The Scotsman - News http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=6985 The latest breaking Scottish news including UK and world news updates plus videos en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk TS http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=6985&format=rss Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:24:38 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/TS_rss.gif thescotsman.scotsman.com http://thescotsman.scotsman.com 281 70 Judge halts BA union's '12 days of chaos' strike http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Judge-halts-BA-union39s-3912.5922645.jp THE travel plans of one million passengers were saved yesterday when British Airways won its legal bid to have a 12-day strike scrapped. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Judge-halts-BA-union39s-3912.5922645.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scotland braced for -9ºC deep freeze http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Scotland-braced-for-9C-deep.5922672.jp SCOTLAND was preparing itself for more snow showers and freezing temperatures over the coming days, as bookmakers shortened the odds on a white Christmas in Edinburgh and Gla http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Scotland-braced-for-9C-deep.5922672.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Flyglobespan: 8,000 swamp helplines as international rescue is go http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Flyglobespan-8000-swamp-helplines-as.5922634.jp MORE than 8,000 calls flooded customer helplines yesterday, as efforts continued to bring home thousands of holidaymakers hit by the collapse of Flyglobespan. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Flyglobespan-8000-swamp-helplines-as.5922634.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Copenhagen summit: One day to save world, and it's not looking good http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Copenhagen-summit-One-day-.5922623.jp PLEDGES on the table at the Copenhagen climate summit would commit the world to a dangerous 3C global warming, a leaked document seen by The Scotsman has revealed. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Copenhagen-summit-One-day-.5922623.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT MPs ready to fight for their right not to repay expenses cash http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/MPs-ready--to-.5922656.jp MPS have started their fight against demands they repay expenses, just as they depart for their early Christmas holidays. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/MPs-ready--to-.5922656.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Not waving but drowning as plug pulled on top club http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Not--waving--but.5922678.jp EDINBURGH's oldest private swimming club has been forced to go bathing cap in hand to members to avert a "major crisis" in its finances. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Not--waving--but.5922678.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT First stop, Silvio Berlusconi's private dentist http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/First-stop-Silvio-Berlusconi39s-private.5922603.jp A WEAK-LOOKING Silvio Berlusconi emerged from hospital yesterday following the attack on him earlier this week – and the image-conscious Italian prime minister's first por http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/First-stop-Silvio-Berlusconi39s-private.5922603.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Anthrax in heroin kills addict http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Anthrax-in-heroin-kills-addict.5922626.jp ANTHRAX has been found in a drug addict who died earlier this week and another who was being treated in hospital last night. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Anthrax-in-heroin-kills-addict.5922626.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT David Cameron promises blueprint for more Holyrood powers 'in first year as PM' http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/David-Cameron-promises-blueprint-for.5922628.jp DAVID Cameron yesterday backed boosting the powers of the Scottish Parliament, saying he would set out to enact reforms within a year of becoming prime minister. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/David-Cameron-promises-blueprint-for.5922628.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Glasgow bottom of UK 'power map' http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Glasgow-bottom-of-UK-39power.5922624.jp SCOTLAND has the least "powerful" parliamentary constituency in Britain according to a new report that found Glasgow North East was the weakest in the UK. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Glasgow-bottom-of-UK-39power.5922624.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Headache for the defence minister whose orders are trumped by God's http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Headache-for-the-defence-minister.5922589.jp BESIDES obvious enemies such as Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak is now worrying about people such as army reservist and rabbi Yaacov Idels, who http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Headache-for-the-defence-minister.5922589.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Cancer charity urges stores to stop selling breast torch http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Cancer-charity-urges-stores-.5922668.jp A LEADING breast cancer charity has called on Boots the chemist to stop stocking a product which claims to help women to detect abnormalities in their breasts. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Cancer-charity-urges-stores-.5922668.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Private school faces inquiry over third sex scandal in a year http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Private-school-faces-inquiry-over.5922653.jp MINISTERS are being urged to investigate a top fee-paying school after a third sex scandal in just over a year. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Private-school-faces-inquiry-over.5922653.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Girl, 15, killed by her father in name of 'honour' http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Girl-15-killed-by-her.5922741.jp A FATHER was jailed for life yesterday for the "honour killing" of his 15-year-old daughter, who disappeared more than a decade ago. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Girl-15-killed-by-her.5922741.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT When the motorbike suicide bombers came to turn the bazaar into a bloodbath, the soldiers didn't flinch, falter or fail. They did their duty http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/When-the-motorbike-suicide-bombers.5922479.jp TWO British soldiers killed in a Taleban suicide attack were hailed as heroes yesterday for preventing mass carnage in a crowded marketplace. