Scotland on Sunday
Harley-Davidson devotees rescue crumbling Scots home of legendary motorbike maker
A TINY but ’n’ ben is about to get a new – and noisy – lease of life. The cottage in Angus is the former family home of the American Scot who helped found the most iconic motorbike ever produced. Now devotees of the Harley-Davidson brand have used their own money to buy the cottage to turn it into a pilgrimage site for bikers around the world.
Hard living: A history of crofting
Crofting was the outcome of the Highland Clearances when tens of thousands of people were evicted and moved to small plots on difficult-to-cultivate land in return for an annual rent.
Croft tourism throws lifeline to struggling farms
THE chances are there will be dodgy weather, a surplus of midges and a lack of night life. But the historic network of crofts that date back more than a century are to be marketed as an “authentic” taste of Scotland.
New bid to get cancer drug for Scots patients
THE company behind a drug which could extend the lives of men suffering from prostate cancer has asked again for the treatment to be made available to NHS patients.
Divers aim to solve the mystery of U-boat scuttled after toilet trouble off Aberdeen coast
IT WAS one of the most bizarre maritime losses of the Second World War. A German U-boat was apparently forced to surface off the Scottish coast after filling with chlorine gas following a toilet malfunction – and the vessel was then scuttled by its crew.
Politics
Full-time mothers to get state pension
STAY-at-home mothers are to receive a full state pension for the first time under a radical overhaul of the retirement system.
Medal call for veterans
SECOND World War veterans who served on Arctic convoys should be given a dedicated campaign medal, veterans minister Keith Brown said.
MP urges Scottish high speed rail link
SCOTLAND should be included in plans for the high speed rail network, an SNP MP has claimed.
Ed Miliband puts pressure on Jeremy Hunt over hacking revelations
LABOUR yesterday piled further pressure on Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to stand down as Ed Miliband said it now “beggars belief” that he remained in his job following fresh revelations in the Leveson Inquiry.
Scottish independence: Alex Salmond accused over second question in referendum
SCOTTISH Labour leader Johann Lamont yesterday accused Alex Salmond of floating a possible second question on further devolution as part of the independence referendum because he “fears” he won’t win the vote to leave the UK.
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International
Why are Batang Kali’s victims still awaiting justice, when their killers long ago admitted their guilt?
THE men were relaxing after a hard day tapping trees, the women chopping wood to prepare dinner, when the soldiers swooped on the isolated rubber estate of Sugai Rimoh near the Batang Kali river in Malaya on 11 December, 1948.
2 commentsEgyptians aid talks on hunger strikers
Israelis and Palestinians are negotiating through Egyptian mediators to end a mass Palestinian hunger strike, officials said yesterday.
King Abdullah dismisses adviser
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia’s official news agency has reported that King Abdullah has dismissed a conservative adviser after he publicly criticised reforms aimed at easing restrictions on women.
Three US students die in minivan crash
NEW ZEALAND: Officials have identified three Boston University students who were killed yesterday when their minivan crashed in New Zealand, where they had been studying.
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Sport
Rangers takeover: Ally McCoist dazed and confused by SFA report
Manager is stunned by revelations about former Rangers regime but rails against logic of punishing fans and staff
Rangers takeover: Powerbrokers left with nowhere to hide by damning report
ON Friday the Scottish Football Association published the written judgment from its Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal Hearing into Rangers and Craig Whyte.
Rangers takeover: Fundamental flaw in Kennedy plan
ASIDE from the profound “quantum” issues, the Blue Knights and Brian Kennedy bid for Rangers contained one fundamental, but overlooked, flaw that surely would have resulted in its ultimate failure
Aberdeen 0 - 0 St Mirren: Darren Mackie a goal short of the perfect goodbye
Aberdeen boss Craig Brown admitted that his side’s 0-0 draw with St Mirren summed up the frustrating nature of their season – but paid tribute to striker Darren Mackie, who captained the side in his last Dons outing with a man-of-the-match display
Dunfermline 1 - 2 Kilmarnock: Seventh sealed for Killie
Having managed just one home win all season in the SPL, relegated Dunfermline were just four minutes from doubling that total when their season-long defensive frailty caught up with them yet again.
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Business
Clients facing £6m losses over Dunedin
FAILED wealth adviser Dunedin Independent has left creditors more than £400,000 out of pocket and clients facing losses of up to £6 million on mis-sold investments, new documents have revealed.
