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Artist takes on Turner Prize with rival show and book
AN Aberdeenshire-based artist is launching a withering critique of the Turner Prize and its effect on contemporary art in an exhibition and book. Currently exhibiting at the Tramway in Glasgow, the controversial prize that celebrates British artists
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Shaun Maloney more determined than ever to end Scotland's barren run after Euro 2016 heartache
SHAUN Maloney has suffered more than his fair share of crushing disappointments during a professional career which has spanned two decades. He was unable to prevent Celtic from losing to a cynical Porto side in the UEFA Cup final in Seville back in 2003
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Ferrie Files: Scouting Report - Painful wait for injury and citing updates underway
A few days of injury and disciplinary updates looms which could prove crucial to the outcome of the quarter-finals with Ireland having more cause for concern than most on both counts.Following their penultimate pool match against Italy Joe Schmidt, their
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Gordon Greer keen to carry on and help Scotland overcome England in their World Cup qualification bid
GORDON Greer, the Brighton centre half, has revealed he has no intention of quitting international football despite Scotland failing to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals in France.Greer has been used sparingly by Gordon Strachan throughout the Group D
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Ferrie Files: Good Day for rugby union World Cup's prestige; Bad Day for the next tournament hosts
GOOD DAYOnce again for those who believe this tournament is sufficiently prestigious to be able to cope without the host team being at the centre of attention.A considerable shift has been required for the broadcasters in particular since it became clear
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Ferrie Files: And Another Thing - Could injuries have done Ireland a favour?
We have already seen it with South Africa at this tournament as injuries to long-established stars of a team are forced out through injury, allowing younger men to infuse the team with new energy and start to build reputations of their own.For all that
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Matt Ritchie looking forward to Scotland's World Cup campaign after finally finding his feet
SCOTLAND’S final Euro 2016 qualifying double header against Poland and Gibraltar will not, despite the emphatic 6-0 victory over the latter in a meaningless fixture on Sunday evening, be looked back on with particular fondness by those involved. The 2
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Tartan Army set to sway emotional Gordon Strachan as he mulls over his future as Scotland manager
GORDON Strachan is set to agree a new deal with the SFA and stay on as Scotland manager - as a result of the backing he received from the Tartan Army in the Euro 2016 qualifier with Gibraltar.Around 10,000 Scotland supporters travelled to Portugal to
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Price of leaving EU 'lower than ever', says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has claimed the price of Britain quitting the European Union is "lower than it's ever been" despite bleak warnings about the potential impact of a vote to sever ties with Brussels. The mayor of London insisted that "in an ideal world
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SNP MP Anne McLaughlin: My partner is "probably the only Rastafarian" who has never used cannabis
An SNP MP believes her partner is "probably the only Rastafarian" who has never used cannabis. Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East) told MPs the drug is part of the religious and spiritual beliefs of Rastafarians. Speaking during a Westminster
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Robson reassured by rugby's new health rules
DOCTOR James Robson is confident the new system for dealing with head knocks in rugby is working well – and helping to cut down on the health risks of a sport that is becoming more physically gruelling every year.Players can now be taken off the pitch
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Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell urged to meet IRA attack victims
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell should be taken to meet victims of IRA attacks to "get an education", a Tory MP has said. Oliver Colvile, Conservative MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, urged the former shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan
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Lithuania 0 England 3: England make it a perfect 10 with victory
England made it a perfect 10 with a beating in the Baltic, but their record-breaking achievement was marred by fighting between the visiting fans and their Lithuanian counterparts. Goals from Ross Barkley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, as well as
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Ross Ford and Jonny Gray await World Cup quarter-final fate at Tuesday hearing
Forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray could miss Scotland's World Cup quarter-final clash with Australia after they were both cited for dangerous tackles. The Dark Blues pair have been charged by independent Citing Commissioner Scott Nowland with committing
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Lewis Hamilton backs Nico Rosberg to come back stronger in 2016
LEWIS HAMILTON expects Nico Rosberg to bounce back after his Formula One World Championship challenge all but ended in Russia on Sunday.Rosberg, who started on pole in Sochi, saw off the challenge from Hamilton on the first lap to lead the opening phase
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Ricky Burns after lightweight crown against Josh King
RICKY BURNS will take what he hopes is his latest step back towards the top rung of world boxing when he faces Josh King for the vacant WBO inter-continental lightweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 7.Burns held the WBO world crown
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Defender Andy Robertson wants Gordon Strachan to remain as Scotland boss
Scotland defender Andy Robertson believes Gordon Strachan will still lead the nation back to the big time despite the Dark Blues' Euro 2016 failure. Strachan has remained coy over his future following his failure to end the nation's 18-year wait
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Andy Murray still coy on World finals ahead of Shanghai Masters
ANDY MURRAY has been used to carrying the weight of a nation’s tennis expectations on his shoulders but it his back that could be facing a strenuous test in the build-up to next month’s Davis Cup.Great Britain will play Belgium in their first Davis Cup
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Minister hints at relaxation of cannabis research laws
Laws governing medical research into the effects of cannabis on patients could be relaxed, a Home Office minister has signalled. Mike Penning told MPs the Government would not support an e-petition calling for the legalisation of the production
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Northern Ireland talks 'not yet real negotiations,' says Gerry Adams
