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Tommy and Gail Sheridan at the High Court in Glasgow. Picture: Robert Perry

Gagging order to be imposed on Tommy Sheridan as part of parole deal

TOMMY Sheridan, the former Scottish Socialist leader, is believed to be the first person in Scotland to be served with a ban on speaking in public as part of his parole conditions when he is released from jail on Monday.

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Nicholas Terry, Graham Johnstone, Gordon Brown and Craig Thompson attend a graduation ceremony.

We don’t reward bullying, college insists

CLAIMS that management at one of Scotland’s largest colleges preside over a culture that “rewards victimisation and bullying” and treat the institution like a “plaything” have been denied.

Alex Salmond suggested a two-question referendum. Picture: Getty

Fears over pressure on ‘civic Scotland’ to back devo-max

THE leaders of a civic Scotland campaign to give greater powers to Holyrood have been warned they must remain politically neutral, amid fears Alex Salmond is leaning on them to back a second referendum question.

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Larry Flanagan will head up Scotland's largest teaching union. Picture: Donald MacLeod

New head for biggest teaching union amid threat of fresh strikes

A TEACHER at a Glasgow secondary school has been appointed the next head of Scotland’s largest teaching union.

Teenage con artist made £41,000 from supercar that never was

A CONMAN who tricked people into paying him more than £41,000 for a non-existent 165mph “supercar” has avoided jail on condition he pays back the money.

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Hard-up Scots students stump up whopping £3.8m in library fines

CASH-strapped students in Scotland have paid more than £3.8 million in fines after failing to return library books on time, new figures have revealed.

Buying cheaper than renting as market turned on its head down

BUYING a home in Scotland is 6 per cent cheaper than renting, according to a new study.

Jim Lowrie, pictured right, admits there is opposition to selling green belt land

For sale: One of most valuable plots of land in Scotland

A MAJOR bidding war is expected to be triggered with the sale of a huge swathe of green belt land near Edinburgh Airport.

Scotland’s weather: Siberian blast brings minus 6˚C chill

SCOTLAND is about to be hit with the coldest February on record, with temperatures as low as –6C in some areas, forecasters warn.

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Youngest ever politician ‘retires’ to go backpacking at age of 23

AT AN age when most teenage boys are sleeping or trying to impress girls, John West was elected Scotland’s youngest councillor. By the age of 18, he was deputy provost of Aberdeen and set for a life dedicated to politics.

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UK rss

Stephen Hester's bonus award has caused outrage among ministers. Picture: Getty

David Cameron refuses to act over Stephen Hester’s ‘bewildering’ bonus

THE UK government last night appeared to wash its hands of the bonus of almost £1 million awarded to RBS chief executive Stephen Hester, despite a clamour for ministers to intervene and block the award.

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Eight cuppas a day keeps hearts OK

The risk of heart disease could be reduced by 10 per cent if everyone took to drinking large amounts of tea, a study suggests.

Prize streaker will face trial, say police

A STREAKER who gatecrashed the Turner Prize award will face trial, police said.

Redknapp claims he lost millions in disastrous financial investments

FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp told police his home was at risk after he lost millions of pounds in disastrous financial investments, a court has heard.

Travellers back at Dale Farm

Families have returned to the UK’s largest illegal travellers site, in defiance of a court order.

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International rss

Passengers have been offered a compensation package of �30m. Picture: Getty

Cruise families offered £9,000, but lawyers go for 100 times more cash

THE owners of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia have offered passengers a total of around £30 million in compensation for lost baggage and psychological trauma.

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Holocaust memorial director dies on anniversary of camp liberation

AN AUSCHWITZ survivor who after the Second World War became director of the memorial site died on Holocaust Memorial Day yesterday, the 67th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.

A still from 'Combat Girls', a film about right-wing extremists in Germany.

Timely warning as film breaks taboo on Germany’s neo-Nazis

GERMANS have been packing into cinemas to see an uncomfortable film about modern-day neo-Nazi violence.

Hilary Clinton intends to resign after the November presidential elections. Picture: Getty

Hillary Clinton to step down as Barack Obama’s secretary of state

HILLARY Clinton is to step off the “high wire of politics” after the presidential election, but speculation remains over whether she still harbours White House ambitions.

Bloggers are concerned that governments will attempt to censor tweets. Picture: Getty

Fears of Twitter ‘selling out’ over new censorship policy

BLOGGERS have voiced fears new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor tweets, stifling free expression.

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Sport rss

Novak Djokovic consoles Andy Murray after defeating the Scot. Picture: Getty

Andy Murray confident corner has been turned despite defeat

ANDY Murray feels he can walk away from the Australian Open with his head held high after narrowly losing out to Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set semi-final.

Gary Hooper, Kris Commons and Anthony Stokes in training. Picture: SNS

Experience tells Neil Lennon he can’t afford to treat Falkirk lightly

EVEN after a dozen successive league victories, Neil Lennon knows that he has much to lose over the next 11 days. Before Celtic next step out on Scottish Premier League duty they must seek to negotiate two awkward-looking cup ties, starting against First Division side Falkirk tomorrow afternoon.

Rory McIlroy scored a level-par 72. Picture: Ian Rutherford

‘Stupid’ sand blunder sees Rory McIlroy pay heavy price

RORY McIlroy promised never to make the same mistake again after a two-shot penalty cost him a share of the halfway lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship yesterday.

Farah hopes to double up at 5,000 and 10,000m at Olympics. Picture: SNS

Mo Farah faces speed test at Kelvin Hall in quest for double Olympic glory

SPRINTING as fast as you can, while staying as relaxed as you can. It’s a difficult balance to achieve, but one which Mo Farah thinks will be the key to Olympic glory.

