- No prosecution of rail fare row man
- Family devastated by boy's death
- Devolution papers release vetoed
- Rail signal staff to strike again
- BBC explains Salmond cancellation
- Snow set to settle over 'wide area'
- Knife sentences longer in Scotland
- Reoffending services data 'lacking'
- Budget cash for colleges, housing
- Pedestrian dies after car accident
- Navy rescuers have busiest UK base
- Home recycling 'saves £20m a year'
- Police name bus fall death woman
- Sports scheme to help youngsters
- Probe into university blaze begins
- Offshore energy 'needs efficiency'
- Murray vows to win grand slam title
- Alcohol plan 'complies with EU law'
- Secrecy over Megrahi 'orchestrated'
- UK banks owner launches review
The Scotsman
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Edinburgh Science Festival: unwrapped mummies join dancing dads
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Rona Wilkie crowned Young Traditional Musician of the Year
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Scotland’s weather: Airports affected by ice and snow south of Border
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ScotRail conductor back to work after YouTube ticket dispute
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Terry Murden: Fred was flawed, but not a Madoff nor a Maxwell
Minimum pricing on alcohol is legal in EU says Nicola Sturgeon
THE Scottish Government’s plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol are, in principle, “entirely compatible” with European Union law, Nicola Sturgeon has been told by senior EU officials.
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Andy Murray: I owe success to swingball
IT IS a simple game that has provided hours of entertainment in gardens across the country.
Now swingball has been credited by the mother of tennis star Andy Murray with setting him on the road to stardom.
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Top mandarin ‘reminds’ staff of bias rules in wake of Housden comments
THE UK’s most senior civil servant has insisted that government officials must act with integrity and openness, following concerns about the impartiality of Scotland’s Permanent Secretary, Sir Peter Housden.
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Scottish Government publicity bill ‘grows’ threefold to hit £12m
THE Scottish Government’s publicity budget for promoting SNP administration policies is three times bigger than was originally thought, new figures have revealed.
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Hundreds evacuated as firefighters tackle blaze at Strathclyde university video
HUNDREDS of students had to be evacuated from two university buildings in Glasgow city centre last night.
Strathclyde University’s main student union building was affected after smoke and flames were seen coming from the neighbouring James Weir Building.
Scotland
Teacher disciplined for posting sectarian images on Facebook
A TEACHER who used Facebook to criticise his own school and another who posted sectarian images online are among those who have been disciplined by Scotland’s councils for misusing social networking websites.
Hollywood backs petition to save Janice Forsyth radio show
THE petition to save BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth Show has collected more than 1,000 signatures as the campaign to keep the programme on the air gathers strength.
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Hiring Goodwin was stupid, a PR nightmare, says ex-RMJM architect
WILL Alsop – the “star” architect who was hired by RMJM in 2009 and quit last year – has spoken out about his two years working at the firm, branding the decision to hire Fred Goodwin “stupid”.
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Material Girl Madonna worth £60m to Edinburgh
THE Material Girl will bring a ray of light to the capital this summer, with hospitality chiefs expecting a boost of up to £60 million when Madonna plays her first ever Scottish concert at Murrayfield.
19 commentsArgentina in UN protest at warship in Falklands
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Fernandez last night vowed to complain formally to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.
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Labour is against businesses claims George Osborne
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has vowed to stop “anti-business” critics of the bonus culture who he believes could cost the UK jobs and prosperity.
14 commentsEddie Barnes: Sir Peter Housden did not help himself in one ill-judged comment
This colourful mandarin exemplifies all that is British in our very British civil service, writes Eddie Barnes
9 commentsArgentina in UN protest at warship in Falklands
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Fernandez last night vowed to complain formally to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.
11 commentsTwist in Dickens tale from the prince
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to Charles Dickens as “one of the greatest writers of the English language” on the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birth yesterday.
Watchdog: ‘We were misled’
The press watchdog felt it had been made a “scapegoat” during the phone-hacking scandal, the Leveson Inquiry heard yesterday.
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International
Argentina in UN protest at warship in Falklands
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Fernandez last night vowed to complain formally to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.
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Putin aims to cut road rage and win votes in Moscow
In AN effort to court the populist vote ahead of the country’s presidential election in March, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely by-pass Moscow’s notorious traffic jams by ignoring the basic rules of the road and even driving into oncoming lanes.
Fistfuls of dollars: How Iran is reacting to nuclear crisis
One measure of the anxiety coursing through Iranian society in the light of American and European sanctions over its nuclear programme can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding Tehran lane where men gather to buy and sell US dollars.
Autobahn frozen to halt by sauerkraut
Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a lorry on a busy German autobahn and quickly froze to the road surface, causing a massive traffic jam near Frankfurt during yesterday morning’s rush hour, police said.
Ahmadinejad faces a grilling by Tehran MPs
Iran’s parliament has summoned president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the economy.
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Sport
Golf: Andrew Coltart claims Paul Lawrie’s resurgence will boost all levels of Scottish golf
PAUL Lawrie’s current purple patch, which has seen him chalk up a seventh title triumph, record four top-10 finishes for the first time in his career and burst back into the world’s top 50, will have a positive effect from the grass-roots up to the top of the tree in Scottish golf, according to one of his former Ryder Cup team-mates.
