The Scotsman cartoon 10/10/2012
BORIS Johnson’s keynote speech at the Tory Party Conference was, predictably, one of yesterday’s talking points...Illustration by Iain Green
View ArticleProtestant minority as more Americans lose their religion
FOR THE first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study, as the number of Americans with no religious affiliation continues to rise. The...
View ArticleAnalysis: ‘Creative Scotland have been fighting a losing battle’
IT is difficult to recall a time when artists have not been waging war against funding bodies, bureaucrats and politicians in post-devolution Scotland. The Scotsman’s archives are littered with...
View ArticleAuthor Janice Galloway ‘was harassed by former lover for 16 years’
A BEST-SELLING Scottish author is set to give evidence against her former partner amid claims that he conducted a 16-year campaign of harassment against her. Janice Galloway, 56, was allegedly...
View ArticleEmma Cowing: The naked truth is - men should cover up
LAST week, Scotland unveiled its new rugby strip. It’s an odd affair, with an enormous Saltire emblazoned so tightly across the torso you might almost mistake it for a corset. Although who would want...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: South Queensferry
David Flint took this photograph of this colourful peacock butterfly enjoying the sunshine in his South Queensferry garden{http://www.facebook.com/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing 10 October, 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. BANKINGBank boss Paul Fisher hints at lighter...
View ArticleSir Jimmy Savile: ‘25 sex victims and 40 years of abuse on national scale’
SIR Jimmy Savile may have abused as many as 25 victims over a 40-year period on a “national scale”, police said on Tuesday.• Police claim that allegations against Sir Jimmy Savile are on a “national...
View ArticleScotRail bosses forced to apologise after ‘Airdire’ typo on posters
SCOTRAIL chiefs were left red-faced by a spelling mistake that saw dozens of posters directing rail passengers to ‘Airdire’ instead of Airdrie. • ScotRail chiefs apologise after unwittingly renaming...
View ArticleHow to keep muscles healthy in old age? Fish oil and weight training
FISH oil and weight training could be the key to keeping muscles healthy, a team of Scottish researchers believe. A team Aberdeen University aims to test their theory on elderly volunteers in a...
View ArticleMargo MacDonald: Money talks in our One Nation
Listening to some of the speeches and interviews from the Conservative Party conference, it struck me that we may be going through a real social gear-change. In the middle of such an upheaval, people...
View Article‘Vulture’ cries as city backs closure consultation plans
ANGRY parents have hit out at the city council after it approved plans to consult on the closure of Castlebrae Community High School following poor exam results and a falling school roll. There were...
View ArticleCould Nina Nesbitt be Scotland’s pop princess-in-waiting?
A lot can happen in a year. Just ask Nina Nesbitt.This time 12 months ago, the former Balerno High School pupil was writing and recording songs in her bedroom after her shifts at clothing store River...
View ArticleCurry competition: Doctors on standby to avoid repeat of 2011 emergency
The world’s hottest curry almost lived up to its name last year when two diners who tucked into the “Kismot Killer” were hospitalised by gut- burning chillies.Now, to keep the temperature under control...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Driver finds right gear on buses
THEY are unfairly derided as the dour, uncommunicative and grumpy custodians of the morning commute.But no-one can deny that drivers at Lothian Buses do an admirable job transporting the people of...
View ArticleTwo more weeks of chaos as report lifts lid on bins fiasco
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have warned that the city’s bin fiasco is set to run for at least another fortnight.It comes as a new report revealed collection crews had not been told the correct location of bins...
View ArticleStabbed son helps police after OAP’s murder
THE son of a frail pensioner found murdered in his own home today said he was helping police find his dad’s killers as he recovered from being stabbed himself.Ross Simpson was knifed less than 24...
View ArticleNeil Oliver: Web will let children find worldwide joy
Growing up as a kid, I was always outside exploring new things. It was this adventurous spirit that led me to become an archaeologist, and to my fascination with the past. The world has changed...
View Article‘It must be sorted as soon as possible’
THE latest report into the Capital’s bin fiasco amounts to a long mea culpa from Edinburgh City Council. The authority has admitted that crews were not always informed about the right location of bins,...
View ArticleReview of ERI staffing levels begins
NURSING levels at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary are to be reviewed following a damning report into the way elderly people are cared for at the hospital.The review will form part of a series of measures...
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