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03:19 - Relief at not-guilty verdict
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03:19 - Fatal fire witness 'scared' to reveal all he knew
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03:19 - Bridger denies lying about April murder
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03:19 - Downey in court over IRA bomb
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03:19 - No weapon found in Uist murder case
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03:19 - Partner of Scotland footballer admits £13,000 benefit fraud
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03:14 - Ayr sale sees store heifers average £770
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03:14 - Diversity and ambition key to expansion of Gael Force
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03:11 - Women forced to work in war brothel snub mayor
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03:11 - Quake tremors felt in Moscow
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03:11 - Scouts open ranks to gay children
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03:11 - Three in hospital after bridge collapse
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03:11 - Kerry calls for Israel and Palestine to turn focus on direct negotiations
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03:11 - Syria 'has agreed to talks'
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03:11 - Council installs life-saving machines in schools
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03:11 - Sisters tell how loss of mother inspired surgery
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03:11 - Demand for medical training shake-up to care for elderly
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03:11 - Hands on ... Netatmo Urban Weather Station
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03:08 - Welcome predator: Red squirrels have an ally – the once scarce pine marten
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03:08 - Over 100 skipfuls of rubbish on roads and railways
Scotsman
03:08 - Surface tension as world No.1 refuses to discuss the draw
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03:08 - Who's the daddy? Warren right in Wentworth mix
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03:08 - Drummond savours rare chance to return to the top level
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03:08 - Thoughts turn to weekend plans now that the golf's over . . .
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03:08 - Ulster urged to produce final charge over the line
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03:08 - Pay-off . . . sorry, play-off . . . final is fitting climax in game where money is all
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03:08 - The Tenner Bet
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03:08 - And there's more . . .
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03:08 - A career which was spent in green and white still a colourful memory
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03:08 - Forrest aware of harsh reality of profession he's excelled in
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Business

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...

Politics

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...

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...

Scotsman
today, 00:13

The Scotsman cartoon - 25/05/13

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

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...

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...

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...