Neil Lennon admits that relations between he and Pressley were uneasy. Picture: SNS

Neil Lennon admits to frosty relations with Steven Pressley at Celtic

NEIL Lennon yesterday confirmed that relations between him and Steven Pressley were strained when they first became team-mates together at Celtic Park.

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James Forrest: Urged to further his career in the SPL. Photo: SNS

Glenn Gibbons: Talent is the big issue in assessing young players

MARK Wotte’s advice to James Forrest of Celtic is as persuasive an example as any you could want to reinforce the claim that the road to Hell is not alone in being paved with good intentions.

David Ferguson: Dan Parks set to get No 10 nod but Duncan Weir and Greig Laidlaw also have something to offer

SELECTION has always been cast up as a potential weak spot of Andy Robinson from his days with England where he had a surfeit of talent to try to meld into one successful team, and struggled, through a run of nine wins in 22 Tests.

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Alan Pattullo: So much for romance of cup

WITHIN the space of just a few paragraphs, more tradition was swept away. Confirmation, relayed via the Scottish Football Association website, that the Scottish Cup final will be played on a Sunday from next season was bad enough.

David Murray has been rumoured to be returning to Ibrox. Picture: SNS

Alan Pattullo: Despite rumours, there’s no going back for David Murray

IT MIGHT make for a good headline, but the notion that Sir David Murray could somehow end up back at Rangers is a fanciful one.

Stephen Halliday: Unfair to criticise SPL in Hearts wages saga

NO-ONE ever became a football administrator in order to try and attain a level of popularity.

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Business rss

Wall Street has been hit forecasts of slowing growth. Picture: Getty

Markets dip on warning despite surge in growth in US economy

THE world’s biggest economy, the United States, grew at its fastest pace in 18 months in the closing months of last year although warnings of slowing growth ahead sparked falls on world markets.

Ford reported weaker-than-expected profits

Ford driven to distraction by weaker demand

CAR giant Ford reported weaker-than-expected profits yesterday as it was hit by higher costs and weak demand outside North America.

Lee's overpayed tax to HMRC between 1973 and 1995. Picture: Dan Phillips

Lees tastes bumper pay-out after HMRC loses £500,000 tax case

MACAROON bar maker Lee’s was enjoying the sweet taste of success last night after winning a claim against the taxman that dates back nearly 40 years.

Samsung produced record quarterly profits in the Christmas sales battle. Picture: Getty

Samsung rings up record profits but battle with Apple to continue

SAMSUNG yesterday appeared to have won the Christmas smartphone battle after the South Korean firm posted a record quarterly profit, while US rival Motorola sank to a loss.

Marston’s sales given festive lift

Pedigree and Hobgoblin brewer Marston’s has joined rival pub chains in reporting strong sales over Christmas and New Year.

Features rss

The Seat Leon FR+ is dark and handsome. Picture: Charlie Cooper

Road test: Join the Dark Side with the Seat Leon FR+

UGH. A 70-mile haul across Scotland. At rush hour. To Kilmarnock. Will probably take an hour just to get out of Edinburgh, I thought. Still, a long, leisurely trundle along the motorway will be good for me after the day at work I’ve had. Time to unwind, really.

The Renault Grand Scenic. Beach hut optional.

Road test: Take the Renault Grand Scenic route

TO ALL the mummies, daddies, five-a-side football team coaches and folk who fawn at the frightfully clever stuff on Grand Designs… this one’s for you.

Sir Bill Gammell of Cairn Energy pictured in India in 2005

Cairn’s Indian field of dreams

The boss Sir Bill Gammell may not have received a bonus for the work, but discoveries by his Edinburgh company will boost India’s oil production by 30 per cent. Erikka Askeland visited Rajasthan to assess the impact of Cairn Energy’s achievements there

Portobello in the sunshine. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Captial vision to promote Edinburgh tourism

Edinburgh’s tourist trade has been a huge success story in recent years, and a blueprint has been published highlighting what might be done to help that boom continue up to 2020

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Waltz with Bashir

Festival preview: Manipulate - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Manipulate is primarily a festival of puppetry, but it embraces all forms of metamorphosis, including film, animation, live theatre and even dance

The Arts rss

Matt King (George Clooney) is forced to deal with the loss of his wife

Review: The Descendants (15)

Sideways director Alexander Payne gives his big star room to actually act and react in a low-key manner, which helps makes this story of a midlife disaster truly convincing and affecting

Anton Yelchin as Jacob and Felicity Jones as Anna in Like Crazy

Film reviews: Like Crazy | A Monster in Paris | A Useful Life | Underworld: Awakening | The Sitter

Alistair Harkness takes a look at some of this week’s new releases...

Waltz with Bashir

Festival preview: Manipulate - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Manipulate is primarily a festival of puppetry, but it embraces all forms of metamorphosis, including film, animation, live theatre and even dance

Gavin Mitchell playing Mr Fay/Papa in The Infamous Davenport

Theatre reviews: The Infamous Brothers Davenport | White | The Builders

The Lyceum’s ambitious yet slightly disappointing first show of the year, about a pair of Victorian spiritualist hucksters, is overshadowed by the simple joys of a returning play for nursery-age children

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Reflections 11 1987-1992 inspired by her time on Hoy

Review: Art of Sylvia Wishart RSA - Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

It’s a shame that Sylvia Wishart believed those of us ‘fae Sooth’ of Orkney wouldn’t care for her work, as her posthumous first major show gives us a vivid sense of a life spent on the islands

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