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The little engine that should have a long time ago »

For centuries, Scotland was at the crossroads of Europe. As the first port of call for marauding Vikings, it was at the forefront of an ethno-cultural interaction that would shape the identity of this island’s people forever. During the reformati...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

UK Coal turns green »

Colliery

UK Coal has revealed plans to build new wind farms on the sites of former collieries. The initiative has been welcomed by the UK Coal shareholders and, as a result the company’s share value has increased by ten per cent. UK Coal, although it st...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Kristijonas Kancleris | Read more »

Financial backers get on board high-speed rail plan »

Train station

Proposals for a high-speed rail link between Scotland and England have been tabled at a meeting between members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), local authorities, business groups and transport bodies. MSPs have been advised as to the economic benef...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

FIFA eases Scots concerns over 2012 British football team »

FIFA

In a bid to ease nationalist worries, the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has claimed the international image of the home nations will not be threatened by a British Olympic team. FIFA has assured Scottish secretary of state Ji...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Elisabeth Evans | Read more »

Dying Lockerbie bomber denied bail »

Lockerbie bomber

The Libyan man imprisoned for the Lockerbie bombing has been refused bail, despite having incurable and fatal cancer. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, 56, was convicted in 2001 for the hijacking and bombing of Pan Am flight 103 which killed 270 peopl...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Breaking the silence, rewriting history »

Climbing to the tomb

20 November marked the 33rd anniversary of the death of Francisco Franco. It also marks a year since the Spanish Parliament approved the Law of Historic Memory, condemning the actions of the Spanish dictator and attempting to redress the ambiguity of h...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Child abuse on the rise in Scotland »

Russel Institute

The number of children suffering from neglect and physical and emotional abuse has steadily increased in Scotland over the last eight years, new research shows. On Tuesday 11 November 2008, new figures from the Scottish Children’s Reporter Admin...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

'Smart pill' to digitally medicate patients »

iPill

On Sunday 16 November, Dutch electronics giant Philips announced its new intelligent technology "iPill" at the opening of the annual American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). The "iPill", once swallowed, is designed to release the corr...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

"War in Iraq ends" »

NY Times

A fake edition of The New York Times was distributed free to unsuspecting commuters in New York and other major US cities, under a slightly altered version of newspaper's motto – "all the news we hope to print," revised from "all the news that's ...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Elise Carter | Read more »

Skye 'leopard' hermit rejoins society »

After 20 years as a hermit, the "Leopard Man of Skye" has swapped his isolated island bothy for the less savage conditions of a sheltered housing apartment on the mainland. Known until two years ago as the most tattooed man in the world, Tom Leppard s...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Gutenberg's Endgame »

Google Books

On the sixth day, God created man and he saw that it was good. On the eighth day, God created the internet and students everywhere rejoiced. They can order food, alcohol, organise their social lives and even read lectures online. Until now, however, on...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Alice French | Read more »

The Journal celebrates successful first year with flood of award nominations »

The Journal

The Journal celebrated its first birthday last week while collecting a brace of award nominations from the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) of Scotland – representing its seventh and eighth national award nominations for 2008. The PPA Sco...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Benjamin Edwards | Read more »

£500,000 - it's what's in a name »

Napier University

Buried deep within the proposal to change the name of Napier University are the facts which have provoked curious consternation amongst its student fraternity. Go beyond the introduction page, which outlines the reasoning for the minor alteration&mdash...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Environmental report predicts global 'energy crunch' »

oil rig

According to a new report, a severe ecological recession more catastrophic than the credit crisis is rapidly approaching. The Oil Crunch: Securing the UK's energy future predicts that production of easily available oil will peak by 2013 with the resul...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Amy Grant | Read more »

Remember, remember... »

It’s a cold Wednesday night on Arthur’s Seat, obscured under a dense cloud of fog and smoke sporadically lit up by exploding rockets and fireworks. The shadows of young revellers drinking bottles of beer, smoking cigarettes and bending to s...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

30 years for Meredith Kercher's killer »

Meredith Kercher

Rudy Guede has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of student Meredith Kercher. ERASMUS student Meredith Kercher, 21, was found dead on 2 November 2007 in Perugia, Italy. Speaking to reporters after the trial, Kercher’s sister, ...

Sat 08 Nov 2008 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

McCain pins last hopes on Pennsylvania »

John McCain

“Character matters to me. Everyone says it but its true: gays, guns and god usually set my vote.” Harry Tucker is from York County, a reliably Republican part of Pennsylvania. He voted for Bush both times but is now leaning towards voting f...

Mon 27 Oct 2008 by Josh MacAllister | Read more »

Migrant murdered and mutilated for £1,400 »

A Lithuanian man is facing life in prison after admitting his part in the murder of a migrant worker whose head was found wrapped in a black plastic bag by children on the Angus shore, in north-east Scotland, on 1 April 2008.Aleksandras Skirda, 19, ple...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Elisabeth Evans | Read more »

Edinburgh's John Stewart named top UK environmentalist »

A new list of Britain’s top 100 environmentalists, published by the Independent on Sunday, has named Edinburgh-raised transport campaigner John Stewart as the UK’s leading environmental activist.The newspaper’s "green list" ...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Jodi Mullen | Read more »

First-time buyers squeezed out »

The number of UK first-time buyers has hit a new low this month as deposit rates for properties skyrocket.In the wake of the financial crisis, many first time buyers have been deterred from buying property because they cannot afford the amount lenders ...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Ishbel Eunson | Read more »

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