In with the Brics: spending spree from tourists boosts capital shops
RETAILERS in Edinburgh are cashing in on a boom in the number of visitors from the fast-growing “Bric” economies, who are fuelling a 75 per cent surge in duty-free spending.
Slump in property deals
THE value of commercial property deals in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level for more than six years following a 40 per cent crash in the first quarter of 2012.
Website boss dismisses ‘threat’ to Scots jobs
DESIGN firms in Scotland are being undercut by a website that allows users to outsource work to Eastern Europe and India at a fraction of the price, sparking fears that buyers will increasingly seek inferior designs at the expense of small British firms and sole traders.
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Bill Jamieson: Mixed messages cloud the picture
WE’RE reversing. We’re slumping. We’re growing. We’re slowing. It’s a Double Dip. No it’s not. Yes it is.
Pick your way through the maze of conflicting data in the past week and you could go down in a spin with Signpost Sickness.
Money
Jeff Salway: Borrowers bear burden of inept FSA
ARE you about to join the swelling ranks of so-called mortgage prisoners? You may not know it yet, but if you’ve got an interest-only mortgage and don’t have much equity in your home you could face being held captive by your lender.
1 commentJeff Salway: ‘Ambulance chasers’ profit from PPI rip-off
THEY’VE been dubbed the “ambulance chasers” of financial services, but those famously opportunistic accident scene lawyers may feel the comparison is a little harsh.
Opinion
Why are Batang Kali’s victims still awaiting justice, when their killers long ago admitted their guilt?
THE men were relaxing after a hard day tapping trees, the women chopping wood to prepare dinner, when the soldiers swooped on the isolated rubber estate of Sugai Rimoh near the Batang Kali river in Malaya on 11 December, 1948.
2 commentsLynn O’Rourke: ‘The eager plant watering activity has dried up’
I’M not sure our recent burst of planting activity is going to reap the rewards I had hoped for. Will I ever learn not to absentmindedly make promises?
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Scotland on Sunday cartoon 13/05/2012
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Euan McColm: SNP’s pragmatists may be the catalysts for a second question
THROUGHOUT the SNP’s steadily impressive modernisation, one of the greatest challenges facing the leadership has been how to bring along the fundamentalists, those diehards who rallied to the roar of: “Independence – nothing less!”
Spectrum
Mulling it over: How a remote Scottish island became a sanctuary for Paul and Linda McCartney
RECENTLY married and reeling from the break-up of The Beatles, Paul and Linda McCartney retreated to a rundown farm on the Mull of Kintyre. Now the release of a deluxe version of Ram, the album they created there, offers a rare insight into those precious years.
1 commentPeter Ross: The ballad of lonely Joe
WHAT happened was he broke down outside our house. A wee car with a wee man in it. The ignition was skittering, stuttering, wouldn’t start.
Restaurant review: The Lui Restaurant, Invercauld Road, Ballater
HAVING spent a chilly day on the river without catching a glimpse of a fish, we decided to start with a couple of dishes in honour of absent friends.
Jeremy Watson: ‘It’s on with the trainers to take on daughter two‘
SOME people of my acquaintance have suggested that I gave up running just because my daughter beat me in the one and only official 10k race we ever had. This may be cruel but it is probably correct.
Interview: Staycation guru, Annabella Forbes
Annabella Forbes knows nothing beats local knowledge and friendly hosts.
The Week
Interview: Julie Delpy, actress, screenwriter and director
SHE’S piled on the pressure by writing and starring in her own films, but Julie Delpy tells Siobhan Synnot it’s worth it to avoid sexy Latina and bimbo roles
Alice Wyllie: Brad Pitt probably smells like a sawmill, with notes of Oscar disappointment
THE olfactory world has been rocked by the news that a stinky man is to become the hairy face of the most famous fragrance on the planet. Chanel has announced that the new campaign for its signature scent, Chanel No 5, will be fronted by formerly-handsome hat wearer Brad Pitt.
Hair to the throne
CAN any of today’s stylists make as profound an impact on fashion as the late great Vidal Sassoon did in the 60s? Emma Cowing examines the contenders
Fordyce Maxwell: The car washer and inveterate grass cutter might think the same about me
MOST of us have chores to do to keep house and home ticking over. Some we don’t mind, some we dislike, a few we might rather enjoy.
Book review: Opposed Positions by Gwendoline Riley
THE references to literary greats may be flattering but Gwendoline Riley’s distinctive style puts her beyond compare, says Stuart Kelly
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Wednesday 16 May 2012
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