Register
Sign In
Premium Content
Help
Sitemap
Home
Skip Navigation
Contact Us
Disability Statement
Site
Web
Search
Home
News
Sport
Business
Your Say
Newspaper
Health Info
Money
enhanced by
scotsman.com
Scotland
UK
International
Politics
Health
Education
Entertainment
Science
Transport
Opinion
Games
Features
Festivals
Lifestyle
Reviews
Columnists
Blogs
Business Club
Video
Archive
Email Newsletters
Whisky
Advertise
You need to have javascript enabled to view this page correctly
Saturday, 7th November 2009
Change Date
Sections
Scotland
UK
International
Sport
- Football
- Rugby
- Racing
- Other sport
Business
Politics
Sci-Tech
Health
Education
Entertainment
Gaelic
Opinion
Obituaries
Games
Article Index
Other Sections
Features
Scotsman Magazine
Back Issues
Supplements
Other Sites
More News
More Sport
More Business
Scotland on Sunday
Evening News
Heritage & Culture
Living
Dating
Announcements
Money
Scotsman Shop
Scotsman Hotels
Fantasy Golf
Photos Today
Local Pages
Edinburgh Festivals
Whisky
Article Index »
Athletics
Chuck Ziegler III Jnr on the week in golf
Flu outbreak knocks Rocks
Banking & Insurance
Hester plots rebuild for RBS as bid emerges for US offshoot
Thousands face axe as chief admits RBS only half way through cull
Lloyds TSB charity row set to continue as London talks fail
Books
Book review: Trust: How we lost it and how to get it back
Interview: Michael Morpurgo, author
Book review: The Leper's Bell
Book review: Blood's a Rover
Book review: Ransom
Book review: A Wilder Vein
Book review: Super Girl
Journeys into the interior
Bookworm: Date with death
Book review: Beginners
Boxing
Haye continues to think big despite being dwarfed by Valuev at weigh-in
Final Curtain: Sir Henry Cooper's last fight. Earl's Court, 16 March 1971
Business
Hester plots rebuild for RBS as bid emerges for US offshoot
Shares in BA rise on back of investor confidence
Thousands face axe as chief admits RBS only half way through cull
STV set to sue over ITV's broadcasts over the Border
Dyson sucks in slashed salary
Duma's plan to triple beer duty may cost Russian jobs
Firms report rise in cost of raw materials
US jobless nears 16m despite end of recession
Terry Murden: Royal Bank chief sees light at end of tunnel
Designed as a 'buy'
Business Top Stories
Hester plots rebuild for RBS as bid emerges for US offshoot
Thousands face axe as chief admits RBS only half way through cull
STV set to sue over ITV's broadcasts over the Border
Duma's plan to triple beer duty may cost Russian jobs
Terry Murden: Royal Bank chief sees light at end of tunnel
Anger at plan for more meat inspection costs
Coffee chains still thirsty for space
Lloyds TSB charity row set to continue as London talks fail
Cartoon
Cartoon
Celebrities
Patience – castle is nearly ready for Take That star's Highland wedding
Elton John out of hospital after flu
Comment
Isla Traquair: 'We aren't doing enough to help these young men'
Cartoon
Brian Monteith: Local solution to Scotland's spending crisis
Terry Murden: Royal Bank chief sees light at end of tunnel
Scotsman Archive: Conservative housing proposals 7 November, 1950
Afghanistan fighting makes sure poppy is still a potent symbol
Joyce McMillan: New expenses rules return us to an era when women's work was undervalued
Analysis: Time should solve world views still at odds in Europe
Stephen McGinty: The great outdoors poses a challenge – but I won't rise to it
Cricket
Clubs vote for league split as part of reform
Division 1
Ketsbaia's Georgia job
Blackpool at 8-11 do like to be beside the seaside
First division
May in the dark over club budget
Division 2
Weir feels benefit of Meadow stroll
Division 3
Third division
Economics
US jobless nears 16m despite end of recession
Edinburgh, East & Fife
Farm death investigation
Killer watched TV as man died
Cannabis farm man jailed
Edinburgh house prices show 15% rise in 12 months
Student death is sixth in seven years
Education
Spy headhunters set sights on Scots students
Scotsman Archive: Conservative housing proposals 7 November, 1950
Racism is endemic, say minority teachers
Afghanistan fighting makes sure poppy is still a potent symbol
Village school with two pupils to close
Student death is sixth in seven years
English
Ancelotti in no rush after Chelsea ban suspended
Chelsea can keep Gourlay happy by cashing in at United's expense
Gateshead host Brentford as ambitious club seeks return to glory days
Entertainment
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
Strictly storms into Blackpool
Patience – castle is nearly ready for Take That star's Highland wedding
Elton John out of hospital after flu
Slumdog director to focus on climber's arm ordeal
Warts and all, the gruffalo is favourite
Environment
Poor nations 'must stop blaming rich for emissions'
Features
Doing the business
What happens next is up to you
The saddest homecoming
Book reviews: Trotsky | Fiesta
Book reviews: Seven Days In The Art World | The Snowball | The Age Of Wonder | Txting
Book review: Beginners
Journeys into the interior
Bookworm: Date with death
Book review: Super Girl
Book review: A Wilder Vein
Food, Drink & Agriculture
Anger at plan for more meat inspection costs
Football
Season's first capital clash is bubbling with intrigue
Hibs provide World Cup springboard as Bamba comes on leaps and bounds
Weir feels benefit of Meadow stroll
