Sick Kids appoints writer–in–residence
AUTHOR Linda Cracknell has been chosen as the new writer-in-residence at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children, when she will host workshops and inspire children.The author of Life Drawing and...
View ArticleFine-dodging epidemic as yobs laugh at law
MILLIONS of pounds in on-the-spot fines handed out by Scottish police in recent years are being ignored by thousands of offenders.Police are handing out an increasing number of the controversial...
View ArticleRamblers force open first pathway
An EXTENSION of a popular Highland walk has been given the green light after Scotland’s first Path Order was granted.Right-to-roam laws were used to force the owner of the 1,100-acre Kinrara Estate to...
View ArticleTory council leads battle against new wind–farm developments
A CONSERVATIVE-LED council is preparing to fight new wind farm developments. Amid a growing backlash against onshore wind turbines among countryside campaigners, Lincolnshire County Council is to vote...
View ArticleJust chilling could be the way to beat the flab
Cold could be used to battle obesity, research has shown.Simple cooling vests which lower the body’s temperature could help shed the pounds, the findings suggested.Scientists say that brown fat, a...
View ArticleSceptics line up broadside on $3bn super-stealth US destroyer
A SUPER-STEALTHY warship that could underpin the US navy’s China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic “railguns” right out of a...
View ArticleHow feathered friends saved mankind from attack of the giant bugs
Birds may have helped to keep flying insects from growing into bug-eyed monsters, say scientists.Faced with an airborne predatory threat, the creatures stayed small to be more manoeuvrable, it is...
View ArticleThe doctor will bleed you now …
IT MIGHT seem like something from the Dark Ages but a “new” health treatment is being offered in Scotland that is sure to make your skin crawl.For £70 a visit, you could have leeches biting at your...
View ArticleFires close Highland road and cause driving hazards
A NUMBER of wildfires in the Highlands were causing hazardous driving conditions last night, police warned.The A99 between Reiss and John o’ Groats in Caithness was closed, as Highlands and Islands...
View ArticleSt Andrews University takes only 13 students from poor backgrounds
LEADING Scottish universities have been criticised after figures revealed that some institutions were recruiting tiny numbers of students from poorer backgrounds.Student leaders described the records...
View ArticleSony shares at lowest since 1980s launch of the Walkman
JAPANESE electronics giant Sony saw its share price fall below the 1,000 yen (£8.32) barrier on Monday, for the first time since the global launch of its Walkman personal stereo in 1980.The slide...
View ArticleAnalysis: Disillusioned with mainstream parties, voters veer to the left –...
UNLIKE the presidential election and its 80 per cent turnout, which led Socialist candidate François Hollande to victory last month,, the parliamentary elections next Sunday have triggered a much lower...
View ArticleLeaders: Balance is all in meeting our energy needs
SCOTLAND, it seems undeniable, is now where the action is in terms of renewable energy. Last year, according to statistics from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), only Yorkshire and...
View ArticleMichael Fry: Difficult – or just different
THE perceived lack of Jubilee fever north of the Border has its roots in a particularly Scottish reserve – and lack of it, writes Michael Fry.over more than three centuries of the Union, the English...
View ArticleDavid Maddox: With older Lib Dems pulling the coalition apart, Clegg’s only...
WHEN the Liberal Democrats made their fateful coalition pact in May 2010 what surprised many – despite the mathematical obviousness of the choice – was how quickly they plumped for the Tories. The...
View ArticleEwan Crawford: Hiding behind slogans won’t change the facts
UNIONISTS may have ditched their ‘No to independence’ for ‘Yes to partnership’, but fundamental flaws in their argument must be challenged, writes Ewan Crawford.ONE of the odd things about the biggest...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Tuesday 5 June, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. ENERGY & UTILITIESRenewable investment...
View ArticleIt’s good to talk things over
Giving up your valuable spare time to help others can be incredibly rewarding says one Edinburgh volunteer with Parentline ScotlandThe caller at the end of the line was so upset she was incoherent.But...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: ‘Queen’ takes a dig at the trams
IT might seem like a long time since the Queen took her throne but for traders in the West End, it seems like an eternity since the roads were first dug up for the trams.Printing shop Copymade, in West...
View ArticleAlarm bells as more elderly sent home in early hours
CONCERNS have been raised for the welfare of elderly hospital patients after it emerged that hundreds are being discharged by NHS Lothian in the middle of the night.More than 550 pensioners aged 70 or...
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