Barras’s 50p painting set to sell for £50,000
	12:56am Wed 14 May 08
	A painting bought for 50p at Glasgow’s Barras is set to sell for as much as £50,000 at auction.
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Living costs hit new high

12:56am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Soaring food bills, the rising cost of gas and electricity and tax hikes on alcohol and tobacco announced in the Budget pushed the cost of living to its highest level in more than a year.

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By CAROLYN CHURCHILL

House prices north of border rise by 9.3%

12:56am Wednesday 14th May 2008

House prices in Scotland are continuing to grow ahead of the rest of the country but mortgage lending in the UK has fallen to its lowest level for more than 30 years, according to figures released yesterday.

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By CAROLYN CHURCHILL

Chief executive of beleaguered council resigns before hearing

12:53am Wednesday 14th May 2008

The chief executive of crisis-hit Aberdeen City Council announced his intention to quit minutes before the start of a hearing by the Accounts Commission into the local authority’s “precarious” finances.

Tennant speaks out against RSAMD cuts

12:31am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Doctor Who actor David Tennant yesterday became the latest celebrity to express concern about the funding crisis at Scotland's leading performance arts academy.

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By ANDREW DENHOLM, Education Correspondent

Leading curator is new director

12:29am Wednesday 14th May 2008

One of Scotland’s leading artistic curators is to be the new director of GI, the Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art, it was announced yesterday.

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By PHIL MILLER, Arts Correspondent

Duchess of York in healthy eating bid

12:19am Wednesday 14th May 2008

The Duchess of York said yesterday she wants to return to Britain as a campaigner for healthy eating after 12 years living mostly in the US.

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Boy, 14, in police chase drove at 110mph

12:16am Wednesday 14th May 2008

A 14-year-old boy who was clocked at more than 110mph in a stolen people-carrier by police was sentenced to youth detention by magistrates yesterday.

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Police investigating death of ‘gentle giant’ teenager arrest man aged 19

12:15am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old “gentle giant” Jimmy Mizen yesterday arrested a man.

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Wind farm inquiry opens amid fears for future of standing stones

12:14am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Weeks after plans to locate Europe's biggest wind farm on Lewis were refused, a public inquiry opened on the island yesterday into another controversial wind farm proposal.

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By DAVID ROSS, Highland Correspondent

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