news is set to come as a shock to thousands of Scots who won’t be getting their state pension when they had expected it.
Jeff Salway: Time we all called banks to account
ONE of the inevitable side-effects of writing about money is that eventually you realise you should try to practise what you preach.
Market Watch: Spring sellers set to boost house builders
HOUSE builders Barratt Developments and Redrow are both expected to say that the spring selling season has been buoyant as new buyers rush to take advantage of a tax amnesty that ends next month.
Director dealings: Frontera in favour with CFO
FRONTERA Resources, an Aim-listed oil and gas explorer focused on interests in Georgia, last month provided a positive update on its progress.
Lifetime cashflow can improve lifestyle plan
THE question that most people want an answer to, but are afraid to ask is, “Can I maintain my lifestyle without running out of money?”
Money
Jeff Salway: Challenge to bring out best in this year’s IFA
THE IFA of the Year competition isn’t for the faint-hearted these days. But if you want to show Scotland just how good you are, there’s no better way of doing it.
Jeff Salway: Shop around to avoid pension disaster
IT COSTS retiring workers around £1 billion in pension income, a figure set to treble over the next decade, and those on the lowest incomes are the hardest hit.
Personal finance: A spot of careful planning now can go a long way towards safeguarding your pension investments
THE rollercoaster ride endured by investment markets last year did little for confidence levels among pension savers.
Debt-to-savings plan worth banking on
YOU may have heard that there’s a pensions crisis in the UK. Too few people saving or not saving enough, life expectancy rising, the state pension increasingly insufficient and employers scaling back their pension schemes … that sort of thing.
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Opinion
Scotland on Sunday cartoon - 19/02/2012
Craig Whyte looks for the nearest exit and promptly does one before the Rangers fans arrive for kick-off
Bill Jamieson: Impact of London distorts the Union
WHY should the Scots want independence, asked Prime Minister David Cameron in Edinburgh last week. In the UK we share our strengths, we help each other, we pull together.
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Terry Murden: Bowleven shares soar on bid rumours - yet again
SHARES in the Edinburgh oil and gas explorer Bowleven shot up on Friday as it was again linked to a potential bid, this time from Dubai-based Dragon Oil.
Drumlanrig: ‘We recommend that as the First Minister invest in an A-Z of England’
Snippets from the past week in politics
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Dani Garavelli: Adele’s riff on love hits a bum note for women
I’M WORRIED about Adele. I know, you probably think she’s getting along quite well without any emotional input on my part, what with her six Grammys and the ten-bedroomed mansion complete with helipad and swimming pool that she’s just moved into.
Spectrum
Restaurant review: Rocca Bar & Grill, Macdonald Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews
SOMEHOW our destination got lost in translation, and when I turned up at Jamie’s house, just outside St Andrews, he was dressed to impress. He took a look at my threadbare tailoring and I could see the cogs turning. After only a few seconds of talking at cross purposes, he twigged. “So we’re going to Rusacks,” he said, his bottom lip trembling slightly. “But I thought we were going to ...”
The Oscars: And the nominees for best dressed are...
SO you’re an A-lister headed for the Oscars, now you just need the outfit. Who you gonna call? Your stylist, of course, who can get anything – usually for free
Interview: David Essex, actor
David Essex is proud of his gypsy blood. And though he has become more than just a fairground attraction, he admits he will always be a bit of a wanderer
Tom Kitchin: ‘My unforgettable first visit to Bangkok - a bush tucker trial’
AT THE beginning of this year, while the restaurant was being refurbished, the family and I spent some time in Thailand. It’s somewhere we have wanted to visit for some time, especially given all the wonderful things I have heard about the food.
Wine: ‘Alsace’s take on muscat is impressive’
LITTLE did I expect to be taken to task when I was giving praise, but Alsace growers were a little irked when I categorised their wine as Germanic. It was only right, therefore, that I accept their offer to demonstrate how short that term sold them.
- Alan Pattullo: Dignity, not sanctimony, is required at Parkhead
- 300 jobs at risk as Ryanair axes five Edinburgh routes
- Suzanne Pilley trial: I kissed her goodbye then never saw her again, says would-be lover
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Rangers administration: Craig Whyte’s promise to step aside and hand Rangers over to fans ‘ludicrous’
- Scottish independence: Spectre of border controls raised by top Tory
- David Cameron is playing into the SNP’s hands, says Michael Forsyth
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond hits back at Tory ‘Bourbons’ in battle over devo-max
- Scottish independence: Anti-Scottish jibes boost separation, Michael Gove warns Right
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
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