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Serious concern over sterilisation implant used by NHS
A STERILISATION implant used on the NHS has attracted "serious" safety concerns from health experts.The Essure device, manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Bayer, has already attracted huge controversy in the US after regulators received more
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Mark McGhee asks Motherwell supporters to forgive over manner in which he left club in 2009
MARK McGHEE has asked Motherwell supporters for forgiveness over the manner in which he left the club in 2009 after taking the reins at Fir Park for the second time.McGhee insists that the fans were not aware of the full circumstances surrounding his
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Gary Cahill says Chelsea need to start making their own good luck
Gary Cahill knows Chelsea need to start making their own luck if they are to turn around their rotten season. Jose Mourinho's men have been a shadow of the side that so impressively won the title last term, having lost half of their opening eight
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Niall McGinn caps 'unbelievable week' with player of the month award
NIALL McGINN can't remember the last time Northern Ireland reached the finals of a major competition.He wasn't born when the international side he now graces made it to the World Cup in Mexico in 1986.Now, the Aberdeen winger has capped winning a place
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Former United manager Houston gives thumps up to Paatelainen appointment
PETER HOUSTON is hopeful Mixu Paatelainen can 'hit the ground running' at Dundee United if he is confirmed as successor to Jackie McNamara.Houston, who won the 2010 Scottish Cup when in charge at Tannadice, knows the United supporters will have high expectations
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Ferrie Files: Good Day for centurion Wallabies Moore and Giteau; Bad Day for royally snubbed Moriarty
GOOD DAYFor two of the key men in the Australian squad as they looked ahead to joining the elite band of players to have won 100 caps when they met Scotland in the World Cup quarter-final.Not that Stephen Moore, their captain, is in the mood for celebrating
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Bob Marley-inspired novel wins 2015 Man Booker Prize
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, worth £50,000, for his third novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. The book, which was acclaimed on publication by Irvine Welsh and Kei Miller, tells the story of
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Footballer Cisse released amid French blackmail probe
Former France and Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has been released by police after being detained for questioning over a blackmail case allegedly involving another football player. The Versailles prosecutor's office said Cisse was released without
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In/out EU referendum vote bid clears first Lords hurdle
David Cameron's plan to hold an in/out referendum on the UK's membership of the EU has cleared its first hurdle in the Lords. Peers gave the European Union Referendum Bill an unopposed second reading after a marathon debate involving more than
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BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts dies of cancer
BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts has died after a battle with cancer. The investigative journalist and television reporter underwent chemotherapy having been diagnosed with leukaemia. Ms Lloyd-Roberts had a stem cell transplant in July aged
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Sufferers of brain fluid leak 'thrown on scrapheap'
SUFFERERS of the devastating "brain fluid leak" which drove TV presenter Michelle Watt to suicide are being thrown "on the scrap-heap", says a fellow patient. David Baldwin said the NHS is failing those with the illness – and warned more will take
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Ruddock raring to go but Walker's wait goes on as World Cup reserves arrive
As all Ireland awaited the Sean O’Brien verdict yesterday – he has been banned for a week for striking Pascale Pape in Sunday's meeting with France so misses their quarter-final meeting with Argentina - fellow flanker Rhys Ruddock was settling into camp
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Nicola Sturgeon tells of her ambition to be "the modern day Enid Blyton"
NICOLA Sturgeon has revealed her ambition to become a children's author, and "the modern day Enid Blyton". The First Minister said she had no wish as a child to enter politics, but yearned to become a lawyer or a children's author just like Blyton
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Labour's John McDonnell: U-turn on fiscal charter was change in tactics
JOHN McDonnell has insisted the Labour leadership’s u-turn on supporting the UK Government’s fiscal charter was a change in “tactics” not policy as several disgruntled colleagues today prepare to rebel against the new Corbyn line. It also emerged
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Jeremy Hunt challenged over pledge to maintain pay of junior doctors
The shadow health secretary today sought a cast iron guarantee from Jeremy Hunt that junior doctors will not lose out under government plans to give them a new working contract. Heidi Alexander demanded a yes or no answer from the Health Secretary
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Daniel Craig inspects UN's mine-clearing work in Cyprus
Actor Daniel Craig's globetrotting has brought him to Cyprus - but not to film any scene as superspy James Bond. Craig was on the island to inspect the United Nations' work to clear minefields, a vestige of conflict that divided this east Mediterranean
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Scotland Under-21 0, Iceland Under-21 0: Not a win but some welcome encouragement
A SCOTLAND team with plenty of endeavour, no lack of spirit, which spent ever last ounce of energy and could still not win a qualifying match. Oh, and it was against a country with a much smaller population.Sound familiar?Except, and this is important
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Labour's Tom Watson facing grilling from MPs over role in Leon Brittan claims
