Signs of hope in battle against bracken
Estate owners and hill farmers who feared the loss of their main weapon against bracken have been told not to be all “doom and gloom” as there was still a good chance that Europe would allow emergency...
View ArticleChristine Jardine: Balance of Scottish power
THE rush to fulfil green energy commitments must not come at the expense of blighting our dear and green land.I am concerned. On a recent walk along the West Highland Way, I stopped above Crianlarich...
View ArticleCasino takeover faces inquiry on competition
RANK’S proposed £205 million acquisition of Gala Casinos is facing a full inquiry after the group’s proposal to sell some casinos did not assuage regulators’ concerns that the deal would affect...
View ArticleBook now: US retailer to launch e-book in UK
COMPETITION in the electronic book market is set to intensify this autumn when US retailer Barnes & Noble launches its Nook product in the UK.The device, which has been available in the US since...
View ArticleBusiness briefs: Highland Heathers | Clark Contracts | Borro | Apple
THE latest updates from the business world including Highland Heathers calling in the receivers and Apple becoming the most valuable company.Heather company calls in receiverMORE than 40 people are to...
View ArticleLeaders: Defence details needed, not political posturing | Weighty issues...
WITHOUT warship-building work, it is doubtful whether there would be anything left of the much shrunken shipbuilding industry on the Clyde. World trade levels are depressed and new merchant shipping...
View ArticleUK ‘runs out of fish’ report highlights stock problems
UK FISH consumption in 2012 has already matched what our seas can supply for the year, leaving us reliant on imported cod and haddock for fish and chips, campaigners have warned.Annual fish supplies...
View ArticleJohn Curtice: Persuading Scots they will be better off will be crucial for...
DEFENCE and the implications for independence are going to be central to this debate. The one thing that distinguishes independence from devolution-max is that Scotland would be responsible for defence...
View ArticleBritain won’t budge over ‘safe passage’ for Assange
The UK has insisted it will not grant Julian Assange “safe passage” to Ecuador as the row over his asylum continues.Downing Street said the government was obliged to extradite Assange to Sweden where...
View ArticleJobseekers startled by ‘weird’ questions
TWO out of five jobseekers have been asked a “weird” question during an interview, such as “How would you get an elephant into a fridge?”, new research shows.A survey of 1,000 adults by recruitment...
View ArticleInquiry into fire near primary school
AN INVESTIGATION is continuing into the cause of a fire which destroyed a barn near a primary school. Fire crews tackled the blaze near Moniaive Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway on Sunday...
View ArticleSurvivor to be face of charity campaign
A CANCER survivor has become the face of a charity campaign highlighting the importance of early detection of the disease.Sue Vipond, 62, a retired nurse from Peebles who had ovarian cancer, will...
View ArticleTelevision presenter bitten by king cobra
A SNAKE-HANDLER who was bitten by a king cobra at a zoo is said to be in a comfortable and stable condition. Author and television presenter Mark O’Shea was flown to Worcestershire Royal Hospital from...
View ArticleWallace challenges SNP on independence
THE Scottish Government has offered no credible explanation on key legal issues facing an independent Scotland, according to David Cameron’s senior adviser on Scots law.Advocate general Lord Wallace...
View ArticleAlistair Harkness: Tony Scott was a film-maker who gave us both explosions...
THERE is a scene in Tony Scott’s 2006 sci-fi blockbuster Déjà Vu that perfectly encapsulates his signature style. Denzel Washington is using a hi-tech, time-bending surveillance device to track a...
View ArticleNHS board attacks ‘demanding’ patient
A HEALTH board has been criticised after branding a patient “demanding” on a social networking site, it has emerged.Politicians and patient representatives have hit out at NHS Highland for having a...
View ArticleSlip into the red may cost you £900
ADDITIONAL charges of hundreds of pounds a year “shatter the myth” of free banking, watchdogs have warned.Which? found some customers are paying up to £900 a year for being overdrawn for two days a...
View ArticleFears of E coli outbreak as two people hospitalised
A NUMBER of cases of E coli in Orkney are being investigated by health experts.Two cases are being treated in hospital, with another three under investigation. The cases have occurred in two areas and...
View ArticleDead body hidden under sofa for 3½ years
A MAN is facing jail after hiding the body of his dead brother under a sofa in his flat for nearly three-and-a-half years and fraudulently pocketing almost £40,000 in benefits.The skeletal remains of...
View ArticleInsider-deals couple told to repay £1.5m
A CITY banker and his wife convicted of one of the biggest insider trading deals bought to a UK court have been ordered to repay more than £1.5 million they illegally obtained.Christian and Angie...
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