Reid's praise for Gannon before derby
Hearts diehard Black eager to taste cross-city clash for first time as he bids to kick-start career
Remebrance service at Tynecastle
Mature Wilson reminds Smith of Dundee United legend Narey
May in the dark over club budget
Hulse gives Derby a lift
Gateshead host Brentford as ambitious club seeks return to glory days
Gaelic
Trì diofar dhòighean air a' Ghàidhlig a làimhseachadh
Boinne ann am beul na gaoithe
Games
Compact crossword
Cryptic crossword
Bridge
Chess
Glasgow and West
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
Woman assaulted by 'taxi driver'
Pensioner dies when hit crossing road
Stalker who wrote love letters in blood to doctor given life
Golf
Torrance cards 67 to keep title hopes alive
Woods closes in on 17th WGC title with share of lead in Shanghai
Health
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
Lethal danger of purchasing prescription drugs online
Elton John out of hospital after flu
Schools must teach skills that saved my life, says 999 woman
100-mile trip in store for new dental patients
Latest fatality brings Scots swine flu total to 32
Horse Racing
Midday breaks Cecil's duck
Murtagh ready to let Rip in Breeders' Cup
Destiny calling at Doncaster
Industry
Dyson sucks in slashed salary
Firms report rise in cost of raw materials
Int'l Football
Dorman tipped to bounce back after missing out on Wales squad
International
'God is great' shouted before massacre
Analysis: US Muslims fear reprisals in wake of Fort Hood attack
Court scraps order to pay for mosques in Bosnia
He challenged Iran's supreme leader in public … could he be the bravest man in the world?
Security driver is 10m theft suspect
Ukraine's Russian gas bill paid on time
Thief to get more than a ticking off
You Kazakhs are so virile, Berlusconi tells visiting president
Maths whizz whose challenge wrong-footed the Ayatollah
Mann: Meeting son for first time is the best early Christmas present
Inverness and Highlands
Jail for crash at 'crazy' speed that ended with two deaths
100-mile trip in store for new dental patients
Causeway drowning to go before accident inquiry
Patience – castle is nearly ready for Take That star's Highland wedding
Leaders
Oooh, missus – what a carry-on at Westminster
We must not jump to conclusions
Darling arrives at the table with no cards left to play
Letters
Gold will stay
Different rules
Point of view: Religion
Flawed inquiry
Party politics
Flu confusion
A line too far
Party politics
Sense of balance lost in rush to condemn
Hegel's beliefs
Market Reports
Index shrugs off US gloom
Media & Leisure
STV set to sue over ITV's broadcasts over the Border
Music
Classical review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gig review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Portico Quartet
News
Darling: No tax cuts and no more money
News
Darling: No tax cuts and no more money
Ex-defence chiefs' verdict on Brown: dithering and failing British troops
News
First duck houses … now it's Goosegate
Ex-defence chiefs' verdict on Brown: dithering and failing British troops
News
'God is great' shouted before massacre
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
News
'God is great' shouted before massacre
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
News
Double standards row as Cameron says 'yes' to Welsh referendum – but 'no' to Scots one
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
News
Double standards row as Cameron says 'yes' to Welsh referendum – but 'no' to Scots one
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
News
'Jobs for all' pledge in poll hustings
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
News
'Jobs for all' pledge in poll hustings
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
News
Jail for crash at 'crazy' speed that ended with two deaths
Financial crisis to take Britain's national debt to £2,300,000,000,000
News
Highest in Europe – one in ten Scots used cannabis last year
North East
Train services back on track after flooding
Opinion
Joyce McMillan: New expenses rules return us to an era when women's work was undervalued
Party politics
A line too far
Afghanistan fighting makes sure poppy is still a potent symbol
Flu confusion
Darling arrives at the table with no cards left to play
Different rules
Analysis: Time should solve world views still at odds in Europe
Flawed inquiry
Point of view: Religion
Other sports
Newtonmore out to seize the moment against Kingussie
Performing Arts
What happens next is up to you
Theatre review: Hair I am
Personal Finance
Cash clinic: Flexibility vital as pension regulations continue to change
Pay freezes set to thaw next year
Jeff Salway: Making the numbers add up is only possible with lower prices
We're on the way back up, but don't expect recovery to be smooth
One thing is certain next year: higher tax, so Isas gain interest
Markets set to benefit from split over the outlook for economy
Some better news for first-time buyers
Barriers to switching suppliers cause fuel poverty
Home reports 'devalued' as lenders seek second opinion
Scottish house sales hit 17-month high
Politics
First duck houses … now it's Goosegate
Double standards row as Cameron says 'yes' to Welsh referendum – but 'no' to Scots one
'Jobs for all' pledge in poll hustings
