Analysis: Money talks as Whitehall seeks to cut subsidies
THE past 48 hours have dispelled any lingering doubt that the government’s approach to the railways is focused on cutting costs.The day after news of inflation-busting fare rises comes the news that...
View ArticleTaxpayers take a £2.3m hit over school vandalism
MORE than £2.3 million was spent repairing damage caused by vandals in schools last year, figures have revealed.About £45,000 per week was spent by council taxpayers to address the problem, according...
View ArticleProclaimers support cash from crime for creativity
THE Proclaimers have given their backing to a scheme where cash seized from criminals is helping young musicians.Eighteen studios across Scotland have received funds to allow musicians aged 12 to 25...
View ArticleScourge of blade-wielding, drug-dealing pensioners as more elderly people...
SCOTLAND is being hit by a ‘silver-haired’ crimewave as record numbers of pensioners were charged with offences last year, new figures reveal.There are fears that the economic crisis is forcing the...
View ArticleHigh-profile QC becomes second top Scots judge
THE man who led a major review of criminal law in Scotland has been appointed the country’s second top judge.Lord Carloway takes up the role of Lord Justice Clerk with immediate effect.He replaces...
View ArticleHeart risk from sandwich boxes
A CHEMICAL widely used in plastic food and drink containers may narrow coronary arteries, raising the risk of heart attacks.Scientists analysed data from 591 participants in a UK study looking at the...
View ArticleEvidence mounts of Scots being passed over for university places in favour of...
MORE evidence has emerged that hundreds of university places are being offered to foreign students, despite the courses being effectively closed to Scots.Last week The Scotsman revealed that many of...
View ArticleBBC chief Mark Thompson swaps Auntie for the New York Times Company
MARK Thompson, the outgoing director general of the BBC, is to take the helm of one of the most illustrious newspaper companies in the United States. The 55-year-old, who started at the corporation as...
View ArticleDaily dose of walnuts for fitter sperm
A FISTFUL of walnuts a day may help to keep the fertility doctor away, new research suggests.Eating 75g of the nuts daily was found to improve the health of sperm in men aged 21 to 35.Scientists in the...
View ArticleMillions of young Britons warned after deadly hotel balcony falls
THREE young Britons have been killed in holiday falls this summer, prompting government officials to warn people to take care on balconies while overseas.Figures released by the Foreign and...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Seaton Cliffs, Arbroath
Scotsman reader Hector Christie took this fresh photograph of wild flowers on the Seaton Cliffs, Arbroath{http://www.facebook.com/#!/scotsmanonline|View more images of Scotland on our Facebook page|View...
View ArticleFilm review: The Bourne Legacy
All this morally suspect, artistically bereft and suspiciously derivative offering does is taint the memories of a franchise which once delivered fine spy moviesTHE BOURNE LEGACY (12A) Directed by:...
View ArticleSex education plea: Parents urged to teach their children more about sex
PARENTS are being urged to play a bigger role in educating their children about sex after the country’s largest health board said schools had “failed” in their attempts to limit the number of teenage...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival Fringe: Top theatre shows at the Fringe so far
OUR theatre reviewers’ picks of the festival so far, including a play from Dave Florez and a captivating one-woman show, Juana In A Million{http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/perle|Perle;...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Thursday 16 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.ECONOMICSWorkers forced to go part-time at a...
View ArticleRBS to face US rate-fixing probe
ROYAL Bank of Scotland is among three British banks to have been subpoenaed in America over the possible manipulation of a key global interest rate.The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut...
View ArticleHerd of wild ‘Konik’ horses to be expanded
A HERD of rare, wild “Konik” horses, drafted in at a Scottish nature reserve to help control the growth of coarse grass and rushes, is to be expanded.The RSPB has announced that another four wild...
View ArticleJobless figures up 25% in 3 months for city youngsters
THE number of young people out of work in the Capital for more than a year has risen by a quarter in just three months, according to new figures.In April, the News revealed 300 people aged between 18...
View ArticleBattle in store for supermarket over Portobello plans
A PROTEST group is set for a fresh fight after supermarket giant Sainsbury’s revealed it was to take over a historic shop in Portobello.Local traders today said the chain’s arrival in the town was “the...
View ArticleFormer colleague to give evidence against Scots-born New York ‘Madam’
A SCOTS mother fighting charges that she ran a multi-million-dollar prostitution ring in New York has been dealt a blow after it emerged a former colleague accused of being an accomplice is set to give...
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