From high street to factory floor to hotel room, slump worsens
SCOTTISH firms have suffered deteriorating business conditions and there are few signs of an economic recovery, a report by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce claims today. A decline in manufacturing,...
View ArticleScottish independence: David Cameron ‘jumped the gun on ballot deal’ claims...
ALEX Salmond has accused the UK government of jumping the gun over a deal on the independence referendum.• Cameron urges Salmond to stick with single-question referendum• Concerns that process could...
View ArticleMarket: IMF’s tales of gloom depress markets
MARKETS continued their slide yesterday as the International Monetary Fund turned its attention to the euro crisis.Fresh from downgrading its growth forecasts for most of the world, the IMF increased...
View ArticleRuth Wishart: Close encounter with an Olympic-class groper
For many women, myself included, Savile-gate is a reminder of the grubby little world we used to live in, writes Ruth WishartFor a particular generation of women, it was a Eureka moment of mutual...
View ArticleFrench and Germans blamed after world’s biggest defence deal between BAE and...
A CONTROVERSIAL multi-billion pound deal between BAE Systems and EADS to create the world’s biggest defence contractor has collapsed after last-ditch diplomatic efforts to save the merger failed.•...
View ArticleSketch: Speech aimed to merge best of the right and the wets
DAVID Cameron’s speech was aimed at marrying together the best qualities of the two traditions of modern Conservatism – the radical reforming spirit of the Thatcherite right, and the caring of the One...
View ArticleTeacher charged with schoolgirl abduction
Teacher Jeremy Forrest was last night charged with child abduction after fleeing the country with 15-year-old Megan Stammers last month, Sussex Police said.The 30-year-old married amateur musician,...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Bypass road scheme rejected; 11 October 1950
FOLLOWING a second visit to the area, members of the Edinburgh Corporation Planning Committee decided against recommendations made in the city’s Advisory Plan for a new road to by-pass North Bridge and...
View ArticleScotland’s weather: It’ll be very wet, says Met
THE Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for parts of northern Scotland over the next two days, predicting some areas would see a month’s average rainfall in just 48 hours. It upgraded its...
View Article‘Prosecute doctors who put my mother on pathway to death’
A GRIEVING son has called for a police investigation into the treatment his mother received at a Scottish hospital before she died.Peter Tulloch claimed that hospital staff withdrew food and fluids...
View ArticleGreen policy and oil not at odds, says Salmond
Scotland’s First Minister has said there is no contradiction in promoting green energy while continuing to extract hydrocarbons such as oil from the North Sea.Speaking at the Scottish Low Carbon...
View ArticleFor peat’s sake: Lottery to give £4m towards Flow Country restoration
THE restoration of Europe’s largest remaining blanket bog will make one of the most significant contributions ever to UK climate change targets, it was claimed yesterday. The £9 million project will...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Gullane, East Lothian
THIS photograph of waves breaking near the shore at Gullane in East Lothian was taken by Susan Cook.{http://www.facebook.com/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our Facebook page|Link to...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon 11/10/2012
David Cameron’s comments in yesterday’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference caught our cartoonist’s attention...Illustration by Iain Green
View ArticleFormer M&S fashion chief joins Asos
Online fashion retailer Asos yesterday confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in the City by appointing former Marks & Spencer director Kate Bostock.Described as one of the most influential women...
View ArticleEnergy fund offers £103m ‘vital catalyst’ funding for renewables
THE LAUNCH of a £103 million renewable energy fund has been described as a “vital catalyst” in attracting private investment into green projects north of the Border.Backers of the fund, which was...
View ArticleDavid Cameron bids to reboot ‘caring Conservatism’
A COMBATIVE David Cameron used his conference speech yesterday to try to reboot his renewal of the Conservative brand and boost his chances of a second term in office after his party’s toughest spell...
View ArticleGay charity seeks help
charitable organisation Gay Men’s Health is looking for new volunteers in the Capital.GMH helps gay and bisexual men access support and information on issues that affect them. All ages and backgrounds...
View ArticleHelp in talking through dementia is on the way
A NEW guide to communicating with people with dementia is set to be published today.Bupa, which has produced the talking toolkit, has said it hopes the guide will help the 9000 people in the Capital...
View Article16-year-old votes row
Former Scottish Secretary Lord Forsyth of Drumlean has attacked reports that 16-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the Scottish referendum.He said the issue had huge implications and should not be...
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