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Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital

The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said.
Elite universities 'fail to recruit poorest students'

SCOTLAND'S elite universities are recruiting tiny numbers of students from the poorest backgrounds despite repeated...
Cameron:Budget U-turns a sign of courage

IMPLEMENTING Budget U-turn after Budget U-turn is a sign of courage, David Cameron insisted yesterday after...

Theatre with bite adds up to lunchtime achievement

IT is one of the most talked-about and copied new theatre ideas – but its outstanding success is based on the...
Record-breaking day a spectacle of colour

More than one million spectators braved cold and wet conditions to watch the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of the...
I am not guilty: Megrahi's dying words to his family

THE son of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has said his family will back a posthumous appeal after...
Legionnaires probe as four people treated in hospital

Investigations are under way to trace the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has left four people...
Choirmaster sacked over 'bully' claims

A CHOIRmaster has been sacked amid a series of allegations that he was bullying choristers at an ancient cathedral...

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Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital

4 June 2012

The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said.
Record-breaking day a spectacle of colour

4 June 2012

More than one million spectators braved cold and wet conditions to watch the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle of the...
Choirmaster sacked over 'bully' claims

4 June 2012

A CHOIRmaster has been sacked amid a series of allegations that he was bullying choristers at an ancient cathedral...

Times certainly tough but Britons have never had it so good

4 June 2012

BRITONS, despite the double dip recession, rising unemployment, a squeeze on living standards and the threat of more...
Campaigners say turbine plan is 'wind farm too far'

4 June 2012

PLANS for 17 turbines in a picturesque part of the Highlands have been branded a "wind farm too far" by campaigners...
Theatre with bite adds up to lunchtime achievement

4 June 2012

IT is one of the most talked-about and copied new theatre ideas – but its outstanding success is based on the...
Norovirus outbreak at hotel is past worst

4 June 2012

HEALTH bosses believe they are over the worst of a suspected outbreak of norovirus that left more than 100 people...
The face that launched a thousand ships

4 June 2012

THE Queen braved heavy downpours and mist yesterday as she joined the rest of the royal family for a sail along the...

Crime & Courts

I am not guilty: Megrahi's dying words to his family

4 June 2012

THE son of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has said his family will back a posthumous appeal after...
Plea for another force to reopen Blue murder case

4 June 2012

The brother of a Glasgow businessman who was murdered on his doorstep 10 years ago this month has called for the...
Judge calls for speeding up of child welfare cases

4 June 2012

A SUPREME Court judge has called for a reform of Scotland's court and legal aid procedures, saying the system for...

Marchers demand tough sentences for knife crime

4 June 2012

HUNDREDS of campaigners have taken to the streets to demand tougher sanctions against knife crime.
Lack of accounts hampered investigation

4 June 2012

Investigators working on the Alexander Blue murder were faced with a series of major obstacles given that most of...
Prostitute found guilty of lecturer's knife killing

2 June 2012

A Polish male prostitute who killed a university lecturer in a knife attack has been convicted of culpable homicide...
Lockerbie revelations prompt calls for inquiry

2 June 2012

REVELATIONS in The Herald the UK Government tried to suppress have fuelled calls for a public inquiry into the...
Murderer given life sentence

2 June 2012

A KILLER who could not bear to look at photos of the horrific injuries he inflicted on his victim was jailed for...

Health

Legionnaires probe as four people treated in hospital

4 June 2012

Investigations are under way to trace the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has left four people...
Doctors hail new drug for breast cancer

4 June 2012

SCOTLAND'S leading specialists have welcomed a new drug for one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, which...
Early birth mental health risk

2 June 2012

Premature babies are significantly more likely than average to suffer serious mental disorders, such as...

BMA leader defends plan for doctors' strike action

1 June 2012

THE Scottish doctor leading the first strike by physicians in almost 40 years has said he "absolutely understands"...
Profile of doctors' leader

1 June 2012

l Dr Hamish Meldrum was born in Edinburgh in 1948.
Diabetes drug can raise risk of cancer

1 June 2012

A COMMONLY prescribed diabetes drug increases the risk of bladder cancer, research has found.
Opium poppy cancer bid

1 June 2012

A SECRET of the opium poppy that could help cancer patients has been unlocked by scientists.
Father who suffered 14 heart attacks 'fit for work'

31 May 2012

ONE of the world's longest surviving kidney dialysis patients has hit out at the UK Government's "Nazi" tactics...

Education

Elite universities 'fail to recruit poorest students'

4 June 2012

SCOTLAND'S elite universities are recruiting tiny numbers of students from the poorest backgrounds despite repeated...
Key to higher education for poorer areas

4 June 2012

CO-OPERATION between universities and schools can play a major part in widening access to higher education,...
'No alternative to curriculum change'

4 June 2012

The Education Secretary has insisted there is no alternative to the shake-up in the school curriculum, despite...

