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Indy Scotland 'would need to guarantee savings'

AN independent Scotland would need its own guarantee system to protect people's savings in the event of another...
Labour in bogus members probe

LABOUR are investigating claims new members were signed up in Falkirk by the party's biggest trades union affiliate...
Fresh dossier on George Sq fiasco

THE Glasgow City Council whistleblower who claims he was ordered to fix the outcome of the George Square redesign...

It's the economy, stupid ... but who is making the best case?

Jim and Margaret Cuthbert
Davidson's Devo Panel under fire

TORY leader Ruth Davidson has been accused of merely paying lip service to the promise of more powers for Holyrood,...
The victim

ARMY drummer Lee "Riggers" Rigby was born in Manchester and signed up to the forces in 2006 when aged 19, later to...
Why so few statues of great Scotswomen?

SCOTLAND'S towns and cities are littered with hundreds of statues commemorating military figures, philanthropists,...
The suspects

THE two suspects in the street slaying of soldier Lee Rigby are said to have become radicalised after joining the...

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The victim

26 May 2013

ARMY drummer Lee "Riggers" Rigby was born in Manchester and signed up to the forces in 2006 when aged 19, later to...
Why so few statues of great Scotswomen?

26 May 2013

SCOTLAND'S towns and cities are littered with hundreds of statues commemorating military figures, philanthropists,...
The suspects

26 May 2013

THE two suspects in the street slaying of soldier Lee Rigby are said to have become radicalised after joining the...

Why those pretty young things are destined for success

26 May 2013

AS we all know, teenagers love spending hours gazing into the mirror and fussing over their appearance ...
The grief and the anger

26 May 2013

POLITICAL leaders have warned that Britain must keep its cool as simmering racial tensions between communities...
Why terrorism is scaling down from big spectaculars to one-off horrors

26 May 2013

SOME security sources believe that last week's brutal murder was a sign of a growing frustration on the part of...
Council crisis deepens in Edinburgh

26 May 2013

THE crisis engulfing the City of Edinburgh Council over the housing repairs scandal has deepened after a former...
Coulson hires Sheridan QC

26 May 2013

DAVID Cameron's former spin doctor has hired a Scottish QC dubbed "the rottweiler" in his battle against criminal...

Crime & Courts

Partner of Scotland footballer admits £13,000 benefit fraud

25 May 2013

THE girlfriend of a Scotland international footballer is facing jail after falsely claiming more than £13,000...
Bridger denies lying about April murder

25 May 2013

The man accused of abducting and murdering April Jones has told a jury he had no answer as to what he did with her...
Hit-and-run van driver pleads guilty

25 May 2013

Fatal fire witness 'scared' to reveal all he knew

25 May 2013

A FORMER marina manager failed to tell police what he knew about a fatal fire in which three members of the same...
Relief at not-guilty verdict

25 May 2013

Liverpool Football Club manager Brendan Rodgers spoke of his relief after his son Anton was cleared in a sex case...
No weapon found in Uist murder case

25 May 2013

NO murder weapon was discovered during the large-scale probe into the death of teenager Liam Aitchison, a court...
Downey in court over IRA bomb

25 May 2013

A man appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday charged with the murder of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA...
Police DNA sampling warning

24 May 2013

HUNDREDS of criminal cases could be stopped in their tracks over fears unauthorised police staff took DNA and...

Health

Doctors claim cerebral palsy 'cure'

26 May 2013

DOCTORS are claiming a major breakthrough in treating cerebral palsy with a pioneering stem cell technique.
Demand for medical training shake-up to care for elderly

25 May 2013

Older patients in Scottish hospitals are not receiving the best care available to them at all times and the average...
Sisters tell how loss of mother inspired surgery

25 May 2013

THREE sisters whose mother died of breast cancer at the age of 31 have revealed how they each underwent a double...

Council installs life-saving machines in schools

25 May 2013

A council is to become the first in Scotland to install defibrillators in all its secondary schools.
Doctor urges action on daily sugar advice

23 May 2013

Guidelines on daily sugar intake should be overhauled to acknowledge its effect on obesity and diabetes, an expert...
Faulty scanning equipment failed to show woman was pregnant

23 May 2013

A HEALTH board has been criticised after faulty scanning equipment failed to show a woman had conceived while...
Antibiotics linked to longer life

23 May 2013

Antibiotics could be the key to a longer, more energetic life.
NHS drug use requests unlikely to be affected by reviews, health bosses say

22 May 2013

THE recommendations in two reviews into access to new medicines are unlikely to raise the number of drugs approved...