Political talks aimed at saving power-sharing in Northern Ireland have yet to reach the stage of "real negotiations", Gerry Adams has said. Three weeks on from the start of the process, the Sinn Fein President blamed the approach of both the UK
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Ex-weatherman who said No voters were bad parents chosen as SNP Holyrood candidate
A FORMER STV weatherman and politician who claimed referendum No voters were bad parents is attempting a political comeback. Lloyd Quinan, who was an SNP MSP between 1999 and 2003 but quit the party and defected to the Scottish Socialist Party,
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American dentist cleared over killing of Cecil the lion by Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil, a cabinet minister said. Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri had said in July that Zimbabwean police
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Labour's Tom Watson refuses to apologise over Leon Brittan allegations
Tom Watson has refused to apologise for raising allegations against the late Leon Brittan instead demanding all MPs examine their consciences. Mr Watson said all politicians had "presided over a state of affairs where children have been abused
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Craig Brown on Scott Brown: I can understand him thinking about quitting Scotland but he would regret it
ONE Brown was never good enough to play for Scotland. The other is captain and one cap away from being accepted into the Hall of Fame.The former made it to two World Cups and two European Championships as a coach and manager. While the younger of the
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Volkswagen's UK boss says they acted as quick as possible over emissions scandal
The UK boss of Volkswagen has defended the speed of the car firm's response to the diesel emissions scandal and apologised "sincerely and unreservedly" to customers.More than 1,000 cars fitted with pollution test-cheating software were sold
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Player power to the fore as European Tour seeks to strengthen
Back in the good old days - and some of you will probably recall good old days that were much older and, er, gooder than the good old days that I’m harping on about – play time at school meant exactly that. These days, the 15 minutes of classroom emancipation
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Man, 17, charged after escalator incident probe
A teenager has appeared in court in connection with an alleged assault after a woman fell down an escalator, police said. The 17-year-old man was arrested and charged by officers investigating an incident in Edinburgh on Thursday. A 23-year-old
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Mod Academy boosts Oban children's interest in Gaelic competition
THE introduction of a Mòd Academy to encourage children to compete at Scotland's premier Gaelic cultural festival has been a soaring success in boosting numbers.Children's competitions dominated the fourth day of the Royal National Mòd in Oban and hundreds
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Academic work exposes Scotland's shameful role in the slave trade
During a recent trade visit to Jamaica, the Prime Minister let it be known that, what with one thing and another, Britain will not be paying many billions to the countries of the Caribbean in reparation for the crime of slavery. That is not, these
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Remembering Alan Davie's Universal Vision
One of the best days of working life so far was a spring day in 2010 when I went to visit the artist, Alan Davie, at his home in rural Hertfordshire. My companion was Gillian Smith, ever-resourceful and committed curator of Falkirk’s Park Gallery
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Five things to do next summer instead of going to Euro 2016
The dream of Scotland playing at a major football finals is over for another two years, at least. Here are five alternative ways to occupy your time during the tournament next summer now that a Tartan Army party in France is off the agenda.
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Glasvegas frontman James Allan on Singing in the Rainforest, Irn Bru and deadly spiders
He's played in front of big rock crowds but Glasvegas frontman James Allan says performing for a tribe in the Amazon rainforest was an otherworldly experience. Allan and his bandmates got the chance to perform and write a track with the Waorani
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Fresh turmoil for RNIB as director John Legg quits
THE head of a leading charity has resigned in the wake of a furious internal row over the transfer of staff to a London-based partner organisation. John Legg, the RNIB's director in Scotland, had led it for more than 10 years. He was known
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Forty cars wrecked at garage forecourt in Kirkcaldy
Police in Fife are appealing for witnesses after around 40 vehicles were vandalised at a garage forecourt. The incident happened at around 5am on Saturday at an Arnold Clark premises on Carberry Road in Kirkcaldy. The vehicles were broken into
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Teenage girl, 14, who vanished after leaving Prestwick home is found safe and well
A teenage girl who had gone missing from her home has been found safe and well. Emma Wilson, 14, was last seen by a relative in Ayr Road, Prestwick. She left the house to go out with friends on Saturday and had not been seen or heard from since
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RAF men killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash are named
Two British air force members killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan have been named as Flight Lieutenants Alan Scott and Geraint "Roly" Roberts, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The RAF pair died after a Puma Mk 2 helicopter crashed while
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Fiona Hyslop outlines proposals for new federal BBC
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has outlined the Scottish Government's proposals for a new federal BBC at a meeting with the head of the corporation. The SNP administration wants the BBC to operate under a new federal structure and is calling for
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Tory conference brought abuse "tantamount to hate crimes", MP Nigel Evans says
The barrage of abuse faced by Tory activists attending party conference in Manchester was "tantamount to hate crimes", an MP has said. Nigel Evans made the remarks during Home Office questions in the Commons as he questioned ministers on high-profile
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Miners lead FTSE 100 lower after recent gains
Miners led top-flight stocks lower, after the market delivered its strongest weekly gains in almost four years last week.The FTSE 100 Index was down 45 points to 6371.2, after jumping more than 280 points last week, or 4.7 per cent - its strongest performance
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Police appeal to driver after Edinburgh hit and run victim named
