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Cultural understanding is crucial00:00
False analogy00:00
Monkey in coat kept under rap00:00
New Delhi on alert after rape on bus00:00
Book review: Winter: Five Windows On The Season By Adam Gopnik00:00
Trevor Davies: Spreading the word by clever manipulation00:00
Gadget review: The iBin00:00
Stephen Jardine: Christmas joy and tragedy00:00
Catalonia returns Artur Mas to serve as president00:00
Aberdeenshire named best place to live in Scotland for fourth time in seven years00:00
Travel: An isolated cottage gives new meaning to island life, as the centuries fade away on Orkney00:00
Leaders: MSPs, not quangos, should face up to accountability | Pro-gun lobby’s absurd response00:00
Publisher DC Thomson eyes end of final-salary pension scheme00:00
Happier holidays00:00
Janet Christie: Christmas in the greatest recession in living memory00:00
Christmas companions: Santa’s litte helpers in European myth and literature00:00
Snow mean feat: The Snowman sequel finds new joy in traditional animation00:00
Ally McCoist focused only on Rangers future00:00
Alan Massie: 1872 Cup sides offer slim pickings for Johnson00:00
Troubled Hearts face SPL hearing within fortnight over bonus delay00:00
Don’t bet on it: William Hill takeover plan ‘complicated’00:00
Cunning plan00:00
Statoil’s Mariner project will be largest in North Sea for a decade00:00
Marius Zaliukas hoping Hearts embargo won’t wreck Arturas Rimkevicius move00:00
Hotel chain defies sector’s struggle as it reveals profit up 3% at £13.7m00:00
What If... a story by Alexander McCall Smith00:00
Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/12/201223:56
Glenn Gibbons: High seas shaped Turnbull and Ormond23:13
St Mirren 2-1 Motherwell: Motherwell fail in latest fightback bid22:48
Conflict between Scots and English drink-drive laws resolved22:45
NRA wants to address gun violence with an armed police officer in every school22:31
Washout after rain and wind bring Scotland to standstill00:00
Troops could leave Afghanistan earlier than planned, David Cameron says00:00
Erikka Askeland: That’s yet another apocalypse over with00:00
Stephen McGinty: A warm glow of kindness20:39
Regus back with £40m Business Exchange bid00:00
Comment: The UK’s economic engine is running on empty18:11
Neon can have radiotherapy treatment, High Court judge rules17:41
In full: NRA statement on Newtown massacre17:33
Arthur Scargill loses fight for union to pay for his London flat16:39
Girl, 2, hurt in play park dog attack16:33
Education and pensions chiefs miss deadline on eight out of ten FOI requests16:26
Two-year-old girl attacked by dog in Edinburgh playpark16:26
Artur Mas re-elected President of Catalonia16:21
The sweet smell of success in a raffle started Rebecca O’Connor’s careet in aromatherapy15:39
More than 700 jobs in pipeline in new North Sea oil development15:07
Man who killed 88-year-old in robbery jailed for seven years15:04
Get your hair and nails ready for the Christmas night out15:04
Scots fishermen arrested after early morning lifeboat rescue14:51
Hogmanay round-up: What’s happening across Scotland14:49
Jenny Mollison: My grandchildren reenacted the story of The Enormous Turnip14:40
Travel: Acclimatise on Peru’s fabulous cuisine, then head for awe-inspiring Machu Picchu14:33
Man jailed for 15 years after attacking grandmother13:57
Elves drafted in for Christmas railway rush13:50
New webcam lets Glenshee skiers check snowgate before they go13:39
Ally McCoist calls on Rangers fans to listen to Ibrox naming plans13:36
Monti bows out as Italy’s PM after a year in job13:10
Former Army doctor struck off over death of Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa12:38
Police investigating ‘suspicious incident’ at Perthshire school12:01
Is Ladies Day at Hibs just the ticket for the woman in your life?12:01
Police hunt wrinkly robber over spate of car break-ins12:01
School shoots slick film as alternative to Nativity show12:01
Licensing chiefs slam pool hall boss for failing to close after rushing pregnant wife to hospital12:00
Alex tops poll of Edinburgh baby boys’ names12:00
Jane Barr’s recovery from the ravages of Hughes Syndrome is a remarkable story12:00
‘DIY’ coffin for stabbing victim12:00
Karen Koren: A Frosty Christmas welcome12:00
Double Crossword12:00
Creative chief quits crisis-hit arts body12:00
Hearts starlet determined to tie down a first-team place and earn a new contract at Tynecastle12:00
Boss Miller made sure his players had a ‘pre-season’12:00
Mash attack woman free12:00
Susan Morrison: Suit yourself for Christmas but do it with the family12:00
Pub manager stole £18,730 to pay debts12:00
Brian Monteith: Big loser Clegg blew it in style12:00
Work order for man who hid teenager12:00
