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Scotland to lose a lot more than pride

There is no doubt that if the Royal Bank and the Bank of Scotland lose their local base the whole nation will be the poorer

Don't worry, things could still get better

A leading scientist argues that evolution is over. But Man's ingenuity may yet improve the species

The shock of two social worlds colliding

The death of a prominent banker trying to help a fellow citizen has a peculiar resonance

We must defy the sea-eagle lovers

Reintroducing birds of prey into the wild merely gives environmentalists a passing thrill

Genes might not be so selfish after all

It may sound like heresy, but research suggests that environmental factors can alter our DNA

Tears before bedtime - and that's just grandad

What happened when an ageing editor was left alone with two children - and what was learnt

Find the link between these three . . .

What do these great men, Sean Connery, George Steiner and Alfred Brendel, have in common?

Arts and heritage pay the price for gold

Deeper national needs are being sacrificed for the transitory thrill of sporting pride

Why leave a city's designs in one man's hands?

Edinburgh's celebrated skyline is threatened by a planning policy that puts mediocrity before imagination or beauty

Trapped in Emin's ghastly world

This, apparently, is art. But the reality is like walking into the bedroom of your moody teen daughter

Dispatches from the battle for the Afghan soul

Their bravery and good humour are astonishing. But British troops in Helmand face a long, slow struggle

SNP wants to have its cake and eat it

Beneath the party's self-confidence lies a rather unattractive seam of self-interest

Trump's golf course vs a bird's nest

‘Castle Trump' is huge and vulgar. But the arguments against it are even worse

BSE, vCJD and the moral maize

Feeding animal remains to beef cattle has become an ethical, not a scientific, question

Youth crime: no, prison does not work

Belfast, Brooklyn, Chicago and Glasgow - they have all found alternatives to locking kids up

Why Captain Nairac beats Big Brother

The singular bravery of the man tortured and shot by the IRA

The age of personal vitriolic abuse

The attacks on Gordon Brown have reached a pitch undreamt of in previous political eras

Gap on notion of Scotland going it alone is revealed

The gap between London and Edinburgh has never yawned so wide following an apparent U-turn on the question of a referendum

Alcohol abuse: remember Gin Lane

Making it harder, not easier, to buy booze may not sound revolutionary but it's effective

A grin goes a long way in politics

Gordon Brown could learn a thing or two from Alex Salmond, like how to smile for a start