A man who died following a hit-and-run in Edinburgh has been named by police. Alexander Wallace, 57, was struck by a car at around 8pm on Thursday on Comiston Road at Buckstone Terrace. He fell into the road and was hit by a small, dark vehicle
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Commsworld ups turnover forecast
TELECOMS and internet group Commsworld has upped its turnover forecast for the year from £10 million to close to £13m.The Edinburgh company also hopes to increase its workforce from 50 to 60 in the coming months.It said business has been boosted by winning
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Charities criticise rejection of breast cancer drug for NHS Scotland
Charities have criticised the rejection of a drug that can extend the life of patients with secondary breast cancer for routine use within NHS Scotland. The decision by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) not to recommend everolimus, also known
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Little Englander mentality may trigger second independence referendum
Geoffrey Howe, who died on Friday, will live on in history as the man who helped bring down Margaret Thatcher with a cricketing metaphor.In his November 1990 resignation speech, the former Chancellor likened her treatment of Cabinet colleagues involved
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Scottish author scoops top book award
A SCOTTISH writer's debut novel was won a a major UK literary prize. Kirstin Innes’s first novel Fishnet has scooped the Guardian's 'Not the Booker' Prize for 2015. The book, about a woman's search for her missing sister, delves into the twilight
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Sir Jim McDonald to head Weir Group technology board
Strathclyde University Principal Sir Jim McDonald has been appointed to lead Weir Group’s newly created Technology Advisory Board.The board will be tasked with making sure the business remains well informed about technology trends.Other members are Professor
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AB InBev increases SABMiller takeover offer again
Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has again sweetened its offer as it bids to takeover Peroni and Grolsch rival SABMiller, in a deal valued at £70 billion.Belgium-based AB InBev said it now plans to offer £43.50 a share for the business, making it
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Turkey's security situation worries Warren ahead of Antalya tournament
SCOTLAND’S top-ranked golfer Marc Warren has expressed concern about travelling to Turkey later this month after the weekend bomb attack in Ankara that killed nearly 100 people.The first tournament in the European Tour’s Final Four series – the £4.6m
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Theatre review: Descent at Oran Mor, Glasgow
THEATREDescentOran Mor, GlasgowMary BrennanFOUR STARSCat, table, ball. Just everyday simple words, until they become a significant part of a test for symptoms of dementia. Time was that successful architect Rob (Barrie Hunter) would have played the memory
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Downing Street defends Britain's response to Syrian refugee crisis
Downing Street has defended Britain's response to the Syrian refugee crisis after it was condemned as "deeply inadequate" by more than 300 lawyers, including a former president of the Supreme Court. Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the first head
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Junior doctors demand "concrete assurances" in contract row
Junior doctors have demanded "concrete assurances" from the Health Secretary, saying the "threat" that a contract will be imposed upon them must be removed. In response to a letter from Jeremy Hunt last week, the head of the junior doctors' committee
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Commons Speaker John Bercow leads tributes to Denis Healey and Geoffrey Howe
Denis Healey and Geoffrey Howe were both "intellectually and politically formidable" parliamentary giants who will be "greatly missed", John Bercow has said. The Speaker led Commons tributes at the start of Monday's business. The deaths of
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THE Diary: A good deed that led to raised eyebrows
DIARY reader Lisa Donnelly was about to walk into a city-centre Starbucks when she noticed a homeless man sitting against the bin outside, eating a small pot of porridge.Lisa asked him if he would like a coffee. The man gratefully replied, “Oh yes, please
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Edinburgh-born professor Angus Deaton wins Nobel memorial prize in economics
Academic Angus Deaton has won the Nobel memorial prize in economics for ''his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare''. The 69-year-old, who was born in Edinburgh in 1945, now works at Princeton University in the US. Prof Deaton said
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Dairy farmers to get £2,500 Christmas windfall
Scottish dairy farmers are to receive a one-off payment of £2,500 each before Christmas to help with cash-flow problems caused by volatile prices. They are to receive a share of the UK’s £26.2 million overall direct aid package from Europe after
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Remaining Red Road blocks to come down this week
THE REMAINING blocks of the Red Road flats are set to come down this week, housing chiefs have confirmed. Contractors Safedem are already preparing the sites for demolition after yesterday's blowdown went wrong. Instead of 10 storeys remaining
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Review announced into botched Red Road tower block demolition
An independent technical review is to be carried out into the partial demolition of two of Glasgow's iconic Red Road flats. Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) announced the move as it said Sunday's blowdown "didn't go completely to plan". Under
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Airports enjoy bumper month
Scotland’s two largest airports have both enjoyed a bumper September, according to new figures.Edinburgh Airport catered for more than 1.07 million people in the month describing that as its best ever September performance and a fifth month in a row of
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Mhairi Black MP confuses journalist with Glasgow slang
A Guardian journalist has been given an introduction to Glasgow slang - thanks to Westminister's youngest MP Mhairi Black. The SNP politician made repeated refererence to "at it" during in an interview with Zoe Williams at the weekend. Williams
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David Cameron: Tom Watson has a lot of questions to answer over Lord Brittan claims
Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson "has a lot of questions to answer" over his public comments about sex abuse allegations against former Conservative minister Lord Brittan, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Mr Cameron said the West Bromwich
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Flying high: Edinburgh Airport reports busiest September with over 1 million passengers
Edinburgh Airport has reported its busiest September ever, with more than one million passengers passing through its doors. It reported passenger growth of 8.7% on the same period last year, after 1,073,541 people used the airport last month.