Bowls: Make-or-break play-off for Midlothian in survival bid12:00
Castle tops tourism list12:00
NHS Lothian patients the only victims of waiting list scandal12:00
Christmas lights: Festive craze delights children, leads to oneupmanship … and a few hefty bills12:00
Letters: New chapter for city as tram project nears its destination12:00
Drugs bags man dodges station cops12:00
Knife killer is jailed for nine years12:00
Pupils kept at home as alert backfires on council after mysterious note sent to schools12:00
Kids urged to Mussel in on the action12:00
Penicuik fancy their chances of an upset12:00
Russell is eager to get going again12:00
Women lead in Local Business Accelerators competition12:00
Ice Hockey: Globetrotter Patry feels he’s already broken the ice at Caps12:00
City’s prized Turners go on display12:00
Caption Competition 21/12: Win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay12:00
Police step up festive presence12:00
Lothians in Pictures: Forth Road Bridge12:00
Hanlon’s Hibs have same need for points12:00
Cycling: Edgar swaps track for road12:00
Athletics: Brussels on festive menu for Stewart12:00
Never-say-die spirit bodes well for visit of May’s champions12:00
Hockey: Inverleith hope key man will be in right mood for crunch triple-header12:00
Car smash near-miss on the Mile12:00
Drunk teacher struck off after teaching class with map held upside down12:00
‘Vast majority are dedicated individuals’12:00
Dundee United working on plan to counter Hearts’ set-pieces12:00
Broxburn aim to do double over Bo’ness12:00
Toy appeal brings joy12:00
Tennis: Another ace achievement for young Capital stars12:00
Craighouse deadline is extended12:00
Dog killed in house blaze12:00
Singing sister dies after fight against cancer12:00
Watchdog acted following letter of no confidence in veterans’ charity12:00
Basketball: Blazing a trail of success12:00
John Gibson: Yes, John, you’ve got it real bad12:00
Cannabis accused preferred ‘clean slate’ to hard work12:00
Rugby: Pro players called in as Heriot’s go all out for a top-four spot12:00
Talk of the Town: Tasty ones flew over Cuckoo’s nest12:00
Scots studentnumbers up12:00
Craigroyston start game of catch-up11:59
Rugby: Third win in a row is Edinburgh’s ambition at Scotstoun11:59
New Hibees need to be in perfect shape10:29
Budget deficit dealt blow as borrowing sees unexpected increase10:22
Appeal for information after ‘appalling’ behaviour by youths on Aberdeen trains10:06
Smoked salmon worth thousands of pounds stolen from Moray fish processing plant09:10
Third of trains running late in Scotland09:09
City chip shop to offer deep-fried Christmas pudding08:53
Scottish Business Briefing - Friday 21 December 201208:17
Faroe secures new loan facility to expand Norwegian exploration08:05
Sales reach new record at John Lewis, but Edinburgh trails07:51
BAE wins £2.5bn jet contract from Omani air force02:06
Second man arrested in connection with Andrew Mitchell ‘plebgate’ affair01:56
Britain’s petrol stations are ‘dangerously low’ on fuel, according to report01:55
Revival of Highlands oil yard will create 400 jobs01:55
Flood alerts as wind and high tides to cause disruption01:53
Johann Lamont accuses SNP of starving colleges of cash01:43
Theatre review: Midnight’s Pumpkin, BAC, London01:43
Gig review: From the Jam, Glasgow ABC01:43
Theatre review: Snow White, Byre Theatre, St Andrews01:37
Worst Scottish harvest since 1985 is officially confirmed01:37
NFU Scotland gives cautious welcome to latest CAP plans01:35
Pair jailed after torture and murder of victim01:34
George Osborne warned over benefit cuts01:34
Readers’ donations help offset funding cuts01:33
Culture Secretary denies plans to legislate for stricter press regulation01:32
Map of biodiversity updated after more than a century01:28
Mike Park: So far, so good for Britain’s fishing fleets01:24
Someone Like Adele tops karaoke favourites chart01:22
‘Utter graft’ wins Ashleigh Young Apprentice crown01:21
‘Gangnam style’ one of the year’s new words01:20
Robert Peston plea for return of rings01:19
Royal Mail contract staff call off strike01:18
3D first for royal Christmas message01:17
Fiat Punto: Stage set for Punto season01:16
Launch of offenders in community study01:15
Just another brick in the wall for 800-year-old Scottish castle01:14
Officer charged over data protection01:12
Man says sorry for Poppy Day insult01:09
Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 21/12/201201:05
MPs’ staff concern at expenses quirk01:00
Court hears Cregan deny murder of two officers00:56
Council apologises for reaction to anonymous letter sent to schools00:50
Family tells of relief after killer guilty of murder00:48
Film review 2012: year Hollywood reinvented itself00:43
The Scotsman launches Android tablet versions00:39
