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New Navy Destroyer suffers 'fuse blowout' - Herald Scotland
One report suggested it was caused by a £10 fuse blowing and a source said Dauntless was left drifting for several minutes. However, a spokesman for the Royal Navy said the vessel, which is one of the UK's newest and most powerful warships, ...
Whyte mischief - Herald Scotland
But as Whyte suns himself in the land of tax avoidance, this newspaper has uncovered more details of his chequered business past and murky takeover of Rangers. l A source close to the administrators said Whyte may have used money from a "third party" ...
Thomson Litho axes 60 staff - Herald Scotland
Thomson workers, who contacted The Herald but asked not to be named, said most of the company's employees had been laid off last Friday. One worker yesterday said: “None of us know if the company will pay us our redundancy money or if we have to go ...
A fresh flock for adultery minister - Herald Scotland
One parishioner, who asked not to be named, said he was “very surprised” by the decision. He added: “He won't get another charge [parish] in the [St Andrews] presbytery.” However, one of Mr Erskine's supporters, Crail and District Community Council ...
Alert card to throw light on 'unseen illness' - Herald Scotland
The mother of an autistic teenager in the West Highlands, who declined to be named, also welcomed the idea of the card. The woman said: “Anything that helps the public understand autism better must be welcome. We have a lovely, talented and kind son ...
Sheriff officers pay visit to Rangers over £2.8m debt - Herald Scotland
But a leading taxation expert, who asked not to be named, said: “This is quite a significant development and an extreme measure for HMRC to send sheriff officers. It's always the stage before taking court proceedings and seeking a winding up order for ...
Staff at Scots printing firm told they face axe - Herald Scotland
One worker, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Herald that Thomson staff have feared the worst for months as they watched the plant's machinery being dismantled and shipped to the Czech Republic. The East Kilbride operation, whose two remaining ...
Aggreko slides as Horizon snaps up rival - Herald Scotland
However, a person familiar with Aggreko who asked not to be named, said the Scottish company remained unconcerned. “Aggreko maintains a significant advantage, because it is still a significantly larger company,” the person said. ...
Years of planning ended in deadly 40-minute raid - Herald Scotland
“When we saw the compound where the brothers lived, we were shocked by what we saw: an extraordinarily unique compound,” a senior administration official said. “Intelligence analysts concluded that this compound was custom-built to hide someone of ...
Situation critical for Rangers? - Herald Scotland
The bid for clarity was made no easier by the conflicting noises being made by sources close to the interested parties. The immediate future of Rangers is undoubtedly now in a critical phase, though. The intimation that the independent committee, ...
Officials fear leniency could set a dangerous precedent - Herald Scotland
“It did not help the committee's case at all,” a source said. “We would have had to disregard much of the referee's evidence to decide that it was in fact inappropriate.” The chaotic season of 2010-11 is not the first time strong opinions have been ...
US forces are accused of firing on villagers during rescue of crewmen - Herald Scotland
The New York Times later reported that two Harrier attack jets had dropped bombs between the downed airman and the approaching villagers, apparently at the stricken crew member's request. The paper quoted an anonymous source saying the attack was ...
Police dossier says former HBOS directors failed to act on fraud allegations - Herald Scotland
By Ian Fraser AN alleged £1 billion HBOS corporate fraud was known to former directors of the state-rescued bank, but they failed to act on the information, sources close to Thames Valley Police have told the Sunday Herald. ...
Beleaguered tram company has spent £20m hiring consultants - Herald Scotland
An expert in civil engineering, who asked not to be named, has studied the images and said the cause was most likely a combination of the design of the ...
Man badly injured in Glasgow gang fight - Herald Scotland
Last night one female resident who lives in the street where the incident took place, but who did not wish to be identified, told The Herald: “It's not ...
A cold fallout: Russia's spies go to war - Herald Scotland
“The Americans were able to show the SVR employee that despite his senior position he was not protected,” a source said, adding that he thought the CIA had ...
Pound falls against euro on Irish aid hopes - Herald Scotland
European Union sources said a financial aid plan to help Ireland cope with its battered banking sector would be unveiled next week. ...
Fury as £1m homes get daily rubbish collections - Herald Scotland
In nearby Great King Street, a teacher, who asked not to be named, said: “We pay the same in council tax as everyone else in the New Town and we have to ...
Activist tells of tears over sex claims at emergency meeting - Herald Scotland
Mr Rowan said he wanted to speak off the record and asked Mr Wight to meet him outside the building. Mr Rowan claimed it emerged later that Mr Wight had ...
Flint to be new chairman after HSBC changes - Herald Scotland
The accountant, who declined to be named, said: “He comes from a very eminent family. His father was the pre-eminent professor of accountancy at Glasgow ...
BP delays quarterly results amid Gulf clean-up operation - Herald Scotland
An analyst, who asked not to be named, said: “This one's going to run and run but the feeling certainly is that the worst of it is prob-ably behind them. ...
Rangers deny talk of Antonov takeover - Herald Scotland
A tabloid yesterday quoted an anonymous source close to Vladimir Antonov as saying “the takeover is 99% certain” and that “the money is there, it's real and ...
Bank mortgage blunder to cost customers thousands - Herald Scotland
Another customer who contacted The Herald, but asked not to be named, said a letter he received from the bank did not even specify the amount miscalculated. ...
Eyewitnesses' horror as they fled the gunman's path - Herald Scotland
A taxi driver with Gosforth Taxis, who asked not to be named, said he was picking up a fare in Whitehaven when he heard the first shots. ...
Forces of fear: US as bad as Taliban, refugees claim - Herald Scotland
This has nothing to do with the security situation in Marja,” he said. However, a source close to the Marja district governor, who asked to remain anonymous ...