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Hearts ‘confident’ tax bill will be paid after latest winding up order
Hearts have expressed confidence in their ability to pay a tax bill which has led to another winding up order being petitioned against the club.
102 commentsChanging room chat: Madge heading for Murrayfield
“MADONNA for Murrayfield” was the headline on yesterday’s big breaking news, prompting Scotland rugby fans to ask, quicker than a Ray of Light: “Is she in at No 10?”
Changing room chat: Thriller Miller – but not in the kilt
FORMER Hibs and Aberdeen manager Alex Miller won’t be donning the kilt and treating his new Siberian fans to the skirl of the pipes.
1 commentIreland to face Hungary
The Republic of Ireland will face Hungary in their final warm-up game ahead of the Euro 2012 finals.
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Stuart Bathgate: Andy Robinson’s starter for ten has no easy answer
Scotland’s half-back selection could be a defining moment for Andy Robinson
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Stuart Bathgate: In the game of inches, a little luck could take Scotland a long way
WATCHING Scotland has always had its frustrations. If it’s unalloyed success you’re after, you would be well advised either to give up rugby altogether, or contemplate a switch of nationality.
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Glenn Gibbons: Ally McCoist led by heart into Ibrox quagmire
WHEN Ally McCoist talks to himself of a morning (don’t think he won’t yet have reached that stage), the conversation will almost invariably begin with the question: “Why did I take this job?”.
Allan Massie: A free-flowing match would be nice, but victory is key
IF ANY of the Scotland team happened to watch highlights of the 2003 Calcutta Cup on the ESPN channel this week, they should be feeling thankful not to be facing that England XV.
David Ferguson: Dan Parks trusted to control game in the right areas
SCOTLAND coach Andy Robinson will be accused of taking the conservative option in selecting Dan Parks instead of either Greig Laidlaw or Duncan Weir to steer Scotland into the RBS Six Nations Championship on Saturday.
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Business
Virgin Media creates 620 jobs
Cable operator Virgin Media is to create 620 jobs as it looks to meet demand for its broadband and television on-demand service.
Thomas Cook sees losses increase
The struggle at tour operator Thomas Cook was laid bare as the beleaguered company revealed heavy losses - but offered some hope with robust summer bookings.
Strategic review of Clydesdale fuels concerns of NAB pull-out
Clydesdale Bank is set to be “reshaped” ahead of a possible sale after economic conditions in the UK deteriorated in the final three months of 2011.
4 commentsRecords tumble as bull fetches 15,000gns
Records fell at Stirling yesterday when Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn bulls achieved their best-ever averages and a Shorthorn bull sold for a record price at auction of 15,000 guineas.
Union hits out at strong Yara results
Strong fourth-quarter figures posted yesterday by international fertiliser giant Yara boosted share dividends – but also drew criticism from the National Farmers Union of Scotland.
Features
The enduring appeal of Slacker
It’s a rambling, plotless movie featuring a succession of effusive weirdos relentlessly gabbing about everything from art and politics to conspiracy theories and Madonna’s pap smear.
Interview: Sam Worthington, actor
He plays the tough guy in all-action movies but, at heart, Sam Worthington is a bit of a pussycat. He certainly has a healthy fear of heights that, finds Claire Black, wasn’t ideal for his latest role
If you love something let it go: our film critic on 1990s nostalgia
Ah, the early 1990s: a time when lumberjack shirts were briefly fashionable, thrift store shopping was considered cool and grunge dominated the music scene to such an extent that Teenage Fanclub almost become one of the biggest bands in the world.
Wine: Northern Italy has much in common with its neighbour
ONE OF Italy’s most beautiful regions is, strangely, its least-known and least-visited. Up in the far north, hugging the Austrian border, Alto Adige has the potential to compete with the world’s most vivid aromatic whites in its high-altitude mountainous vineyards.
Health: No Hands Massage an unusual but powerful technique
I CAN’T figure out how I’ve missed it all these years. The Whole Works has been tucked away just off the Royal Mile for two decades, at a site not more than a ten-minute walk from my office.
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The Arts
The Smarts: It’s the MDNA CMBCK!
SO where do you stand on the title of Madonna’s new album? MDNA obviously ticks several boxes at once – it sounds like text-message speak (how current!), it sounds a bit like an illegal drug (how subversive!) and it’s an abbreviation for mitochondrial DNA, a genetic building block passed from mother to child (how clever!).
Arts Blog: Awards for critics who give big whacks to slack hacks
A WINNER is announced next week for The Hatchet Job of the Year Prize, a new literary award launched by the Omnivore website.
Under the Radar: Donna Maciocia
OLAF Furniss and Derick Mackinnon report on singer-songwriter and ex-Amplifico frontwoman Donna Maciocia
Scottish Opera’s Hansel and Gretel a sweet yet nourishing delight
SCOTTISH Opera’s latest production is perhaps an unusual choice but the fairytale confection of Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (not that one) has a deeper human element
Film trailer of the week: Get The Gringo
Mel Gibson stars in an arch attempt at meta-redemption as he plays a loveable criminal
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Marian Kello dropped because he entered negotiations with English club
- The Rumour Mill - Monday’s football news and gossip
- Ally McCoist talks of crisis but Craig Whyte says there is none
- Six Nations: Dan Parks announces retirement from Scotland team
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