Midwives to identify risk of home loss
New training for midwives could help prevent mothers-to-be from becoming homeless.It is hoped the “groundbreaking” initiative will help midwives spot the signs that may indicate a woman in their care...
View ArticleHopes sink over mackerel fishing rights deal
TALKS aimed at securing a 2013 Coastal States mackerel agreement have stalled.Following the repeated failure in recent years of annual negotiations between the EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands...
View ArticleMicrosoft customers ‘denied choice’
Microsoft has been formally accused of failing to comply with a binding agreement to give customers a choice among internet browsers.The European Commission said it suspected the software giant of...
View ArticlePolice appeal after man killed in motorcycle crash in Dumfries and Galloway
A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a crash in Dumfries and Galloway.Scott McNicol, 24, of Glen- lochar Farm, Castle Douglas, died when his Suzuki bike crashed on the A713 Castle Douglas to Ayr road just...
View ArticleFilm review: The new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’
In Skyfall, Sam Mendes has given us a James Bond for the 21st century and also made a film with genuine heart. Alistair Harkness is bowled over WITH the traditional hype and hoopla surrounding the...
View ArticleNew documentary ‘Room 237’ explores the hidden meaning in Stanley Kubrick’s...
DOES Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining have a hidden meaning? And if so, what could it be? Rodney Ascher’s new documentary Room 237 explores five possible theories.A fussy perfectionist, Stanley Kubrick...
View ArticleArts blog: ‘I’ve always enjoyed that feel to a gig, I like sweaty rock’n’roll...
Obituaries for the live music scene in Edinburgh have always been a staple of Scottish arts columns (guilty as charged), but what perhaps isn’t remarked upon so readily is the enduring popularity of...
View ArticleArts diary: A point in the landscape
INVITING artists to discuss their work on film is rarely a good idea. In The Diary’s experience, it usually either results in very good artists retreating into their shells and mumbling unintelligibly...
View ArticleInterview: Ohad Naharin talks about his dance company Batsheva
WHEN dance company Batsheva had its Edinburgh Festival performances interrupted by protests, the dancers kept going. How will Batsheva’s youth ensemble cope if the same thing happens this week, asks...
View ArticleTheatre reviews: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | American Idiot | Arsenic And Old...
Bold, intense and richly comic, this wintry trip to the enchanted wood is fit for any seasonA Midsummer Night’s DreamRoyal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh* * * * American Idiot The Playhouse, Edinburgh* * *...
View ArticleTavish Scott: Tories must help Savile’s victims, not hit the BBC
I ONCE wrote a speech for Jim Wallace, then leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats which included a terrible phrase about Jim fixing it. Thankfully, it never made the second draft. Now after so many...
View ArticleInterview: Monty Norman is still happy to be known for the James Bond theme
AFTER a lifetime of making music, Monty Norman is still happy to be known as the man who wrote “dum-di-di-dum-dum”, he tells Ruth WalkerFifty years ago, a beautiful but unknown Swiss actress walked out...
View ArticleInterview: Chvrches on Prince and being Scottish music’s next big thing
TIPPED to be the biggest Scottish band since Franz Ferdinand, Chvrches want to make sure they are seen as a trio of equals Chvrches are a band with ambitions, and one of them came closer the other...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing – October 25th 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 manufacturers hit at home...
View ArticleDebenhams plans to open 17 stores including third Edinburgh branch
Department store chain Debenhams today unveiled plans to open a further 17 shops in the UK over the next five years, including a branch at Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh, after the company enjoyed a...
View ArticleBritain emerges from recession after economy grows by 1%
The UK emerged from the longest double-dip recession since the 1950s during the third quarter after the economy grew by a bigger-than-expected 1 per cent between July and September.Britain’s economic...
View ArticlePernod Ricard warns of slowing sales growth in Asia
The owner of Chivas Brothers, Scotland’s second-largest distiller, today warned that stellar growth in Asian markets is beginning to slow.French drinks giant Pernod Ricard – which produces brands...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses after woman sexually assaulted in Dalkeith
POLICE in Midlothian are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault in Dalkeith at the weekend.The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday...
View ArticleShell builds its stake in Scottish oilfields
Oil giant Shell reinforced its commitment to the North Sea today, buying Hess Corporation’s interests in the Beryl area off Aberdeen for $525 million (£325m).The Beryl area includes 12 fields on the UK...
View ArticleFirst Minister says legal advice on an independent Scotland gaining access to...
ALEX Salmond has said that the Scottish Government will not be publishing legal advice it receives on an independent Scotland’s membership of the European Union.• First Minister revealed in TV...
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