Rail debacle ‘regrettable’
MISTAKES over the west-coast rail franchise should not have been made and are very regrettable, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told MPs yesterday.He apologised to taxpayers who are now facing a...
View ArticleProbe after Fife flare is seen from Edinburgh
AN INVESTIGATION is to be launched into excessive flaring from the Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife.Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil Chemical issued an updated apology late yesterday to local communities...
View ArticleFox ‘adviser’ will not be prosecuted
The self-styled adviser to former defence secretary Liam Fox will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced yesterday.Adam Werritty was under investigation after having described himself as Mr...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Binning Wood, Whitekirk
You can almost feel the leaves crunching underfoot and smell the autumnal vegetation in Sylvia Beaumont’s photograph of Binning Wood near Whitekirk, East...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon - 01/11/2012
THE SNP comes under fire at home and abroad as the independence debate rages on Illustration by Iain Green
View ArticleDance: Kate Prince on why Edinburgh is a second home for Some Like It Hip Hop
Streetdance sensation Some Like It Hip Hop is now touring the UK - and one stop in particular is very close to the heart of its creator, finds Kelly ApterIF I COULD live in Edinburgh but work in...
View ArticleFilm review: Rust and Bone
ESCHEWING the tired formula of social realism, Jacques Audiard embraces the artifice of cinema to tell a human story of despair and redemptionRust and Bone (15) Directed by: Jacques AudiardStarring:...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing – Thursday 1 November, 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.BANKINGClydesdale puts a brave face on first...
View ArticleFilm reviews: The Shining | Keep the Lights On | Fun Size | 5 Broken Cameras...
Alistair Harkness on the rest of this week’s new releases...The Shining (18) Directed by: Stanley KubrickStarring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers***WITH current...
View ArticleHow Breaking Bad turned jobbing actor Bryan Cranston into a rising star
“WITHOUT Breaking Bad I wouldn’t be sitting here,” announces Bryan Cranston. The “here” in question is the London hotel room where Cranston has been sequestered to promote his role as a CIA agent in...
View ArticleTrailer of the week: Evil Dead
What is it? A new version of the grisly, low-budget 1981 horror that launched the career of Sam Raimi (who went on to direct Spider-Man, among other things). The twist is that, unlike most “reboots” of...
View ArticleBrian Wilson: Salmond inquiry begs further scrutiny
IF the quest is for impartiality, inviting this ex-civil servant to investigate Alex Salmond is rather strange, writes Brian WilsonThe melt-down of Alex Salmond’s proposed inquiry into himself is...
View ArticleScottish independence: Scots given £1,594 more than the English, reveals...
UK ministers last night sought to claim Scotland was benefiting from the Union, as new figures revealed a widening gap in government cash spent on Scots compared to people in England.Treasury documents...
View ArticleTax on air passengers ‘costs Scotland £210m’
SCOTLAND will lose two million passengers and £210 million a year in lost tourist spending because of air passenger duty (APD), Scotland’s three main airports claimed today.Edinburgh, Glasgow and...
View ArticleProfits fall but Shell insists it is still on track
SHELL has insisted its strategy to boost production remains on track despite suffering a drop in third-quarter profits on the back of lower oil and gas prices.The group, which is listed in both the...
View ArticleProbe into health benefits of eating fish
THE range of health benefits gained from eating fish, including the growing number of farmed varieties, are to be examined by a team of Scottish experts.• University of Aberdeen to compare benefits of...
View ArticleGig review: Raise The Dead: Alice Cooper, Edinburgh
THIS was a triple header, with support bands Duff McKagan’s Loaded and the highly entertaining Ugly Kid Joe. Good, but they’re just run-of-the-mill rock bands. We had come to worship Alice Cooper, the...
View ArticleIndependent Scotland could become member of international community...
SCOTLAND would become a “fully integrated” member of the international community within months if the country backs independence in 2014, a leading expert on constitutional break-ups has said.•...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Tommy’s tinkled all his life
Tommy Mitchell has been tinkling most of his life – he has just hit four score – at the piano. The keyboards have brought his a “pretty fair” living, from his mid teens. He was training as a cabinet...
View ArticleStressed-out nurses reach breaking point
NURSES in Lothian are taking a record amount of time off due to stress, anxiety or depression, new figures have revealed.In 2011-12, more than 17,500 working days – or 160,524 nursing hours – were lost...
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