Scottish independence: ‘Yes’ campaign chief only arranges seating plans,...
ALISTAIR Darling has claimed that the BBC executive recruited to run the “Yes” campaign refuses to answer questions on the policies that will define an independent Scotland.The former chancellor and...
View ArticleFree services have cost 18,000 jobs this year alone, warns professor
THE council tax freeze, free university tuition and free NHS prescriptions are “damaging the economy” in Scotland, a leading public finance expert has said, after being handed the job of reviewing...
View ArticleMergers on the cards for Scots hotel sector
SCOTTISH hotel operators may be forced to merge with rivals after poor weather and the recession continued to weigh on revenues in the peak season. The latest report by accountancy firm PKF, which...
View ArticleBusiness in brief: Peter Vardy | Calanike | LSE | Debenhams | Topps Tiles
THE latest from the world of business.More apprentices for Peter VardyCAR dealer Peter Vardy is creating up to 15 jobs through the third year of his apprenticeship scheme.The chain – which has seven...
View ArticleShop sales bounce back after Olympics
THE high street has bounced back in sales after last month’s Olympics disappointment.The latest CBI survey, covering the first two weeks of September, showed 33 per cent of retailers saw sales rise...
View ArticleJudge snubs shotgun sentence pair
A JUDGE has told two burglars permanently injured when they were shot by a homeowner: “That is the chance you take”.Judge Michael Pert, QC, jailed Joshua O’Gorman and Daniel Mansell for four years each...
View ArticleGrandmother infected with HIV tells of her 30-year fight to survive
A GRANDMOTHER who claims she contracted the Aids virus HIV through an infected blood transfusion during a traumatic pregnancy has published her autobiography as part of a long campaign for justice....
View ArticlePortable hotel extends Edinburgh gap site stay
A PORTABLE hotel is set to operate on a notorious Edinburgh gapsite for another three years, The Scotsman has learned.Snoozebox, a company fronted by former Formula One star David Coulthard, will be...
View ArticleProtester guilty over Boat Race
A PROTESTER who disrupted this year’s Boat Race by swimming into the path of the crews was found guilty yesterday of causing a public nuisance.In front of millions of television viewers, Trenton...
View ArticleBusiness calls for VAT break
Businesses are calling for Chancellor George Osborne to give them a break on VAT to help reduce financial burdens on the construction industry.The call was made before the Scottish Chambers of Commerce...
View ArticleAbsentee Highland lairds urged to give more power to communities
Absentee owners of two Highland estates are being challenged to “democratise” the companies that own them to give more power to local people and land rights activists.Mount Stuart Trust owns 28,000...
View ArticleScottish independence: Salmond ‘trying to engineer second referendum question’
FRESH claims that Alex Salmond was attempting to “engineer” a second referendum question surfaced yesterday. Correspondence, uncovered by Freedom of Information legislation, revealed Mr Salmond wrote...
View ArticleDavid Maddox: Clegg misses out ‘sorry’. . . much to party faithful’s relief
DESPITE a flat response in the hall to their leader’s speech, Liberal Democrat activists gave a thumbs-up to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech afterwards.Terry Lucy from Medway, attending his...
View ArticleUN’s hands stained with blood says Cameron
The hands of the United Nations are stained with blood due to its failure to stop the atrocities of the Assad regime in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron told the international body’s General...
View ArticleNew vaccines will be able to prevent premature births and complications
New vaccines that prevent premature birth and pregnancy complications have come a step closer after scientists identified cells that stop a pregnant woman’s body rejecting her own foetus.New vaccines...
View ArticleHomes still at risk as waters keep on rising
Heavy rain that caused flooding of homes and chaos on the transport network eased yesterday but some communities were warned they are still at risk from high river levels.Floodwaters returned to...
View ArticleScientists offer hope for ageing muscles
DRUGS could one day be used to reverse the muscle-wasting effects of ageing, new research suggests.Scientists have identified a key process responsible for muscle-weakening in old age and used a...
View ArticleSo what’s your story? Traverse Theatre playwriting competition
TO MARK its 50th birthday, the Traverse Theatre is asking would-be writers to pen a 500-word play for the chance to win a year’s support to stage their own production.Can you write a play that’s just...
View ArticleFilm review: Looper (15)
RIAN Johnson’s yarn about a time-travelling Murder Inc hits the mark with superb characters and real depth of vision.After dropping off the radar a little with his misfiring conman caper The Brothers...
View ArticleInterview: Martin Boyce on his set-designing for Scottish Ballet
TURNER prize-winning Martin Boyce is revelling in the space he’s created for Scottish Ballet’s Run For It, writes Susan Mansfield.There is a distinguished tradition of artists designing for ballet,...
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