Free tuition fees in Scotland has avoided “betrayal” of students says Mike...
EDUCATION secretary Mike Russell has defended the Scottish Government’s policy on tuition fees while accusing the English system of “betraying a generation”.In a letter to the education spokespeople of...
View ArticleOfcom allows owner of T-Mobile and Orange to launch 4G services early
COMPETITION in the mobile phone market looks set to intensify as the owner of T-Mobile and Orange is set to steal a march on its rivals after being given permission to launch superfast mobile...
View ArticleFrank Boyle Cartoon 21/08/12
Today . . .Boyling PointFollow Frank Boyle on Twitter {http://twitter.com/boylecartoon|Twitter.com/boylecartoon|Go to Frank Boyle on Twitter}• Frank’s latest book Boyling Point 2 is available for £8.99...
View ArticleCampaigners hit back at George Galloway’s rape comments over Julian Assange case
ANTI-RAPE campaigners have condemned George Galloway for comments suggesting that allegations of rape levelled at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange amounted to nothing more than “bad sex ettiquette”.•...
View ArticleGallery paintings ‘stolen to order’ for collector
PAINTINGS seized during a heist at an Edinburgh art gallery are believed have been stolen to order for a private collector, the Evening News can reveal.Works by the acclaimed Scots artist Peter Howson...
View ArticleMartin Hannan: Olympic parade should go west
As someone who was born in Glasgow and raised on the west coast but who has lived here more than half his life, I have been chortling about the latest spat between the two cities over the parade to...
View ArticleCaption Competition 21/08: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay
What’s Tulisa doing?The caption of the week 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. Usual Evening...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: He’s doing it all Cole Porter’s way
He’s lived a life that’s full. True. And travelled each and every highway (well, up and down Elm Row, where he runs the Valvon & Crolla deli).Much more than this, Phil Contini has done it his way...
View ArticleTraffic boost as bridge work left in suspense
MASSIVE disruption which had been predicted for motorists as a result of a major upgrade to the Forth Road Bridge is set to be avoided, transport bosses said today.Engineers are preparing to start work...
View ArticleDuo leave Holyrood to help Barack Obama in presidential fight
TWO politics graduates working for a Lothians MSP are quitting their jobs at the Scottish Parliament to go to help Barack Obama win a second term in the White House as president of the United...
View Article‘It has profound effect on quality of victims’ lives’
MUGGING is a serious crime that has an impact way beyond the immediate obvious cost to the victim.Stolen money can be replaced and cuts and bruises heal, but getting back your peace of mind can be a...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Knock-back back to haunt bouncer
RED faces all round for the bouncers who refused Hugh Grant entry to a Fringe show on Friday night because some members of his party could not produce proof of age. Thankfully not stooping to the level...
View ArticleClive Garner: Lessons must be learned from city legionnaires’ crisis
In May this year the legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Edinburgh began and has since affected more than 100 people, with three innocent victims tragically losing their lives.Three months on and there...
View ArticleCalling time on blight of street mugging
A POLICE crackdown on muggers has been hailed as a “major blow” to criminals following a 30 per cent drop in street muggings in the Capital.Officers have made nearly 100 arrests as part of Operation...
View ArticleAnthony Brown: Great expectations may be hindrance to Scotland
Last week’s win over Australia provided Scotland with a timely morale boost ahead of the World Cup qualifying campaign, but, worryingly, it has also succeeded in raising expectations in some quarters...
View ArticleIsland of the Week: Colonsay
WITH a diameter of only ten miles, Colonsay is a small island with a lot to offer in terms of scenery, history and activities. LOCATION: Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of...
View ArticleGadget review: Trekmates Flameless Camping Stove
Every now and then you come across a gadget so unique that it just catches your eye, and the flameless camping stove does just that.No match, no lighter, no gas canister, no batteries, and no wood....
View ArticleBest free shows at the Fringe
With less than a week of the Fringe to go, avid culture vultures may be feeling the pinch. Luckily there are hundreds of free-entry shows vying for your attention. Here we have collected some of the...
View Article‘Elegant music’: Gagaku, the world’s oldest orchestral music, comes to Edinburgh
THE world’s oldest form of orchestral music is as beguiling to western ears as it was to the Japanese emperors for whom it was created, writes David KettleIt’s some of the strangest music you’re ever...
View ArticleVirgin aims to connect Scottish airports with Heathrow
SIR Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is going head-to-head with arch-rival British Airways by launching its first domestic flights, and will step up the fight to launch services between...
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