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Cameron: Salmond takes Scots for fools

David Cameron today accuses Alex Salmond of “taking people for fools” and dismisses his portrayal of an independent Scotland as a utopia with no debts or budget deficit as “tosh”.

Call for graduate tax to help maintain university funding

Graduates of Scottish universities should pay a dedicated tax throughout their working lives to help fund higher education, a leading figure in the sector said yesterday.

Top chef Roux cooks up two tasty new Scottish restaurants

It is a world away from his famous La Gavroche restau-rant in London but top chef Albert Roux is convinced his new Scottish eaterie will prove just as popular.

Swinney ‘did not tell whole truth on Garl’

Finance Secretary John Swinney was accused yesterday of a “serious omission” in evidence he gave to a parliamentary committee in which he ruled out alternative funding options for the mothballed Glasgow Airport Rail Link (Garl).

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Government ditches Northern Rock saving guarantee

The 100% guarantee on savers’ deposits held within Northern Rock is to removed within weeks as the Government steps up plans to return the nationalised bank to the private sector, it was reported today.

Planners agree to controversial demolition of art deco garage

Controversial plans to partially demolish a historic art deco garage regarded as internationally important have been given the go-ahead – by a narrow majority.

Connolly’s blast from the past at training academy

The Big Yin became the Big Gaffer as Billy Connolly made a surprise visit to a Glasgow training academy.

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No sign of panic as Cameron aims to break with the past

Jacket off, slumped on the green office sofa, DC, as some of his aides call him, looks a picture of airbrushed relaxation.

MacAskill’s justice plan ‘dangerous’

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill’s plans to extend community sentencing orders have been branded “dangerous and stupid”.

Fears crofting reforms will be watered down

Crofting reforms could be watered down so much that nothing substantive will be achieved, according to an academic who looked at the industry’s future.

Crime & Courts

Labour launches knife campaign

Plans to introduce mandatory six-month jail sentences for anyone caught carrying a knife have been launched by Labour.

Men jailed for casino shooting

Four men have been imprisoned for the attempted murder of a businessman who was shot in the head as he left a casino.

Troubled Gazza arrested twice on consecutive days

Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days.

Health

A birth, a death and a whole lot of life

It is just before 9am and it already looks as though Dr Ricky Milburn’s day will not quite go to plan.

Doctors urged to meet demand for out-of-hours care

The growing demand for out-of-hours patient care must be addressed, doctors’ leaders warned today.

Breast cancer death risk may be increased by antidepressant

A popular antidepressant could interfere with a breast cancer drug and lead to a greater risk of death, researchers have said.

Education

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.

The thousands counting cost of the credit crunch are the real losers

The unprecedented rise in applications to Scottish universities as a result of the recession comes as a genuine shock.

Trainee teacher places axed

The true scale of the cuts facing teacher training in Scotland was laid bare yesterday after it emerged that 1,500 places are to be axed from Scottish universities.

Transport & Environment

Fans travelling to Calcutta Cup match may be derailed by strike

Rugby fans heading for Scotland’s Six Nations match against England will be hit by a rail strike next month in a dispute over who opens the train doors.

Toyota driven into massive recall of Prius hybrid model

Toyota risks being edged out of pole position as the world’s largest motor manufacturer after yet another safety embarrassment forced it to recall more than 400,000 of its Prius cars.

Forth road bridge objections raised

Government plans for a new Forth road bridge will swamp neighbouring villages with traffic, drive up accident rates and create “unacceptable” rises in greenhouse gas emissions, objectors have claimed.

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US demands Iran sanctions 'within weeks'

The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution "within weeks, not months," laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans.

Super Bowl beats MAS*H to set new viewing record

A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any US television broadcast.

Pressure mounts on Iran over uranium enrichment

International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew yesterday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.

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