From the archive: Anglers and river pollution, 16 June, 1950
A CAMPAIGN against river pollution, which has been waged by English anglers over the past two years, was yesterday extended to Scotland with the inauguration in Edinburgh of a Scottish branch of the...
View ArticleSnap ward inspections to spot elderly neglect across Scotland
HEALTH inspectors are to start a series of unannounced spot checks on Scotland’s hospitals amid concerns over the treatment of older patients.The Scottish Government’s health watchdog, Health...
View ArticleJohn Wheatley College, North Glasgow College and Stow College to merge in...
THREE Glasgow colleges have become the latest to announce they are to merge as part of a radical shake-up of Scotland’s further education sector.John Wheatley College, North Glasgow College and Stow...
View ArticleLeveson inquiry: Murdoch’s evidence called into doubt by No 10 records
The Cabinet Office has no record of a disputed telephone call in which Rupert Murdoch claims Gordon Brown said he was declaring war on the media mogul, it emerged yesterday.The only recorded telephone...
View ArticleKevin Rooney given life sentence for rape and murder of Edinburgh pensioner
A CONVICTED sex offender has been given a life sentence and ordered to serve at least 21 years for the “horrendous” rape and murder of an elderly woman in her home.Kevin Rooney, 26, sat with his head...
View Article9,000 brave the rain for Ladies Day at Musselburgh
THOUSANDS of women braved the rain to put on a show at the biggest Ladies Day yet at Musselburgh racecourse.The wet weather inspired a few colourful outfits mixing fashion with practicality, as...
View ArticleFood blogger Martha Payne enjoys taste of victory
If NINE-year-old Martha Payne was unaware of the true power of social media when she went to school yesterday morning she certainly knew all about it by bedtime last night.• Council overturned ban...
View ArticleBritish food companies on menu for Japanese takeover
INTERNATIONAL food deals were back on the menu yesterday after a Japanese firm swooped on Sarson’s vinegar and Haywards pickle, while German yogurt-maker Müller swallow another British dairy.Premier...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon 16/06/12
For today’s effort our cartoonist pokes a bit of fun at the eurozone crisis.Illustration Brian Adcock
View ArticleSheltered housing resident in Leith is latest Legionnaires’ victim
A SHELTERED housing complex in Leith has started a deep cleansing programme after one of its residents was confirmed as having legionnaires’ disease.The elderly woman, a resident at the Donaldson Court...
View ArticleOfficials pull plug on bid to extend big screen’s hours
LATE night coverage of the Olympics on the BBC Big Screen is set to be blocked after planning chiefs said it would lead to “uncontrollable” noise for homeowners and guests at the Sheraton Hotel.BBC...
View ArticleCouncil under fire over £47,000 bill for tea and biscuits
AS taxpayer-funded freebies go this one really takes the biscuit. Coffee, tea and nibbles scoffed by councillors at functions, private meetings and hospitality events are costing the city purse around...
View ArticleBoxer Alex Arthur among Edinburgh residents rewarded for their services
BOXING legend Alex Arthur, a fundraiser in his nineties and an Edinburgh nurse are among the residents recognised in today’s Queen’s birthday honours list. Twenty-four people across Edinburgh and the...
View Article‘Soft-touch’ system blamed for bailing sex offender who murdered grandmother
SCOTLAND’S “soft-touch” justice system came under attack today after it emerged that a convicted sex offender who raped and murdered a frail grandmother had been jailed 22 times before.Kevin Rooney,...
View ArticleLeader: ‘Volume should go off after 10pm’
THE Olympic torch’s historic first visit to the Lothians was everything that we hoped it would be.Around 50,000 people lined the streets of Edinburgh to witness the flame passing through the city’s...
View ArticlePeter Geoghegan: A strange way to talk about openness
IF you had wanted to see the movers and shakers in Edinburgh this week, it would have cost you £3,850, writes Peter GeogheganIf you did find yourself with just shy of four grand burning a hole in your...
View ArticleInterview: Ben Fountain, author of Bill Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
BEN Fountain’s debut novel is being called a ‘Catch-22’ for Iraq. But the road to success was a long one, he tells Chitra RamaswamyThe year is 2005, and the country is America. George W Bush has...
View ArticleMike Read: ‘Carrot and stick’ needed to curb our use of plastic bags
THE trouble with our “sound-bite” society is that in putting catchy labels on issues is that the message can be skewed. In the case of the “plastic bag tax” mean that something that has the potential...
View ArticleGerry Hassan: Yes or No, Scots must unite for a better future
PRO-independence or Better Together, we must all push against the ill-informed prejudices of the Westminster set, writes Gerry HassanOne of the fundamentals that we often forget in our Scottish...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon - 30/06/2012
Something stinks at Barclays as Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King condemns the culture of greed in British bankingIllustration by Brian Adcock
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