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Spar session holds key for Cornish
Unbeaten Highland heavyweight Gary Cornish will head to Hartlepool today for a sparring session with the man who defeated his International Masters title opponent Paul ...
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New probe over fire deaths draws blank
A FRESH police investigation into the suspicious deaths of three north-east men - including one case dating back to 1998 - has come up ...
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Crisis-hit hospital in patient deaths probe
Separate inquiries have been launched into the care of Andrew McKie and Carole Corbett at the Royal Cornhill Hospital. University mental health lecturer Mr McKie was found dead in the grounds of the Aberdeen hospital earlier this ...
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Staggies close in on Maatsen as quartet head for exit door
Ross County manager Derek Adams is in talks with Dutch midfielder Darren Maatsen as defenders Andre Hainault and Evangelos Oikonomou, midfielder Mark Fotheringham and forward Steffen Wohlfarth look unlikely to return to Victoria Park next ...
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Gunn wins by one in the US
The 32-year-old went into the final round of the 54-hole event a shot adrift of leader Ryan Hogue, but the long-driving Gunn came out on top after carding a bogey-free final round of three-under-par 68 to win the first prize of ...
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Sex predator John Cronin released early from Ulster jail and now back staying with his parents in Scotland
SEX monster John Cronin is out of jail and back in Scotland. The beast slunk home after he was freed early from prison in Northern Ireland and is now living with his ...
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Scot and South African appointed to spearhead Commonwealth sport development projects
This position will lead the sponsorship new business acquisition process for the NBA for Africa. The focus will be on new partner development - prospecting, pitching, negotiating and securing new corporate ...
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Spawning ground of deep-sea sharks found in Scotland
Marine scientists in Scotland say they've discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country's only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. Anglers in the area have long fished ...
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Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray join forces to build tennis and golf centre designed to help the sports stars of the future
The SPL has not suddenly become overrun with puritans, it's just football has at last woken up to how other sports go about their ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Non-cumulative Guaranteed Trust Preferred Securities Shares Cross 7 Yield Mark
NYSE: RBS.PRI ) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5625), with shares changing hands as low as $22.32 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.23% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according ...
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Cuttitta backs Scottish scrum
Scotland scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta has backed his side to be competitive in the scrum when they face Italy on Saturday. Defeats to South Africa and Samoa have halted the momentum gained by Scott Johnson's side during the Six Nations, when they finished third.Taking on Italy at Loftus Versfeld gives Scotland their final opportunity to pick up a win this season and Cuttitta is confident ...
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David Camerons former communications chief Andy Coulson has appeared in a Glasgow court charged with perjury
COULSON appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday last week but we are only now allowed to report on it. The 45-year-old made no plea or declaration and was granted ...
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Man due in court in connection with Blairgowrie death
A 25-year-old man has been charged over the death of a man who was found badly hurt in a town street. The 44-year-old was discovered seriously injured near the Crown Bar in Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross, just after 11.45pm on Sunday. The man, who has not been named, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but died a short time later. A police spokeswoman said: ...
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Police renew appeal for witnesses to attack which left cyclist with serious facial injuries
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Scotland to host Kenya in five-match series
Cricket Scotland has announced that Kenya will tour Scotland for a five-match series between June 30 to July 10. The teams will play two World Cricket League (WCL) Championship matches, two T20 matches and an Intercontinental Cup fixture. All matches will be played at the Mannofield ground in ...
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Scottish Oil Industry Cashes In On Africa
The Scottish Development International (SDI), Scotland's investment promotion agency, has recorded a 6 per cent growth in sales of oil and gas exports from Scotland to Africa in 2011/2012. During the period under review, the SDI added that the total international sales from both direct exports and overseas subsidiaries valued at 1,195 million. According to the annual publication, which ...
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Edinburgh's tram of indefinite delays
The development of a new tram system for Edinburgh has not been without controversy. Since the project was first proposed as far back as 1999 it took until 2006 for work to actually begin. Since then, there has been one failing after another, with many Edinburgh residents now wondering whether the new tram system will ever see the light of day and, more to the point, whether it is in fact necessary.
Edinburgh had a tram system up until the 1950s and, like many developed cities, it did away with the network in favor of other forms of public transport, mainly buses. Increasingly heavy traffic jams in the capital, however, have prompted city leaders to reconsider and in 2006 two bills went through parliament and were approved. Read more
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