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is to face a grilling from MPs over his pursuit of sex abuse allegations against the late Conservative cabinet minister, Lord Brittan. The Commons Home Affairs Committee said that it had "invited" Mr Watson to appear
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Vladimir Putin should speak to families of MH17 victims, says grieving relative
Russian president Vladimir Putin should speak to families of the 298 people who died on flight MH17, the grieving sister of one of the victims has said after Dutch investigators revealed it was brought down by a Russian-made missile. The warhead
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Means testing for winter fuel payments ruled out by SNP
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce means testing for winter fuel payments have been ruled out the day after a government document suggested ministers were considering the move. A discussion paper on how new welfare powers may be used when they are
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Tory MP calls for 'no fault divorce' to make break-ups 'less acrimonious'
Married couples should be able to access "no fault divorce" to allow them to break up without "throwing mud" at each other, a Tory MP has suggested. Richard Bacon moved a new motion in the Commons to add the measure to family law, telling MPs his
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SNP accuses UK Government of 'immigration theatre' over crackdown plans
THE SNP has accused the UK Government of ‘immigration theatre’ over plans to crack down on illegal immigrants as the Immigration Bill cleared its first Commons hurdle last night. The Immigration Bill was given a second reading 323 to 274, majority
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Volkswagen contacts UK car users over diesel emissions scandal
Car users in the UK have begun receiving letters notifying them their vehicles are among the thousands caught up in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. The letter, from Volkswagen director Alex Smith, confirms the vehicle is roadworthy so
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Scottish BAFTA nominations announced
Robert Carlyle, David Tennant and Emma Thompson are among those nominated for Scotland's annual Bafta awards.A total of 20 trophies will be handed out to honour the best work produced in film, television and games at a ceremony in Glasgow on November
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Concern is growing for missing Greenock man William Thow
CONCERN is growing for a man who has been reported missing from his home in Greenock. William Thow, 59, was last seen at about 11.30am on Monday at the shops in Gleninver Road, Greenock. He is described as 5ft 8in tall and of medium build.
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Couple scoop thousands on lottery win
A COUPLE from Wishaw are celebrating after scooping more than £60,000 on the national lottery, Betty and Tony Bradley matched five main numbers and the bonus ball to win a £60,852 windfall in the Lotto draw on October 3. Mrs Bradley, 56, a
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Hundreds donate to charity championed by Camera Obscura musician in 48 hours after she died of rare bone cancer
MORE than £15,000 has been raised for a cancer charity in the 48 hours since it was announced its champion, Carey Lander, singer and keyboardist with Glasgow indie pop band Camera Obscura had died. Ms Lander, who joined the band in 2002, was diagnosed
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Start of Gothic ghost tale finds horror difficult to handle
Tom Hiddleston might star in a movie that terror maestro Stephen King has described as "gorgeous and terrifying", but it transpires he's not a fan of the genre."I've always enjoyed ghost stories, but I'm not great with horror myself, as
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'Unanimous choice' McGhee appointed Motherwell manager
Motherwell have appointed Mark McGhee as their manager until May 2017, the Ladbrokes Premiership club have announced. The 58-year-old, who is currently Scotland assistant manager, returns to Fir Park for a second spell in charge, having also led
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It's full circle for Alastair Forsyth as he resumes PGA training
It’s been 16 years or so since Alastair Forsyth began, and then stopped, his PGA training degree. The study aids about equipment technology, sports science and business management are probably stuffed somewhere in his garret behind a pile of dusty old
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Greens call for urgent action over Edinburgh air quality
The Scottish Greens have called for urgent action on air quality levels after a street in Edinburgh was named as the country's most polluted by environmentalists. Friends of the Earth Scotland said air pollution levels on St John's Road in Corstorphine
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Ibrox assistant manager David Weir admits Rangers will have to adapt to different Championship challenges
DAVID WEIR is confident Rangers can find a way to combat a more defensive approach from their Championship rivals as they look to maintain their second tier winning streak.The Light Blues made it nine wins from nine league games with victory over Falkirk
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David Cameron joins victims families in calling for justice over downing of Malaysian Airlines passenger jet
DAVID Cameron has called for 'justice to be done' for the 298 people, including 10 Britons, who died on board a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 that was downed by a Russian-made missile. The Prime Minister joined some of the families of the victims
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Scots gangsters targeted by taxman in Capone style operation
Unprecedented tax investigations have been launched on hundreds of gangsters and their white-collar associates in an attempt to claw back unpaid revenue and disrupt their day to day activities. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is scrutinising the
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'English votes' plan: Chris Grayling to update MPs after delay