Access issues

4 June 2012

Scottish entrants to degree courses at Scottish universities from lowest deprivation level, 2010/11
Anger as primary school mothballed

2 June 2012

A VILLAGE primary school is to be mothballed following the suspension of the headteacher.
Inspectors hail school's progress

2 June 2012

A SCHOOL serving some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Scotland has received an outstanding inspection report...
Teachers strike call over new exams

2 June 2012

TEACHERS are threatening industrial action over Scotland's controversial new school exams.
Rise in Northern Ireland student applicants with dual nationality

1 June 2012

FURTHER evidence has emerged of the likely impact of a loophole allowing students from Northern Ireland to seek free...

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Transport

Airline plans more Europe flights

2 June 2012

BMI Regional is hoping to launch more direct flights to Europe, according to the new chairman of the Aberdeen-based...
Anger at reduction in ferry sailings

2 June 2012

MINISTERS have cut the frequency of a lifeline ferry service connecting Orkney to the mainland days after winning a...
Council operator of bus routes to cut fares

2 June 2012

BUS passengers will see dramatic reductions in fares in East Lothian as council-owned firm Lothian Buses replaces...

Improvements for Edinburgh Airport

2 June 2012

THE new owner of Edinburgh Airport has promised to introduce tough new targets to speed up boarding times as part of...
Retailers warned to pass on fuel cost savings

31 May 2012

FUEL retailers have been warned they will face new laws forcing them to bring down pump prices unless they show that...
Further long-haul flights from city

31 May 2012

AIR passengers will be offered more long-haul destinations from Inverness via Amsterdam after Loganair announced a...
Train punctuality warning

30 May 2012

RAIL regulators have warned Network Rail (NR) to improve long-distance train punctuality or face substantial fines...
Bond's chief quits as firm starts review

29 May 2012

THE head of the aviation firm whose helicopter ditched in the North Sea earlier this month has been replaced as a...

Environment

Eco farm imbued with spirit of self-sufficiency

30 May 2012

THEY are best known for their brightly-coloured robes and shaved heads, but now a group of Hare Krishna monks in...
A bird in the hand is worth a lot to Scots researchers

29 May 2012

A PROJECT to find out more about how birds behave in the wild has been launched.
The Indian dust bowl

24 May 2012

HAMSAVENI Narayanachari holds the iron stake in the blue-orange flames of the home-made mud furnace.

Energy expert supports offshore wind farm plan

23 May 2012

AN internationally acclaimed authority on the economics of the energy industry is supporting plans for the 11-...
£20m from community turbines

23 May 2012

THE UK's largest community wind farm project is set to generate more than £20 million over the next two...
Call for turbines deals to help local people

21 May 2012

URGENT action must be taken to ensure communities affected by large wind-farm developments can reap long-term...
£500,000 boost for reserve bid

21 May 2012

MEMBERS of the public have donated nearly £500,000 to a conservation charity to help save an area of wildlife...
Chemical weapon could lie beneath airbase

21 May 2012

A POTENTIALLY unstable chemical weapon could be buried beneath an airbase that will shortly become home to over 900...

World News

Yemeni bid to oust insurgents

4 June 2012

ADEN: Yemeni troops battled insurgents in the southern provincial capital Zinjibar yesterday, killing six and losing two of their own men, as part of a drive to recapture territory held by the al Qaeda-linked fighters.
US accused of lies over Iran threat

4 June 2012

TEHRAN: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday accused the US and its allies of lying about the threat of a nuclear Iran to cover up their own economic problems.
US drone attacks leave 12 dead

4 June 2012

WANA: The second fatal US drone attack in as many days killed 10 people in north-west Pakistan yesterday, intelligence officials said.

Loren urged to abandon ship

4 June 2012

MILAN: Environmentalists have urged Sophia Loren, above, to help stop a cruise ship named in her honour from entering the Venice lagoon.
Clinton speaks at climate event

4 June 2012

STOCKHOLM: Hillary Clinton gave a speech after attending a Climate and Clean Air Coalition meeting at the Photography Museum in Stockholm yesterday.
Fatality in Toronto shopping mall shooting

4 June 2012

A man has been killed and six other people wounded in a shooting at Toronto's main downtown mall.
Syrian President calls massacre abominable

4 June 2012

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has condemned the "abominable" massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, saying even monsters could not carry out such acts, and promised a 15-month-old crisis would end soon if Syrians pulled together.
Suicide car bombing kills 12 at church in Nigeria

4 June 2012

A SUICIDE bomber has driven a car full of explosives into a church in northern Nigeria, killing 12 people.

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