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Furious victims of bungling surgeon hit out as his wife boasts of party plans after probe lets him keep job
PATIENTS left crippled by botched spinal ops enraged as couple's boozy celebrations are revealed in wake of decision not to strike surgeon ...
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Church of Scotland to discuss whether people in same-sex relationships can serve as ministers
THE governing body of the Church of Scotland is to debate the controversial subject of gay ministers today.The institution's General Assembly will consider whether to allow people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers.A theological commission was appointed two years ago to produce a report on the issue for the Kirk's annual gathering in Edinburgh.A Kirk spokesman said: ...
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Distraught dad reveals his heartache after he runs over and kills his cyclist son in freak accident
GREEN was put on gardening leave after the meeting on April 13 in which he was grilled about his links with former chairman Craig Whyte. Dunfermline boss Jim Jefferies rages at SFL chief over 'senseless' points deduction which led to Pars' ...
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Croft horror artist who almost lost arm ‘lucky to be alive’
Artist Karen Bush was airlifted to hospital after emergency services worked for five hours to free her from a diesel generator at Tor Croft, Mulben, on April ...
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Youngsters steal show in promising finale
This was an entertaining finale, full of determination and persistence and highlighted by the performances of youngsters Nicky Low, Clark Robertson, Josh Magennis, Joe Shaughnessy and Cammy Smith, with cameos for Jamie Masson and Declan ...
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A devastating shot Hainault won’t forget
Canadian international defender Andre Hainault was the Ross County hero as he volleyed in a brilliant winner at Victoria Park yesterday to give the Staggies a first Highland derby win of the ...
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We are the champions Cove grab league crown
The Aberdeen side lifted a third Highland League, title in six years by defeating closest rivals Formartine United in the winner-takes-all decider at North Lodge Park on Saturday to deny the Pitmedden men their first ...
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Bedroom tax eviction nightmare as Scots Labour-run council threatens to boot struggling families out of their homes
COUNCIL bureaucrats have threatened to kick hard-up Scots out of their homes because they can't pay the Con-Dem bedroom tax.Officials at a Labour authority left families terrified by warning them they will be taken to court and evicted if they don't cough up.One mum of three was targeted over arrears of just 129.96 - less than a month after the hated tax came into force.Angela Buskie ...
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Model Caroline Igoe who killed boyfriend with his own gun is showered with gifts in jail by secret admirer
IGOE, caged for shooting her boyfriend in the head, is said to believe her admirer is a photographer who took snaps of her as she tried to make it as a glamour ...
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Motor racing legend Jim Clark celebrated as hundreds flock to Duns for remembrance event
THE roar of the track echoed through Duns yesterday as hundreds gathered to pay tribute to Scots motor racing legend Jim Clark.Crowds thronged in the Borders town to watch the once-in-a-lifetime moment when two of Clark's famous cars blasted up and down the road.Fans had come from all over the world, drawn by the legend of the man who raced to the first of two world championship titles 50 ...
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Scottish doctors close to carrying out UKs first face transplant
SCOTS surgeons are gearing up to perform the UK's first face transplant.Medics at Glasgow's Southern General want to start offering the op to disfigured patients.They are talking to bosses about the idea, which could make Scotland a world leader in transplanting faces from dead donors.Wounded soldiers could be among those to benefit.The world's first face transplant took place in ...
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In Pictures Scots put on their comfiest suits for Onesie Day
GREEN was put on gardening leave after the meeting on April 13 in which he was grilled about his links with former chairman Craig Whyte. Dunfermline boss Jim Jefferies rages at SFL chief over 'senseless' points deduction which led to Pars' ...
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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks Britain
LONDON -- An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry ...
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Thousands of mining jobs in Scotland in danger
Hundreds of open cast mineworkers were laid off and left with unpaid wages last month, following the collapse of Scottish Coal, the largest surviving mine operator in Scotland. Of the company's 758 workers, all but 142 have been made redundant. The company operates six open pit mines in East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and Fife. Scottish Coal was one of the private operators the emerged ...
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Scotland's waterways seeing revival
Scotland’s waterways, the canals used to transport bulky goods and vast quantities of coal in the days before the development of the railways, are of great significance in terms of their role in the development of the country, new projects are making sure they remain so.
Scotland recently began investing heavily in its canal system with the introduction of the Millennium Link, a project to restore the Union Canal and Forth and Clyde Canals for use by recreational boaters, tourists and to encourage investment in the tourism, retail and commercial sectors. Read more
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