Call for rent rise restraint
With the time of year approaching when farm rents are reviewed, the Scottish Tenant Farmers Association yesterday called on landlords to be “reasonable and exercise restraint” in negotiations this...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Bass Rock
The sun had a spectacular effect on Bass Rock last week and Stuart Macfarlane from Edinburgh was there with his camera to capture it{http://www.facebook.com/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland...
View ArticleMichael Russell keen to strengthen Scots links with Malawi
EDUCATION secretary Michael Russell is to visit anti-poverty projects in Malawi during a trip to Africa later this month.Mr Russell is visiting schemes funded by the Scottish Government as part of the...
View ArticleBarley genome breakthrough
Scientists have this week confirmed they have unravelled the highly complex genetic make-up of barley, one of the major crops in Scotland, and with this detailed information they have promised to...
View ArticleEarth went through a five million year ‘dead zone’
FOR five million years after the worst mass extinction in Earth’s history, much of the planet was simply too hot for anything to survive, scientists have learned.Experts have long been puzzled by the...
View ArticleBarclays’ bill for PPI mis-selling jumps to £2bn
The bill for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) at Barclays has soared to £2 billion, as claims against the banking giant continue to pile up.The embattled lender unveiled a further £700...
View ArticleScottish Independence: Alex Salmond’s financial claims put under the microscope
ALEX Salmond made a bold claim about Scotland’s finances yesterday. “At the last count, Scotland received 9.6 per cent of the UK’s taxation, and received 9.3 per cent of the UK’s spending,” he...
View ArticleJuliet Dunlop: ‘Real women’ reject catalogue supermodel
THE Boden catalogue has never been what you might call a “style bible”. It’s a bit too corduroy for that. A quick flick reveals page after compact page of moleskin and merino draped across cream-teas...
View ArticleGoogle shares suspended after fall
Google stunned Wall Street last night after its latest results – announced early by mistake – revealed weaker-than-expected sales and profits.Shares in the company, which had only recently overtaken...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Kilmarnock by-election, 19 October, 1933
REPLYING to the challenge made by Sir Alexander MacEwen, the self-government candidate, to debate the Scottish Home Rule question with him, Mr Lindsay, the National Government candidate in the...
View ArticleSarah Parish leaves behind home comforts for the chance to work with Kevin...
Award-winning US TV drama Hatfields & McCoys, now set for its British debut, tells of feuding families just after the American Civil War. Sarah Parish’s role sees her act alongside Kevin Costner....
View ArticleColin Howden: Unstoppable bypass a blow to transport hopes
The rejection of Road Sense’s appeal to the UK Supreme Court against the proposed Aberdeen western bypass represents a black day for the prospects for sustainable transport in Scotland.The First...
View Article‘Cheap’ government funds help Tesco start mortgage price war
TESCO Bank has sparked a possible mortgage price war by taking advantage of cheap government money to launch cut-price deals.Chief executive Benny Higgins unveiled what he called “market-leading rates”...
View ArticleOfcom to probe price rises on ‘fixed’ mobile contracts
CUSTORMER concerns over mid-contract price hikes imposed by phone and broadband companies are to be investigated by the telecoms watchdog.Ofcom is to consult on how to protect consumers after a review...
View ArticleBank lending ‘must support small firms’, say business leaders
Banks must “redouble their efforts” to ensure that funding filters down to small and medium-sized enterprises, business leaders said yesterday, after a sharp fall in lending. The Bank of England’s...
View ArticleWinter clothes shopping heats up high street sales
Shoppers buying winter clothing and school uniforms helped the wider retail sector enjoy a better-than-expected bounce-back to sales growth last month, according to official figures.Retail sales...
View ArticleGovernment wants gender head count
Companies will be required to disclose the number of women and men within the organisation as a whole, and at senior and board levels, according to draft regulations on narrative reporting newly...
View ArticleLadbrokes cashes in on good results despite fall in shop revenues
Over-the-counter bets staked by Ladbrokes customers fell by nearly 5 per cent over the summer as bad weather and the Olympic Games dented trade.The bookie still grew UK retail revenues by 5.4 per cent...
View ArticleBelfast abortion clinic face Stormont questioning
MANAGEMENT from Northern Ireland’s first private abortion clinic will be summoned to Stormont to explain how they are complying with criminal law.Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland assembly...
View ArticleCouncils need to count cost of wind energy ‘obsession’ urge Scottish Tories
MOST councils across Scotland have no idea how much they are spending on processing windfarm proposals because they are flooded with “inappropriate” planning applications from speculative developers,...
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