A future Prime Minister or Chancellor could still be an MP representing a Scottish constituency once the UK Government’s controversial English Votes for English Laws(Evel) proposal has been introduced, Chris Grayling, the Commons Leader, has insisted
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Exhibition documents raw images of life in Glasgow's slums
IMAGES of life in Glasgow's slum tenements are to be shown in Scotland for the first time in decades.The photographs will be exhibited in Edinburgh almost 50 years after they were commissioned by housing and homelessness charity Shelter.The exhibition
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Ethnic minorities could face more discrimination as a result of immigration reforms, Tory MP warns
Ethnic minorities could face more discrimination as a result of Theresa May's immigration reforms, a Tory MP has warned. Richard Fuller said the Home Secretary's efforts to crack down on illegal immigrants could lead to increased prejudice if they
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Scotland's 'Trainspotting generation' drives drug-related hospital admissions
Scotland's 1980s "Trainspotting generation" has driven drug-related hospital admissions to a record high while illnesses linked to long-term alcohol abuse are also on the rise, official figures show. Hospital stays linked to opioids, of which the
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Celtic investors targeted by ‘boiler room’ fraudsters
Celtic investors are being targeted by suspected ‘boiler room’ fraudsters. Club bosses warned shareholders to be vigilant after some received suspicious calls, asking questions about their investments in the football club. A spate of calls
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Brewing giant SABMiller's shares leap following merger acceptance
Peroni and Grolsch firm SABMiller saw its shares jump, after it agreed "in principle" to sell itself to rival Anheuser-Busch InBev in a £68 billion deal to create the world's biggest brewing business.London-based SABMiller said its board was
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Glasgow man fined and banned from airline after threatening staff
A CLYDEBANK man has been handed a lifetime airline ban and a hefty fine after threatening a member of staff on a plane. Peter Vincent, 34, also disrupted his fellow passengers by singing loudly and constantly using bad language on the flight from
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Health board vows 'immediate action' after waiting times at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital hit new low
Performance against a key accident and emergency (A&E) waiting target has fallen to a new low at Scotland's flagship hospital. The £842 million Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow has dropped well below the Scottish Government's
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Forget Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper...husband and wife hope to be Holyrood's power couple
Labour 's most famous power couple, Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper, may have been reduced by 50 per cent at the general election, but the party now has another marital pair fighting the cause. A husband and wife from Inverness have been selected as
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New technology to control fuel use in CalMac ferries
CUTTING-edge technology will be installed to control fuel consumption on the 10 biggest ferries in the Caledonian MacBrayne network in a move which the firm predicts will bring major environmental and economic benefits.Project Ecoship will mean information
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Reid: Scotland can be 'Mighty Ducks' and shock Australia in quarter-final
Gordon Reid hopes Scotland can script themselves a victory of Hollywood proportions when they take on World Cup A-listers Australia.The Glasgow prop is gearing up for a blockbuster quarter-final clash with the Wallabies at Twickenham on Sunday.Few, if
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Hamilton praises 'great team-mate' Rosberg after Mercedes clinch team championship
Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to his team-mate Nico Rosberg after Mercedes celebrated successive team championships on Monday.Both Hamilton, who has one hand on a third Formula One title after his victory in Russia, and Rosberg flew in to the team's
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Tonight's TV highlight: River, BBC1, 9pm
RIVER, BBC1, 9pmHere begins yet another police drama. In order to set themselves apart from The Bill, or from sheer, numbing repetitiveness, these shows need a little gimmick. Shall it be about corrupt cops (Line of Duty), vengeful cops (Happy Valley)
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Killer murdered Glasgow pensioner 11 months after being freed from life sentence
A CONVICTED killer murdered an innocent pensioner less than a year after being freed from a life sentence. Steven Ryan stabbed stranger Gordon Murphy 15 times with a scissor blade in an unprovoked attack last December. As the 65 year-old lay
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Countryside beats city in Scotland life expectancy study
People born in rural areas are likely to live longer than those born in cities, new figures suggest. A report from the Registrar General for Scotland found that the life expectancy for males born in remote rural areas is 79.5 years, 3.5 years longer
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Health chief apologises over waiting times at new hospital
The head of the new £84m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has apologised after it recorded its worst Accident and Emergency performance since it opened in May. Figures for the week ending October 4th show that the flagship Glasgow hospital managed
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Russian embassy shelled
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act.Mr Lavrov said: "This is an obvious act of terrorism, probably aimed at intimidating supporters of the fight against terrorism
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Strathclyde Pension Fund invests in offshore wind fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund has committed around £50 million to the world’s largest offshore wind investment fund.It was one of the backers in a second round of fundraising by the Green Investment Bank’s offshore wind fund.The £355m secured takes the fund
