New Army cuts target barracks for jobs cull

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Arrest over Farage election visit

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Spar session holds key for Cornish

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

New probe over fire deaths draws blank

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

A FRESH police investigation into the suspicious deaths of three north-east men - including one case dating back to 1998 - has come up ...

Crisis-hit hospital in patient deaths probe

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Staggies close in on Maatsen as quartet head for exit door

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Gunn wins by one in the US

Evening Express - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Sex predator John Cronin released early from Ulster jail and now back staying with his parents in Scotland

Daily Record - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

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 ...

Scot and South African appointed to spearhead Commonwealth sport development projects

Inside the Games - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

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 ...

Spawning ground of deep-sea sharks found in Scotland

Middle East Times - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Marine scientists in Scotland say they've discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country's only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. Anglers in the area have long fished ...

Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray join forces to build tennis and golf centre designed to help the sports stars of the future

Daily Record - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

The SPL has not suddenly become overrun with puritans, it's just football has at last woken up to how other sports go about their ...

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Non-cumulative Guaranteed Trust Preferred Securities Shares Cross 7 Yield Mark

Forbes - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

NYSE: RBS.PRI ) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5625), with shares changing hands as low as $22.32 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.23% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according ...