‘There is an air of suspicion hanging over the BBC now’ - The broadcaster’s...
TODAY is the BBC’s 90th birthday, but there isn’t much to celebrate as the Jimmy Savile affair threatens to cast a shadow over the embattled corporation for many years to come, hears Brian FergusonWHEN...
View ArticleScottish jobless-rate gap with UK widens as total rises by 7,000 in 3 months
UNEMPLOYMENT has risen in Scotland by 7,000 to 222,000, with the jobless rate north of the Border continuing to outstrip that for the UK as a whole, official figures revealed today.• 2,490,000 people...
View ArticleScottish independence: Call for SNP to put off divisive Nato vote as senior...
THE SNP leadership is facing a call from a senior Nationalist MSP to postpone a vote on its controversial plans to ditch its anti-Nato stance, as opposition grows to the move at the start of the...
View Article‘An amazing operation gave my twins chance at survival’, says mother of...
A MOTHER has described her joy after a successful operation to separate her conjoined twins.• Twins born joined at abdomen and intestine are successfully separated • Operation took place the day after...
View ArticleGreen light for Aberdeen bypass as Supreme Court rejects appeal
CAMPAIGNERS standing in the way of the long-awaited Aberdeen bypass have lost a last-ditch legal attempt in the UK’s highest court to block the construction of the route. • RoadSense appeal against...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing – Thursday October 18th 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.ECONOMICSScottish jobless-rate gap with UK...
View ArticlePoll shows support for Scottish independence continues to fall
SUPPORT for Scottish independence is continuing to fall, according to the first poll published since the historic “Edinburgh Agreement” was signed this week paving the way for a referendum.• Support...
View ArticleConstruction firms in Scotland are “in deep trouble” as confidence in the...
Small and medium-sized construction firms in Scotland are “in deep trouble” as confidence in the sector collapses, a new report has shown. THE construction sector in Scotland has suffered a sharp...
View ArticleApple loses appeal in UK court battle with Samsung
APPLE has lost an appeal against a ruling that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet did not copy the design of the iPad.• Judges dismiss Apple’s appeal over Samsung tablet• Previous ruling stated that Galaxy ‘not...
View ArticleCash Rich Cairn to Drill in the Atlantic
Oil explorer Cairn hails strong balance sheet as it confirms drilling programme offshore Morocco and Greenland.The Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy confirmed it has £1.6 billion to spend as it prepares to...
View ArticleScottish independence: SNP ‘prioritising referendum over economy and jobless’
THE SNP was today accused of focusing too much on the independence referendum and not enough on the Scottish economy after the latest jobless figures revealed a huge rise in long-term youth...
View ArticleHolyrood told to ditch £6m annexe and get sniffer dog
SCOTTISH Parliament bosses were today urged to ban back-packs and employ a sniffer dog as a cheap but effective alternative to spending £6.5 million on a controversial security extension.The new...
View ArticleSpeed cameras call over detour road crash fears
CALLS to install speed cameras on a residential road being used as a major diversion have been ruled out, despite fears drivers could cause a fatal crash.Lugton Brae, in Dalkeith, was closed in August...
View ArticleFury as 100 bags pile up to create nauseating stink
A PILE of almost 100 rotting bags has been left in a bin store after refuse crews failed to collect the rubbish for six weeks.Residents of the block in Portobello said the stench from more than 90...
View ArticleCelebrated creative director Karl Lagerfeld brings show to Edinburgh
LOUIS Vuitton may have fallen out of love with Edinburgh but Karl Lagerfeld is definitely a fan.Fashionistas in the Capital have been left drooling at the prospect of Lagerfeld, the creative director...
View ArticleTeenage quartet on trial accused of brutal murder
FOUR teenagers have gone on trial accused of murdering a 17-year-old boy by repeatedly punching, kicking and striking him with two baseball bats.Declan Robertson, 17, Andrew Parfinowski, 18, Cameron...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Did Sinders do the dirty on city trip?
AN OUTCAST from society. Just ‘‘different”. That’s how your crotchety columnist feels today. I’ve not been groped. Well, not so far. News that a world-wide Armageddon virus could devastate mankind in...
View ArticleNew regulations for power firms was “sprung” on energy secretary
ENERGY SECRETARY Ed Davey appeared to distance himself from David Cameron’s announcement that gas and electricity firms will be required in law to give customers the lowest available deals.• PM vowed...
View ArticleReaders’ pictures of the week
This week’s readers’ pictures features scenes across Scotland in their full autumn glory. The country’s lochs are captured before the winter freeze descends while an autumnal sunset over Bass Rock...
View ArticleLeader: ‘The key is to develop and nurture events’
Edinburgh’s festivals had some pretty impressive competition this year. The doom and gloom merchants were predicting a miserable summer for the Capital as all the attention – and money – headed to a...
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