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Stars in running for Bafta Scotland awards
Robert Carlyle, David Tennant and Emma Thompson are among those nominated for Scotland's annual Bafta awards. A total of 20 trophies will be handed out to honour the best work produced in film, television and games at a ceremony in Glasgow on November
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Edinburgh street is dubbed Scotland's most polluted
A street in Edinburgh has been named Scotland's most polluted, according to new figures. The news comes as protesters who live around St John's Road in Corstorphine move to oppose a new supermarket planed for the suburb. Friends of the Earth
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"More than one in seven people" in Scotland prescribed antidepressants
THE number of people treated with antidepressants in Scotland has continued to soar, increasing by almost 5 per cent in the last year.New prescribing figures show use of the drugs has risen by 28.5 per cent since 2009.Back then 633,791 people took the
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Number of anti-smoking products handed out by NHS drops by a third
The number of products handed out on the NHS to help people quit smoking has plummeted by almost a third. New figures show there were 169,967 (31.1%) fewer smoking cessation items dispensed in 2014/15 compared to the previous year. It is the
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Glasgow fireworks display moved to avoid Celtic Europa League clash
Glasgow City Council has moved its bonfire night fireworks display to prevent a clash with Celtic's next home game in the Europa League. The fireworks display at Glasgow Green will take place on November 4, a day earlier this year. The council
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Rangers striker Kenny Miller pleased with flying start from Mark Warburton's side
KENNY MILLER is delighted Rangers have hit the ground running this term as they have laid down an early marker of their Championship title intentions.Mark Warburton’s side rounded off the first quarter of the campaign with 3-1 win over Falkirk earlier
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Twitter fires 336 employees as new CEO Jack Dorsey slashes costs
Twitter is laying off 336 employees, signalling CEO Jack Dorsey's resolve to slash costs while the company struggles to make money. The cutbacks translate into about 8% of Twitter's workforce of 4,100 people. The purge comes two weeks after
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Former Hibs footballer Derek Riordan fined £400 for head butting incident in pub
FORMER Hibs footballer Derek Riordan has been fined £400 for head-butting a man in an Edinburgh city centre pub in December last year.Riordan, from Edinburgh, who is thought to be back in training with the Easter Road club, admitted assaulting an unknown
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Judge sets date for debate on whether Rangers should pay Charles Green's legal bills
A JUDGE has set a date for a debate into whether Rangers should pay bill the legal bills of former chief executive Charles Green. Lawyers acting for the businessman went to the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday in a bid to force the side
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Army veteran sues golf club after being hit on head by stray ball
A pensioner is suing a golf club after a stray ball hit him on the head leaving him seriously injured. Terry Gosling was knocked unconscious and spent three days in hospital after he was struck outside his home in June. The army veteran is
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Gordon Honeycombe
BroadcasterBorn: September 27, 1936;Died: October 9, 2015Gordon Honeycombe, who has died in Australia aged 79, was a newsreader and writer best known for his time on ITN and the breakfast programme TV-am, although he also had success as a novelist, playwright
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Brazilian prostitute trafficker is behind bars
A BRAZILIAN father of two who made more than £150,000 from moving prostitutes between flats in Scotland has been jailed for three years.Jose Barbosa, 44, has admitted trafficking women and transferring criminal money.He was witnessed by undercover police
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Burmese parties in talks over plan to postpone landmark election due to floods
Burma's election commission has summoned major political partiesto discuss postponing a historic general election due to the worst flooding to hit the country in decades.Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected
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Four dead in Palestinian "Day of Rage"
Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least three people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv on a "Day of Rage" declared by Palestinian groups.With the worst unrest in years in Israel
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Fit like! Celtic fan Kevin Bridges taunts 'SPL runners-up' Aberdeen in wall of fame message
He may have played six sold-out shows in Aberdeen but Celtic fan Kevin Bridges couldn’t resist having a dig at city’s football club before leaving. The Glasgow comic left a cheeky note for Aberdeen fans on the AECC wall of fame after his last show
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Corbyn: grandfather lash row has shamed Cameron into reversing Saudi Arabia prison plans
LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has claimed David Cameron has been shamed into reversing plans to build a prison in Saudi Araba after a row broke out the Gulf State’s plans to lash a jailed grandfather. Mr Corbyn hit out after the UK Government withdrew
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UK economy back in deflation
Inflation has dipped back in to negative territory as falls in the prices of food and petrol and muted rises for new fashions edged down the cost of living.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation fell from zero in August to minus 0.1 per cent
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What does Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller deal mean for beer drinkers?
