Yet another Scottish building company goes bust

12:52am Thursday 4th December 2008

Another Scottish building firm has gone into administration. Langvale, the Perth-based property developer, was forced to call in practitioners from KPMG as the housing slump appeared to leave it unable to service its debts.

Redundancies at Herald & Times Group

12:52am Thursday 4th December 2008

The Herald and Times Group yesterday announced plans for a radical restructure to create a multi-media editorial operation.

Mother ‘disgusted’ at inquest into soldier son’s death

12:51am Thursday 4th December 2008

The mother of a Royal Marine who died in a fire fight in Afghanistan said yesterday she was "disgusted" at the outcome of an inquest into his death.

Bluebird boat restoration given family’s blessing

12:42am Thursday 4th December 2008

Work to rebuild the Bluebird boat in which speed ace Donald Campbell was killed was given official blessing by his daughter yesterday.

60 years of Cabinet papers free online

12:41am Thursday 4th December 2008

More than half-a-million pages of government documents will become available on the Internet for the first time today.

Doctor is not a monster, bomb plot trial told

12:41am Thursday 4th December 2008

A doctor accused of plotting a string of car bomb attacks was not capable of being a "monster" ready to commit mass murder, a court heard yesterday.

Church campaign sets Nativity in bus shelter

12:26am Thursday 4th December 2008

A haunting new image of the Nativity set inside an urban bus shelter was unveiled yesterday as part of a campaign to promote awareness of the Christmas story.

Police evidence in Menezes inquest corrected before jury goes out

12:25am Thursday 4th December 2008

Police were wrong in claiming they could not access photographs which could have ruled out Jean Charles de Menezes as a suspected suicide bomber, an inquest heard yesterday.

Bird group looks to last-ditch bid to find rare curlew

12:24am Thursday 4th December 2008

Conservationists have launched a last-ditch attempt to track down the slender-billed curlew - Europe's rarest bird.

Record number of attacks on Nato forces

12:23am Thursday 4th December 2008

Attacks on British and allied soldiers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province spiralled to record levels during the three months to the end of October, according to figures seen by The Herald.

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