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Turkey says IS prime suspect in bombing
Turkey has said Islamic State (IS) was the prime suspect in suicide bombings that killed at least 97 people in Ankara, but opponents vented anger at President Tayyip Erdogan at funerals, universities and courthouses.Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
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TUI Group sells UK hotel booking website LateRooms
TUI Group, the world's largest leisure tourism group, has sold its hotel booking website LateRooms to focus on its main package holiday business.TUI declined to give any details on the sale, but plans to reveal more in its December earnings release. It
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Hugh Scully
Presenter of Antiques RoadshowBorn: March 5, 1943;Died: October 8, 2015HUGH Scully, who has died aged 72, was a journalist and broadcaster best known for the two decades he spent presenting Antiques Roadshow. However, he made serious documentaries too
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Postman attacked while delivering mail in Dumfries
POLICE are investigating a "completely unprovoked" attack on a postman in Dumfries. The postman was delivering mail at a block of flats in Syme Road in Dumfries at around 10.30am on Friday October 9 when he was assaulted by a man. The assailant
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16 held as China seizes ivory and bear paws
Authorities in China have announced the arrests of 16 suspected members of a smuggling ring and the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of ivory, along with rhino horns and bear paws.Police in Beijing said that as a result of a crackdown from May to August
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Glasgow Americana review: Sam Lewis/Krista Detor at CCA, Glasgow
Glasgow AmericanaSam Lewis/Krista DetorCCA GlasgowRob AdamsTHREE STARSDavid Niven’s observation about Americans sharing their entire life stories with complete strangers on train journeys sprang to mind as two quite different and distinctive singers occupied
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Glasgow Americana review: Tom Russell at St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
Glasgow AmericanaTom RussellSt Andrews in the Square, GlasgowRob AdamsFOUR STARSTom Russell didn’t actually ride onto the stage in Stetson and chaps, firing a Colt 45 in each hand. For one thing, he’d left his cowboy hat in a Nottingham hotel. The man
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Scots academic awarded Nobel economics prize
SCOTS academic Angus Deaton has been awarded the Nobel economics prize for 2015 for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare. The Edinburgh-born professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University in the US who celebrates
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Obama says Clinton made mistake over emails but national security not at risk
Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct government business when she was US secretary of state was a mistake, but did not endanger national security, President Barack Obama has said.In an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes TV programme,
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President re-elected in Belarus
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has been re-elected for a fifth term, following a campaign boycotted by the opposition.Lidia Yermoshina, chairwoman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission, said Mr Lukashenko garnered 83.5 per cent in Sunday's
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Theatre review: Not About Heroes at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
TheatreNot About HeroesTraverse Theatre, EdinburghNeil CooperFour starsYou can hear the bombs from the start in Philip Howard's touring revival of Stephen MacDonald's play focusing on the relationship between poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen while
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Music Review: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Royal Scottish National OrchestraGlasgow Royal Concert HallSaturday 10th OctoberMiranda HeggieFour starsWith a focus this season on Tchaikovsky, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gave a stirring and invigorating performance of his lavish 5th Symphony
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Police spy chief applies for chief constable post
A police chief with responsibility for the unit that unlawfully spied on journalists’ sources has applied to take over from Stephen House as head of the single force. Neil Richardson, dubbed the “force disciplinarian”, is believed to have made
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Record gritter numbers for Scotland as forecasters warn of blizzard winter
MORE gritters than ever before will be available this winter to spread salt and plough snow across Scotland's trunk road network. There will be 205 gritter lorries available across the country, including 57 brand new state-of-the-art vehicles purchased
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Dance review: In Her Shadows at Traverse, Edinburgh
DANCEIn Her ShadowsTraverse, EdinburghMary BrennanTHREE STARSPerhaps you’ve seen the recent pictures? The ones of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meeting young people who were willing to do what many would still consider unthinkable: speak openly about
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Music review: Dresden Philharmonic at Usher Hall, Edinburgh
MusicDresden PhilharmonicUsher Hall, EdinburghMiranda HeggieFour starsWith an animated programme of Wagner, Elgar and Beethoven, The Dresden Philharmonic displayed a clear, polished, yet warm and potent sound as the first visiting orchestra in the new
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Theatrereview: My Friend Selma, Platform, Easterhouse, Glasgow
THEATREMy Friend SelmaPlatform, Easterhouse, GlasgowMary BrennanFOUR STARSIn the closing moments of this Terra Incognita production,Victoria Beesley reveals how Selma’s story isn’t just a true one, but one which Beesley shares in even to this day – all
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Armed robber with pink socks jailed for attempted service station robbery
AN armed thug who robbed a service station where he was a regular customer wearing a Hi-Vis jacket and a pair of pink socks on his hands has been jailed for four years.The High Court in Glasgow heard that although 40-year-old David McDowall had a scarf
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Alistair Carmichael memo row: judges set date for evidence hearing
Judges have set a date to hear evidence in a legal challenge to the election of former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael. A four-day Election Court hearing will take place at the Court of Session buildings in Edinburgh from November 9.