Beer giants Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller have "agreed in principle" a blockbuster tie-up that would create the world's biggest drinks firm by some distance.Here we explain what has been agreed - and what has not - and what it might mean
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Vanuatu in political chaos
The Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu is in political chaos after 14 policymakers were found guilty of corruption but were then pardoned by one of their own while the president was abroad.The events have created a constitutional crisis for President Baldwin
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Landslide kills 13 in Pakistan
A landslide has hit three makeshift homes in a slum in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, killing 13 people.Senior police officer Javed Jaskani said a mass of mud and rocks crashed down a hill into camps in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.He
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Hunter survives six days by eating ants
A 62-year-old recreational hunter lost in a hot and arid region of the Australian Outback survived without water for six days - by eating ants.Police said Reg Foggerdy left a car driven by his brother last Wednesday in pursuit of a camel in the Great
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Barclays poised to appoint former JP Morgan executive James Staley
Barclays is reportedly poised to name former JP Morgan banker James "Jes" Staley as its new chief executive in a move signalling plans to return the group to its former investment banking glory.It is thought the announcement could be made within
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Asda nabs senior executive from rival Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's retail and operations director Roger Burnley is joining rival Asda as chief operating officer.It has been reported that the move makes Mr Burnley one of the likely candidates to succeed current Asda chief executive Andy Clarke should he decide
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Michael Page on track to meet forecasts after quarterly profit rise
Recruitment company Michael Page International said business in its biggest markets, the UK and France, was performing well, putting it on track to meet full-year forecasts, after it reported a rise in quarterly profit.The company said gross profit rose
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Government sells remainder of Royal Mail stake for £591m
The British Government has sold the remainder of its stake in Royal Mail, earning £591.1 million from its 13 per cent holding.It has opted to gift its remaining one per cent stake to Royal Mail staff.The Government said that it completed the disposal
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Swinney: SNP will share platform with other political opponents in pro-EU campaign
The SNP will share platforms with its political opponents in the fight to stay in the EU, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. Mr Swinney said the party had yet to come to a view about whether it will officially join any multi-party campaigns
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5% rise in number of Scottish people being treated with antidepressants
The number of people treated with antidepressants has increased by almost 5% in the last year, according to new figures. Official statistics show the drugs were dispensed to 814,181 patients in Scotland during 2014/15, up from 778,180 in 2013/14
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Government sells final stake in Royal Mail for over £591m
The Government has sold its final stake in the Royal Mail for just over £591 million. A total of 13% was sold at a price of 455 pence per share, with the Government's final 1% holding gifted to eligible UK employees, raising their stake in the
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Labour MP Gapes savages Corbyn's leadership: there is now no credible leadership in our party
JEREMY Corbyn's leadership has been savaged by a Labour MP following its u-turn on the fiscal charter as it emerged maintaining a collective line with Scottish Labour on anti-austerity was partly behind the controversial move. Ahead of a potentially
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London Film Festival Review: Black Mass
Four stars Scott Cooper’s crime drama about the notorious Boston gangster Jimmy “Whitey” Bulger will come as an exhilarating surprise to anyone who feared Johnny Depp was never going to surface again from the bilge of Pirates as an actor of note
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Worldpay valued at £4.8 billion in London listing
Payments processor Worldpay has listed on the London Stock Exchange in an initial public offering valuing the company at £4.8 billion. It is the biggest flotation in London this year. Shares in Worldpay were trading at 255 pence in early trading
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Grieving father reveals "breakthrough" promise to cut junior doctors working hours
THE father of a junior doctor killed driving home from a hospital night shift has been promised in writing that the working hours of young medics in Scotland will be cut. Brian Connelly, whose daughter Lauren died on the road seven weeks into her
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Grandfather who survived cancer faces public flogging after being caught with home-made wine in Saudi Arabia
The family of a British grandfather sentenced to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia has pleaded with authorities to let the "frail" man come home. Karl Andree, 74, who has survived cancer, has served a year in jail after being caught with home-made wine
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Piers Morgan to join Good Morning Britain presenting team
Piers Morgan is to join the Good Morning Britain presenting team alongside co-host Susanna Reid. The former tabloid editor and TV presenter will join Reid three days a week from November on the ITV breakfast show. He said: "I am very excited
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In depth: Why can tax and police officials now go after Scotland's Al Capones?
Everybody knows the story. The Chicago police and FBI couldn’t get prohibition-era mobster Al Capone for racketeering or rum-smuggling. So they got him for tax evasion instead. Capone, badly defended in court and suffering from the first stages
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Big Issue founder John Bird to become a Lord
Big Issue founder John Bird is to join the House of Lords as one of four new non-party political peers. The homelessness campaigner was among those selected by the House of Lords Appointments Commission to sit on the crossbenches. Joining him
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UK house prices surge to record average of £284,000
House prices surged to a record peak of £284,000 on average across the UK in August after climbing by £2,000 month-on-month, official figures show. Property values in parts of northern England are now rising at a faster annual pace than those in
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Danny Cohen steps down as BBC's director of television
Danny Cohen, the BBC's director of television, is leaving the corporation. Cohen, who has been director of television at the BBC for two years, has commissioned and overseen a number of shows during his time at the corporation including Happy Valley
