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  • Trillions held in UK tax havens
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    People using tax havens have deprived governments worldwide of £100 billion of revenue, enough to end extreme poverty twice over, according to new figures published by Oxfam.

  • Two ships grounded off coast of Scotland
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A PASSENGER ship has escaped undamaged after it ran aground on the west coast of Scotland.

  • Man jailed for setting his dog on flatmate
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A MAN who told his Staffordshire Bull Terrier "good boy" after it savaged a woman with cerebral palsy, leaving her ear hanging off, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

  • Flower arrangers strike gold at Chelsea thanks to scientists' help
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A COLLABORATION between Scottish marine chemists and flower arrangers has struck gold at the Chelsea Flower Show.

  • Grandmother optimistic about Wimbledon win
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    ANDY Murray's grandmother has claimed the tennis star has a real chance of winning Wimbledon this year, given that the pressure to win a grand slam has been lifted.

  • Football stars urge Glasgow men to take part in 10k run
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    SOME of Glasgow's biggest footballing names have called on the city's men to take part in a charity run this summer.

  • Church clashes over five-star Scots hotel in Tiberias
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    SENIOR Church of Scotland figures have clashed over quitting the "only non-Israeli land by the Sea of Galilee" after a plea to sell its controversial Scots Hotel in Tiberias.

  • Six sports cars stolen from garage
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Six sports cars worth about £80,000 in total have been stolen from a garage.

  • Sailors in uniform refused pub entry
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    THE crew of a Royal Navy warship were barred from a city pub because they were wearing their uniforms.

  • BBC to ramp up coverage of Scotland
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    The BBC will broadcast a series of referendum debate and documentaries and hire 50 extra staff to cover the independence vote in 2014.

  • Loch Shin wind farms gain approval despite objections
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    PLANS for two controversial wind farms in the Highlands have been passed, despite a last-ditch attempt by Government advisers on wildlife and landscapes.

  • Collaborative bird study project
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    The danger to birdlife is one of the most frequent objections to wind-farm developments.

  • Lorry driver criticises legal fee bill
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A SCOTS lorry driver has criticised the English legal system after being left with a £40,000 legal bill despite winning almost £30,000 in compensation following injuries suffered in a road accident.

  • Eric, Ernie and Eddie: Man behind the laughter dies
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the "third man" behind the successful duo of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, died yesterday aged 82, his manager said.

  • Fire victim 'devastated' by earlier pub blaze
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A businessman who died along with his two children following a fire at the family home was left "gutted, devastated and speechless" when a pub he was renovating was burned down, a court heard.

  • Wind chill link to heart attacks
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    SCOTS who complain about wind chill could be more susceptible to strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found.

  • Schoolgirl on trip died from heart abnormality
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    AN 11-year-old girl who died suddenly while on a school trip in the Highlands was suffering from a heart abnormality, police have said.

  • Scottish lecturers win Radio 3 competition
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    TWO Scottish academics have become winners in a competition to find the 10 brightest young minds in the UK.

  • Childcare breaks cut pension pots by £70,000
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A woman could wipe as much as £70,000 off her pension pot by taking a career break to have a baby, research has found.

  • In the frame for nice price
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A painting by one of Scotland's most-renowned artists is to auctioned in Edinburgh later this month.

  • Plans for new hospice approved
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    PLANS for a new hospice within one of Glasgow's major parks has been approved, clearing another major milestone for work to begin on the £18 million facility.

  • The show goes on
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    WITH only one year to go before the eagerly awaited re-opening of Glasgow's Theatre Royal – also the home of Scottish Opera – the company's general director, Alex Reedijk, donned his hard hat to inspect the ongoing work.

  • Row over pension for NHS chief
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Embattled NHS boss Sir David Nicholson plans to retire next year, with a pension pot worth almost £1.9 million.

  • Lenders increasing help to mortgage holders
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Mortgage lenders are stepping up action to help up to 1.3 million interest-only customers who do not have enough cash to pay their loans back.

  • Review into RAF man's death ordered
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A WATCHDOG has demanded police review its probe into the death of a Scots RAF firefighter at an Oxfordshire barracks.

  • Ahead of the game: Microsoft's new Xbox will make your TV more intelligent
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    It has been feted as the ultimate electronic game system amid promises that household televisions will become more intelligent.

  • Set fair for Traquair
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A SPECTACULAR re-enactment of James IV's visit to Traquair in the Scottish Borders will be the centrepiece for a medieval fair.

  • Irish Government is 'not to blame' for low Apple tax rate
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    THE Irish Government has denied claims it set up a special tax rate deal for Apple that enabled it to pay little or nothing on billions of dollars in profits.

  • Taking the plunge
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    A MAN made the most of the spring sunshine yesterday by taking a dip at Gourock Outdoor Pool as the warm May weather continued in Scotland.

  • Livingstone family greeted
    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    FOUR relatives of legendary Scottish explorer and missionary Dr David Livingstone were greeted by Church leaders at the Assembly.