BNP clash with anti fascists at Da Vinci rapist protest
UGLY scenes broke out at a protest against Da Vinci rapist Robert Greens as BNP activists clashed with anti-fascist demonstrators.Some reports said BNP chief Nick Griffin, who attended Saturday’s rally...
View ArticleD-Day looms for threatened Halls of Broxburn factory
Bosses at the closure-threatened Halls of Broxburn will today be urged to set out where they stand during a crucial task-force meeting aimed at saving the food factory and its 1,700 jobs.The West...
View ArticleRangers newco: For Rangers fans ‘a new adventure’ has begun – in Brechin
THEY are used to playing to tens of thousands and competing for the top honours in Scottish football. But yesterday, Rangers barely scraped past Second Division side Brechin City, as they played their...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Monday July 20, 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. ENERGY & UTILITIESBarclays backs...
View Article‘Hospitals must do more to ease suffering’
The Capital’s hospitals are among the busiest in Scotland and the pressure on staff as public spending cuts start to bite is only growing.The accident and emergency department at the Royal Infirmary,...
View ArticleMan killed by train near Haymarket station
A MAN has been killed by a train close to Haymarket Station this morning, police have confirmed.The fatality took place at around 5.50am and is understood to have caused some distruption to rail...
View ArticleHigher education funding scheme to allow Scots to ‘see the world’
MORE Scottish students will get the chance to “see the world” and study overseas this year after a £130,000 funding scheme was unveiled by education secretary Michael Russell.• The scheme will be award...
View ArticleSevere rush-hour delays on M8 after five car collision
SCOTLAND’S busiest motorway was the subject of severe disruption this morning following a five car collision near Harthill.Traffic travelling in both directions was affected by the crash which occurred...
View ArticleCallum Airlie had to keep mum about Olympic ceremony starring role
The Berwickshire teenager who helped to light the Olympic flame on his 17th birthday has revealed he was banned from telling most of his own family about his secret role.Callum Airlie of Westruther is...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Caught in the draught with Earnie
A NIGHT to remember. How could I forget it? Earnie Shavers, outpointed over 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali, took a swing at me. I ducked instinctively but the draught floored me and when I woke up in the...
View ArticleCaption Competition: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What are the two Davids discussing?The best daily winner will receive a bottle of Whyte & Mackay, while the yearly winner will receive a 30-year-old bottle, but you must be aged 18 years or over....
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Toilet humour in action at Jamie’s
IT’S the toilet manufacturer who became synonymous with lavatory habits and a four-letter profanity.A replica Thomas Crapper toilet – named after the famous plumber who popularised the flushing loo –...
View ArticleHelen Martin: Plenty people would pay for ethical milk
ONE of the most successful food marketing exercises of modern times was for free-range eggs. In almost every respect, they are no better and no tastier than eggs from caged or battery hens (even if...
View ArticleSwinney hosts meeting over fate of Halls
Finance Secretary John Swinney was today set to convene the second meeting of a crisis task force aimed at saving the closure-threatened Halls of Broxburn.The Taskforce was established to safeguard...
View ArticleHere comes the bride again as wedding dresses return
NOT many married women are given a second chance to wear their beloved wedding dress.But around 20 lucky ladies are set to dust off their gowns to do exactly that as part of a “back to the future”...
View ArticleMany patients still in pain after hospital stay is over
A CLINICAL specialist has branded the pain management practices of NHS Lothian “unacceptable” after a survey revealed patients spent half their time in pain.Of the adult inpatients questioned after...
View ArticleWe’ve one month left to stop the summer being a total washout
THE CAPITAL has one month left to save its summer from being a complete washout as VisitScotland sets about targeting 1.2 million English residents looking to escape the Olympics.VisitScotland chairman...
View ArticleGordon Rintoul: The case for an even brighter future
VISITORS to the National Museum can look forward to new worlds being opened up to them thanks to a £12m extension, says Gordon Rintoul.For the last four decades of the 19th century, Scotland’s national...
View ArticleStudent linked with sex attack flees back to India
AN Indian student being sought by police in connection with a brutal sex attack on a woman who was found injured in Pilrig Park has fled back to his homeland.The authorities are liaising with police in...
View ArticleSat-navs lead 26 to road fines
THEY are designed to help take the stress out of driving, guiding motorists to their destination after calculating the shortest and easiest route.But almost 30 drivers found themselves in hot water...
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