Financial crisis to take Britain's national debt to £2,300,000,000,000
Poor nations 'must stop blaming rich for emissions'
Expenses MP reconsiders
Joyce McMillan: New expenses rules return us to an era when women's work was undervalued
Fine fare at the G20
Families of soldiers killed by rogue policeman divided on war policy
Bomb blast soldier the 'toughest of men'
Retail
Coffee chains still thirsty for space
Reviews
Classical review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Theatre review: Hair I am
Gig review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Portico Quartet
Book reviews: Trotsky | Fiesta
Book reviews: Seven Days In The Art World | The Snowball | The Age Of Wonder | Txting
Book review: Beginners
Book review: Super Girl
Book review: A Wilder Vein
Book review: Ransom
Book review: Blood's a Rover
Rugby
Lineen named Scotland A coach
An entire team wiped out by the Great War
McBryde urges Wales to clinch historic victory
Allan Massie on rugby: Joint captaincy makes perfect sense for Scots
Johnson promises more discipline from England
Leicester 22 - 17 South Africa: Leicester stun world champion Springboks
Scotland
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
'Jobs for all' pledge in poll hustings
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
Highest in Europe – one in ten Scots used cannabis last year
Jail for crash at 'crazy' speed that ended with two deaths
Village school with two pupils to close
Schools must teach skills that saved my life, says 999 woman
Killer watched TV as man died
Cannabis farm man jailed
100-mile trip in store for new dental patients
Six Nations
Allan Massie on rugby: Joint captaincy makes perfect sense for Scots
Leicester 22 - 17 South Africa: Leicester stun world champion Springboks
SPL
Season's first capital clash is bubbling with intrigue
Hibs provide World Cup springboard as Bamba comes on leaps and bounds
Remebrance service at Tynecastle
Hearts diehard Black eager to taste cross-city clash for first time as he bids to kick-start career
Reid's praise for Gannon before derby
Mature Wilson reminds Smith of Dundee United legend Narey
Zaluska offering Mowbray greater security
McBride eager to experience his first taste of derby fever
McGhee hopes Aberdeen have more tolerant match official
Moyes eager to see Old Firm play in England
Sport
Season's first capital clash is bubbling with intrigue
Haye continues to think big despite being dwarfed by Valuev at weigh-in
Final Curtain: Sir Henry Cooper's last fight. Earl's Court, 16 March 1971
Remebrance service at Tynecastle
Hearts diehard Black eager to taste cross-city clash for first time as he bids to kick-start career
Reid's praise for Gannon before derby
Hibs provide World Cup springboard as Bamba comes on leaps and bounds
An entire team wiped out by the Great War
Lineen named Scotland A coach
Weir feels benefit of Meadow stroll
Sport Top Stories
Destiny calling at Doncaster
Murtagh ready to let Rip in Breeders' Cup
Zaluska offering Mowbray greater security
Ancelotti in no rush after Chelsea ban suspended
Chelsea can keep Gourlay happy by cashing in at United's expense
Open letter to Martin Bain, excuser of Rangers' serial troublemakers
Newtonmore out to seize the moment against Kingussie
Dorman tipped to bounce back after missing out on Wales squad
Hulse gives Derby a lift
Midday breaks Cecil's duck
Superteams
Johnson promises more discipline from England
McBryde urges Wales to clinch historic victory
An entire team wiped out by the Great War
Lineen named Scotland A coach
Tax
Duma's plan to triple beer duty may cost Russian jobs
Tayside and Central
Schools must teach skills that saved my life, says 999 woman
Village school with two pupils to close
Technology
Digital drive is sound judgment from Linn
Tennis
Agassi plea for drug row compassion
Murray eases into Valencia semis
Top Stories
Darling: No tax cuts and no more money
First duck houses … now it's Goosegate
Ex-defence chiefs' verdict on Brown: dithering and failing British troops
'God is great' shouted before massacre
Taggart's returning to our screens … but it could be shown on BBC
Double standards row as Cameron says 'yes' to Welsh referendum – but 'no' to Scots one
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
'Jobs for all' pledge in poll hustings
Rooftop garden, cinema and private rooms in Scotland's £840m hospital
Highest in Europe – one in ten Scots used cannabis last year
Transport
BA to cut 1,200
Transport
Shares in BA rise on back of investor confidence
Designed as a 'buy'
Transport
Train services back on track after flooding
UK
Ex-defence chiefs' verdict on Brown: dithering and failing British troops
Double standards row as Cameron says 'yes' to Welsh referendum – but 'no' to Scots one
Mother bled to death as doctor refused to leave bed
Financial crisis to take Britain's national debt to £2,300,000,000,000
Police followed leads from psychics in death inquiry
Coffee chains still thirsty for space
BA to cut 1,200
Elton John out of hospital after flu
Singer's tribute to war veteran grandfather
Expenses MP reconsiders
World
'God is great' shouted before massacre
Analysis: US Muslims fear reprisals in wake of Fort Hood attack
Court scraps order to pay for mosques in Bosnia
He challenged Iran's supreme leader in public … could he be the bravest man in the world?
