Shock as study finds filthy hands
THE hands of more than one in ten people are so contaminated with faecal organisms that the levels of bacteria detected were equal to what you would expect to find in a dirty toilet bowl, a study...
View ArticleLaw threat to workers’ shares plan
Government plans to offer workers a chance to receive shares in their company in return for giving up some of their employment rights could be frustrated by European law, ministers have been...
View ArticleBrain adapts to winning and losing
Strong competition rewires the brain, a study has found.In mouse “turf wars”, repeated defeats reduced activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.Boosted activity in the same region was seen in mice...
View ArticleAbortion service calls for support
Britain’s biggest abortion provider has launched a campaign supporting women’s rights after senior government ministers waded into the debate about time limits for termination.The British Pregnancy...
View ArticleFirst steps in evolution are finally unveiled
Scientists have recreated what might have been the first step in the evolution of living cells four billion years ago.In a series of experiments, they produced chemical cell-like structures enclosing...
View ArticleDiet offers lasting, healthy effects, even with partial weight regain
A HEALTHY diet has a long-term positive impact on well-being even when the dieter is tempted into putting puts a few pounds back on.Researchers found Mediterranean and low-carb diets have lasting,...
View ArticleFrom the archive: no separation from the empire 15 October, 1932
THE meeting between Sir Herbert Samuel and the deputation from the Executive of the National party of Scotland took place in the Central Station Hotel, Glasgow.The primary object was to acquaint him,...
View ArticleFordyce Maxwell: On cycle of the year, wheels have fallen off at harvest time
ONLY a hunch, but farming attendance at harvest festivals might be lower than usual this year.The All Things Bright and Beautiful and All is Safely Gathered In lines will ring hollow to those who have...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: BP | Kingfisher | B&Q | BAA | Fuel Control Services
Oil giant BP is expected to receive this week two bids for its 50 per cent stake in its troubled Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, with the Kremlin-owned oil major Rosneft set to offer about £15 billion...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Glen Etive from the head of Loch Etive
Colin Mann shot this image looking eastward up Glen Etive from the head of Loch Etive simply to reflect on the pleasure of encountering such beautiful scenery on a wonderful...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon 15/10/12
Our cartoonist turns his eye to the signing of the referendum agreementIllustration Iain Green.
View ArticleGerald Warner: Castro and Marxism won most from the Cuban missile crisis
ARMAGEDDON, with the courtesy of four minutes’ warning: that was the prospect facing the world 50 years ago, as the Cuban missile crisis threatened thermonuclear war on a scale that experts today...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Monday 15 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. BANKINGVirgin Money circles as RBS takes...
View ArticleDrumlanrig: The lighter side of politics
SOME stories you may have missed, from the past week in the political sphere.National drink spells embarrassmentSHORT of putting lemonade in his dram, there are questions over whether Motherwell and...
View ArticleHow social media hit new heights during Felix Baumgartner’s skydive
Felix Baumgartner’s 24-mile skydive from the stratosphere was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones.Here’s a look...
View ArticleSales of Optos’ Daytona surge ahead
EYE scanner maker Optos said strong sales of its new Daytona device pushed revenues beyond the $190 million (£118m) mark in its last financial year.In a trading statement ahead of its results for the...
View ArticleHearts owner Vladimir Romanov’s political party comes dead last in Lithuania
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov’s political party has come last in his homeland’s general election.• Romanov’s Lithuanian People’s Party comes last from 18 parties running.• But Hearts owner still feels...
View ArticleScots miss out on bridge contracts
SCOTTISH firms are missing out on the most lucrative contracts on the new £1.6bn Forth crossing, figures reveal.Analysis shows that 29 foreign companies have been awarded sub- contracts for the scheme...
View Article‘It is essential that response times are met’
Concerns have been raised in today’s Evening News about parts of East Lothian being “left bare” as a result of a shake-up of ambulance cover.The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed that one...
View ArticleERI care scandal sparks calls for older people’s champion
HEALTH chiefs are today under pressure to reappoint an older people’s champion in the wake of a damning report into elderly care at the ERI.The creation of the job was one of the key recommendations of...
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