Tribunal backs man dismissed for warehouse clipboard prank

Friday 28th November 2008

An airport services worker, sacked after he jokingly flicked a clipboard between a colleague's legs from behind, has won his unfair sacking claim.

PM and wife join crime victims’ families at service for Damilola

Friday 28th November 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah yesterday joined families of teenagers killed in violent attacks at a memorial service to mark the eighth anniversary of Damilola Taylor's death.

‘Day of the Jackal’ thief used dead child’s identity

12:52am Friday 28th November 2008

A man who obtained a false passport using the identity of a dead child was jailed for four years and nine months yesterday.

Stornoway salmon farming firm to close

12:42am Friday 28th November 2008

A salmon farming company yesterday confirmed it is to close its fish processing plant in Stornoway by Hogmanay, with the loss of 130 jobs.

Axe looms over Highland silica mine

12:41am Friday 28th November 2008

A remote Highland village is facing the loss of one of its biggest employers with the planned closure of a 63-year-old silica mine.

Number of noughts adds to the confusion

12:40am Friday 28th November 2008

David Arthur is correct in saying that the number of noughts in big numbers is important (Letters, November 27). However, a billion is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as being a million million. Forty years ago, Prime Minister Harold Wilson decided we should adopt United States usage and define a billion as a thousand million. He did this for the sake of simplicity in dealing with large numbers internationally. However, it is evident that many politicians and political commentators still show a lamentable lack of grasp of what is really very basic arithmetic. It might help, perhaps, if they considered the following: one million seconds is a bit over 11 days; one billion seconds is a bit over 32 years; one trillion seconds is more than 32,000 years.

Environment is vital to decision-making

12:39am Friday 28th November 2008

Sustainable economic development must be about creating an economy that delivers on both social and environmental objectives. However, your report ("Worrying gap between emissions levels and Scotland's plans for cutting carbon", November 26) highlights the fact that the government's own sustainable development watchdog, the Sustainable Development Commission, is not convinced that this is happening yet in Scotland.

Gloom descends on car industry as 850 staff to go at Jaguar

12:35am Friday 28th November 2008

The car industry was rocked by more grim news yesterday when Jaguar Land Rover said hundreds of agency workers will lose their jobs at major factories.

Secretary who kicked man in face with stiletto sentenced

12:15am Friday 28th November 2008

A secretary who kicked a train passenger in the face with her stiletto heel after a "feet on seat" row escaped with a community punishment order yesterday.

Doctor denies burning evidence linking him to terror plot accused

12:14am Friday 28th November 2008

A doctor was accused of trying to hide evidence from police by burning and dumping documents connecting him to a friend involved in a terror attack.

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