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Supernatural book by Game of Thrones' George RR Martin's to be transformed into TV show
Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has revealed that one of his supernatural novels is being turned into a TV series. Martin announced on his blog that Cinemax has placed a script order for The Skin Trade, a novel he wrote in the 1980s for
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Timber firm taps innovation fund
The UK’s first prefabricated party wall system has become one of the first six projects to receive investment funding from the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre. The patented timber frame wall system is the brainchild of Aberdeen-based Stewart
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Ofcom: Kelvin MacKenzie's comment about Nicola Sturgeon on Daily Politics Show was "justified by context"
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie’s Daily Politics show comment about Nicola Sturgeon will not be investigated by Ofcom. MacKenzie described Sturgeon as the “lady who runs Jockestan” during an appearance on the BBC2 show on September 21. Ofcom
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ONS: 488,000 Scots earn less than the living wage
Almost six million people now earn below the Living Wage across the UK, including some 488,000 in Scotland, with the number outside London having increased to almost one in four, official figures show. The figure for the UK capital has increased
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Powerless: how 'asleep at wheel' politicians have left Scotland's private tenants with few rights
CHARLES Dickens wrote in a Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Govan Law Centre’s (GLC) report on Glasgow’s private rented sector tells the tale of one city and it’s a story that may surprise and shock you in
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Tesco offers customers immediate discount with till price matching scheme
Tesco has launched a new price-matching offer that could see customers given an immediate discount at the till instead of redeemable vouchers. The supermarket giant's Brand Guarantee will compare prices on branded goods against Asda, Sainsbury's
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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: Harry Potter prequel filming locations revealed
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel film Fantastic Beast and Where To Find Them will start filming in Liverpool in the next few weeks. The Liverpool Echo has revealed that the city will be the only non-studio location for the Warner Bros. Pictures
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Scottish brew: Edinburgh cafe serves Irn Bru coffee creation
An Edinburgh café is creating quite a stir after adding one of Scotland’s best loved drinks to its brew. Barista Daniel Todd, who works at Daniel’s Café in Linlithgow, decided to give his trademark coffee a Scottish twist by adding Irn Bru to it
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Dream On: Steven Tyler tells Donald Trump to stop using Aerosmith song during Presidential campaign
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has asked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using the power ballad Dream On at campaign events. Lawyers for Tyler sent a second cease-and-desist letter to Mr Trump's campaign committee on Saturday
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State pension top-up scheme launched today
People can boost their state pension income by up to £1,300 a year as a new "top up" scheme is launched today. Pensioners and anyone reaching state pension age before April 6 2016 can buy an additional guaranteed income, in exchange for making
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Revealed: Facebook paid just £4,327 in UK corporation tax in 2014
Facebook has insisted it is complying with the law despite paying less than £5,000 in UK corporation tax last year. The social media giant's UK arm paid just £4,327 in company taxes according to its latest published accounts. Accounts show
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Stereophonics and Noel Gallagher to headline Clyde 1's Christmas Hydro show
Music fans are in for a treat after Clyde 1 revealed the star-studded for its Christmas Live show will include Noel Gallagher and Stereophonics. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, the Stereophonics, Foxes, Tom Odell and Kodaline will all perform
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General election guru: David Cameron 'must cut immigration to help Tories win next election'
David Cameron has been warned by his general election guru that the Tories risk losing power in 2020 unless they cut immigration, according to a new book. Lynton Crosby, the Australian political consultant widely credited with delivering the surprise
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Two die in crash after 'car travels wrong way down M1'
Police are investigating reports of a car travelling the wrong way down the M1 before a crash in which two people died. The accident involved a blue Mazda Premacy and a white Ford Transit and took place near to junction 24 in Leicestershire at
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Knowing meat, knowing you: how to make the perfect roast beef
John Rutter, the new Executive Head Chef at Kyloe Restaurant and Grill, gives his top tips for the perfect roast beef. Cut is key Everyone has their favourite roast but you can’t beat roast beef. The ideal cut, in my opinion, is a rib of beef
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Camley's Cartoon on Monday, October 12
Here is award-winning cartoonist Steven Camley's latest cartoon. To see more of Steven Camley's cartoons or to buy, go here.
