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Demand for university places amongst school leavers and mature students is set to soar

Young Scots face rejection as university applications soar by 31%

Thousands of young Scots will miss out on a place at university later this year after new figures showed applications rising by almost one third as a result of the recession – the highest increase on record.

Revealed: Garl rescue offer turned down by Swinney

Finance Secretary John Swinney rejected an offer by Network Rail to salvage the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (Garl) immediately after the prestige project was cancelled last September, The Herald has learned.

Children’s services cuts ‘are a recipe for trouble’

Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People has warned councils against making “immensely short-sighted” cuts to children’s services as they struggle to balance budgets.

Force banks to lend, Treasury told

The Treasury needs to increase its powers to ensure that Britain’s part-nationalised banks honour their lending commitments in return for taxpayer support, MPs say today in a report.

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Sport

Kenny Miller believes Rangers’ lack of investment during the January transfer window will not stop them retaining the Premier League title this season

The club’s ongoing financial difficulties denied manager Walter Smith the opportunity to augment his playing squad last month, making it the third window in succession in which Rangers did not sign a player on a permanent contract.

Don’t expect Robbie Keane to win the title on his own, Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni warns Celtic fans

Giovanni Trapattoni is old enough to have seen it all.

Scotland need to add variety to game for crucial match against Wales

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to use its unique powers to hold a national inquiry into human trafficking in Scotland.

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Business

M&S Money set to expand

M&S Money is plotting an expansion into the banking market with a customer consultation on current accounts and mortgages.

Property firm boss reassures lenders

Glasgow property developer Barrie Clapham, who in 2006 sold a 44% stake in his Credential group to Bank of Scotland which injected £225m, has said the group is “a sound and solid company, supportive of its lenders”.

Comment

University demand is not all good news

Every cloud does not have a silver lining.

Cuts to children’s services may cost more in the long term

The warning today by Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner, about cuts to children’s services is a timely one.

Arts & Entertainment

Back with a very pertinent impertinence

It’s unlikely that Gerry Mulgrew will be shot when his new production of Gogol’s 19th-century political satire, The Government Inspector, begins a national tour at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre next week.

Lady killer

Ruth Ellis just won’t die. Since April 10, 1955, the pulp fiction-like story of the sexually-charged peroxide blonde club hostess who killed her racing car driver boyfriend in cold blood has captivated the nation.

John, Paul...and Stuart

It would be easy to assume that Iain Softley simply caught sight of the massive bandwagon rolling by and leapt on.

Life & Style

Parents’ fears for future of childcare

A childcare service described as being vital in allowing parents to work is under threat of closure – which could leave families who depend on it "facing an abyss".

Some Oscar nominations

I travelled to London to flirt with the past, and to haunt the ghost of Oscar Wilde.

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