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Promoter: David Bowie will never tour again
David Bowie will not tour again, according to his booking agent John Giddings. The legendary singer has not toured since 2004 and many fans are hopeful he may return to the stage for a farewell concert. But his agent says he has no plans to
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Profits soar at housebuilder Bellway
SHARES in Bellway have risen by nearly four per cent in morning trading after the housebuilder lifted pre-tax profits by 44 per cent to £354.2 million. Bellway cited favourable conditions in the housebuilding market as it sold a record 7,752 homes
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Father Ted star Frank Kelly: I have Parkinson's disease
Father Ted favourite Frank Kelly has revealed he is living with Parkinson's disease. The actor, who is best known for playing foul-mouthed alcoholic priest Father Jack Hackett in the comedy series Father Ted, has said he is determined to keep
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Poll: one in four Brits have not gone on holiday in the last 12 months
The proportion of people not going on at least one holiday a year is rising, according to new research. Almost one in four (23%) did not take a break in the past 12 months, compared to just 10% in 2011, the poll of 2,003 adults showed. Pressure
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Disabled Tory candidate taunted by protestors with skeletons in wheelchair
A Conservative Holyrood candidate, who is confined to a wheelchair, has claimed he suffered a barrage of abuse by anti-austerity protestors at his party conference.Eric Holford, candidate for Airdrie and Shotts in the May 2016 elections, said he was described
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Christian Slater pleads for a Star Wars role: it's the only thing that will make my kids think I'm cool
Hollywood star Christian Slater has pleaded for a role in Star Wars because he says it is the only thing that will make him seem cool with his children. Slater, who is currently starring in the new Amazon Prime drama Mr Robot, reckons a role in
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Nice to see you: Sir Bruce Forsyth to be reunited with Tess Daly for Strictly Come Dancing's Children in Need special
Sir Bruce Forsyth is to reunite with Tess Daly for a special Strictly Come Dancing as part of BBC Children In Need. The star-studded extravaganza will include an exclusive appearance from US singer and actress Selena Gomez, performing Same Old
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Emily Blunt: constantly discussing sexism in Hollywood can make the problem worse
Sicario actress Emily Blunt says constantly discussing sexism in Hollywood can make the problem worse. British actress Blunt, whose role in The Devil Wears Prada signalled her USA breakthrough, plays FBI agent Kate Macer alongside Benicio Del Toro
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Bernard Cornwall: I'm not a fan of Game of Thrones
Author Bernard Cornwell has revealed he is not a fan of Game of Thrones. Cornwell's historical Saxon novels have been turned into eight-part BBC2 drama series The Last Kingdom and have drawn comparisons with the hit HBO drama based on George RR
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Tom Bleasby leaves X Factor
The X Factor contestant Tom Bleasby has withdrawn from the ITV singing competition. Despite securing a place as a finalist in judge Nick Grimshaw's final six boys category, the 19-year-old will not be seen at Judges' Houses. In a statement,
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Paul Martin MSP: North Glasgow College chiefs who approved severance pay-outs showed ‘ignorance’
Katrine Bussey Decision-makers at a college that made severance payments totalling almost £700,000 to its three most senior staff members have been accused of showing “concerning levels of ignorance” by an MSP. A total of 24 members of staff
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Transport quango ordered to pay £100,000 damages after Sheriff rules it waged "concerted campaign" against bus company
A TRANSPORT quango has been ordered to pay damages to a bus company after a ruling it behaved unreasonably in terminating a £200,000-a-year contract. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) owes £100,000 in damages, plus legal costs likely
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Barclays to appoint former JP Morgan banker James Stanley as chief executive
Barclays is set to appoint former JP Morgan banker James Staley as its chief executive in the coming weeks, according to reports. Mr Staley, known as Jes, will be appointed in the next fortnight, the Financial Times reported, as long as the move
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Former MP reveals he was questioned over sex abuse
A former MP has confirmed he was questioned by police investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse, which he denies.The 55-year-old was interviewed under caution by Staffordshire Police who are investigating allegations by a woman named Esther
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MPs to decide whether Tom Watson should give evidence over Lord Brittan sex claims
MPs will decide whether to call Labour deputy leader Tom Watson for a grilling over his pursuit of sex abuse allegations against former Conservative minister Lord Brittan. A defiant Mr Watson has rebuffed Tory calls to apologise to the widow and
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Playboy to stop publishing 'passe' images of naked women
Playboy is to stop publishing pictures of naked women, saying easy access to such images online means they are "passe". The magazine famed for its bunny girls, who have included Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and supermodel Kate Moss, aims to become
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Former Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne signs up for I'm a Celebrity
Former Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne has signed up for this year’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. It has been reported that Bannatyne will be taking his new girlfriend Nigora Whitehorn with him to Australia. The Scottish businessman
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Call for review over drug approval system as breast cancer drug rejected for Scots NHS use
A CANCER support group has called for a shake-up in the way drugs are approved after a fourth drug for the prolonging of the lives of those with advanced incurable secondary breast cancer was not recommended for use in within NHS Scotland. The
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Scotland could lose Ford and Gray for quarter-final
SCOTLAND forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray could be banned from Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Australia after being cited for alleged foul play - by an independent official from Australia. The two team-mates will appear at a disciplinary
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Meet the Celtic legend you may never have heard of
NAME the Celtic player to have scored over 100 goals for the club, including two in its second most famous game, was a huge part of the European Cup success and a vital presence in that dressing room for five decades in total. Nothing so far? Okay
