Hospitals on alert over new strain of superbug
LOTHIAN hospitals were on alert today after a new, more virulent strain of the hospital superbug Clostridium difficile was discovered in Scotland for the first time.The unidentified case is said to be...
View ArticleLeaders: ‘Happy staff are a vital ingredient’
TODAY’S new statistics showing that stress, anxiety and depression have reached record levels among Lothian’s nurses must be a cause of serious concern. Nurses are the backbone of the National Health...
View ArticleCarjack joyriders speed off on rush-hour road rampage
TEENAGE joyriders who stole a car as a man was unloading the boot took it on a terrifying rush-hour rampage which caused thousands of pounds of damage.Police say the carjackers put the lives of other...
View ArticleRole model: Ashley’s school to boost confidence for runway career
SHE’S sashayed down hundreds of catwalks and now model Ashley Brown is going to pass her top tips to a new generation of runway wannabes by opening her own modelling school.The 23-year-old, who shot to...
View ArticleIan Swanson: tackling Salmond is a game of confidence
First there was legal advice, then there wasn’t, now there is. Ian Swanson explains why it doesn’t matter anywayLEGAL advice – it sounds important, reassuring and robust, something to be relied upon;...
View ArticleStudent forces pal to down 100 cups of murky water in door handle prank
A PRANK which saw a student down 100 glasses of filthy water has become an internet sensation.Madcap Chris Stone was forced to drink the murky mix as punishment for covering pal Kenny Cowie’s room door...
View ArticleArchitect’s bamboo gaffe threatens Scottish parliament extension
PLANNING permission for a controversial £6.5 million extension to the Scottish Parliament building may have to be reconsidered because documents submitted by the architects named the wrong building...
View ArticleCutbacks blamed for rising number of students on college waiting list
FURIOUS union bosses have linked funding cutbacks to the rising number of prospective students left lingering on the waiting list for the new Edinburgh College.New figures have revealed there are...
View ArticleFilm critic says block bookings of Bond movie narrow choice at cinema
A TOP film critic has been left shaken – but not stirred – by the James Bond mania gripping the Capital’s cinemas.Acclaimed movie buff and “artistic advisor” of the Edinburgh International Film...
View ArticleGina Davidson: Sponsorship is name of game
YOU know that citizenship test the UK Government makes immigrants sit to prove they are proper British? Well, I’ve tried it online – and failed.Which is why I have such a fear that an independent...
View ArticleGary Flockhart: Who are you putting your money on at Hogmanay?
NOVEMBER means it’s surely only a matter of days until the line-up for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay concert is revealed.I say ‘surely’ because the organisers are leaving it a tad late to tell us who’s playing....
View ArticleKaren Koren: Showing how to put on a show
My lovely staff and I are taking a wee trip up north for a couple of days. I am going to motivate them... show them how to make our new shows work outwith the Festival.I keep telling them that the fact...
View ArticleTrident costing Scots £163m a year, Alex Salmond says
THE TRIDENT nuclear weapons system is costing Scottish taxpayers £163 million a year, Alex Salmond said today, as he told MSPs: “We’re not standing for it any more.” • Coalition Government has set out...
View ArticleComet’s demise threatens 700 jobs in Scottish stores
About 700 jobs in Scotland are under threat after electricals retailer Comet said it will call in the administrators next week, marking one of the high street’s largest failures in recent years. The...
View ArticleArran and Skye breweries unveil merger plans
TWO of Scotland’s best-known micro-breweries are to join forces as part of plans to create a £15 million business and capture a larger share of the international beer market.Details will be unveiled...
View ArticleBusiness briefs: Kiwis’ ninja swoop for Digital Goldfish | Asos | Restaurant...
NEW ZEALAND-based Ninja Kiwi has acquired Dundee games company Digital Goldfish for an undisclosed sum. The Kiwi firm, whose tagline is “more awesomer”, said Digital Goldfish’s founders David Hamilton...
View ArticleRoyal Family can’t ignore public’s right to know, insist MSPs
plans to let the Royal Family escape the glare of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws in Scotland have been rejected by MSPs who say they should face the same scrutiny as other public bodies.New laws...
View ArticleFears of risk adding to L&G protection policies
Legal & General has seen its quarterly sales rise by almost a third, buoyed by strong demand for protection policies as more companies and individuals seek cover against financial risk.Unveiling...
View ArticleHospitals on alert after new killer superbug is indentified
HOSPITAL staff have been told to look out for patients showing signs of a new aggressive superbug, after the first case of its kind was confirmed in Scotland.The patient has been diagnosed with...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Diet and population, 2 November, 1935
Sir Robert Greig, formerly Secretary to the Department of Agriculture for Scotland, indulged in “a game of guesswork” in a broadcast talk from Edinburgh last night on what rural Scotland would be like...
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