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BSkyB chief urges firms to capitalise on drift from state sector contribution
Scotsman.com - Media & Leisure - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
BSKYB chief executive Jeremy Darroch, will tell business leaders in Scotland tomorrow night that the economic crisis has raised questions over the role of government.
Scots Tories 'cast adrift' by David Cameron
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THE Scottish Conservative Party was plunged into a fresh crisis last night after it emerged that, effectively, it has been cut loose by its parent party in London.
Pope urged to avoid 'provocative statements'
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THE Pope has been urged by his Scottish advisers to avoid making comments that could be seen as provocative during his visit to Scotland later this month.
Hamid Karzai in drive for peace talks with Taleban
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
AFGHAN president Hamid Karzai has set up a council to seek peace talks with the Taleban.
Father and son die in bike crash
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
A FATHER and his youngest son have been killed in a motorcycle crash in the Borders.
'Miracle' escape as quake batters city
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
CHIMNEYS and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's Sout
Teed off by Royal Troon kilt ban
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THEY are Scotland's national dress and Scotland's other national game. But according to one of the country's most prestigious golf clubs, they don't mix.
School rebuilding to be put on hold
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
VITAL new projects to rebuild crumbling schools in Scotland could be cancelled until the middle of the next decade, council leaders have warned.
US army fights new battle of the bulge
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
DAWN breaks at the army's largest training post, with the reliable sound of fresh recruits marching to their morning exercise. But these days, something looks different.
Ousted tourism chief stuck in pay-off talks
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THE ousted chief executive of Scotland's tourist board is still wrangling over his payoff almost four months after he stepped down from his post in controversial circumsta
Graffiti has to go at Kelburn Castle, insists heritage body
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
IT was one of the most controversial artistic additions to any historic building in the country.
New fizz gives greens reason to celebrate
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
CHAMPAGNE makers in France have come up with a new plan that will give environment campaigners something to celebrate.
Pirates jumping on board civil war
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THEY are meant to be international pariahs but Ismail Haji Noor, a local government official, recently arrived in a notorious pirate den with a simple message: we need your as
Scot in the running for Aussie bobsleigh
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
WITH her training attire consisting of a bikini and a liberal coating of sun-tan lotion, Gemma Ryde appears an unlikely contender for Winter Olympics success.
Leader: Clear blue water
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THE Scottish Tories may this weekend be mindful of the wise old adage, "be careful what you wish for". In the 20 years since the resignation of Margaret Thatcher as pr
'Gender bias' in Bible language precipitates a holy row
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
IT'S not quite got to the stage where congregations are praising the parent, the progeny and the holy ghost or worshipping the offspring of God who saved personkind.
Shellfish farmers at risk from 'too strict' toxin rules
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
SHELLFISH farmers have warned they are being driven out of business by stringent food standards regulations banning them from harvesting from waters blighted with a toxic alga
Cutting police numbers won't cause crime to surge, says former top officer
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
CUTTING police numbers will not automatically increase crime, according to a former Scottish police chief who today effectively accuses the Police Federation of scaremongering
Scottish Water threatens firms that dump cooking fat with £40k fine
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
SCOTLAND'S appetite for greasy food has long affected the nation's health - now it's blocking our drains.
Roma expulsions spark protests
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
THOUSANDS of demonstrators gathered in Paris yesterday to protest against new security measures including the repatriation of thousands of Roma to Eastern Europe.