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Touch down: Rugby World Cup drives Bank Holiday sales
Retail sales grew at their fastest rate in almost two years last month, driven by the Rugby World Cup and a shift in the timing of booked Bank Holiday revenues. The British Retail Consortium/KPMG Sales Monitor said like-for-like sales lifted 2.6%
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Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams: working with Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi was a joy
Game Of Thrones actress Maisie Williams has said it was "a joy" to work with Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi. Best known for her role as Arya Stark in HBO's fantasy epic, the 18-year-old swapped Westeros for Gallifrey to guest star in BBC One's long-running
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Herald View: Great potential in new strategy on organised crime
It has an innocuous, indeed rather friendly-sounding name, but SID (or the Scottish Intelligence Database as it is formally known) has a serious role to play, along with Police Scotland's crime map, in the fight against organised crime. The crime map
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Missing Clydebank teenager Kara Dorman found safe and well
A teenage girl who was reported missing after a night out in Glasgow city centre has been found safe and well. Kara Dorman, 17, from Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, was in the city on Saturday and lost contact with friends in the early hours
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Sir Peter Housden: we really have to listen to carers and care workers
A FORMER senior civil servant has underlined the importance of giving care workers a say in the way Scotland looks after its growing elderly population. In a rare interview Sir Peter Housden, who was Permanent Secretary for the Scottish Government
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School pupils asked to sign "hard work contracts" to drive up standards
PUPILS from a secondary school have been asked to sign "contracts" pledging to work hard to pass exams. The learning agreements have been introduced as part of a drive to improve standards. Initially aimed at fifth year pupils studying mathematics
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New alliance calls on SNP to make Scotland's homes energy efficient
A major new alliance has been forged to fight for an end to Scotland's draughty, unhealthy homes. The group, ranging from the Church of Scotland to the Federation of Master Builders, wants the Scottish Government to set concrete goals on domestic
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SNP: Labour's budget vote u-turn shows party's 'in chaos'
LABOUR’S economic policy has been branded a “total shambles” by one of its own MPs after the party leadership performed a dramatic u-turn, deciding to vote against the UK Government’s charter for budget responsibility. The change of heart by Jeremy
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Health chiefs trace almost 60 'close contacts' of Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey
HEALTH chiefs confirmed they have traced almost 60 people who had close contact with Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey. Relatives, friends, healthcare workers and community contacts are among the 58 identified. Forty people were confirmed as having
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Farming market round-up
Wallets Marts held their annual October beef-breeding cattle sale along with their fortnightly sale of store cattle in Castle Douglas yesterday. Twenty-two store heifers sold to a top of 206.4p per kg and an average of 182.6p, while 26 store bullocks
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There is something to be said for belonging to "generation rent"
Does parental responsibility ever end? Until our children reach their 16th birthday, our legal rights and responsibilities are comprehensive. For at least the next two years our role, according to a Scottish Government website, is to "advise and
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Hogg's cramp problem leaves Scotland medics scratching heads
SCOTLAND'S medical staff admit they have no idea why Stuart Hogg, the team's full back, has suddenly started to be affected by cramp late in games. The player says the recurring problem is starting to get really frustrating – particularly since it always
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Events planned to commemorate the Battle of Jutland
A SERIES of events are to be held to commemorate the centenary of the biggest naval battle of the First World War. The UK Government has announced plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland in 1916, which was fought by a Royal Navy fleet
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Cameron increasingly confident of winning Syria vote, says senior source
DAVID Cameron is increasingly confident that a proposal to extend RAF bombing missions in Iraq to Syria will get through the House of Commons thanks to the votes of dozens of Labour MPs, according to a senior colleague.A Cabinet source claimed there was
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Letters: The arguments against introduction of fracking are overwhelming
THE Rev Dr John Cameron (Letters, October 10) is much too complacent about the dangers of the highly dubious method of shale gas extraction termed fracking. From his comments, the evidence suggests that he is failing to keep in touch with the findings
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Turcan Connell Asset Management brings in new investors and revamps board
Turcan Connell’s £1 billion wealth management arm has brought in a host of new investors as part of what has been described as a multi-million pound deal.The change of structure at the business also means it will no longer be wholly owned by the law firm.Instead
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Herald View: The dangers of negativity in the EU campaign
When the former chancellor Nigel Lawson launched Conservatives for Britain, one of the groups that will campaign for a No vote in the EU referendum, he warned that the other side would try to scare people into voting Yes and, this week, he appears to
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Agenda: Why women have become politicised in great numbers
By Kirstein RummeryAlthough, overall, women were slightly less likely to vote Yes than men in the independence referendum, the upswing in voter turnout and in support for the Yes campaign was due in no small part to grassroots women’s organisations campaigning
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Cameron: let's build national coalition against extremism and hate
DAVID Cameron will today announce that he wants to build a “national coalition” against extremism and hate crime in Britain at the first Community Engagement Forum to be held in Downing Street.The forum, which will include some 30 multi-faith representatives
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Sting in the tail on assessing learning
The snappy crocodile question from this year’s Higher maths paper has added bite to the debate about the ways in which we assess youngsters’ learning. The row surrounding the now infamous question eight has generated more heat than light.It is hard not