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/When-the-motorbike-suicide-bombers.5922479.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Net loss for newspapers as John Swinney plans to move public notices online http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Net--loss-for-.5922655.jp SCOTTISH ministers have announced plans to allow councils no longer to publish public notices in newspapers and instead put them online. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Net--loss-for-.5922655.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Air France 447 disaster leads to new call for safety review http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Air-France-447-disaster-.5922592.jp NEW airline safety standards are required, French aviation investigators said yesterday, after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measur http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Air-France-447-disaster-.5922592.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT City primaries to close next year to cut costs http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/City-primaries-to-close-next.5922848.jp FOUR primary schools in Edinburgh are to close at the end of the summer term next year as part of a cost-cutting exercise, it was announced last night. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/City-primaries-to-close-next.5922848.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Bosses eye up £150m deal to turn oil yard into base for wind turbines http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Bosses-eye-up-150m-deal.5922651.jp A FORMER Highland oil yard is set to become a major manufacturing base to support the offshore wind turbine industry in a project worth £150 million and 2000 jobs. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Bosses-eye-up-150m-deal.5922651.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Osteopath suspended after diagnosing deadly virus GP 'would not find' http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Osteopath-suspended--after-diagnosing.5922664.jp AN OSTEOPATH who left a woman fearing death when he wrongly diagnosed Hepatitis C has been suspended for a year. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Osteopath-suspended--after-diagnosing.5922664.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT US drones kill 17 in attacks on insurgent stronghold in Pakistan http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/US-drones-kill-17-in.5922593.jp FIVE United States drone aircraft launched a single co-ordinated attack on a target in militant-plagued North Waziristan in Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 15 people i http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/US-drones-kill-17-in.5922593.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Man accused of casino shooting 'freaked' on seeing gun http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Man-accused-of-casino-shooting.5922582.jp AN ALLEGED hit-man told a trial yesterday he "freaked" when a mystery man holding a pistol jumped into the car he was driving. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Man-accused-of-casino-shooting.5922582.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mike Russell in move to clear his name in smear row http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Mike-Russell-in-move-to.5922640.jp A SENIOR Scottish minister has reported himself to the Standards Commissioner in an attempt to clear his name over allegations that he was involved with a malicious blog. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Mike-Russell-in-move-to.5922640.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT John Swinney says SNP will consider call to cut salaries of highest-paid NHS workers http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/John-Swinney-says-SNP-will.5922641.jp THE Scottish Government will consider an NHS official's call for a pay cut for senior health workers, finance secretary John Swinney said yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/John-Swinney-says-SNP-will.5922641.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Resurrected da Vinci masterpiece goes on display http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Resurrected--da-Vinci-masterpiece.5922654.jp A PAINTING by Leonardo da Vinci went on display in Scotland yesterday, six years after it was stolen from a stately home. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Resurrected--da-Vinci-masterpiece.5922654.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Stepfather admits sticking 42 needles into toddler as part of 'religious ritual' http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Stepfather-admits-sticking-42-needles.5922590.jp THE stepfather of a two-year-old boy found with 42 needles in his body has confessed to jabbing them into the toddler as part of a religious ritual. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Stepfather-admits-sticking-42-needles.5922590.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Safety watchdog denies being festive killjoy http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Safety-watchdog--denies-being.5922608.jp A WATCHDOG has moved to quell an expected avalanche of ridiculous health and safety myths over the festive period. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Safety-watchdog--denies-being.5922608.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT No threat of new trial for man cleared of raping drunk girl http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/No-threat-of-new-trial.5922674.jp A "GOOD Samaritan" who served two and a half years in jail after trying to help a drunken schoolgirl finally walked free from court yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/No-threat-of-new-trial.5922674.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Five go mad as Blyton book sells for £600 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Five-go-mad--as.5922609.jp A SCOTTISH charity shop was celebrating yesterday after selling a five shilling (25p) copy of an Enid Blyton Famous Five mystery for almost £600. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Five-go-mad--as.5922609.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Soldier gave his life trying to save comrade http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Soldier-gave-his-life-trying.5922658.jp HUNDREDS of mourners gathered yesterday to bid farewell to a hero soldier killed in Afghanistan. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Soldier-gave-his-life-trying.5922658.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT