Review into why petrol pump prices go up like a rocket and down like a feather
FEARS that cuts in oil prices are not being passed on to drivers through reductions at the pumps are to be investigated by consumer watchdogs.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced yesterday it...
View ArticleWashing tablets that can be fatal
SCOTTISH doctors have launched a campaign to warn parents of the dangers of liquitabs used in dishwashers and washing machines after a number of children have suffered serious injury from eating...
View ArticleVaccine caused deafness in children, experts admit
A STRAIN of the MMR vaccine has caused deafness in at least two children, including one from Scotland, officials have confirmed.Kate Stephen, of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, lost hearing in her left ear...
View ArticleMP calls for Thalidomide grant to stay
MINISTERS have come under pressure to commit to the future of a grant which has helped victims of the Thalidomide scandal.In a debate yesterday, Kilmarnock and Loudoun Labour MP Cathy Jamieson urged...
View ArticleImage of Scotland: fireworks seen from Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
Dave Lochhead got an excellent vantage point – Salisbury Crags - for Sunday night’s fireworks, which marked the end of this year’s Edinburgh International...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing – September 6th 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.FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTUREIrn-Bru maker AG...
View ArticleBP unveils new drilling technology
Oil giant BP has unveiled new drilling technology that it claims will allow it to extract more oil from fields in British waters.Instead of pumping salty sea water down into rocks to release oil, BP...
View ArticleOECD slashes UK economic forecast
Recession fears continued to haunt the UK economy today as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) slashed its output forecast for 2012.The Paris-based body cut its prediction...
View ArticleJohn Swinney to brief MSPs on new tax powers for Scottish Parliament
Finance Secretary John Swinney will appear before MSPs investigating new tax powers as part of an agreed transfer of responsibility from Westminster.• New powers come into force in 2015• Swinney...
View ArticleEvening News caption competition 06/09/2012
What’s up with Cher Lloyd? 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 18 or over. Usual Evening News...
View ArticleAlison Craig: Pet holidays would not be plane sailing
Animal lovers of the world rejoice. Edinburgh Airport is opening up the first small animal border control in Scotland, so you can take your lovely hairy, fluffy friend on holiday with you. Rather than...
View ArticleLeader: ‘Plan for one parent voice questionable’
AT FIRST glance the move by Edinburgh City Council to introduce parent representation to the Education, Children And Families Committee appears to be a positive one. Parents are key stakeholders in all...
View Article‘City centres must be about more than retail’
MARY Portas could teach Edinburgh a thing or two when it comes to getting the best out of Princes Street, says Gavin Maclean.It’s called the “doughnut effect”. It’s what happens to city centres when...
View ArticleResidents’ relief at CCTV plans for notorious Dalry underpass
A NOTORIOUS underpass plagued by muggings and sexual assaults will be fitted with new CCTV cameras after years of campaigning by local residents.The Telfer Subway will be monitored around the clock...
View Article£30k dummy gives medics hands-on emergency training
DOCTORS and nurses in the Lothians have welcomed a member with a difference to their lifesaving team – the Sim Man.The £30,000 state-of-the-art mannequin, whose home is a specially designed £70,000...
View ArticleMissing Edinburgh tourist found after Spanish trip ordeal
FRIENDS and family of a holidaymaker who went missing in the Spanish hills for two days have spoken of their relief after he was found safe and well by police last night.John Ronald, 74, from...
View ArticleBooze limit cut in bid to drive down road deaths
JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill today set out plans to cut the drink-driving limit in a bid to save lives on Scotland’s roads.The Scottish Government wants to use its newly devolved power over the...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Here’s how to salute an officer
I thought I’d dodged the call-up. Seems they still need me for Dad’s Army because the War Office have sent me a copy of Infantry Training – The National Serviceman’s Handbook.A reliable military...
View Article92-year-old lies on floor for 12 hours after panic alarm cut off over £90 bill
A PENSIONER who injured himself after a fall in his home was left stricken on his bathroom floor for more than 12 hours after BT cut off an emergency alarm over a £90 phone bill.James Milne, 92, lay...
View Article110,000 sign petition calling on internet companies to block access to porn
A PETITION signed by more than 110,000 people demanding internet companies block access to hardcore pornography as a default setting is to be handed to the UK government today.• Petition aimed at...
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