Glenelg celebrates twinning with Mars
CELEBRATIONS have been held in a Highland village that has been twinned with its namesake on Mars.Residents of Glenelg in the north-west hosted a day of events to mark the journey of the...
View ArticleSchiehallion: The first peak to be declared wheelchair friendly
IT’S already one of the most popular mountains in Scotland, but Schiehallion now has another claim to fame. The 3,547ft peak has become the first Munro to be declared wheelchair friendly.The iconic...
View ArticleProtesters demand fairness and justice at austerity demo in Glasgow
THE people of Scotland do not want privilege but instead fairness and justice, anti-cuts protesters were told at a mass demonstration in Glasgow yesterday.About 5,000 people took part in the march and...
View ArticleLaws must safeguard Scots ideas globally
THE Scottish Government should consider creating an “intellectual property” (IP) plan to help companies protect their ideas and inventions and to compete on a global scale, according to a senior...
View ArticleBook reviews: Film After Film by J Hoberman | The Big Screen by David Thomson
TWO retirement-age survivors of the decimation of professional America film criticism chime in on the past and future of film, with weighty tomes on how technology and society have interacted with the...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Keep on the lookout for Mr Feelgood
THE death has been reported of “Mr Feelgood” after a long illness. Remember him? He rose to prominence in the 1980s starring in our economic resurgence and the thumping electoral victories of Mrs...
View ArticleInterview: Why Ben Affleck’s new film is stranger than fiction
The plot centres on a daring Iranian rescue by CIA agents disguised as a film crew. But, as Ben Affleck tells Alistair Harkness, the biggest twist is that his new film is a true storyTHERE are many...
View ArticleProfit warnings on the rise as economy hits the buffers
THIRD quarter profit warnings from UK listed companies returned to levels last seen in the dark days of 2008 this year as the weakening economy, combined with one of the wettest summers on record,...
View Article‘A bit of me dies when I think I won’t see him’ - daughter of Colin McRae...
THE daughter of rally driver Colin McRae has written a touching tribute to her father and brother on the fifth anniversary of their deaths in which she says she “dies slowly inside” when she remembers...
View ArticleScottish independence: Scots ‘would pay a premium’ for breaking ties with Union
THE Treasury’s most senior civil servant has warned an independent Scotland would have to pay higher interest rates for its debt finance than the United Kingdom, as it seeks to convince the world’s...
View ArticleGreen shoots set to be shortlived
FIGURES this week are expected to show that Britain edged out of recession during the summer though the celebrations are likely to be shortlived.An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic...
View ArticleBook review: Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver
HIKING up a hill on her way to a long-planned extra-marital tryst, Dellarobia Turnbow, the protagonist of Barbara Kingsolver’s latest novel, Flight Behaviour, has a thought.Flight BehaviourBarbara...
View ArticleUS accuses Theresa May of ‘cheap trick’ for halting Gary McKinnon extradition
A FORMAL complaint has been made by the US to the Home Secretary in protest at her decision to block the extradition of Scottish computer hacker Gary McKinnon. A strongly worded letter from US attorney...
View ArticleEngineering giant training top managers to avoid gender discrimination
ENGINEERING giant Atkins is pioneering the use of “unconscious bias” training in an effort to ensure women coming up the ranks do not suffer discrimination.Senior members of staff at Atkins are being...
View ArticleAlbum review: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead - Lost Songs
This is proper punk rock, with thrashed guitars and vocals two clicks away from laryngitis, yet this band has always married sweet melodies to its hard-core heart.And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of...
View ArticleThe £100m drop: How one big leap for man can launch a company’s profits into...
AFTER Felix Baumgartner’s 24-mile plunge, has corporate sponsorship cheapened great feats of human endeavour – or raised the stakes too high, asks Anna BurnsideIT TOOK Felix Baumgartner just four...
View ArticleMotors: Steed rides in from the East
China’s Great Wall marque is making inroads into the UK with a well-priced pick-up that impresses Frederic ManbyCHINA is coming. It will be like the South Koreans and before them the Japanese, invading...
View ArticleVince Cable expected to launch crackdown on computer ‘black box’ trading
A CRACKDOWN on so-called “black box” trading is expected to be proposed by the UK government to prevent extreme swings in the share prices of British companies.Business Secretary Vince Cable is...
View ArticleDedicated follower of fashion: Amazon eyes Asos
ONLINE fashion retailer Asos has reportedly attracted the interest of US giant Amazon, which is considering a bid. News of the potential takeover interest comes as Asos is expected to unveil a 40 per...
View ArticleBrian Fitzpatrick: Insult added to catastrophic injury
RESTITUTIO in integrum: an injured party is entitled to be restored to their original position. That maxim is inscribed at an early stage on to the memories of most lawyers. Yet, as we work through the...
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