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Universities to adjust entry rules for Curriculum for Excellence
Every Scottish university will review its admission policy following introduction of the controversial Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). (...)
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Hands off the hackle — furious reaction to new Black Watch threat
Details of a new threat to the world-famous Black Watch have sparked a furious reaction in the battalion's Tayside and Fife heartlands. (...)
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'We just want answers' — family in shock after death of young Dundee dad Craig Davidson
NHS bosses are investigating the sudden death of a doting Dundee dad. (...)
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Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi close to death, says member of defence team
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is ''slipping away'' but remains confident that he will be cleared after his ''imminent'' death, a close friend has said. (...)
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'They are out to get him' — Mary McLaren's murderer 'desperate' for prison transfer after heart attack
The murderer of Dundee mum Mary McLaren has suffered a heart attack, prison insiders have claimed. (...)
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Shareholders threaten multi-billion-pound legal action against RBS
Shareholders have threatened to launch a multi-billion-pound legal action against Royal Bank of Scotland and its former boss Fred 'The Shred' Goodwin. (...)
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Dundee hopes to reclaim some of the Tesco jobs lost in 2006
Almost five years after Tesco's distribution centre in Dundee was axed with the devastating loss of more than 400 jobs, hopes have been raised that the supermarket giant's announcement of 20,000 new positions could ultimately benefit the City of Discovery. (...)
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Donald Trump steps up windfarm fight by backing community protesters
Plans by US tycoon Donald Trump to bankroll an anti-windfarm campaign have been branded ''deeply depressing''. (...)
Estonian thief outwitted by Apple's 'Find My iPad' tool
A hapless kitchen worker who smashed into a Fife restaurant before making off with more than £4,000 worth of goods was snared after a tracking device in a computer he stole showed he had stashed his haul in a Dundee flat. (...)
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North East Fife MP warns against 'retrograde' closure of local courts
The closure of dozens of Scottish courts, including those in Cupar and Forfar, would be a ''seriously retrograde'' step, a senior MP has warned. (...)
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Campaign group backs councillor's call for Fife to stop and think about its windfarm future
Calls for a moratorium on wind turbine applications in Fife have been backed by a campaign group. (...)
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Tullis Russell managing director praises 'magnificent' work of fire crews
The fact no one was injured when fire ripped through a Fife papermill, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage, has been attributed to the courage of fire and rescue crews. (...)
Abusive partner told police he had been 'toy fighting'
A man who drank half a bottle of whisky before attacking his partner later told police they had just been ''toy fighting''. (...)
Sex offender given film making ban after air show incident
A film-maker who preyed on children at Leuchars air show was yesterday handed a 10-year Sexual Offences Protection Order (SOPO) banning him from making videos featuring youngsters. (...)
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New technology promises to help players become winning machines on the golf course
It may be famed as the ancient home of golf, but some distinctly 21st century technology has set tongues wagging in St Andrews. (...)
Crown seeking Sexual Offences Protection Order against Strathkinness teenager
Prosecutors in the case of a schoolboy who used social media sites to blackmail a young girl into supplying him with sexually explicit images of herself are to seek a Sexual Offences Protection Order (SOPO). (...)
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Free school bus rules face review as Fife Council struggles to save £90 million
Free school bus travel for hundreds of Fife school children could be axed as the council faces a desperate struggle to balance the books. (...)
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Fife man in high dependency hospital unit after Forfar fight night brawl
The family of a Fife man critically injured in a fight night brawl are holding a vigil by his bedside. (...)
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'We are now ruled by bureaucrats' — anger at council's efforts to overturn local planning decision
Democracy in the planning system is being crushed as ''unelected bureaucrats'' attempt to overrule decisions taken by local councillors, it has been claimed. (...)
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Sheriff rules Fife tree-felling death was a 'tragic accident'
The death of a man crushed by a falling tree as his son watched in helpless horror was a ''tragic accident'', a sheriff has ruled. (...)
