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Scottish independence: Corporate tax slash pledge
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would have one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the Western world in a bid to attract multinational firms, Alex Salmond has promised.
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Church of Scotland care services under threat
THE head of the Kirk’s charity wing has warned it will be forced to consider the future of some care services if local authorities keep cutting funding.
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John Swinney will love Edinburgh trams - father
THE father of finance secretary John Swinney has predicted his tram-sceptic son will be won over once the Edinburgh line opens next year.
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Edinburgh drops out of TripAdvisor’s UK top ten
EDINBURGH has slumped dramatically in a visitor satisfaction poll in the past year, new figures have suggested, with the city dropping out of the top ten UK destinations.
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Scottish independence: Scots students could suffer
SCOTLAND’s universities would be inundated with applications from UK students looking for free tuition should the country become independent, it has been claimed.
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Scotland
Mortonhall ashes probe will not look at past cases
A national investigation into the baby ashes scandal will not examine what went wrong in recent decades in crematoriums across the country, it was confirmed today.
Scottish independence: BBC pledge £5m despite cuts
BBC Scotland is to spend £5 million on a new range of TV and radio programmes geared to the run-up to the independence referendum and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
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Gran Slam: Grandmother tells of Andy Murray pride
HE MAY be an international tennis superstar, but to Andy Murray’s adoring grandmother, he’s still her bonnie boy from Dunblane.
One in ten of Britain’s species endangered - report Picture gallery
ONE in ten of Britain’s native species of wildlife may be under threat of extinction, a shocking report has revealed.
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NHS chief: ‘OK’ to deny patients lifesaving drugs
SCOTLAND’S medicines chief has insisted it is sometimes “OK to say no” to lifesaving drugs, if they do not come at a fair price for the NHS.
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UK
One in ten of Britain’s species endangered - report Picture gallery
ONE in ten of Britain’s native species of wildlife may be under threat of extinction, a shocking report has revealed.
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Motorists back more restrictions on new drivers
More than eight out of ten motorists believe newly qualified drivers should be more closely supervised.
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Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Braben dies
Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the “third man” behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died yesterday at the age of 82.
Nicola Benedetti takes a bow as she picks up MBE
A STYLISH Nicola Benedetti was among Scots to receive honours from the Queen at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The violinist, from West Kilbride, said being an MBE, awarded for services to music and charity, was a “big honour and privilege”.
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Prince Charles in wildlife poaching plea
THE Prince of Wales made an impassioned plea yesterday for nations across the globe to redouble their efforts to tackle the illegal poaching of wildlife that threatens some of the planet’s most iconic animals.
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International
Guatemala: Efrain Rios Montt trial to be restarted
Guatemala’s top court has annulled the conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity of former military leader Efrain Rios Montt.
China: Five people killed by sinkhole
FIVE people were killed after a 10-metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boom town neighbouring Hong Kong.
US Senate accuses Apple of major tax avoidance
CONSUMER electronics giant Apple yesterday defended itself against accusations that it has avoided paying tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits.
Ray Manzarek death: Band members pay tribute
RAY Manzarek, a founding member of 1960s rock group The Doors, has died aged 74.
Massacre play set for Edinburgh
A CONTROVERSIAL play, partly inspired by the Anders Breivik massacre, will be shown in Norway after its premiere in Edinburgh.
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Sport
Anthony Stokes: Celtic must win the double
THE league title is in the bag: a significant achievement but a predictable one.
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Scottish independence: BBC pledge £5m despite cuts
BBC Scotland is to spend £5 million on a new range of TV and radio programmes geared to the run-up to the independence referendum and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
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Andy Murray pulls out of French Open
British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week’s French Open after failing to recover from a back injury picked up at the Rome Masters.
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Scotland squad: ‘Lengthy summer breaks should go’
HAVING failed to qualify for the finals of a major tournament since 1998, Scottish international footballers have all too easily become accustomed to enjoying a lengthy summer break.
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Paul Hartley on Motherwell radar if McCall leaves
Alloa are bracing themselves for a raid for manager Paul Hartley should Motherwell boss Stuart McCall opt to leave Fir Park for Sheffield United.
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Business
Marchant bows out of SSE with 5.6% rise in profits
Utility group SSE has delivered its last set of annual results under the watch of outgoing chief executive Ian Marchant, who leaves next month.
1 commentMPC remained split over call to raise QE
Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King was outvoted again in his call for more monetary stimulus this month, it was revealed today.
Sony to consider entertainment arm spin-off after cutting sales targets
Japanese electronics giant Sony has trimmed its sales targets for cameras, smartphones and tablet computers and said it would consider a proposal to sell up to a fifth of its films and music division.
Britvic to slash up to 400 jobs to save £30m a year
Soft drinks group Britvic, which is awaiting a Competition Commission ruling on its planned £1.4 billion merger with Irn-Bru maker AG Barr, is to cut hundreds of jobs after reporting a 50 per cent jump in profits.
Lloyds insists it can meet capital rules without share issue
State-backed lender Lloyds Banking Group has insisted it will not need additional help to meet regulatory demands for a bigger buffer against future financial shocks.
Features
Images of Scotland: Tantallon Castle
Tim Day took this picture while flying over Tantallon Castle near North Berwick in a Bucker Jungmann biplane
Emma Cowing: Fertility drive is offensive to women
KATE Garraway, her off Daybreak who is married to Derek Draper, is fronting a new campaign called Get Britain Fertile. It features Garraway made up to look like she’s about 102, sporting an enormous baby bump.
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Harry Potter first edition a notable read
Only 500 copies of the first edition of the first Harry Potter book were published, and a very special one is up for auction, crammed with notes and drawings by JK Rowling, writes Martyn McLaughlin
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival set for stars video
A SAXOPHONIST who tours the globe with pop star Beyonce is among the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival as organisers seek to open up the ten-day event to a younger audience.
Festival review: Stag & Dagger, Various Venues, Glasgow
In a climate where start-up festivals come and go and multi-venue events seem to be finding it tough to achieve any degree of longevity, it’s pleasing to report that promoter PCL’s annual one-day Stag and Dagger jaunt around Glasgow appears to have reached its fifth anniversary in good health.
The Arts
Cannes: Gatsby takes lead at opulent film festival
BRITAIN is out of the running for the Palme D’Or at Cannes, but there’s a strong showing elsewhere, and the prominence of the opulent Great Gatsby seems somehow apposite, writes Stephen Applebaum
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Film reviews: Fast & Furious 6 | A Hijacking | The Liability
ALISTAIR Harkness reviews the week’s cinema releases.
Art review: Frederic Church, Edinburgh
WE aren’t too familiar with early American painting, and the tradition of touring huge canvases has died out, but this collection brings both together, showing how the emerging nation was learning to describe and define itself
Epic new kids’ film packs big ideas into small tale
AS an online petition objecting to Disney’s misguided revamp of Brave’s Princess Merida picks up signatures by the thousand (if you haven’t seen it, Merida is now slimmer, she’s wearing make-up, her neck-line is lowered and instead of a bow and arrow she has sparkles on her dress), I confess I feel heartened at the first images of the heroine of the new animated feature, Epic.
Bringing Commonwealth Gaelic diaspora home for 2014
SAIL a westbound ferry boldly beyond its habitual port of call, tramp the age-old cattle route of a drove road past its market destination then keep going, and you have emigration.
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