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Scot and South African appointed to spearhead Commonwealth sport development projects

This position will lead the sponsorship new business acquisition process for the NBA for Africa. The focus will be on new partner development - prospecting, pitching, negotiating and securing new corporate ...
Spawning ground of deep-sea sharks found in Scotland

Marine scientists in Scotland say they've discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country's only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. Anglers in the area have long fished ...
Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray join forces to build tennis and golf centre designed to help the sports stars of the future

The SPL has not suddenly become overrun with puritans, it's just football has at last woken up to how other sports go about their ...
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Non-cumulative Guaranteed Trust Preferred Securities Shares Cross 7 Yield Mark

NYSE: RBS.PRI ) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.5625), with shares changing hands as low as $22.32 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 6.23% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according ...
Cuttitta backs Scottish scrum

Scotland scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta has backed his side to be competitive in the scrum when they face Italy on Saturday. Defeats to South Africa and Samoa have halted the momentum gained by Scott Johnson's side during the Six Nations, when they finished third.Taking on Italy at Loftus Versfeld gives Scotland their final opportunity to pick up a win this season and Cuttitta is confident ...

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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) [DVD]

Fritz Lang was a great storyteller, both on film and about his personal life. Although the veracity of much of the lore he generated about himself is highly debatable if not outright fabrication, it makes for great contextual fodder. Take, of instance, his 1933 crime thri ... ...

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David Camerons former communications chief Andy Coulson has appeared in a Glasgow court charged with perjury

COULSON appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday last week but we are only now allowed to report on it. The 45-year-old made no plea or declaration and was granted ...
Man in hospital with chest and arm wounds after being stabbed in random Glasgow attack in broad daylight

CCTV footage is being checked and officers are also carrying out door-to-door inquiries in an attempt to find the attacker, described as a man who was dressed in a white t-shirt, black trousers and ...
Moors Murderer Ian Brady slapped down by judge hearing his mental health tribunal after he walks out

MOORS Murderer Ian Brady was slapped down by the judge hearing his mental health tribunal today after first walking out then complaining: "I've listened to this ad ...
Man due in court in connection with Blairgowrie death

A 25-year-old man has been charged over the death of a man who was found badly hurt in a town street. The 44-year-old was discovered seriously injured near the Crown Bar in Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross, just after 11.45pm on Sunday. The man, who has not been named, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but died a short time later. A police spokeswoman said: ...
Police renew appeal for witnesses to attack which left cyclist with serious facial injuries

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No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation.

Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum.

As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the London embassy of Ecuador, Foreign minister Ricardo Patino said the situation regarding him is "totally unjust" following the breakdown of talks with his British counterpart William Hague.

The British Foreign Office in London said "no substantive progress" had been made during the discussions

A Foreign Office spokesman said that the two ministers agreed that officials should establish a working group to find a diplomatic solution.

"The foreign secretary was clear once again that any resolution would need to be within the laws of the United Kingdom," the spokesman said.

As the two sides refused to budge from their stated positions, Patino said his government and Assange himself were prepared for a long haul before the WikiLeaks founder is allowed to leave the embassy and fly to Quito for asylum. ...