VIDEO: 'It cannot become just another statistic'

12:23am Monday 7th July 2008

At the memorial service marking the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, Andrew Jolly, the chaplain to the UK oil and gas industry, told the bereaved families and survivors that Scotland has a duty never to forget.

Experts warn of ‘myths’ behind treatment favoured by celebrities

12:03am Monday 7th July 2008

It has been hailed as the cutting edge of psychology for more than 50 years, with celebrity patients ranging from JK Rowling and Davina McCall to Donny Osmond and Shirley Conran.

English Church silent over talks with Vatican

12:59am Monday 7th July 2008

The Church of England yesterday refused to confirm or deny a report that senior bishops had held secret talks with Vatican officials over the crisis in the Anglican Communion.

Parents issue warning as son, 13, dies on mini-motorbike

12:34am Monday 7th July 2008

Road safety campaigners warned yesterday of the dangers of mini-motorbikes after a Scottish schoolboy became the latest child to die while riding one illegally.

Nicole Kidman gives birth to baby girl

4:44pm Sunday 6th July 2008

Nicole Kidman gave birth to a baby girl today, her spokesman said.

Hi-tech aircraft coating could cut carbon emissions

12:43am Monday 7th July 2008

Scottish inventors have developed a way to reduce the airline industry's carbon footprint by making paint lighter.

Plans to attract tourists to Orange parade

12:39am Monday 7th July 2008

The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland would like to transform its controversial parade to mark July 12 into a cultural event that it hopes will attract tourists as well as people traditionally opposed to the march.

Loch swimmer feared dead as rescue teams call off hunt

12:21am Monday 7th July 2008

Rescuers yesterday called off their search for a swimmer who is feared dead after he went missing in a loch in the Highlands.

Scotland bucking UK credit crunch trends

12:19am Monday 7th July 2008

Economists in Scotland have predicted that the economy north of the border will be more resilient than the rest of the UK as the global financial crisis tightens its grip.

Tory plan to share pain and gain by linking fuel duty to oil prices

12:17am Monday 7th July 2008

Fuel tax would be slashed to help families cope with soaring prices under radical plans unveiled by the Tories yesterday.

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