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Edinburgh Evening News

• Pupils get in touch with latest gadgets May 17, 2012
  PUPILS get to grips with iPads after a pilot scheme using the tablet computers at schools was launched. […]
• Serial rapist Wright ‘is a psychopath’, hearing told May 16, 2012
  A SERIAL sex attacker who avoided deportation after judges ruled it was “irrational” to assume he would offend again has a psychopathic personality, a court has heard. […]
• Your Cup, Your Pictures: See your photos from the final in the Evening News May 16, 2012
  On Wednesday 23 May the Evening News will publish an eight-page supplement of the best readers’ pictures from the Scottish Cup Final. […]
• Hunt for driver who fled crash scene May 16, 2012
  Police are trying to trace the driver of a car who crashed into a bus and another vehicle before fleeing the scene. […]
• Dickens gift to city journalist to fetch £10k auction price May 16, 2012
  WHEN it goes under the hammer there are sure to be great expectations in the sale room. […]
• Fellowship sets Callum’s skill in stone May 16, 2012
  A FORMER student from one of Scotland’s largest further education institutions has been awarded a highly regarded fellowship in the construction industry. […]
• Libraries land top honours May 16, 2012
  LIBRARIANS across the Capital were celebrating today after success in a prestigious UK-wide awards ceremony. […]
• DJ can barely walk but the government took our car May 16, 2012
  A FAMILY with a disabled son who is unable to walk to school have been stripped of their car by the UK Government. […]
• Victorias, check ’em May 16, 2012
  Linlithgow Union Canal Society is offering anyone born in 1972, or named Victoria or Victor, a free trip on its flagship boat, The Victoria. […]
• Scottish Government ponders tablet computers’ role in schools May 16, 2012
  WAYS of promoting the use of tablet computers in schools are to be explored by the Scottish Government. […]

BBC Scotland

• MoD to 'protect' regiment names May 17, 2012
  The Ministry of Defence says it is seeking to preserve the regimental cap badges of Scotland's historic army regiments. […]
• Leishman named as Fife's provost May 17, 2012
  Former Dunfermline football manager Jim Leishman is elected as Fife Council's new Provost. […]
• Advertising slump for media firm May 17, 2012
  The newspaper and media group Johnston Press reports a fall in advertising revenue since the beginning of this year. […]
• Teenagers sought after yard fire May 17, 2012
  Three teenagers are being sought following a blaze that caused damage at a yard of an insolvent construction firm. […]
• Hate crime cases rise in Scotland May 17, 2012
  New figures show that hate crime cases in Scotland rose 14% over the last 12 months, with just over 6,000 charges reported. […]
• Woman injured in nightclub fall May 17, 2012
  A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after falling and banging her head in a Dundee nightclub. […]
• Scottish album shortlist unveiled May 17, 2012
  The 10 titles on the short-list for the Scottish Album of the Year award are announced. […]
• Eye testing firm sees sales soar May 17, 2012
  Fife-based retinal imaging company Optos reports an increase in sales and pre-tax profits boosted by sales of a new scanner. […]
• Work to start on museum revamp May 17, 2012
  A £130,000 grant from Historic Scotland means work can start on redeveloping the Highlanders' Museum at Fort George. […]
• Dutch duo head for St Mirren exit May 17, 2012
  Nigel Hasselbaink and Jeroen Tesselaar will leave St Mirren after rejecting new contract offers. […]

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The Scotsman

• Scottish independence: Scotland ‘would need its own currency before joining eurozone’ May 17, 2012
  AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would need to create its own currency before it could join the euro, it has been claimed. […]
• Scottish independence: Referendum date not a ‘barrier to an agreement’ May 17, 2012
  THE date of the referendum on Scottish independence is not likely to be a “barrier to an agreement” between Holyrood and Westminster over the vote, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said today. […]
• Twin towers: New Forth bridge’s giant caissons arrive May 17, 2012
  THE £1.6 billion Forth Replacement Crossing’s biggest parts yet have arrived in Rosyth – giant caissons the height of eight-storey flats. […]
• Over 30 firefighters battle blaze at recycling plant May 17, 2012
  AN INVESTIGATION was launched yesterday into the cause of an early morning blaze which badly damaged a recycling plant in Dundee. […]
• Implant a boost for the paralysed May 17, 2012
  A TINY brain implant has enabled a paralysed stroke patient to drink using a ‘bionic’ arm for the first time. […]
• Three injured in early morning crash May 17, 2012
  Three people had to be cut free from their vehicles following a collision involving two cars. […]
• Hyslop angered by cuts at BBC Scotland May 17, 2012
  Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has restated her “grave reservations” about the potential impact of proposed budget cuts on BBC Scotland. […]
• Prison officer jailed for helping runaway May 17, 2012
  A PRISON officer who harboured an inmate after he absconded from an open prison has been jailed. […]
• Underwater turbine powers island’s homes in test run May 17, 2012
  An UNDERWATER turbine destined to form part of a major energy project is already using tidal power to produce electricity for homes on a Scottish island. […]
• Homeowners facing extra council tax ‘need help’ May 17, 2012
  Legislation allowing local authorities to double council tax on empty homes should be accompanied by advice and help for owners, MSPs have been told. […]

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