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Man arrested over alleged attempted murder of man who fell under bus following fight in street
UKIO Bankas are determined to appoint their own administrators in a move which could see them cash in on the security they hold over ...
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‘Windfarm can make north the new Saudi’
Highland Council's north planning committee agreed unanimously to raise no objection to 277 wind turbines being installed on the Moray Firth seabed, eight miles off Caithness between Wick and ...
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Scots crime rate at lowest for 39 years
Sexual offences recorded by the former Northern Constabulary were up by a third, although the force had a 16% decrease in overall crime and the second best clear-up rate in Scotland at ...
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New Army cuts target barracks for jobs cull
Across the UK, the latest round of cost-cutting at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has led to 4,480 job losses in the Army, including several hundred in ...
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Arrest over Farage election visit
A man was arrested last night after Ukip leader Nigel Farage was confronted by a group of protesters on a campaign visit for the Aberdeen Donside ...
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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 ...
Edinburgh Feature
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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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