How do hopes for offshore wind jobs measure up?
Predictions were made last week that Scotland's offshore wind industry could create 28,000 direct jobs and 20,000 indirectly by 2020. The figures were contained in...
View ArticleDumfries football pitch approval advised
Plans for a first full-size third-generation all-weather football pitch in Dumfries and Galloway have been recommended for approval. The...
View ArticleCricket 'scam' dominates papers
The fall-out from allegations of a cricket betting scam concerning the Test between Pakistan and England is widely reported in Monday's papers. Cricket is "in crisis", says The Times, while the Sun...
View ArticleJapan central bank acts on stronger yen
The Bank of Japan has held an emergency meeting amid growing concern about the surging value...
View ArticleGirl mauled by two Rottweiler dogs in Dundee street
A 10-year-old girl is in hospital in Dundee after being attacked by two Rottweiler dogs in the street. The incident...
View ArticleCan new legislation ease traveller tensions?
The coalition has signalled that it is reconsidering the...
View ArticleFalklands vet returns PoW trumpet
The Argentinian jets screamed overhead the young paratrooper from Dundee, dropping their deadly payloads...
View ArticleCannabis may relieve chronic nerve pain
Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves, a study suggests. A small...
View ArticleFears for wildlife under threat in UK waters
The Firth of Clyde in Scotland was once known for its...
View ArticleIndonesia volcano erupts again after long dormancy
Mount Sinabung volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has erupted again, sending ash and smoke several kilometres into the atmosphere. Thousands of people living near the mountain evacuated their...
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View ArticleAudio slideshow: Niger's double disaster
An existing, long-term food crisis in the landlocked West African country, has now been compounded by devastating floods - which saw the River Niger rise to its highest level for more than 80 years....
View ArticleDry weather reveals archaeological 'cropmarks' in fields
Hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered by aerial surveys, thanks to a dry start to the summer, English Heritage has said. The surveys show marks made when crops growing over buried features...
View ArticleFaith in numbers on Spain's ancient pilgrim trail
Every morning in a spartan hostel above Santiago de Compostela, hundreds of pilgrims prepare for the final leg of a long journey. With plasters on their...
View Article'Mad Men' completes Best Drama hattrick at TV's Emmy Awards
The American television industry, provider of many programmes...
View ArticleMan rescued from river after falling off Devon bridge
A man has been rescued after falling into the river Teign in Devon. Fire crews...
View ArticleRussian pilots abducted in Sudan's Darfur region
Two Russian pilots have been kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region, the country's state-run Suna news agency has reported. They work for Sudan's Badr Airlines and were abducted in the town of...
View ArticleBlackberry looks to strike deal with India over data
The Canadian owner of Blackberry, Research in Motion,...
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