Scotland’s weather: Road users urged to prepare for wild winter
ROAD users are being urged to get ready for unpredictable weather during winter.The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) are hosting a road safety weekend to highlight the dangers...
View ArticleTory MP Douglas Carswell claims that UK’s future in Europe is not settled
THE UK’s future in the European Union is no longer a settled issue and it is not just “mavericks” calling for ties to Brussels to be cut, it was claimed in the Commons.David Cameron faced pressure from...
View ArticleGyles Brandreth on how his passion for Oscar Wilde led him to Reading Gaol
I’ve never met the Queen, and that goes for the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Camilla too. But if I had – and if I had also written books about them – and a publisher came to me and offered me...
View ArticleBridge well pleased as it strikes oil for second time
BRIDGE Energy, the Aberdeen-based driller that floated on the Alternative Investment Market last month, has struck oil for the second time in a week.The Garantiana well in the Norwegian Sea – which was...
View ArticleAnother female top boss lost as Carroll quits Anglo American
THE FTSE 100 Index is to lose another female chief executive after Cynthia Carroll announced she is to step down as boss of Anglo American.Her decision to quit the mining giant, which owns Tarmac and...
View ArticleMarkets: US bounce gives the Footsie a lift
America rode to the rescue yesterday with bullish growth figures that lifted the London market out of a three-day lull, but only by a whisker.The FTSE 100 Index made good early losses to close 1.7...
View ArticleDramatic increase in attacks on Scottish public service workers
VIOLENT attacks on public sector workers in Scotland are soaring. A study by the union Unison has found 34,739 staff reported violent assaults in the past year, an increase of almost 7,000 on last year...
View ArticleEdinburgh City Council agree settlement on equal pay dispute
EDINBURGH City Council has agreed to bring an end to a bitter “equal pay” dispute which will see up to 3000 staff win huge compensation payments.Back pay of up to £30,000 stretching over five years has...
View ArticleMan jailed for punching father-of-one underneath wheels of a train
A VIOLENT thug who punched a man so he landed under the wheels of a moving train was yesterday jailed for five years for attempted murder.• Man punched father-of-one after altercation at Coatbridge...
View ArticleRMJM puts UK firms in receivership as part of ‘restructuring’
THE firm of architects behind the development of the Scottish Parliament building has called in the receivers on UK operations in a bid to avoid or delay paying millions it owes to creditors....
View ArticleExperts urge caution despite rise in Edinburgh office letting deals
EDINBURGH’S office market has sprung back to life, with a string of major lettings leading to the strongest take-up of space since the 2009 property slump.New industry research shows that 53 deals were...
View ArticleUS good news fails to excite stock markets
STOCK markets were little changed despite data showing the US economy grew at a faster pace than expected. Investor sentiment got a boost after the Commerce Department said US gross domestic product...
View ArticlePolice officer tells court he had an affair with alleged assault victim
A POLICE officer accused of indecently assaulting colleagues has told a court he was having an affair with one of his alleged victims.Married police constable Gary Cryans, 51, said he had been seeing...
View ArticleLib Dems will accept cap on benefits ‘in return for tax rises on rich’
THE Liberal Democrats have admitted that they would accept a cap on child benefits in exchange for Tory concessions on new taxes for the rich.Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced...
View ArticleTesco’s US experiment may end within months
Tesco’s billion pound gamble to crack the United States may have only months to run as investors and management focus more on its struggling home business and slowing growth in emerging markets.Fresh...
View ArticleUK terror plot accused ‘wanted al-Qaeda all across Europe’
THE three men accused of plotting a major terror attack in the UK believed al-Qaeda wanted to spread jihad across Europe, a court has heard.They allegedly searched YouTube for “the devil’s deception of...
View ArticleErikka Askeland: Shading in grey area of jail reading matter
At FIRST, I thought she was joking. It was a plea on Facebook from a friend in North America that said: “Anyone have extra copy(ies) of 50 Shades of Grey? We’re looking for some to bring to the women’s...
View ArticleBoE boss says UK may need to cap size of banks
Britain may need to cap the size of banks or fully separate their retail and investment operations to curb the risks “King Kong” lenders pose to the financial system, a senior Bank of England official...
View ArticleGlasgow fertility clinic taken over
A DUTCH fertility clinic operator has bought a controlling stake in the Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine (GCRM), creating the UK’s biggest supplier of fertility services to both the NHS and the...
View ArticleClaire Gardner: I’m so ready for the winter of our discontent
NEVER mind the winter anti-freeze, writes Claire Gardner, just let’s hope we don’t have a winter anti-climax this yearSo here we are again. The clocks have not yet gone back and it’s not even...
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