Riddle of identical false alarms before Super Puma helicopters ditched
LAST month’s Super Puma ditching off Shetland was a carbon copy of the forced landing of another helicopter in May, a new safety bulletin issued by French aviation company Eurocopter has revealed. A...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Tickled by a life full of sunshine
I’m doubled up already, hooting with laughter. This Saturday has been deemed ‘‘Happiness Day”. Hibs don’t have a game for a start.It’s in my water. From birth I’ve been a bundle of fun. Ask my...
View ArticleEmma Cowing: Dorries ‘goes on trial’ for all Tory failings
I CAN’T say I am desperate for another reason to dislike Nadine Dorries. Her repeated attempts to lower the abortion limit, her bizarre notions about sexual abstinence for teenage girls (not boys you...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Glen Affric
The golden glow of an autumnal Glen Affric was captured by Andrew Richardson, managing director of Johnston Press Scotland{http://www.facebook.com/#!/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our...
View ArticleGig review: Emeli Sandé
Two similar moments defined the summer for Aberdonian singer Emeli Sandé, and each for very different reasons.Emeli SandéGlasgow Clyde Auditorium* * * *First, her striking reading of Abide With Me at...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Wednesday 7 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. ECONOMICSUK manufacturing data...
View ArticleEnergy services firm Asco wins £12m contract in Australia
Asco Group, the Aberdeen-based energy logistics specialist, has been awarded a key contract in Australia worth more than $20 million (£12m).The three-year deal with Eni will see the firm supply a...
View ArticleLive blog: Breaking news, Wednesday 7 November
The latest updates from the Scotsman news desk throughout the day.• Click refresh or hit F5 for the latest5.00pm: Edinburgh’s saunas have won a key council decision with 11 premises in the capital...
View ArticleCourt chaos threat as lawyers vote to strike over SNP Legal Aid moves
LAWYERS have voted in favour of strike action after launching a furious attack on proposed Scottish Government changes to Legal Aid.The Edinburgh Bar Association (EBA) voted unanimously in favour of...
View ArticleEnergy firm jobs tie-up with university to boost Highlands region
Energy giants SSE – who plan to invest £5-£10billion in the Highlands and Islands over the next decade – has struck a deal with Scotland’s newest university to boost local job opportunities.• Energy...
View ArticleHas the time come to lock the school gates at lunchtime?
Do we need to ban high school pupils from leaving campus at lunchtime to stop them eating junk food, ask Anne Bull and David KeyDAVID KEYThe food that children and young people eat at school has been...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: One Show, one enormous error
HE’s a man with freedom on his mind and a tricky road ahead to the 2014 referendum.But for SNP leader Alex Salmond, today will be a day to savour as he becomes Scotland’s longest-serving First...
View ArticleEyewitnesses relive terror of Bonfire Night in Oxgangs
TERRIFIED spectators “ran for their lives” when a community firework display went disastrously wrong and sent dozens of rockets shooting towards them.Mayhem ensued outside Pentland Community Centre in...
View ArticleGovernment ‘failing the vulnerable’
EAST Lothian Labour MP Fiona O’Donnell has accused the UK government of failing to deal with the problem of flawed work capability assessments for people who are claiming benefits.She called on...
View ArticleBook features stories of dedicated runners
THE cold breath of air as soon as you open the front door is enough to take your own away. Then there’s the uninviting darkness of the early morning or evening as well as the need for woolly hats,...
View ArticleMargo MacDonald: Ignore kitchen sink throwers
The only thing not flung at the Yes side during this past week, the kitchen sink, is still bolted to the wall, but don’t be surprised if it’s pressed into service next week.From now until the day Alex...
View ArticleMSP reveals her four-week stint as a 60s Playboy bunny
MANY a politician has a shady past they’d rather keep hidden in this scandal-obsessed society.But MSP Jean Urquhart has spoken for the first time of her dodgy “previous” – working as one of Hugh...
View Article‘Bobbies on the beat is our priority’
The subject of cuts to the emergency services is always extremely emotive.The idea of 500 civillian support workers losing their jobs with Scotttish police forces over the coming months - including...
View ArticleMSP sent out leaflet that was months out of date
IT’S an opportunity for MSPs to keep their constituents up-to-date with their work on behalf of the area.But the taxpayer-funded “annual report” issued by Edinburgh Pentlands SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald...
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