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Friday, 20th November 2009
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Arts
Inspiring malt: Contemporary art comes to Glenfiddich distillery
Once upon a time, a book festival grew too big to fit inside its home
Trees and benches banned for 'cluttering up' Usher Hall
Animal Magic legend's suit for sale
So that's what the Romans gave us – more historic camps than anywhere
Darina Allen and Jose Pizzaro to give book talks
Neil Oliver books in for signing session
Breaking Edinburgh News
Road accident closes A68 at Sheriffhall
Businessman paid undercover policeman posing as hitman to 'kneecap' his cousin
Breaking News
Man who strangled wife during nightmare walks free
Cartoon
Frank Boyle cartoon - 20/11/09
Cartoon
Celebrities
Video: Radio Forth awards
Animal Magic legend's suit for sale
Butler voted best Brit in Hollywood
Neil Oliver books in for signing session
Curtain coming down on Oprah Winfrey Show
Short films to get free screenings
TV chef Delia cooks up CBE
Comment
Frank Boyle cartoon - 20/11/09
Cartoon
Martin Flanagan: New threat to recovery is irrational conservatism
Platform: A tie does more than merely save your neck in a downturn
Passing the budget buck is shameless politicking
Labour on wrong track with its Calman ruse
Scotsman Archive: Scots listeners and the BBC, 20 November, 1933
Susan Morrison: It's time we reclaimed Christmas for ourselves
Ian Swanson: Despite only a brief mention in the Queen's speech, the future of devolution is a key consideration for every political party
John Gibson: Don't shout ship ahoy for this one No holds Bard Ate-leg spider
Edinburgh, East & Fife
Video: Radio Forth awards
Road accident closes A68 at Sheriffhall
Businessman paid undercover policeman posing as hitman to 'kneecap' his cousin
Man held over river search call
Edinburgh tram project set to force up water bills across Scotland
Escape-hungry snake slithers into neighbour's shower
Once upon a time, a book festival grew too big to fit inside its home
Lothians on flood alert after heavy rain causes disruption
Coalition vote defeat leaves Edinburgh Council care service plans in chaos
Police officer in trouble over racist e-mail
Education
Councils 'could make killing on school trusts'
Student 'joke' blossoms into Chelsea Flower Show invite
Students help others fashion career in retail
Nursery staff applauded at crisis meeting
Childcare group sets up HQ
Protesters hand demand to Royal Bank of Scotland
E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins award
Entertainment
Video: Radio Forth awards
Film review: A Serious Man
Film reviews: The Informant! | The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life | Southern Softies
DVD reviews: Love The Beast | Star Trek
Film review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Butler voted best Brit in Hollywood
Phil Archer's final words to be aired
So that's what the Romans gave us – more historic camps than anywhere
Animal Magic legend's suit for sale
TV chef Delia cooks up CBE
Environment
World's largest wave energy device switched on near Orkney
Energy-saving light bulbs: Maybe they're not such a bright idea after all
Keep Scotland Beautiful inspectors award Edinburgh its best-ever rating for the cleanliness of its streets
Student 'joke' blossoms into Chelsea Flower Show invite
Weather derails project
Websites 'fail to go green'
Games
Bridge
Chess
Compact crossword
Cryptic crossword
Crossword
Glasgow and West
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40
Outrage as mining statue stolen
Fears as woman goes missing
Woman hit by taxi when crossing road
Health
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40
Children under five to get swine flu jab as death toll rises to 39
Teens raid drinks cabinets for kicks
Five schools and communities adopt a Euro health project to help the Lothians win its battle with the bulge
New team to help improve Parkinson's care
E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins award
Third person in Lothians dies after contracting swine flu
Patients' confidential records on stolen ambulance laptop
Sock 'helps to prevent pain in amputees'
Nasal sprays recalled over fears of dangerous bacteria
International
Returning Karzai pledges reform
Ireland cries foul over the 'Hand of Frog'
Cross revealed in all its Byzantine glory
Suicide bomber kills 18 in courtroom blast
Gender row athlete to keep gold medal and winnings
Court acquits fatal blast accused
Army marches on onions to beat flu
The beauty of the quiet revolution in Czechoslovakia
Giant dam leaves rising legacy
Sarkozy takes 35bn gamble on France's future with his 'big loan'
Inverness and Highlands
Fine dining on school menu
Leaders
Taking a dim view of 'Stalin's lamps'
Technology needed to stop cheats prospering
MSPs must follow Westminster's lead over jobs for the family
Leader comment: Bin dispute
Letters
High 5: Lucy Cowen
Joke of the Day
Only badly run councils will benefit from resource sharing
The vole truth
Judge's balance
A bridge too far
Point of view: Facts
Lack of ambition
BBC's Gael force
Movie madness
Movies
Film review: A Serious Man
Film reviews: The Informant! | The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life | Southern Softies
DVD reviews: Love The Beast | Star Trek
Film review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Informant! The strange tale of whistleblower Mark Whitacre
Film review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Film review: A Serious Man
Reel Time: Inverness festival shows shape of some good things to come
Film review: The Informant!
