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Salmond's threat to ditch debt in sterling struggle

AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would walk away from the UK without paying a share of national debt unless it was able to...
Athlete Lee McConnell expecting baby later this year, threatening CG2014 race plan

Scotland's most medalled track and field athlete Lee McConnell has revealed that she is expecting her first...
£250,000 a year for spine surgeon who botched operations

FRESH questions about the system of checks on private hospital surgeons have been raised after it emerged a Scottish...

Police chiefs call for local authorities to be scrapped

SCOTLAND'S senior police officers have called for the scrapping of around half the country's 32 councils in an...
Cancer allows author Banks to ditch his carbon concerns

six years ago self-confessed "petrol head" Iain Banks turned his back on the cars he loved in a bid to do his bit...
Conservation worries over Murray's hotel

TENNIS ace Andy Murray may have scaled the heights of his game, but the star's foray into the luxury hotel business...
Man in 40s seriously ill in hospital after river bank rescue by fire crews

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being rescued from a river bank.
Police investigate two-way mirror in ladies' toilet at Glasgow nightclub

Police have been called in to investigate a nightclub after it reportedly installed a two-way mirror in the ladies...

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Cancer allows author Banks to ditch his carbon concerns

22 May 2013

six years ago self-confessed "petrol head" Iain Banks turned his back on the cars he loved in a bid to do his bit...
Conservation worries over Murray's hotel

22 May 2013

TENNIS ace Andy Murray may have scaled the heights of his game, but the star's foray into the luxury hotel business...
Man in 40s seriously ill in hospital after river bank rescue by fire crews

22 May 2013

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being rescued from a river bank.

Athlete Lee McConnell expecting baby later this year, threatening CG2014 race plan

22 May 2013

Scotland's most medalled track and field athlete Lee McConnell has revealed that she is expecting her first...
Lens turns on man who brought wild beauty of Hebrides to our screens

22 May 2013

JOHN Aitchison has filmed big cats in Kenya's Masai Mara and captured the geological wonders of Yellowstone National...
Police investigate two-way mirror in ladies' toilet at Glasgow nightclub

22 May 2013

Police have been called in to investigate a nightclub after it reportedly installed a two-way mirror in the ladies...
Ex-community centre manager guilty of abuse

22 May 2013

A former community centre manager has been found guilty of sexually abusing vulnerable children and adults in his...
Tributes paid to snowboarder who fell to his death in France

22 May 2013

FAMILY and friends have paid tribute to a Scots snowboarder who died after falling from an isolated ridge in the...

Crime & Courts

Alarm at plans for yet more closures of courts

22 May 2013

A fresh round of controversial court closures is being lined up beyond those already planned across Scotland.
More courts likely to close under justice plan

21 May 2013

A fresh round of court closures is being lined up beyond those already planned, according to the chief executive of...
Thieves use scaffolding in charity raid

22 May 2013

thieves climbed up scaffolding and removed a window from a charity's office before stealing a computer loaded with...

Bone in Bridger's fireplace 'had human skull features'

22 May 2013

Experts found "very strong evidence" of burned human skull remains at the home of the man accused of murdering April...
Accused denied role in teenager's murder

22 May 2013

A MAN accused of killing teenager Liam Aitchison told police he did not know what they were talking about when he...
Bridger told police he 'could have burnt April's body'

21 May 2013

The former slaughterman accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police that he "could have burnt the body...
Scots drug dealers jailed for 60 years

21 May 2013

SCOTS members of a cross-border drugs ring that flooded Glasgow and surrounding towns with up to £200 million...
Qatada told he must stay behind bars

21 May 2013

Radical cleric Abu Qatada must remain behind bars until he leaves Britain after "jihadist files" were found on...

Health

£250,000 a year for spine surgeon who botched operations

22 May 2013

FRESH questions about the system of checks on private hospital surgeons have been raised after it emerged a Scottish...
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...
Iodine key for brain growth of babies

22 May 2013

Pregnant women and those planning to have children should ensure adequate iodine intake, according to a new report...

US surgery could help disabled boy

21 May 2013

A MOTHER is hoping to raise £50,000 for surgery she believes could transform her son's life.
Bed-sharing danger to new babies

21 May 2013

Around 120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children,...
Gartnavel Hospital praised in report

21 May 2013

A SCOTTISH health authority has been praised by the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) following an...
Cancer charity slams 'enormous drug inequality'

20 May 2013

A cancer charity has hit out at the "enormous inequality" in the system for prescribing new medicines.
Fertility clinic hit by falling success rates faces new investigation

20 May 2013

FEARS have been raised by the Government watchdog that more patients' treatment may have been affected by a...

Education

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...
Degree honour

16 May 2013

SCOTTISH Olympic rower Katherine Grainger, former Irish President Mary McAleese and Monty Python star Terry Jones...
Deaf school's nursery rated as excellent

15 May 2013

SCOTLAND'S national deaf school has been praised for the quality of nursery education it offers.
Threat to college reserves criticised

15 May 2013

OPPOSITION parties have attacked the Scottish Government over a threat to the private reserves of colleges worth...

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Transport

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...

Virgin Atlantic puts 14,000 extra seats on Florida route

22 May 2013

VIRGIN Atlantic is adding more than 14,000 seats to its summer flights from Glasgow to Florida to meet demand from...
Cyclist law backed by TV chef Nairn

22 May 2013

CELEBRITY chef Nick Nairn is backing a campaign for strict liability to help protect cyclists on Scotland's roads....
Station reopens after delay to £11m rebuild

21 May 2013

TRAINS are using a railway station in Glasgow's East End again after a six-month delay to its £11 million...
Surge in cycling brings £4m boost to city's wealth

21 May 2013

A SURGE in commuters cycling to and from Glasgow is estimated to be benefitting the local economy by more than...
Meet Amanda McMillan: the woman who runs Glasgow Airport

20 May 2013

AMANDA McMillan is recounting a lost in translation moment at airport security.

Environment

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.
RBS slammed for backing 'obscene' mountaintop removal

12 May 2013

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under fierce attack for investing hundreds of millions of pounds in US companies...

World News

Search for survivors after deadly Oklahoma tornado

22 May 2013

President Barack Obama has spoken of his gratitude to rescuers who helped some of the thousands of people caught up in the deadly storm he described as "one of the most destructive tornadoes in history".
Iraq blasts kill 12 as tensions grow

22 May 2013

Several bomb blasts have killed at least 12 people, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis.
Syria reveals border clash with Israelis

22 May 2013

Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

South African miners hit by rubber bullets

22 May 2013

Ten striking South African miners have been taken to hospital after being hit by rubber bullets, as labour strife swells in mines and factories ahead of mid-year pay negotiations.
Factfile Tornado terrors

22 May 2013

THE raging unpredictability of tornadoes means there is little anybody can do to avoid them.
Monster tornado rips through Oklahoma, killing scores and destroying school

21 May 2013

A monstrous tornado at least a half a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening neighbourhoods and destroying a school as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200mph.
Hague: Case for EU to arm Syrian rebels 'compelling'

21 May 2013

NO options are off the table if Syria's ruling regime refuses to seriously engage in an inter-national conference to broker peace in the country, Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned.
Socks off in Pakistan power crisis

21 May 2013

Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures.