Pilot ditched Super Puma helicopter in North Sea due to faulty warning light
THE pilot of a North Sea helicopter was forced to ditch his Super Puma in the sea because of a faulty oil warning light in his cockpit, a report by the government’s Air Accident Investigation Branch...
View ArticleApple expected to unveil iPad mini next week
APPLE HAS sent out invites for an event in California next Tuesday where it is expected to announce the release of a smaller iPad. Media and analysts have said for months that Apple has been developing...
View ArticleFairy stories take centre stage at Storytelling Festival
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival breathes life into fairytales, letting these gruesome cautionary stories evolve in the way they were intended, writes Jim GilchristFAIRIES, what are...
View ArticleThe BBC: A timeline
This is a timeline of the 90 years of the BBC.1922 The British Broadcasting Company is formed by a group of manufacturers to make programmes that could be heard on their radio sets, with John Reith...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon - 18/10/12
Today’s cartoon looks at the SNP’s conflicted views on Nato membership as senior MSPs speak out against a policy U-turnIllustration by Brian Adcock
View ArticleMichael Kelly: SNP looks unlikely to play fair over referendum
DECEIT is a way of life for the Nationalists, who refuse to explain the consequences of a split from the UK, writes Michael KellyI do not know what has depressed me more this week: Scotland’s...
View ArticleScottish independence: Troops ‘may not want to join Scots forces’
More than 11,000 Scottish troops in the UK military could not simply be “co-opted” into any new Scottish defence force after independence, Ministry of Defence chiefs have warned.• Scots troops in UK...
View ArticleFiona McCade: Why I’ve a hang-up about mobile phones
How important do you think you are? More important than the First Minister? Than the Prime Minister? Than the president of the United States? Than the secretary general of the United Nations? The...
View ArticleComment: RBS takes a major step on road to full recovery
ROYAL Bank of Scotland will clear a crucial hurdle in its recovery today when it exits the Asset Protection Scheme. It’s a move that should be universally welcomed. Not only will the bank save a hefty...
View ArticleRoyal Bank edges closer to full recovery as it cuts ties with government scheme
The part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland took a major step towards returning to the private sector yesterday by ending its involvement in a government scheme to cover its riskier assets.RBS will...
View ArticleFilm reviews: Frankenweenie | Madagascar 3 | Ginger and Rosa
ONE of his periodic forays into stop-motion filmmaking, Tim Burton’s latest finds him returning to his first live-action short filmFrankenweenie (PG) Directed by: Tim BurtonVoices: Winona Ryder,...
View ArticleMarco Biagi: Principles trump politics in decision on Nato
The SNP would be wrong to perform a U-turn in the vain hope of gaining referendum votes, writes Marco BiagiIt’s odd to be characterised as a rebel for upholding what has been the policy of your party...
View ArticleScottish independence: Funding fees for EU students would cost £150m, Mike...
Scotland would face a bill of £150 million to fund students from the rest of the UK who would be entitled to free tuition after independence, it has been revealed.The figures were revealed by education...
View ArticleFrom the archives: ‘No war if we unite and rearm’, 18 October, 1948
“I AM convinced that if the western democracies will only get together in real unity, co-operating in defence and also in the economic field, rearm wisely and show they are prepared in the last resort...
View ArticleImage of Scotland: Loch Fyne, Inverary
Eric C Waugh from Edinburgh took this photograph of Vital Spark, the famous puffer, on the glassy water of Loch Fyne in Inveraray.{http://www.facebook.com/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on...
View ArticleMinoan signs “groundbreaking” deal with Britain’s postmasters.
Travel and leisure company Minoan Group has signed a deal to operate a nationwide network of mini-travel agencies in Britain’s 9,000 sub post offices.The Glasgow-based firm, which started out as a...
View ArticleBusiness briefs: Angola launches $5bn sovereign fund | Global Energy |...
The Republic of Angola yesterday officially launched the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), a new sovereign wealth fund with $5 billion (£3bn) of assets under management. The FSDEA will make investments...
View ArticleArt reviews: Town and City | Henry Kondracki | SJ Peploe | Mark I’Anson
It has taken a long time for artists to embrace the urban landscape. A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland shows how they moved from towns as part of the scenery to revelling in all...
View ArticleHeads of Scottish Ballet and Scottish Dance Theatre on the same page
The new heads of Scottish Ballet and Scottish Dance Theatre, who have relocated from London without a backward glance, look forward to reacting to each other’s plans – and perhaps even collaborating,...
View ArticleVertu Motors shares rev up as profits jump 27%
SHARES in Vertu Motors accelerated yesterday after it said an improving car market had bolstered sales at its fast-expanding portfolio of dealerships.The group, which trades under the Macklin Motors...
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