Music
Usher Hall prize winner returns after 81 years
Gig review: Yes, Usher Hall
Your reviews: 'The band's chemistry was clearly there'
Music award nominees
Here Come The Girls
Eddy Grant rolls back into Electric Avenue after a 20-year break
Up front: Madeleine Peyroux
Music matters: And the winner is . . Cowell
Now it's opera on water skis
Interview: Gary Numan - Eighties synth supremo is still flying high
Nature
Student 'joke' blossoms into Chelsea Flower Show invite
Weather derails project
Lions kill tiger in Czech zoo
Mammoth mystery goes on
Anglers hook rare fish – to rescue them
News
Video: Radio Forth awards
Road accident closes A68 at Sheriffhall
Month's rain in 36 hours causes severe flooding
Jail for man who gouged out ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40
Body found in search for police officer swept away in floods
World's largest wave energy device switched on near Orkney
Businessman paid undercover policeman posing as hitman to 'kneecap' his cousin
Man who strangled wife during nightmare walks free
Man held over river search call
North East
Fisherman's body recovered from North Sea
Odd
In pictures: Boy gets a bump as he squeezes past Camilla
Escape-hungry snake slithers into neighbour's shower
Lions kill tiger in Czech zoo
'World's oldest woman' dies
Elves battle for Santa's letters
Opinion
Frank Boyle cartoon - 20/11/09
Cartoon
MSPs must follow Westminster's lead over jobs for the family
Technology needed to stop cheats prospering
Scotsman Archive: Scots listeners and the BBC, 20 November, 1933
Point of view: Facts
A bridge too far
Judge's balance
The vole truth
Labour on wrong track with its Calman ruse
Politics
Ministers urged to cut public sector's £100k-plus earners
Britain's 'lost generation' as three million unemployed by next year
Blair beaten as Belgian and baroness get top jobs
Coalition vote defeat leaves Edinburgh Council care service plans in chaos
Councils 'could make killing on school trusts'
MSP Margaret Smith defends expenses claim for one-mile journey between schools
Harman faces road charge
Sale of buildings to plug £45m hole in West Lothian Council budget
Ian Swanson: Despite only a brief mention in the Queen's speech, the future of devolution is a key consideration for every political party
MP David Curry quits expenses role as home allowance probed
Reviews
Film reviews: The Informant! | The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life | Southern Softies
DVD reviews: Love The Beast | Star Trek
Film review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Gig review: Melody Gardot
TV review: Cutting Edge: Confessions Of A Traffic Warden
Gig review: Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Gig review: Mariachi El Bronx
Sci-Tech
Energy-saving light bulbs: Maybe they're not such a bright idea after all
Casserole server scoops up contest victory
Scotland
Jail for man who gouged out ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40
World's largest wave energy device switched on near Orkney
Businessman paid undercover policeman posing as hitman to 'kneecap' his cousin
Man held over river search call
In pictures: Flooding hits Scottish Borders
Evacuation alert after torrential rain brings flood chaos
Edinburgh tram project set to force up water bills across Scotland
Escape-hungry snake slithers into neighbour's shower
Once upon a time, a book festival grew too big to fit inside its home
South
Month's rain in 36 hours causes severe flooding
In pictures: Flooding hits Scottish Borders
Evacuation alert after torrential rain brings flood chaos
Tayside and Central
Jail for man who gouged out ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away
We thought masked gang were going to murder us – couple
Earl's £42m estate gets £20k from public to cull squirrels
Technology
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Video: Radio Forth awards
Road accident closes A68 at Sheriffhall
Inspiring malt: Contemporary art comes to Glenfiddich distillery
Month's rain in 36 hours causes severe flooding
Jail for man who gouged out ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40
Body found in search for police officer swept away in floods
World's largest wave energy device switched on near Orkney
Businessman paid undercover policeman posing as hitman to 'kneecap' his cousin
Man who strangled wife during nightmare walks free
Transport-news
Road accident closes A68 at Sheriffhall
Edinburgh tram project set to force up water bills across Scotland
Funding pledge to launch hovercraft service on Forth
CBI plea on car scrap plan
Rail office staff strike called off
UK
Body found in search for police officer swept away in floods
Man who strangled wife during nightmare walks free
In pictures: Boy gets a bump as he squeezes past Camilla
Britain's 'lost generation' as three million unemployed by next year
Energy-saving light bulbs: Maybe they're not such a bright idea after all
Second-hand smoke may harm health outdoors
Inquiry into Nickell murder complaints
Children 'simulating TV sex acts'
Calls grow for updates as Megrahi outlives key date
Human skin grown from stem cells offers burns victims hope
World
Returning Karzai pledges reform
Ireland cries foul over the 'Hand of Frog'
Cross revealed in all its Byzantine glory
Suicide bomber kills 18 in courtroom blast
Gender row athlete to keep gold medal and winnings
Court acquits fatal blast accused
Army marches on onions to beat flu
The beauty of the quiet revolution in Czechoslovakia
Giant dam leaves rising legacy
Suspect in CCTV mobster killing is arrested
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