Plans to extract gas from huge tracts of rock under Courier Country are causing controversy.
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Opponents say docking ban leaves working dogs vulnerable to ‘excruciatingly painful injuries’
Leading vets have joined the campaign to end the ban on docking working dogs’ tails.
Post a comment ()Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Rennard quizzed over harassment claims
The senior Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard has been interviewed by police under caution over allegations he sexually harassed women party ...
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Man detained by police after ‘suspicious’ late-night death in Blairgowrie
A man has died after being found seriously injured in the street in Blairgowrie on Sunday night.
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Omar Daley in St Johnstone’s sights
A Jamaican winger who joked he was faster than fellow-countryman Usain Bolt could become St Johnstone’s next signing.
Post a comment ()Jose Mourinho lays down the law to Chelsea stars
Jose Mourinho will warn all of his Chelsea squad to do it his way next season or leave Stamford Bridge.
Post a comment ()DFCSS conditions are new obstacle to takeover deal
The path towards an American takeover of Dundee continues to be a long and winding one.
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Labour market shows ‘strong’ improvement
Average salaries for full-time workers in Scotland are rising faster than they have done for five years.
Post a comment ()RBS payback could take 10 years: Stephen Hester
Ousted boss Stephen Hester has warned it could take up to a decade for the taxpayer to be repaid its £45 billion stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of ...
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Facebook links up with hashtags
Facebook has confirmed plans to introduce clickable hashtags for users.
Post a comment ()Opera based on Iain Banks novel The Wasp Factory to debut in Austria
An opera based on Iain Banks' first novel will get its world premiere later this year, just months after his death.
Post a comment ()It’s an opportunity for a future of hope
Sir, – Just where Andrew Lawson (letters June 13) gets his vague slur that some Scots – presumably he means nationalists – think they’re superior or ...
Post a comment ()Cancer charity letter a timely warning
Sir, – Jim Smith’s letter about the charity Coping With Cancer North East is timely. We received one of their donation bags and my wife and I noticed ...
Post a comment ()Nothing on offer warrants changing system
Sir, – There are two aspects to the separation/independence debate, one hilarious in its absurdity, positing a deprived Scotland dressed in English ...
Post a comment ()Christianity has been forced to change
Sir, – Gus Logan asks who the band of militant secularists are who want to remove religious privilege (Letters, June 8).
Post a comment ()Who's afraid of the referendum?
If Scotland votes for independence next year Edward I, the Hammer of the Scots, will rise from his tomb in Westminster Abbey and devour the first ...
Post a comment ()No right to vote behind bars
In a welcome outbreak of good judgement and common sense, MSPs have thrown out an attempt to allow prisoners to vote in next year's Scottish ...
Post a comment ()Trip to DVD store revealed how others see us
I was in a DVD store last week, as part of my ongoing programme of wandering, wide-eyed and clueless, around Canadian shopping malls, gazing at the ...
Post a comment ()Dundee pioneers laid foundations of Matador Land & Cattle Company's success
In a guest piece for our From The Archives blog, Courier farming editor Ewan Pate looks at Dundee’s historic ties to a major ranch in Texas cattle ...
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