Tom Miers: SNP Nato turnaround is morally defenceless
ALEX Salmond’s proposal to remain part of Nato is a cynical attempt to boost support for independence at all costs, writes Tom MiersOne of the strongest arguments against the Union is that it is no...
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HE WAS the straight-talking, sharp-shooting leading man who had a string of award-winning roles during a glittering career.• Mitt Romney goes on the offensive at Republican National Convention• Speech...
View ArticleJohn Lewis sales figures ‘mixed’
Sales growth at department store chain John Lewis slowed to a still enviable 8.8 per cent last week as the weaker consumer environment began to show on some of its stores.The employee-owned group has...
View ArticleUS airlines move closer to merger
American Airlines and rival US Airways moved one step closer to a potential merger yesterday after the companies signed legal documents allowing them to confidentially exchange information.British...
View ArticleTop Scottish QC calls minister Roseanna Cunningham ‘arrogant’ in Twitter row
ONE of the country’s top lawyers has accused a Scottish Government minister of “arrogance” after the two entered into a bitter slanging match on Twitter over changes to the legal system.Brian...
View ArticlePolice ‘failing to keep tabs on rising tide of honour attacks’
FEARS have been raised that so-called honour attacks on women from ethnic backgrounds are on the increase in Scotland, after figures released by one police force showed a sharp rise in the crimes.•...
View ArticleDirectors quit Flying Brands as Sir Tom Hunter’s plan nears its end
AN EXODUS of directors from former mail order retailer Flying Brands began yesterday as Ayrshire tycoon Sir Tom Hunter ploughs on with his restructuring plan for the firm.The Aim-quoted company, in...
View ArticleSNP spin doctor leaves government post to take key independence role
ALEX Salmond’s most influential spin doctor has left his government post to take up a key party role in the SNP’s drive for independence. • Kevin Pringle has quit post as special adviser to Alex...
View ArticleAlistair Darling calls for ‘co-ordinated and swift’ action to save the eurozone
Former chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told a conference in Aberdeen yesterday that co-ordinated and swift action needed to be taken to tackle the crisis in the eurozone.“The eurozone is a...
View ArticleAshdown backs Clegg as leader
PADDY Ashdown has backed Nick Clegg’s leadership of the Liberal Democrats and hit out at the “personal manoeuvring” of other senior figures in the party.Lord Ashdown said the Deputy Prime Minister had...
View ArticleLight-bulb ban poses health risk to 2 million, say campaigners
TWO million people in the UK face increased risk of health problems, campaigners have warned, following a European ban on incandescent bulbs starting today.While the move to energy-saving bulbs has...
View ArticleSamsung bites Apple with Japanese court win as global war continues
A LEGAL ruling in Japan has handed Samsung a small counter-strike against Apple in the global patent war raging between the two mobile phone giants.Following last week’s crushing court victory by the...
View ArticleScotland misses out on tax credits as firms fail to claim R&D cash
Scottish companies claimed less than 4 per cent of the £1.1 billion handed out last year by the government in the form of research and development tax credits, according to new figures.Firms north of...
View ArticleAlex Massie: Ladies first in the Republican bid
MITT Romney can only win the presidential race if he woos voters traditionally hostile to his kind of politics, writes Alex MassieIt HAS become fashionable to complain that the American political...
View ArticleFrom the archives: Crop experiments in Roxburghshire, 1 September, 1922
AN INSPECTION has been held at various farms in the Kelso district at which tests in the growing of cereals and potatoes are being conducted by the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of...
View ArticleErikka Askeland: Cannabis study on IQ raises pot of issues
Everything is bad for you. Wine, milk, working mothers, breakfast cereal – and don’t even start on the bacon.Some of the horror stories you read about the health effects of delicious strips of cured...
View ArticleLightbulb case study: ‘Even in summer I am locked out of my life’
Catherine Hessett first became aware she had a problem with LED lighting after falling ill at a friend’s house, which was full of LED lights.Mrs Hessett, who is a statistician, said: “As the evening...
View ArticleRBS slammed for offer of £20 compensation for IT meltdown
Royal Bank of Scotland has been criticised for offering just £20 in compensation to some customers inconvenienced by the recent computer meltdown.The bank said it will spend tens of millions more than...
View ArticleMarkets: Xstrata determination lifts Glencore
Shares in commodities trader Glencore soared by almost 8 per cent yesterday as chief executive Ivan Glasenberg vowed to buy miner Xstrata even if the deal takes longer to complete. The merger looks...
View ArticleMuch to do about everything: A day in the life of Jonathan Mills, EIF director
JUST how tough can a day shadowing Jonathan Mills, Edinburgh International Festival director, be? Claire Black runs to keep up through a whirl of meetings and greetingsIn the Lowland Hall at Ingliston...
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