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Anthony Ogogo: I'd like to take on Strictly judges in the boxing ring after harsh comments
Anthony Ogogo said he would like to take on the Strictly judges in the boxing ring after they were "harsh" on him as he became the second contestant to leave this year's competition. The Olympic boxer, 26, failed to punch above his weight as he
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Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch: I have no ambition to be a politician
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed playing a politician in his latest film has not whetted his appetite to pursue any political aspirations. The 39-year-old actor portrays William "Billy" Bulger - the law-abiding brother of Boston
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Video: presenter Victoria Derbyshire tells of 'do-able' breast cancer op
Journalist Victoria Derbyshire has spoken openly about having a mastectomy following a diagnosis with breast cancer, in an effort to reassure women that having treatment for the condition is "do-able". The presenter, 47, discovered she had cancer
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Pan fails to fly at US box office
Pan has produced no Neverland magic at US cinemas, making it one of the worst flops of the year. The fantasy, which cost an estimated 150 million dollars (£98m) to produce, earned just 15.5 million (£10m) in its opening weekend, according to Rentrak
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Something to shout about: Lulu announces 20 date UK tour
Lulu has plenty to shout about as she announces another 20-date UK tour for 2016. An Evening With Lulu will features hits from across her 50-year career, including favourites such as To Sir With Love, The Man Who Sold The World and Relight My Fire
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David Torrance: a different referendum but the arguments are familiar
Geoffrey Howe, who died on Friday, will live on in history as the man who helped bring down Margaret Thatcher with a cricketing metaphor. In his November 1990 resignation speech, the former Chancellor likened her treatment of Cabinet colleagues
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Charity campaigner urges patients and families to say "Thank you" to nurses
PATIENTS and their families are being encouraged to say “thank you” to nurses as a survey reveals most people feel their hard work goes unappreciated. Charity the Cavell Nurses’ Trust, which supports healthcare workers through difficult times,
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Herald View: The true cost of the welfare reforms
When George Osborne announced his national living wage in the Budget earlier this year, this newspaper was among those that warned that, welcome though it was, it was unlikely to compensate families for the cuts the Chancellor was also making to tax credits
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Jim Diamond
Pop singerBorn: September 28, 1951;Died: October 8, 2015Jim Diamond, who has died suddenly aged 64, was a Scottish pop singer who had a number of hits in the 1980s and became known for his high, haunting voice. I Won't Let You Down in 1982 and I Should
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Gail Zappa
Muse and wife of Frank ZappaBorn: January 1, 1945;Died: October 7, 2015.Gail Zappa, who has died aged 70, was the widow of the rock music legend Frank Zappa and developed and protected his legacy for many years. She released nearly 40 albums of his music
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Arts News
The Carrying Stream, Edinburgh Folk Club’s annual tribute to the late folklorist and poet Hamish Henderson, goes ahead in various venues in the capital from November 4 to 11.Performers include the former BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of
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Hat-trick hero Steven Fletcher thanks Strachan for standing by him
STEVEN FLETCHER last night admitted he was delighted at being able to repay Scotland manager Gordon Strachan for his unstinting loyalty with his second hat-trick against Gibraltar this year.And the Sunderland striker expressed hope Strachan will agree
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Calls to curb fatcat pay as 35 executives pocket £55 million bonanza
THE SNP has an opportunity to "set an example to the rest of the UK" by attempting to curb excessive pay packets of top executives at Scottish companies, a think-tank has said.The High Pay Centre, which is hosting a fringe event at the party's
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Former SNP MSP becomes Scottish Greens election candidate
FORMER SNP MSP John Wilson is to contest the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency for the Scottish Green Party at next year’s Scottish Parliament elections. Mr Wilson, who is deputy convenor of the Scottish Parliament's economy, energy and tourism
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Referees have been extra harsh on Samoa, says Census Johnston
SAMOA left the World Cup with their heads held high after they finally hit form against Scotland but according to Census Johnston, their Toulouse-based prop, there is also a burning sense of injustice at the way they have been treated.For him the Alesana
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EU exit would be costly "leap in the dark" claims campaign boss
THE campaign to keep Britain inside the EU is to formally launch today with a warning that an exit would be a "leap in the dark" and cost every household thousands of pounds.Former Prime Ministers Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major are
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Study raises concern over lack of public help over Islamophobic hate attacks
MUSLIMS targeted by Islamophobic hate attacks are reluctant to report incidents of abuse and often receive little support from onlookers, a new study claims.Researchers from Birmingham City University and Nottingham Trent University found examples of