Comment: Shale may not be a panacea for gas shortages00:39
Creative Scotland director Venu Dhupa stands down00:34
Juventus tie chance for Neil Lennon to settle score00:27
Total signs up to Plexus project00:26
Video: Time-lapse of Edinburgh in winter00:26
Joyce McMillan: Gun culture is biggest target of all00:17
World’s End murders: Angus Sinclair faces retrial00:13
Parliamentary commission calls for stronger “electrified” fence between banks’ retail and investment arms00:13
Ally McCoist ‘staggered’ by fans’ contribution to Ibrox share sale00:12
Celtic draw Juventus in the Champions League00:11
Downton’s Scots guest stars had never heard of show00:06
Foie gras is off menu for the Lords00:04
Murder inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings to begin in new year00:03
History brings 16m visitors to Scotland00:03
Review of ban on HIV testing kits00:00
Hillsborough single ahead in chart race00:00
We can get past Juventus, says Neil Lennon00:00
Peace talks agreed in Philippines00:00
Whitewash claims over NHS waiting list figures00:00
Scrapping corroboration will result in more jailed rapists, says top officer00:00
Libor fixing ‘may cost Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae $3bn’00:00
Giving young offenders motivation and skills to face future00:00
Scottish Amateur champ Grant Forrest on fire in Hawaii and Los Angeles00:00
Imperialism, not nationalism, at issue00:00
Fruit barrels hid £46m cocaine stash00:00
Pat Fenlon’s olive branch ends war of words with Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels00:00
Neon judge to rule on cancer therapy00:00
Business briefs: Santander | EnerMech | I-Design | Celebrity pub sold00:00
About-turn as Egypt’s chief prosecutor rescinds his resignation00:00
Obituary: Daniel Inouye, politician and former soldier00:00
Tougher test of evidence under double jeopardy than in first-time trial00:00
Schoolboy actor Tom Holland finds himself in Oscar contention for role in tsunami drama00:00
David Cameron’s pledge to parents over internet pornography00:00
Higgs boson ‘breakthrough of year’00:00
Belarus’ Lukashenko praises secret police for similarity to feared Cheka force00:00
French President offers regret but no apology in Algiers speech00:00
Plexus gains Total support00:00
Europe must complete work to end crisis00:00
SNP knows best00:00
Thalidomide ‘babies’ now in their 50s are granted extra cash to cope00:00
Changing room chat: Messi comes 3rd in Argentine awards00:00
Historic cup clash can finish a trying year in Scottish rugby on a brighter note00:00
Paper firm Tullis Russell in biomass deal as energy costs push it into red00:00
Elgin’s Graham Tatters fined over Rangers ticket fiasco00:00
Juliet Dunlop: A merry Christmas to them, one and all00:00
It is our business00:00
Sales of assault weapons rocket amid fear school shootings may lead to ban00:00
Tom Peterkin: Season’s greetings offered through gritted-teeth are all part of the Christmas spirit at Holyrood00:00
Putin rival has prison term cut by two years00:00
Six Muslims on trial over ‘terror’ deaths00:00
Girl, 2, hurt in play park dog attack00:00
Michael Russell: We will not fail to deliver on education00:00
Video: Time-lapse of Edinburgh in winter00:00
School shoots slick film as alternative to Nativity show00:00
Four depart from Ross County as Derek Adams wields axe00:00
‘More Scots’ call after Australian Scott Johnson gets Scotland rugby job00:00
Alastair Kellock to end career with Glasgow after signing new contract00:00
End of the Mayan calendar: Where you should go to survive the apocalypse00:00
Racing: Rainy day punters backing Kauto Stone00:00
Athletics: Freya Ross and Steph Twell lead home hopes in Holyrood00:00
Jailed Iran news chief goes free00:00
Suzanne Pilley’s killer wants to take case to the Supreme Court00:00
Johnnie Walker championship at Gleneagles dropped from 2014 European Tour00:00
Italian death–charge duo home for Christmas00:00
UN backs ban on female circumcision00:00
SRU gamble again with Scott Johnson, international man of mystery00:00
Jail for mosque bomb threat man00:00
Five stars00:00
Life in jail for Bulgarian contract killing gang led by sumo wrestler00:00
Yuvraj Singh shines as India cruise past faltering England in T20 opener00:00
Glasgow plays host to classic car rally00:00
Welsh winger Alex Cuthbert signs new deal at Cardiff Blues00:00
Future of Hibs loan trio up in the air, says Pat Fenlon00:00
Capital is poor relation as Scots hotels prosper00:00
Watchdog heavily criticises charity set up to honour hero paratrooper00:00
Hindu nationalist wins fourth term as state leader and dismisses talk of becoming PM00:00
We’ve just survived the end of the world00:00
The long road to finding a doctor continues for west coast families00:00
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