Diagram error sees exam paper withdrawn
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5 years ago
A SCOTTISH exam paper has had to be withdrawn because of a mistake. Examiners said an error had been identified in a diagram in the National 5 Modern Studies paper to be sat by pupils on Friday. A corrected replacement paper has now been sent out to all schools by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The SQA said the exam timetable would continue as planned and that no pupil would be disadvantaged because of the error.
10 years ago
THERE was drama on Francois Hollande’s first day as French president when his plane was hit by lightning as he travelled to his first foreign engagement. No-one was hurt after the Falcon 7X aircraft was hit by lightning shortly after take-off. The plane returned to the Villacoublay air base outside Paris as a precaution. Officials say the president and his entourage were transferred to another aircraft, a Falcon 900, and took off for Berlin shortly afterwards, where Mr Hollande met German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss Europe’s financial crisis. Earlier, Mr Hollande was sworn in as the successor to Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
25 years ago
SCOTLAND’S largest education authority has broadly welcomed the plan to correct a ‘’Scottish history deficit’’ in the curriculum but has warned of it causing a “nationalistic or Braveheart” ethos. Proper resourcing and staff development were also required. A response by Glasgow’s education department to a consultative document issued by the Government’s main advisers on curriculum, the Scottish Consultative Council On The Curriculum, concedes that the rationale for inclusion of Scottish History is well presented and would be difficult to argue against. However, education director Ken Corsar has indicated to councillors that in the longer term he foresees the emergence of a new Scottish studies subject that would have a significant effect on the curriculum.
50 years ago
AUDITIONING cats for their stage debut proved a risky business yesterday, both for the cats and the actress who was auditioning them in Edinburgh. The Royal Shakespeare Company appealed for the loan of a kitten to be featured in its current production of the The Merchant Of Venice at the King’s Theatre. As Susan Fleetwood, who plays Portia, tried to make her selection from the three cats offered, nine-month-old Tabatha became restive and dug her claws firmly into the actress’s midriff. Miss Fleetwood immediately dropped the cat, which fled through the traffic in Leven Street outside the theatre, sacrificing a few of its nine lives in the process.
100 years ago
THREE Gourock schoolboys named Alfred Lennox, James Stewart, and George Whitton made a curious find while out in a small boat off Gourock pier in August last. A small parcel was seen floating in the water, and, on picking it up, the boys were surprised to find inside a large quantity of postage stamps ranging from 1d to 2d. The parcel was taken to the police office, where the stamps were laid out and dried. Their total value was then discovered to be £17. As the necessary time for reclaiming the property has now elapsed, and as no one has come forward, the finders secure possession.
On this day
1763: Dr Johnson and James Boswell met for the first time at
Tom Davie’s bookshop in Russell Street, London.
1770: The Dauphin of France (later Louis XVI) married Marie Antoinette. 1875: The Kentucky Derby was first run at Louisville, Kentucky.
1888: Emile Berliner gave the first demonstration of flat disc recording and reproduction before members of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. 1919: Pianist and entertainer (Wladziu Valentino) Liberace was born in Wisconsin. His father wanted him to be an undertaker. 1920: Joan of Arc was canonised. 1929: The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood – the name Oscar was not used for another few years. Emil Jannings was the first Best Actor and Janet Gaynor Best Actress.
1943: The Mohne, Eder and Sorpe
Dams in Germany were attacked by 19 Lancaster bombers of
617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson, using the “bouncing bombs” invented by Dr Barnes Wallis.
1956: Jim Laker, playing for Surrey, took all 10 Australian wickets for 88 in 46 overs at the Oval. A month later, playing for England, he took 19 wickets in the Test match against Australia at Old Trafford.
1983: London police began wheel clamping illegally parked vehicles. 1991: The Queen became the first British monarch to address the US Congress.
2007: Nicolas Sarkozy took office as President of France.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
The largest cruise ship built for the UK market – with capacity for 5,200 passengers – arrived in Southampton ahead of its naming ceremony.