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The Herald
12 min. ago

Ayr sale sees store heifers average £770

Fifty store, B&W bullocks sold to £1200 and 175.5p to average £752.20 and 163.6p (-5.3p).The firm also sold 303 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot. Top prices for hoggs: Mules with twins to £188 and with singles...

 
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The Herald
12 min. ago

Diversity and ambition key to expansion of Gael Force

But the story of the Gael Force Group and its 49-year-old founder Stewart Graham is quite a tale, whose final chapter could yet see a billion-pound presence on Scotland's commercial landscape.In March, many observers...

 
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The Independent
27 min. ago

Jim Armitage: Alone and unloved, Swiss provide a salutary lesson for the Eurosceptics

Conservative backbenchers like to cite Switzerland as an example of how it’s possible to trade in Europe while remaining out of the European Union. But within Switzerland itself, this benefit is not quite so apparent....

 
smart meters need to be harder to hack, experts say
BBC
40 min. ago

Smart meters need to be harder to hack, experts say

By the year 2020 about 30 million British homes will have digital smart meters monitoring their gas and electricity usage, according to government plans. The scheme promises to reduce costs as in-house monitors will...

 
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The Independent
today, 01:52

With lottery sales hitting an all-time high of £7bn, Camelot chief executive Dianne Thompson has every...

If you hit the jackpot on the National Lottery, and choose to make the trip to Camelot’s headquarters in Watford to pick up your cheque, there is a chance the person handing over your winnings will be Dianne Thompson....

 
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The Independent
today, 01:52

Market Report: Rough ride endured by rattled retailers

Retailers had a tough time on the markets yesterday, with analysts sticking the knife in and investors dumping stock as the FTSE ended its month-long climb. High-street mainstay and catalogue retailer Next had a...

 
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The Independent
today, 01:26

Outspoken fund manager Andy Brough joins the ranks of UKIP

One of the City’s best-known fund managers has joined UKIP as the business world continues to pick sides over Europe. Andy Brough, who manages Schroders’ £1.4 billion mid-cap fund, is understood to have joined Nigel...

 
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The Independent
today, 00:15

The Conversation: Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader

You were born, raised and schooled in Australia and worked in Thailand – how did you find yourself leading the Green Party of England and Wales? If you'd told me five years ago that this was where I'd be now I would...

 
the scotsman cartoon - 25/05/13
Scotsman
today, 00:13

The Scotsman cartoon - 25/05/13

The EDL is the subject of today's cartoon Illustration by Brian Adcock

 
gerry hassan: not social justice paradise we claim
Scotsman
today, 00:13

Gerry Hassan: Not social justice paradise we claim

THERE was a revealing exchange on Newsnight Scotland this week which got to the heart of the matter of the substance (or lack of) in much of the independence debate. Asked to elucidate on what social justice measures...

 
alf young: power about more than mechanics
Scotsman
today, 00:13

Alf Young: Power about more than mechanics

WHEN Scotland's First Minister stood before a group of workers in a Falkirk factory on Tuesday to launch his government's economic case for independence, Alex Salmond used a well-worn phrase. To realise Scotland’s...

 
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The Independent
yesterday, 23:44

Diary: The Professor’s backing Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund (‘They’ll win 3-1,’ he says)

Bayern or Borussia? It’s time to take sides. Surely Gisela Stuart, the Bavaria-born Labour MP, can offer expert guidance on which team the neutrals should support in the all-German Champions League Final clash at...

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Women forced to work in war brothel snub mayor

The mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, sparked a storm of criticism at home and abroad when he said last week the military brothels had been needed, and Japan has been unfairly singled out for wartime practices common...

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Quake tremors felt in Moscow

The quake registered 8.0 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coast and north of Japan. It is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Scouts open ranks to gay children

The Scouts stressed yesterday their organisation of 2.6 million boys and about one million adult leaders and volunteers would not condone sexual conduct by any Scout - gay or straight.The National Council vote was...

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Three in hospital after bridge collapse

Authorities said there were no deaths, and three people were rescued and taken to hospital.The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge - more than half a century old - collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver,...

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Kerry calls for Israel and Palestine to turn focus on direct negotiations

Speaking to reporters after two days of meetings, Mr Kerry said he had had very productive talks with the two sides and urged them to avoid taking any actions that would jeopardise his shuttle diplomacy.

 
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The Herald
15 min. ago

Syria 'has agreed to talks'

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said the Syrian Government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva, which is expected in the next two weeks.However, he...

 

Sport

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Surface tension as world No.1 refuses to discuss the draw

Beaten in the final by Rafael Nadal last year, Djokovic was drawn in the same half as the seven-times champion and promptly refused to talk about the prospect of playing the Spaniard in the semi-finals, or anyone...

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Who's the daddy? Warren right in Wentworth mix

Now the Scot is in a prime position to earn a family fortune. A winner's cheque of almost €800,000 is on offer here at Wentworth and Warren manoeuvred himself into a share of second place at the halfway stage of the...

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Drummond savours rare chance to return to the top level

Scott Drummond couldn't be happier. It was like winter at Wentworth during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship but Drummond had the warm glow of a man just pleased to be playing golf in a competitive...

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Thoughts turn to weekend plans now that the golf's over . . .

Given the controversy that's surrounded the BMW PGA Championship off the course this week, the flustered sponsors could've done with their star attractions illuminating proceedings on it. The big names have better...

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Ulster urged to produce final charge over the line

On the other side of the Irish Sea, at Ravenhill, Nick Williams and Ruan Pienaar have been equally influential figures in the red and white of Ulster. And in much the same way too. Williams, from New Zealand, is a...

 
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The Herald
18 min. ago

Pay-off . . . sorry, play-off . . . final is fitting climax in game where money is all

Blame the large aspidistra in the corner of my garret that covers half the screen. Would trim it but I fear it would reveal a new series entitled Fresh Faces with Stephen Fry, Clare Balding and Jeremy Clarkson as...

 
 
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