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SSE profits up with more price rises expected

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:25 GMT

ENERGY giant SSE pocketed a 28% profits boost from UK households over the past year as they turned up their heating to keep out the bitter winter weather.

Missing teen Colin Law’s body found after 14 years

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:02:14 GMT

HUMAN remains found in an area of marsh and woodland were confirmed by police yesterday as those of Colin Law who went missing 14 years ago from the Berwickshire village of Gordon.

Edinburgh explosion: Man in hospital after fire

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:33:08 GMT

A TEENAGE workman has been left seriously injured after his clothes caught fire following an explosion in the city centre.

Man in hospital after being saved from River Esk

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:10:52 GMT

A MAN was rescued early today after falling 30ft down a riverbank in Dalkeith.

19 foot python caught after wrestling Florida man

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:32 GMT

A record-breaking Burmese python nearly 19 feet long and weighing 9st 2lb has been captured in Florida, after being discovered by a man biking in Florida.

Aberdeen by-election: Labour go on offensive

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:02:17 GMT

Labour will today attack the SNP’s record in Aberdeen ahead of a by-election in the city.

Scotland to launch wave energy sector fund

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:55:34 GMT

Scotland will be the first part of the UK to have a dedicated fund to help with the development of the wave energy sector, energy minister Fergus Ewing said.

Funeral for Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:39:09 GMT

The funeral of one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan will take place today.

Charity-funded air ambulance to launch

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:29:23 GMT

Scotland’s first charity-funded air ambulance helicopter will take to the skies today.

Boy, 8, dies after Aberdeen crash with crane

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:39 GMT

TRIBUTES were paid today to an eight year-old schoolboy who died after his bike collided with a mobile crane in Aberdeen.

Edinburgh drops out of TripAdvisor’s UK top ten

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:43 GMT

EDINBURGH has slumped dramatically in a visitor satisfaction poll in the past year, new figures have suggested, with the city dropping out of the top ten UK destinations.

NHS chief: ‘OK’ to deny patients lifesaving drugs

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:48:48 GMT

SCOTLAND’S medicines chief has insisted it is sometimes “OK to say no” to lifesaving drugs, if they do not come at a fair price for the NHS.

Nicola Benedetti takes a bow as she picks up MBE

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:22 GMT

A STYLISH Nicola Benedetti was among Scots to receive honours from the Queen at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

The violinist, from West Kilbride, said being an MBE, awarded for services to music and charity, was a “big honour and privilege”.

Gay minister hails ‘milestone’ moment for church

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:37 GMT

THE decision by the Kirk to allow the ordination of openly gay ministers has been described as a “milestone” by the minister whose appointment sparked the controversy.

Church of Scotland care services under threat

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:30:30 GMT

THE head of the Kirk’s charity wing has warned it will be forced to consider the future of some care services if local authorities keep cutting funding.

Scottish independence: Scots students could suffer

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:05:21 GMT

SCOTLAND’s universities would be inundated with applications from UK students looking for free tuition should the country become independent, it has been claimed.

Gran Slam: Grandmother tells of Andy Murray pride

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:10 GMT

HE MAY be an international tennis superstar, but to Andy Murray’s adoring grandmother, he’s still her bonnie boy from  Dunblane.

Scottish independence: Corporate tax slash pledge

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:55:27 GMT

AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would have one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the Western world in a bid to attract multinational firms, Alex Salmond has promised.

Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Braben dies

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:01 GMT

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the “third man” behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died yesterday at the age of 82.

High blood pressure is linked to cold wet weather

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:43:34 GMT

A LINK between cold, rainy weather and increased blood pressure has been found by Scottish researchers.