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Dundee Competes for Vehicle Eco Funding
MPs are to demand 'transparency and detail' about the Volkswagen emissions scandal from the German company's UK boss as they seek assurances that ministers are working hard to deal with motorists affected by the scandal.The UK managing director Stuart
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Green light given to treatment for advanced prostate cancer in Scotland
A TREATMENT for men with advanced prostate cancer has been approved for use on the NHS in Scotland.An expert at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Professor Rob Jones has welcomed the decision to offer suitable men the therapy known as radium
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Herald View: Still work to do to help our over-worked junior doctors
In theory, the working conditions of junior doctors have been transformed since the bad old days when they had to work super-long hours with no rest or proper meals, but there is still a gap between the theory and the facts. There have been improvements
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Rosemary Goring: Red Road flats were a living reproach
As I write, the remaining six Red Road flats are about to be reduced to rubble. It’s if they were convicts on death row, the time of their execution drawing closer, with no reprieve in sight. No sweat-lathered horse and rider are going to gallop towards
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Sweet Deal for Heather Honey Bees
SCOTLAND'S heather moorland is abuzz with productivity, and the bees and honey producers can thank red grouse.Rural estates have reported a rapid increase in honeybee populations on grouse-managed heather moorland - heather being an essential part of
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Community Gathers to Mourn Rally Death
THE grieving partner of a car rally co-driver who was killed while competing in an event has insisted that a traditional walk went ahead in his memory.Andy Mort, 47, of the Isle of Mull, who was competing in a car with John MacCrone, 26, in the Mull Motor
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Baby born with serious condition is winning her brave battle
A baby who had to be wrapped in cling film after her birth after her intestines grew outside her body is winning her fight for life.Layla Henderson has now learned to smile despite a series of complications following her birth in the Highlands.The discovery
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Lottery Funding Prevents Historic Site from Getting the Boot
MILLIONS of pounds of lottery funding has been pledged to help save a factory from demolition and transform it into a world-class community arts centre.The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is investing £4,994,000, while Creative Scotland confirmed today a
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Junior doctors working 100 hours or more before they get a day off
JUNIOR doctors are working more than 100 hours over almost two weeks before they get a day off in Scottish hospitals. Four years after 23-year-old doctor Lauren Connelly was killed in a crash driving home from Inverclyde Royal after an intense
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World renowned sports scientist to give Glasgow talk
A world renowned sports scientist is to give a talk about his work with top athletes and celebrities at an event being hosted by Glasgow Science Centre this month.Professor Greg Whyte, who has worked with David Walliams, Davina McCall and Eddie Izzard
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Scots 'to lose hundreds of pounds as a result of Osborne's Budget
The poorest families in Scotland families stand to lose more than £500 a year as a result of George Osborne's controversial Budget changes, according to new research. The average household will also be more than £200 a year worse off by 2020, analysis
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Mundell: Holyrood will have power to raise taxes to reverse Tory benefit cuts
HOLYROOD will be handed the power to offset the cuts in tax credits that are set to be imposed by the UK Government, David Mundell has insisted. The Secretary of State for Scotland also promised that the Government in Edinburgh would also have
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Protest planned over Glasgow hospital royal rebrand
PROTESTORS are planning to take their fight against the naming of Glasgow's new £842 million hospital after Queen Elizabeth to its doors. The organiser of a petition calling for the new royal name to be dropped said a peaceful demonstration by
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Scottish recovery runs out of steam but employment holds up
The faltering recovery in the Scottish private sector economy ran out of steam in September as activity declined for the first time in six months.The contraction was broad-based, with both service and manufacturing sectors registering modest decreases
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Might cow chow be bad for the soul?
Dark days lie ahead for tourism in Dundee and Hong Kong Kong. It will be marvellous!You see, Dundee and Hong Kong were both recently proclaimed unhappy cities: Dundee in an Office of National Statistics’ index; Hong Kong in happiness survey of Asian hubs
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Letters: Devo-max would be no panacea:
IAIN AD Mann (Letters, October 9) suggests that when a proportion of Calman Income Tax (10p currently half the basic rate) is collected in Scotland from April 6, 2016, and when the whole amount is collected here under Smith Commission proposals, maybe
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Pinstripe: What is Scotland’s problem with the private sector making profits when it provides public services?