Education

Teachers criticise new curriculum

24 May 2013

CLAIMS by the Scottish Government that the controversial new school curriculum has been delivered successfully in...
College staff threaten to strike over pay dispute

24 May 2013

STAFF at one of Scotland's largest colleges are threatening to strike in a long-running dispute over pay.
Decline in university spin-out firms

24 May 2013

THE number of spin-out companies produced by Scottish universities' staff and graduates is falling.

Yes vote could spell trouble for Scots students

22 May 2013

SCOTTISH students face a significant increase in competition for university places if the country votes for...
£1m for pupils to remember war

21 May 2013

EVERY secondary school in Scotland will be offered financial support for visits to European battlefields under plans...
City college merger hailed as success

17 May 2013

THE merger of three institutions to form the City of Glasgow College has been a success, according to a new report...
Calls for teachers to be stronger in science

16 May 2013

SCOTTISH primary teachers should not be allowed into the profession without a science qualification, according to...
UWS names new deputy principal

16 May 2013

THE University of the West of Scotland has announced the appointment of Professor Paul Martin as its new deputy...

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Transport

Safety warning after change to maritime law

25 May 2013

PASSENGERS and crew are being put at risk by changes to maritime law that have relaxed rules governing who can pilot...
Final phase of tramworks is due to begin

25 May 2013

THE final major piece of construction work on Edinburgh's tram network will begin next month.
Taking the plunge

24 May 2013

A hybrid passenger ferry powered by diesel and electricity has been launched on the Clyde.

Skoda really is Superb, say satisfied car owners

24 May 2013

The aptly named Skoda Superb is the car that most satisfies owners, according to a survey.
Fans issued warning over cup final travel disruption

23 May 2013

FOOTBALL fans travelling to the Scottish Cup Final on Sunday are being urged to plan their journeys in advance amid...
New Calmac ferry route launches

22 May 2013

The first sailing of the new CalMac service is scheduled to depart from Ardrossan at 6.40pm tomorrow and arrive in...
Drivers support minimum lessons for learners

22 May 2013

Most motorists think learners should have at least 35 hours of supervision before taking their driving test,...
Police charge 950 in driving crackdown

22 May 2013

Almost 950 offences, including a motorcyclist speeding at 126mph, were detected in a three-day road safety crackdown...

Environment

World's biggest wave energy farm off Lewis gets go-ahead

23 May 2013

PLANS for the world's largest commercial wave energy farm have been given the go-ahead.
Genetic test can identify purebred Scottish wildcats

21 May 2013

A GROUND-BREAKING genetic test has been developed for Scottish wildcats that could help arrest its decline in the...
Pollution threat from Glasgow subway

19 May 2013

Environmentalists are demanding urgent investigations into air pollution on the Glasgow subway after a snapshot...

Giant firm tells Scotland to pay up

19 May 2013

The £40 billion engineering giant, Babcock, is demanding up to £500,000 from the Scottish Government's...
Machair under threat from rise in level of seas

15 May 2013

SCOTLAND's sensitive machair meadows could be put at risk by flooding as scientists predict global warming could...
Concern about rising levels of beach rubbish

14 May 2013

RUBBISH on Scotland's beaches increased by 20% in a year showing anti-litter campaigns are now falling on deaf ears...
Rare pearl mussel at risk due to illegal poaching

13 May 2013

CONSERVATIONISTS have called for urgent action to curb illegal fishing that is threatening to push the freshwater...
Climate change due to hit animals

13 May 2013

A third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century due to climate change, scientists predict.

World News

syria's fallout

26 May 2013

It is what many international observers feared most.
Sixth night of unrest flares in Stockholm as youths run amok

26 May 2013

A NEARLY week-long spate of rioting spread outside Stockholm early yesterday morning, but authorities said police reinforcements sent to the Swedish capital had reduced the violence, even though dozens of youths set cars and a recycling station ablaze.
France begins Mali exit strategy

26 May 2013

France has started the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year.

ISRAEL

26 May 2013

For more than two years, Israeli leaders have insisted they had no intention of intervening in the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.
Safety fears after radioactive leak

26 May 2013

BETWEEN four and 55 people were exposed to radiation when radioactive material leaked during a laboratory experiment in Japan, according to the facility's operators, although authorities were not told of the leak for two days.
Suicide bomber leaves 11 injured

26 May 2013

Afemale suicide bomber in the southern Russian region of Dagestan has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.
Bus explosion kills 17 school children

26 May 2013

Seventeen Pakistani children burned to death when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded.
Gay rally marred by protest chants

26 May 2013

GAY rights activists in Ukraine have held the country's first gay rally, while police arrested 13 people for trying to break up the march.