Chitra Ramaswamy: Home, but not dry
The decision is made one unremarkable Sunday, along the water of Leith. “Do you really think we can manage,” C asks as a woman jogs past with a red setter at her side, six legs perfectly...
View ArticleIn person: Kestin Hare, fashion designer
PROVENANCE. There’s a lot of talk these days about knowing which particular pig your pork sausages came from, what farm grew your turnips, which baker lovingly kneaded and proved your artisan bread....
View ArticleLouisa Pearson: ‘After nine years of loyal service, the Dell has begun making...
If laptop years are calculated in the same way as dog years, my trusty Dell Inspiron is a world-weary 63. A confirmed Luddite, I just want a computer that will allow me to type, send e-mails and access...
View ArticleWine: ‘There is harmony between mushrooms and Burgundy’
Gathering field mushrooms has been such a joy for me that my family once baked me a birthday cake shaped like one. No surprise, then, that I seized the chance to go foraging for fungi in Hampshire’s...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Three Birds, Viewforth
Like a little squirrel hiding a juicy nut for a rainy day, I had been saving my visit to Le Mouton Noir, in Edinburgh’s Bruntsfield area, for a chilly day when getting out of the capital was tricky and...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Murray Beith | Experian | AG Barr | James Gibb
AN EDINBURGH law firm is launching a guide aimed at the growing number of small businesses said to be ignorant of the potential legal consequences of hiring casual labour.Murray Beith Employment said...
View ArticleBrian Ferguson: Incredinburgh - how not to sell the city
IT’S not yet Halloween, but there’s been a riveting Christmas production in Edinburgh which has provided endless hours of entertainment over the past fortnight and could have more in store in the weeks...
View ArticleBrian Montieth: Ex-SNP duo must defy calls to go
With its U-turn on Nato policy, the SNP lost any influence it held over two MSPs who resigned, says Brian MonteithI DO not know or believe I have ever met Scotland’s two latest independent members of...
View ArticleJimmy Savile investigation: Detectives arrest Gary Glitter over sex abuse claim
DISGRACED former pop star Gary Glitter was released on bail last night after being arrested in connection with sex crimes relating to the Jimmy Savile scandal.Glitter, 68, who has been previously...
View ArticleThe Scotsman Cartoon - 29/10/12
In today’s cartoon, Alex Salmond continues to ponder Scotland’s NATO roleIllustration by Iain Green
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Famous five have markets mystery to solve
On THE evening of Tuesday, 20 November at the Grosvenor Hilton, Edinburgh, five leading investment figures will take to the stage of our investment conference: Markets: Where to from Here?The audience...
View ArticleJane Devine: When ‘offence’ causes legal action, our freedom of speech is at...
Even if something is said that offends us, it doesn’t mean we should all lose freedom of speech, writes Jane DevineTAKING offence at something is a personal reaction; we are all offended by different...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Forth Bridge lighthouse
Iain Wilkinson sent in this image of the restored lighthouse that keeps vigil over the Forth crossing at North Queensferry{http://www.facebook.com/#!/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our...
View Article‘Plea bargains’ lead to quandary for Scottish Government
THE SCOTTISH Government is under mounting pressure to introduce American-style “plea bargains” amid fears that the introduction of new rules in England and Wales will put Scottish firms at a...
View ArticleBrodies sharpens focus on pensions with arrival of Alison Shackleton
LAW firm Brodies has beefed up its pensions provision after hiring widely-regarded specialist solicitor Alison Shackleton from rival practice Burness.She will join Brodies tomorrow in a move that...
View ArticleScottish Opera bring the touching true story of a zookeeper and her elephant...
When Sheila the elephant became distressed by the nightly bombing raids of the Second World War, her young keeper at Belfast Zoo decided to take her home so she could sleep in her garage. Now this...
View ArticleI don’t need Diageo deal, claims Whyte & Mackay owner Vijay Mallya
INDIAN tycoon Vijay Mallya has insisted that he does not have to do a deal with drinks giant Diageo or sell off the “family silver” to prop up his troubled airline.Mallya’s United Spirits empire, owner...
View ArticleStandard Life’s Gerry Grimstone asked to help navigate City through troubled...
GERRY Grimstone is among the last men standing. With five years under his belt as chairman of a FTSE-100 financial services company, it became clear that he was perhaps the only person left with a...
View ArticlePhilip Hammond lays down gauntlet to SNP over Trident
DEFENCE Secretary Philip Hammond will today challenge the SNP to explain how it would fill the economic void left by removing Trident from Scotland, as he announces £350 million of funding towards the...
View ArticleA third of UK midcaps concerned about overseas red tape
THE VAST majority of medium-sized companies in the UK have expressed optimism about their international growth prospects, although new research shows more than a third of chief financial officers are...
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