There appears to be a view in a surprisingly large section of Scottish society that profit is a bad thing, sort of naughty, something which you gain at somebody else’s expense. In fact, other than in situations where monopolies exist, this isn’t true
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Jarvie Plant signals further investment after £15m spend
Jarvie Plant Group has signalled it will continue to invest in expansion after spending almost £15 million over the last 12 months.The independent firm, which has its headquarters in Grangemouth, said the money has gone on new equipment, vehicles, premises
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Burberry set to announce slowing sales due to China economy woes
Trendy trench coat maker Burberry is expected to announce slowing sales when it posts an update on Thursday, dragged down by China's softening economy.Analysts at Jefferies expect it to announce a rise in group first-half revenues of five per cent to
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HE Who Weeps For Beauty Gone by William Soutar
WILLIAM Soutar (1898-1943), the Perth poet, confined to bed by ill-health for much of his adult life, offers some wise if rather stark observations on life. The poem is included in Into A Room, his Selected Poems, edited by Carl MacDougall and Douglas
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Village finally gets to commemorate its 217 war dead
THE 92-year-old man walking past the yet-to-be-unveiled war memorial looked it over and said: "It's a great idea. The young ones today have no idea what we went through in our day."Robert Brennan was called up for wartime service at 19. On D-Day
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Twisting the night away
JIMMY Campbell from Clydebank and Betty Barclay from Anderston are just showing off here quite frankly in a Twist dancing competition at the Locarno ballroom in Sauchiehall Street in 1962. The Locarno was one of Glasgow's best known dance halls, with
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Savvy farmers know how to control spending
British farmers spent about £1.8bn on farm equipment in 2014, a drop of five per cent on 2013. Figures for the first half of this year reveal that UK registrations of agricultural tractors over 50hp - a good indicator of market activity - were down 16.2
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Trading Places
Surveyor G+S makes senior movesCHARTERED surveyor Graham + Sibbald has promoted partner Calum Campbell to lead its Glasgow office, with David Ross stepping up to become head building surveying. Mr Campbell, who has been with G+S for more than 15 years
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From Kerrang to Crime: Writer Louise Millar on life as a thriller writer
IT'S only at the end of our hour together that Louise Millar tells me about the time she was arrested for drug smuggling. We've been sitting in the Golden Lion Hotel in Stirling talking about her criminal motives. The restless childhood, the fears and
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Glasgow app pioneer wins international following
IN this week’s SME Focus we hear how a business started in a Glasgow living room is helping international giants harness the power of apps.Name: Andrew Duncan.Age: 28.What is your business called?SwarmOnline Ltd.Where is it based?Glasgow’s Digital Media
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The Diary: What the bank teller told Alex Salmond and what the Scotswoman whispered in Brussels
WE mentioned politicians using false names, which reminds Calum Carmichael at Cornell University: "The late Neil MacCormick used to tell the story of how Labour leader John Smith, when a Glasgow University student, and slightly tipsy after a University
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Ratcliffe takes plunge in North Sea
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group has made its first investment in the North Sea in buying 12 gasfields from L1 Energy.The billionaire is thought to have paid around £500m for the assets owned by Ukrainian billionaire Mikhail Fridman.Mr Ratcliffe is investing
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Music Review: Maurice Louca, CCA, Glasgow
Maurice LoucaCCA, GlasgowRob AdamsTHREE STARSEgyptian musician and producer Maurice Louca made some new friends as he ended his European tour with this well-received, intimate gig in CCA 5. Louca creates the kind of grooves that can trigger inadvisable
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Music Review: Glasgow Americana Tom Russell
Glasgow Americana Tom RussellSt Andrews in the Square, GlasgowRob AdamsFOUR STARS Tom Russell didn’t actually ride onto the stage in Stetson and chaps, firing a Colt 45 in each hand. For one thing, he’d left his cowboy hat in a Nottingham hotel.
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Music Review: “Weird Al” Yankovic, O2 ABC, Glasgow
“Weird Al” Yankovic, O2 ABC, GlasgowJonathan GeddesFour starsDuring the between-song interludes at “Weird Al” Yankovic’s first ever Scottish show, there was a steady stream of clips showing his TV appearances, displaying just how mainstream he’s become
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Theatre Review: Ghosts, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
GhostsTron Theatre, GlasgowNeil CooperThree starsYou can tell things aren't going to turn out well in Megan Barker's contemporary new take on Henrik Ibsen's nineteenth century treatise on hand-me-down guilt and the long-term consequences of desperate
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Minister cites pioneering Glasgow initiative to employ disadvantaged
A government minister has called on big business to provide more opportunities to people from disadvantaged backgrounds and cited a successful initiative in Glasgow.Priti Patel, UK Employment Minister, told 150 business leaders at a London conference
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Tramway metaphor
I LOOK forward to the old Glasgow Corporation winning the Turner Prize for its stunningly primitive yet charming installation at the Tramway, which in these post-modern times of course has no name. The tram tracks set into the bleak concrete floor and
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Failing our children
THOUGH England has already passed legislation banning smoking in cars carrying under 18s, MSPs are still taking about it at Holyrood (“Campaign bid to stop parents smoking in homes”, The Herald, October 8). Smoking in cars when children are present is
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Faith bound to produce some fanatacism
BOB Simans (Letters, October 8) claims that atheism is at the very centre of communism, while moderation and tolerance are found at the core of each religion. He does not compare atheism and religion on equivalent terms, since atheism is placed (questionably
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Losing a fine talent
I NOTE with interest the shortlist for The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2015 (“Sturgeon on course to lift her fourth Politician of Year gong”, The Herald, October 8. To be included in these nominations is a commendation in itself. In
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Is the high level of surveillance necessary?
EVERY night now there are at least three helicopters in the sky over Edinburgh (maybe Glasgow too?). A couple of them hover at about 3,000ft, twinkling like pretend stars half a mile apart, while another creeps around nearer rooftop level.Given that most
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Representation the real issue in our democracy
I READ with interest Jenny Hjul’s column (“Let us be rational again and give Cameron a fair hearing”, The Herald, October 9). Sorry, but I don't recognise this considerate and compassionate Conservatism that worries about the radicalism in our society
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Ministerial comments give care tax campaigners a boost
There is a real concern some of the progress made on behalf of disabled people in recent decades could be lost in the context of public sector budget cuts.Many would argue this is already happening, with welfare reforms disproportionately affecting disabled