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Court transcribers can't handle Scottish

upi.com     5 hrs ago    4 related    Send to a friend

EDINBURGH, England, May 12 (UPI) -- Some Scottish lawyers complain that court transcripts are riddled with errors because the English company hired to make them can't handle the Scottish accent. ... Donald Findlay, a queen's counsel or lawyer who can represent the...

Tesco focus of battle on Isle of Skye

upi.com     5 hrs ago    2 related    Send to a friend

PORTREE, Scotland, May 12 (UPI) -- The Scottish Isle of Skye, known for mists, mountains and romantic history, is embroiled in a modern battle over allowing a developer to build a supermarket. ... Many people on Skye would like to shop at Tesco, believing they would get...

SCOTS BOY, 11, SUFFERS BOOZER BRAIN DISEASE ; Fears for Teeny Tipplers

redorbit.com     5 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

By Kevan Christie A SCOTS youngster is suffering from a rare brain disease that usually hits middle-aged alcoholics. The boy, who is aged between 11 and 13, is thought to be the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with Korsakov's syndrome. ... The case in Lanarkshire...

Corsie leisure group into administration

vnunet.com     2 hrs ago    Send to a friend

AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age, Monday 12 May 2008 at 08:51:00 The leisure group started by Richard Corsie MBE, Scotland’s former world bowls champion, is under administration KPMG Restructuring was appointed yesterday as joint administrators of the Corsie Group, a week after the former...

THE 999 DIY JOB ; EXCLUSIVE Public 'to Help Carry Air Medic Stretchers

redorbit.com     5 hrs ago    2 related    Send to a friend

By Natalie Walker HELICOPTER medics could be forced to ask bystanders to help them lift badly injured accident victims into air ambulances. ... Managers of the air ambulance services in Glasgow and Inverness want to send paramedics out single-handed on flights between...

Incense Dangers

redorbit.com     5 hrs ago    Send to a friend

Burning joss sticks can be bad for your health, a study has found. Scientists said the fragrant aroma from incense contained a cocktail of harmful chemicals - and was similar to passive smoking. (c) 2008 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.

Have some belief in faith schools

scotsman.com     10 hrs ago    Send to a friend

THE debate over the right of Catholics to keep their own schools has been reinvigorated by a splendid idea from the Scottish Tories. ... Deputy leader Murdo Fraser, backed by my columnist colleague Brian Monteith, has suggested the Church of Scotland should set up its...

Bobijou.com Offers Designer Pearl Jewellery Online

searchbyheadlines.com     7 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Bobijou.com Offers Designer Pearl Jewellery Online ... West Lothian, United Kingdom - BoBijou.com, a Livingston based jewellery online company offers Designer Pearl Jewellery Online. BoBijou makes unique designs of pearl jewellery complimented with gemstones, silver and...

UK:India-Scotland Business Forum to take place on June 12

fibre2fashion.com     3 hrs ago    Send to a friend

As part of FICCI's endeavour to decentralize cooperation, catalyse regional synergies and discover high yielding avenues of engagement between India and UK, we are organizing a business delegation to Scotland in June 2008, in association with Scottish Development...

Yahoo has nothing to shout about - Scotland on Sunday

technet.com     37 mins ago    Send to a friend

Steve Ballmer was clearly reading TartanTech and saw last weeks post on the Yahoo saga - immediately deciding to call off the bid. Subsequent backtracking from CEO Jerry Yang and threats of action by shareholders on the board are leading to speculation of a further bid, for example in Bill...