Security driver is 10m theft suspect
Maths whizz whose challenge wrong-footed the Ayatollah
Thief to get more than a ticking off
You Kazakhs are so virile, Berlusconi tells visiting president
Ukraine's Russian gas bill paid on time
Nanny fired for renting baby
Home
Back to content
Sitemap
Contact Us
Property
Jobs
Motors
Also Search
Featured Advertising
var c_$ID$timerLength = 5; var c_$ID$animationLengths = new Array(); var c_$ID$timerIDs = new Array(); var c_$ID$startTimes = new Array(); var c_$ID$objectList = new Array(); var c_$ID$endHeights = new Array(); var c_$ID$isMoving = new Array(); var c_$ID$SelectedIndex = 0; var c_$ID$BaseClass = new Array();c_$ID$BaseClass[0]="a";c_$ID$BaseClass[1]="b";c_$ID$BaseClass[2]="c";c_$ID$BaseClass[3]="d";c_$ID$BaseClass[4]="e"; function $ID$SlideOpen(index,interval, contentHeight){ var elementNameStart=$ID$PanelList[index].PanelContentID; if(c_$ID$isMoving[elementNameStart] || c_$ID$SelectedIndex==index){return;} c_$ID$SelectedIndex=index for(x=0;x<$ID$PanelList.length;x++){ document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[x].PanelContentID).style.height = "1px"; document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[x].PanelContentID).style.display = "none"; document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[x].PanelID).className="panelHeader"+ c_$ID$BaseClass[x] +"Off"; } var panelContent = document.getElementById(elementNameStart); var panelHeader = document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[index].PanelID); panelHeader.className="panelHeader"+c_$ID$BaseClass[index]+"On"; document.getElementById($ID$LastSelectedID).value=elementNameStart; if(interval && interval>0){ c_$ID$animationLengths[elementNameStart]=interval; }else{ c_$ID$animationLengths[elementNameStart]=200; } c_$ID$isMoving[elementNameStart] = true; c_$ID$objectList[elementNameStart] = panelContent; c_$ID$endHeights[elementNameStart] = contentHeight; c_$ID$startTimes[elementNameStart] = (new Date()).getTime(); c_$ID$objectList[elementNameStart].style.display = "block"; c_$ID$timerIDs[elementNameStart] = setInterval('$ID$Slidetick(\'' + elementNameStart + '\');',c_$ID$timerLength); } function $ID$MouseOver(index){ if(c_$ID$SelectedIndex==index){ return; } document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[index].PanelID).className="panelHeader"+ c_$ID$BaseClass[index] +"Over"; } function $ID$MouseOut(index){ if(c_$ID$SelectedIndex==index){ return; } document.getElementById($ID$PanelList[index].PanelID).className="panelHeader"+ c_$ID$BaseClass[index] +"Off"; } function $ID$Slidetick(elementName){ var elapsedTime = (new Date()).getTime() - c_$ID$startTimes[elementName]; if (elapsedTime > c_$ID$animationLengths[elementName]){ $ID$endSlide(elementName); }else { var distance =Math.round(elapsedTime / c_$ID$animationLengths[elementName] * c_$ID$endHeights[elementName]); c_$ID$objectList[elementName].style.height = distance + "px"; } return; } function $ID$endSlide(elementName){ clearInterval(c_$ID$timerIDs[elementName]); c_$ID$objectList[elementName].style.height = c_$ID$endHeights[elementName] + "px"; delete(c_$ID$isMoving[elementName]); delete(c_$ID$timerIDs[elementName]); delete(c_$ID$startTimes[elementName]); delete(c_$ID$endHeights[elementName]); delete(c_$ID$objectList[elementName]); return; }