Train firm back on right track 'but it can do better'- July 8, 2008 PASSENGER satisfaction with Scotland's main train operator is back at record levels but travellers are still unhappy about delays, train toilets and parking.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Train-firm-back-on-right.4264215.jp London's woken up to knife crime we've had it all along- July 8, 2008 CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron yesterday used the platform of the Glasgow East by-election to talk tough on knife crime, calling for anyone caught carrying a knife withouthttp://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/London39s-woken-up-to-knife.4264168.jp Golf vision putts seaside town on the map- July 8, 2008 A MULTI-million-pound regeneration including a new golf course is set to change the face of North Ayrshire's seaside towns.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Golf-vision-putts-seaside-town.4264326.jp Doctors' chief says England must follow Scots lead on NHS funding- July 8, 2008 ENGLAND must follow Scotland in the way it funds health services, by shunning the private sector and not forcing competition into the NHS, the leader of the UK's doctors shttp://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Doctors39-chief-says-England-must.4264198.jp Q and A: Martin Dockrell- July 8, 2008 Martin Dockrell is campaigns manager for Action on Smoking and Health. We spoke to him about the British Medical Association (BMA) recommendations for the portrayal ofhttp://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Q-and-A-Martin-Dockrell.4264219.jp Tennis final a smash hit with 13.1m viewers- July 8, 2008 THE Wimbledon men's final was watched by 13.1 million viewers at its peak, almost half of Britain's TV audience, it emerged yesterday.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Tennis-final-a-smash-hit.4264207.jp Pensioner blames internet for his child porn- July 8, 2008 A PENSIONER caught with a huge stash of child pornography blamed internet search engines, such as Google, for his downfall.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pensioner-blames--internet-.4264170.jp Mann jailed for 34 years over failed coup plot on oil-rich African state- July 8, 2008 SIMON Mann, a British mercenary, was last night sentenced to 34 years and four months in prison by a court in Equatorial Guinea for his role in a failed 2004 coup plot in thhttp://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Mann-jailed-for-34-years.4264205.jp Scottish host may be crippled for life- July 8, 2008 A SCOTTISH expatriate may never walk again after a drunk he expelled from a dinner party in his Bulgarian home allegedly ran him over in a Land Rover.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Scottish-host-may-be-crippled.4264212.jp Manager denies selling salon's equipment on eBay- July 8, 2008 A HAIRDRESSING salon manager accused of stealing equipment worth 76,000 used his work computer to sell them on eBay, a court heard yesterday.http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Manager-denies-selling-salon39s-equipment.4264227.jp |