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The Herald
35 min. ago

Funding on offer to help young farmers starting up in livestock

The loan can be repaid with the sale of the animals. Strict credit control by auction companies and increasing reluctance by banks in recent years to grant unsecured loans to new entrants, who tend to rent land rather...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Bank of England appoints Hogg to new chief role

Charlotte Hogg, 42, moves from Santander UK where she has been head of retail distribution and intermediaries since 2011. The incoming BoE Governor Mark Carney interviewed the candidates in the final stage of the...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Investment key to rural tourism, says Scots laird

Dr Jamie Williamson, third generation laird of the Alvie & Dalraddy Estates at Kincraig, near Aviemore, says a £200,000 funding award from Bank of Scotland is the latest boost for the estates business, which has...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Anger at FirstGroup bonus offer to boss

Mr O'Toole declined the pay-out for the financial year to the end of March but the TSSA rail union described the proposed award as "unbelievable". A spokesman for Aberdeen-based FirstGroup said: "Tim...

 
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BBC
42 min. ago

Japan exports rise by most since 2010

Japanese exports rose in May by the most since 2010 as the yen weakened, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy. Shipments shot up 10.1% from the previous year, data showed, rising...

 
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Kodak prepares $406 million offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit

"This agreement, which serves as a critical component of the capital structure for the emerging Kodak, positions us to comprehensively settle our obligations with our various key creditor constituencies,"...

 

Politics

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

Warning of exodus as pay cuts hit Whitehall mandarins

The National Audit Office (NAO) found there had been a 17.4% real terms reduction in the base salary for senior civil servants since 2009. The report found there were "clear capability gaps" in the senior...

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

The world has seen a new Northern Ireland, claims PM

The Prime Minister said the fact the high-profile event was hosted in the region, and without incident, was proof of how much it had changed as a result of the peace process.After two days that witnessed no disorder,...

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

Swinney's promise on public sector

Mr Swinney will speak at a conference in Edinburgh ahead of the second anniverary of the Christie Commission report on public services in Scotland.He will say the SNP has embarked since the report on an "emphatic...

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

Prime Minister calls on Assad allies to topple president

At the end of the two-day G8 summit at picturesque Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister made clear the West would not repeat the mistakes of Iraq when existing institutions were dismantled, a vacuum was...

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

Jail the bad bankers and end excess pay, says commission

The report from Westminster's high-powered Banking Commission seeks to create a new culture of responsibility and accountability among Britain's much-derided top bankers. It points out that at its peak the public...

 
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The Herald
36 min. ago

Sex education in nurseries and the Pill for 13-year-olds

After a six-month investigation found Scotland's rate of teenage pregnancy is higher than most other Western European countries, MSPs called for a new blueprint to tackle the problem.The MSPs' research, disputed by...

 

World News

 
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Guardian
30 min. ago

Julian Assange attacks 'perverted' Gillard government

Julian Assange, left, and Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London this week. Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP Julian Assange has delivered a scathing attack on the Australian...

 
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The Herald
33 min. ago

Lasers uncover 'lost' Cambodian temple city

The laser scanning revealed a previously un-documented formally planned urban landscape integrating the centuries old temples.The Angkor temple complex, Cambodia's top tourist destination and one of Asia's most famous...

 
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The Herald
33 min. ago

Early Greek poll averted after ruling on broadcaster

A court ordered the ERT broadcaster back on air late on Monday as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his partners moved towards a compromise, ending a six-day impasse and easing fears of snap polls that would have...

 
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The Herald
33 min. ago

Police detain dozens after protests

State media TRT said 25 people had been detained in the capital Ankara, 13 in Eskisehir to the west and "many" in Istanbul. A police source confirmed the operation and said: "For now, only provocateurs...

 
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The Herald
33 min. ago

Nazi-hunters' most wanted charged

Laszlo Csatary was found guilty in absentia in 1948 of whipping or torturing Jews and helping to deport them to the death camp as a police commander in the Nazi- occupied eastern Slovak city of Kosice in 1944.

 
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The Herald
33 min. ago

Karzai announces peace talks with Taliban in Qatar

Mr Karzai's announcement yesterday was the first possible step forward in the peace process, which has struggled to achieve results despite many attempts, and is likely to be applauded by his Western...

 

Sport

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

England focus on final after ball issue

England (v South Africa at The Oval, 10.30am. From: AN Cook (captain), IR Bell, IJL Trott, JE Root, EJG Morgan, R Bopara, JC Buttler (wkt), SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, JC Tredwell, ST Finn, GP Swann

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Late collapse proves costly for Saltires

At one stage the Saltires looked on course to continue their love affair with Old Trafford where they had won on their previous three visits. However, having laid the foundation for a total approaching 250, a late...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Cricket Scotland throw the doors open

Pete Steindl's men begin a five-match series against Kenya at Mannofield, Aberdeen, later this month. The matches include two crucial World Cup qualifiers which the Scots must win to have a chance of automatically...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Gardiner's world proving a hit as Scotland watch with interest

His name is Hamish Gardiner and he has fitted in perfectly at Carlton CC, who are pushing for championship glory in the Cricket Scotland League East Premier Division, as the Grange Loan side celebrate their 150th...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

Baker takes first blood but fails to make cut for SW19

Baker took the first set and continued to battle manfully but eventually went down 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to an opponent who has been ranked inside the world's top 40. With Alex Bogdanovic and David Rice also losing yesterday,...

 
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The Herald
35 min. ago

'I realised that I had to find another gear. He has to learn that'

Having won his first at the US Open last September, some of the pressure will be off, although he would probably be wise to steer clear of most media outlets who think he simply has to turn up at SW19 to claim...

 
 
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