Stephen Dobbie: Wales got talent
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:05:42 -0700

Forget Robert Snodgrass, the Leeds United forward who was given his first Scotland cap in February. The one who finds himself within a match of following Scotland's Jamie Macki e, the Dorking-born Queens Park Rangers forward, into the promised land is ...

Watchdog bares its teeth at banks
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:14:15 -0700

By Teresa Hunter The watchdog's action is part of a crackdown on banks, which has seen Royal Bank of Scotland fined nearly 3m for failing to treat customer complaints seriously. This followed January's 8m fine for Barclays, which was also ordered to ...

Home Tour: England, Scotland provide inspiration for Hunts' landscape
Fri, 27 May 2011 23:10:31 -0700

"We've visited gardens in England and Scotland ," said Bill Hunt, former CEO of Arvin in Columbus, "and we wanted to re-create some of that in our own backyard." Added his wife: "Most of the gardens are meant to be free-flowing and informal. ...

Hindus welcome Church of Scotland's interfaith gestures
Fri, 27 May 2011 02:26:48 -0700

Nevada (US), May 27: Hindus have welcomed Church of Scotland's efforts to extend the friendly hand for interfaith dialogue towards various religious traditions. Esteemed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) on Friday said that "it ...

Andy Murray: playing through the pain
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:05:40 -0700

It certainly propelled him into the fourth round of the French Open yesterday as, just a matter of moments after rolling around in agony in the red dust of the Court Suzanne Lenglen, Scotland's finest ripped Michael Berrer to shreds 6-2, 6-3, ...

The Glory of Scotland Without the Airfare!
Sat, 28 May 2011 17:27:28 -0700

Don't miss this chance to experience Scottish entertainment at it's best when 'The Glory Of Scotland ' comes to Toronto, Ontario. the glory of scotland , a spectacular celebration of the best of Scottish music and dance, has been delighting thousands of ...

Scotland boss wants Charlie in Premier League
Fri, 27 May 2011 02:09:44 -0700

CHARLIE Adam has announced he wants to play in the Premier League next season and he's being backed by his Scotland boss Craig Levein. Levein says he fully expects Adam to be plying his trade in the top flight come August. ...

Fiji to face Australia in Scotland 7s quarters
Sat, 28 May 2011 15:08:53 -0700

The Digicel Fiji 7s team is through to the quarter finals at the Scotland 7s. Fiji recovered from a 14-12 defeat to Scotland to top Pool D and reach the Cup quarter finals at Murrayfield, leaving the race for second place still wide open. ...

Gamekeeper with huge cache of bird poison fined 3300
Fri, 27 May 2011 04:24:24 -0700

Photograph: Rspb Scotland /PA A gamekeeper at an exclusive Highland resort has admitted storing the largest amount seized to date of a banned pesticide widely used to kill birds of prey. Dean Barr, the sporting manager at Skibo estate near Inverness, ...

Death inquiry care home is closed down
Fri, 27 May 2011 19:05:55 -0700

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) had launched its own probe into the Edinburgh facility, and gave Elsie Inglis until the close of play yester to enact various measures. The 59-year-old, who has not been named, was taken to the ...

Keane tell players to show commitment
Sat, 28 May 2011 09:08:17 -0700

Scotland -born Mc Carthy's commitment has particularly been questioned after he withdrew from a squad in February amid rumours he was set to defect to the land of his birth. That can now not happen as he subsequently appeared in a Euro 2012 qualifier ...

Clean Energy A 100 Percent Goal In Scotland
Fri, 27 May 2011 08:04:43 -0700

While this goal is indeed ambitious and admirable, recent news about Scotland's clean energy commitment sets the bar for renewable energy goals at a whole new level. According to The Climate Group, Scotland has already exceeded its 2001 goal of getting ...

British couple jailed for attempting to sell baby to undercover reporter
Fri, 27 May 2011 11:41:58 -0700

The sentences follow an investigation by detectives from the Scotland Yard's Child Abuse Investigation Command after information was passed to them by the News of the World newspaper. According to the investigation, in September 2010, the 48-year-old ...

Enjoy Scotland's historic buildings more after reading a good book
Sat, 28 May 2011 01:21:29 -0700

Although some of these online books about Scotland's architecture are a little academic, two are worth reading and taking as guides. Raising the Bar about Scotland's bars and pubs (www.historic- scotland .gov.uk/ raising-the-bar -pubs-booklet.p df) and a ...

The volcanic GLASS cloud: How tiny shards created by heat of Iceland eruption ...
Fri, 27 May 2011 04:51:15 -0700

By Daily Mail Reporter Scientists have released photographs of what they believe are volcanic glass particles from Iceland which fell on Scotland this week. The samples were taken from a car windscreen in Aberdeen and analysed at the city's James ...

SFA moving on right track - Peat
Sat, 28 May 2011 09:07:51 -0700

"I felt we badly needed an outsider to come in and look at the place and it was my idea to bring Henry in," Peat told BBC Radio Scotland . "We have still to appoint a performance director. But we are starting to put through the changes on the corporate ...

Wartime pontoons win battle for survival
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:09:06 -0700

By Craig Brown Concrete pontoons that were pivotal in the preparations for the D-Day landings are to be given protected status by Historic Scotland . The surviving elements of the Second World War Mulberry Harbour project on the coast around Garlieston ...

Sir Paul Stephenson: Falling murder rate allowed Maddy investigation to proceed
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:04:40 -0700

By Mark Hughes, Crime Correspondent 6:51PM BST 26 May 2011 Sir Paul Stephenson has previously denied that Scotland Yard was forced to investigate the case by the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary. The Commissioner has stressed that he made the ...

Fred Goodwin 'forced&#39 ; to make up staff pay
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:07:32 -0700

By Nathalie Thomas SHAMED Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin was a "ruthless& quot; cash manager whose actions after joining embattled Scots architectural firm RMJM led to salaries not being paid and staff defecting, according to a former senior ...

Salmond Supreme Court criticism 'ill thought-out&#39 ;
Thu, 26 May 2011 22:24:03 -0700

Alex salmond'S warning that Scotland's legal system is being undermined by rulings from London after the Supreme Court overturned the verdict in a high-profile murder case is intemperate and ill thought-out, a leading QC said last night. ...