Libya was given advice by a British Government minister on how to secure convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's release, it was reported... more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal team claims 'dark forces' engineered his incarceration as MPs accuse the US of 'leaning on' British authorities to punish the whistleblower... more
US senators' interest in the Lockerbie bomber's release has 'waxed and waned', a spokesman for First Minister Alex Salmond said ahead of a meeting on the issue... more
US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds... more
String of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber face accusations of 'stonewalling'... more
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said it was a 'measure of desperation' that the SNP is planning court action over the final TV leaders' debate... more
Scottish Justice Secretary faces fierce criticism over decision to free the Lockerbie bomber amid deepening international backlash and potential boycott over the move... more
Energy analysis: While many think of marine energy as harnessing the power of the waves, those in the know believe it is the force of tidal currents where the real renewable power potential lies... more
Gordon Brown and Prince Charles will join hundreds of mourners at a memorial service for 16 men who died when their helicopter crashed in the North Sea... more
The British Museum has put a set of elaborately carved chess figures at the heart of a new gallery despite demands that they be returned to Scotland... more
The comeback kid. The Brown bounce. A prime minister who only a couple of months ago was clinging perilously to his job has emerged as Labour's Lazarus... more
Banking: Lloyds TSB management are to meet Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond over Lloyds' takeover of HBOS in what has become a highly politically charged deal... more
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