Frogs spared drain danger
SPECIALLY designed kerbs are to be installed in a Perthshire town in a pilot project to prevent frogs, toads and other wildlife being washed down the drain.The novel scheme is being introduced in one...
View ArticleLegal history as chief constable to stand trial over ‘careless driving’
THE Chief Constable of Fife Constabulary is to stand trial after she denied causing a head-on car crash that left another woman injured.Norma Graham – Scotland’s first ever female chief constable – was...
View ArticleArrest made after woman killed in taxi
A MAN was last night arrested on suspicion of murdering a 22-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in a taxi.West Midlands Police said the 28-year-old man, named by sources as Junior Saleem Oakes,...
View ArticleOsprey Lady returns to Africa
A BIRD believed to be Britain’s oldest breeding osprey appears to have left Scotland to return to Africa for the winter.Affectionately known as “Lady”, she was last seen at Loch of the Lowes wildlife...
View ArticleNo criminal charges for midwife after investigations into 22 births
A MIDWIFE who was at the centre of a police investigation into her care of more than 20 mothers and babies will not face criminal proceedings.Kirsteen Stewart, 45, was suspended by her professional...
View ArticleActress Thompson speaks out against independence
THE actress Emma Thompson has criticised Scottish independence, questioning the creation of a new border in an “ever-shrinking world”.The Oscar winner, who plays the voice of Queen Elinor in the...
View ArticleWebsite is ordered to stop linking MMR jabs with autism
A WEBSITE offering parents advice on childhood immunisation has been ordered to remove information about the MMR vaccine after renewing claims that it could be linked to autism.Babyjabs.co.uk said the...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth
Ian McCracken from Glenrothes took this lovely photograph of Inchcolm, famed for its seals, wildlife and coastal defences from two world wars. The abbey dates back to...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon 08/08/2012
Another year, another kerfuffle concerning exam results and higher education. This year it’s the turn of Education Secretary Mike Russell to get it in the neck from our cartoonist, with an Olympian...
View ArticleProviding the voice for Brave’s Merida was a challenge for Kelly Macdonald,...
WHEN Kelly Macdonald was cast as schoolgirl Diane Coulston in his acclaimed film of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, director Danny Boyle was taking a gamble on a teenager who was then working as a...
View ArticleYouTube to screen SPL highlights in new link-up
THE Scottish Premier League have joined forces with YouTube in a deal which will see match highlights and exclusive content made available to fans in the UK and around the world for the next three...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Wednesday 8 August, 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. BANKING‘Smug’ Standard Chartered given...
View ArticleInsurer Bupa warns of ‘affordability crunch’ in private hospitals
Healthcare insurer Bupa has warned that a lack of competition between private hospitals is pushing up the cost of treatment and is threatening to make its policy unaffordable.As the cost of paying for...
View ArticleDCC to pay £40.5m for BP’s fuel distribution arm
Scottish Fuels owner DCC today said it has agreed to buy BP’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution business for £40.5 million in cash.The Irish group, which has faced protests in the Western...
View ArticleXcite raises further £6.4m for Bentley field
Xcite Energy, the Aberdeen-based driller, has raised a further $10 million (£6.4m) of funding to develop its giant Bentley field in the North Sea.The Aim-quoted stock, one of the most highly-traded...
View ArticleParkmead completes purchase of first production wells
Parkmead, the Aim-quoted firm run by Dana Petroleum founder Tom Cross, has completed the acquisition of its first production wells, taking Cross a step closer to turning the investment vehicle into a...
View ArticleCaption Competition 08/08: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What’s actor Will Ferrell up to? The caption of the week will win a bottle of Whyte & Mackay, while the yearly winner will receive a 30-year-old bottle, but you must be aged 18 or over. Usual...
View ArticleInterview: Sarah Kendall, comedian
AFTER a five-year sabbatical from stand-up, Sarah Kendall is back with plenty to say about women, feminism and stereotypes. And she doesn’t give a damn whether you agree with her or not – just as long...
View ArticleInterview: Sue MacLaine, artist and star of Still Life: An Audience With...
YOU, too, can be like Maggi Hambling, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud in being drawn to Henrietta Moraes, writes Jackie McGloneWHEN the flamboyant artist Maggi Hambling met theatre performer Sue...
View ArticleShares in Dawson International suspended
Shares in Dawson International, the Hawick-based cashmere company, were suspended this morning as its directors consider whether they need to appoint administrators for the company.The firm revealed...
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