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Seven found guilty at end of six-year child abuse trial
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
SIX men have been jailed after being convicted of sexually abusing children in Portugal in a trial that lasted nearly six years and rocked the country.
Six million to receive letters in tax blunder
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
NEARLY six million people are set to be informed that they have paid the wrong amount of tax, with 1.4 million facing demands for extra payments.
Only privatisation can save Royal Mail, warns expert
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
ROYAL Mail must be privatised to preserve the universal postal service, according to a government-commissioned report to be released this week.
Transport Scotland's unsustainable air trips
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
TRANSPORT Scotland officials took more than 600 short-haul domestic flights, new figures reveal.
North Lanarkshire set to axe 1,400 posts
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
ABOUT 1,400 jobs are facing the axe at one of the country's biggest councils, it emerged yesterday.
Fife Diet cuts carbon emissions by over a quarter
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
PEOPLE following the "Fife diet" - a drive to source as much locally produced food as possible - generate more than a quarter less carbon than the UK average, a report
Imran Khan backs ICC suspension of players
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
PAKISTAN'S former cricket captain Imran Khan said yesterday the International Cricket Council (ICC) was right to suspend the three players accused of taking part i
Michael O'Leary call to scrap co-pilot 'unsafe'
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
AIRLINE pilots accused Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary of endangering the safety of passengers with a call to dispose of the second pilot on the flight deck to save money.
US bid to enlist Turkey in confronting Tehran
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
AMERICA'S top military officer yesterday stressed the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations' sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic republic fr
Bailiffs' tactics 'leave 50% feeling suicidal'
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
MIND games used by aggressive debt collectors can cause suicidal feelings and have a "devastating" effect on mental health, a charity has warned.
Climbers who scaled Cairn rig deported
Scotsman.com - News - 5. September 2010 - 1:00
FOUR Greenpeace climbers who scaled an oil rig in the freezing seas off Greenland and stopped it drilling for two days were deported to their home countries yesterday.
1400 jobs to be cut at North Lanarkshire Council
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 16:35
ABOUT 1,400 jobs are facing the axe at one of the country's biggest councils, it was disclosed today.
Images of Scotland: Loch Leven
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 14:47
J Sneddon took this picture of Loch Leven looking west towards Balachulish.
Top Tory Andy Coulson cited for Tommy Sheridan perjury hearing
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
THE Prime Minister's top spin doctor has been called on to appear at the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial, The Scotsman can reveal.
Exclusive: Only two possible outcomes for trams
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
TRAM bosses are ready to move to tear up the contract with their German contractor if they cannot agree a deal to build the route as far as York Place, it has emerged.
'Significant issues' warning over plan to outsource jobs
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
AN independent report on the city council's plans to outsource up to 3000 jobs has warned there are still "significant issues" to be addressed.
Cash-strapped arts group sells off all its props
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
IT's the perfect sale for anyone looking to buy a real street parade-sized Chinese Dragon - ideal for a New Year's party with a difference.
Doubts voiced over 20mph traffic scheme
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
FEARS have been raised over plans to create a huge 20mph zone in the Capital, with critics claiming it is diverting money away from more serious accident blackspots.
'Tartan tat' kings moving upmarket into cashmere
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
THE self-styled kings of "tartan tat" on the Royal Mile have made a move into the Capital's first five-star "fashion hotel".
Graveyard wrecked by yobs
Scotsman.com - News - 4. September 2010 - 1:00
POLICE are hunting two yobs who left a scene of devastation at a city graveyard.