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Captain confident Glasgow City can give Chelsea the blues
LEANNE ROSS has been involved in all of Glasgow City's Champions League adventures and her experience makes her believe Chelsea can be beaten in the last 32 at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie tomorrow night. The English champions lead 1-0 from
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Canongate on the mend after 'dispiriting' year
SIMON BAIN Publisher Canongate has reported £1.3million loss, after two years of £1m-plus profits, in what owner Jamie Byng called a “difficult and dispiriting year”. The publisher bought out from administration by earl’s son Mr Byng 21 years
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Ledingham Chalmers turnover edges up to £12.5m
Law firm Ledingham Chalmers has reported a near one per cent rise in turnover to a record £12.5 million in its most recent financial year.The firm, which has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Stirling, had recorded turnover of £12.44m in the
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Barrhead unveils Newcastle as first English branch
BARRHEAD Travel has revealed that Newcastle will be the location of its first branded store in England.The Glasgow-based travel agent, which plans to open several branches south of the Border over the next year, is investing £1 million in an outlet within
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Arts News
Traditional Arts Development has announced further instalments in its series of illustrated presentations and concerts held in Adelaides in Bath Street, Glasgow. Tales of the early Glasgow Folk Scene features music and graphics on Friday, November 6 and
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How Golding's Lord of the Flies spread from page to stage
When William Golding said to Nigel Williams that the latter's stage version of Golding's iconic novel, Lord of the Flies, would be performed at "the crossroads of great cathedrals", he probably wasn't thinking it might end up on an open-air
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The gang you met at lunchtime
THOSE of us who went to school in the sixties, and went home for lunch, will remember The One O'Clock Gang, a demented sketch and song show which the new Scottish Television channel put out every lunchtime during the week. It ran for 10 years, and made
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Empowering regions to invest in their own future
The oil and gas sector is a global business, and Aberdeen competes with every other global energy city to attract investment and a skilled workforce. Despite the current low oil price, the North-east can continue to deliver for the Scottish and UK economy.But
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As a Tory, I am not a traitor to the disabled, I believe in empowerment
I HAVE just returned from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Whilst the conference was informative and enjoyable overall, there was one small fly in the ointment: the protesters, or, to be fair, a few of the protesters. There was a large
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Healthy Ayr blessed with a burgeoning youth section
AYR RFC sit at the top of the President’s Conference table after what has been a successful campaign thus far in the newly formed youth competition in which standings are computed from the results at all age levels.Specifically at under-18 level, Ayr
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There are inherent contradictions in the SNP's policy on the EU
DAVID Torrance (“A different referendum but the arguments are familiar”, The Herald, October 12) is right to draw attention to the confusion in the SNP's arguments anent Scotland's membership of the UK and the EU.The SNP quite happily participated in
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Cantor Fitzgerald opens in Edinburgh
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, the investment bank where former Edinburgh dealmaker Gordon Neilly is joint chief executive, is to open an office in Edinburgh.It has raided Shore Capital for a four-strong team, including two highly-regarded healthcare analysts
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Loch Lomond Golf Club reduces losses
The elite Loch Lomond Golf Club, rescued by wealthy Scots from a mountain of debt seven years ago, will clear its bank borrowings by the end of the year.Its latest accounts just posted at Companies House show the club patronised by wealthy celebrities
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Artful error
AND the winner of the 2015 Turner Prize has been awarded to ... Safedem (“Blockheads: Red Road chiefs sorry for bungled demolition”, The Herald, October 12).John Dunlop, 9 Birnam Crescent, Bearsden.
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Honour due?
A NURSE, Pauline Cafferkey, risks her life to work among Ebola victims in Sierra Leone (“Ebola nurse has been ‘let down’”, The Herald, October 12). Nearly a year after contracting the virus she is suffering again. Is it indicative of our society that
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My family link to slavery
I ENJOYED Ian Bell’s article on Professor Sir Tom Devine’s work on Scotland's slavery past (“How the rich got rich: Scotland and its slave trade”, Herald Arts, October 10). Even quite insignificant folk have had some link to the slavery. Via maternal
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No excuse for bullying
DAVID Stubley is right to say that it is only proper that BBC management should be held to account (Letters, October 10), but he seems to be living in a parallel universe if he believes that production staff are placed on a pedestal at the expense of
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The core problem of the NHS is the insufficient level of funding
YOU rightly highlight the continuing problem of junior doctors working excessive hours (“Outcry over junior doctor hours”, The Herald, October 12), but it is not an isolated problem within the NHS. I would be confident in saying that the NHS relies on
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At Large: From Star Wars to building schools in Uganda
Rony Bridges wants to build a school in Uganda, and I have to meet him in Govan to hear about it. Not the Govan of shipbuilding and football that we all know, but in an industrial estate marooned by the fast-flowing ribbon of the M8 heading to the airport
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Bid fund brings conference boost to Scotland
A FUND set up to bring conferences to Scotland has boosted the economy by £200 million, it has been declared. The VisitScotland Conference Bid Fund has helped bring dozens of business events all over the country since being set up in 2012, with
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Top director's pay up at Innis & Gunn
THE highest-paid director of Innis & Gunn received remuneration of £589,000 in the craft beer firm’s most recent financial year, accounts newly-available at Companies House reveal. Accounts for the company, run by chief executive Dougal Sharp
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Spot factoring firm in Scotland push
SPOT factoring company The Interface Financial Group has signalled plans to ramp up its presence in Scotland. IFG, which purchases invoices from firms to help them ease cash flow, is looking to appoint a franchisee in Glasgow as it looks to roll