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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi 'extremely ill' and not eating

07.09.11
The son of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi has allowed a team of British journalists into his home to show UK residents how ill his cancer-stricken father is... more

'Indignation in England' over Scottish state spending

30.08.11
Scots receive more than £1,600 in state spending per head than people in England, Treasury figures reveal... more

Mirror slide leads to sharp paper cuts...

12.05.11
Job losses look to be on the cards at the publisher of the Daily Mirror as boss Sly Bailey orders £15 million in extra cuts... more

Scottish authorities seek access to Moussa Koussa over Lockerbie

04.04.11
Scottish police and prosecutors will hold talks with Foreign Office officials over Libyan defector Moussa Koussa ... more

Summit meets to discuss disorder at Old Firm football matches

08.03.11
Major summit being held to discuss the problem of disorder surrounding Old Firm football matches ... more

Scottish Government summon warring Old Firm clubs to crisis talks

03.03.11
Celtic and Rangers will be hauled up in front of the Scottish Government it was announced today... more

Airgun attack: Two teenagers due in court

24.02.11
Two teenagers due in court in connection with an airgun attack near a school in which 11 youngsters were injured... more

UK looks to Europe as Government admits flu vaccine shortages

06.01.11
Government country is suffering shortages of flu vaccines as it prepares to reveal latest death toll from the winter outbreak... more

Messages sent to victims' families on Lockerbie bombing anniversary

21.12.10
'Thoughts and sympathies' sent to the victims of the Lockerbie bombing, 22 years to the day since the atrocity... more

Rok in administration to leave 4,000 jobs in the air

08.11.10
Building services company Rok dramatically collapsed today, putting 4,000 jobs under threat... more

Justice officials to meet US team on Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi's release

16.09.10
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

Cancer care advances 'could help Lockerbie bomber live years longer'

17.08.10
Advances in treatment for prostate cancer mean the Lockerbie bomber could live for years, a specialist in the disease says... more

Minister defends release of Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi

10.08.10
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said he acted 'in good faith' when he authorised the release of the Lockerbie bomber... more

'Coalition chaos' after David Cameron free school milk U-turn

09.08.10
Downing Street accused of making policy 'on the hoof' after abruptly dumping coalition plans to scrap free school milk... more

US Senator attacks UK politicans for failing to testify over Lockerbie

28.07.10
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

US Senate Lockerbie hearing invites UK politicians to appear

23.07.10
Jack Straw, Kenny MacAskill and BP chief executive Tony Hayward have been invited to appear before a US hearing on the Lockerbie bomber's release from prison... more

Alex Salmond writes to US senators backing Megrahi release

22.07.10
Scotland's First Minister has written to US senators defending his government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber... more

Alex Salmond to be quizzed by Westminster on Lockerbie case

21.12.09
Scotland's First Minister is to be quizzed by Westminster MPs next month, it was announced... more

Video: New NHS uniform unveiled

09.12.09
A new uniform for NHS staff will help prevent the spread of infections, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said... more

Scotland manager wants more government funding

27.10.09
George Burley has called for more government funding to help Scotland qualify for major championships in future years... more

Gordon Smith praises Gary McAllister

22.09.09
Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith believes Gary McAllister would have the instant respect of Scotland players and fans if he agrees to join the coaching set-up... more

Ronnie Biggs and Lockerbie bomber release link is 'ridiculous'

11.09.09
Suggestions that the decision to free Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was prompted by the impending release of the Lockerbie bomber have been dismissed as 'absurd and offensive'... more

Brown vents fury at Gaddafi over bomber's welcome

25.08.09
Gordon Brown finally broke his silence on the Lockerbie row , declaring he was 'angry and repulsed' by the Libyan welcome for the convicted bomber... more

Barack Obama condemns Lockerbie Bomber's release

21.08.09
President Barack Obama led the US in voicing condemnation over the release of Lockerbie bomber, calling the decision to free al-Megrahi a 'mistake'... more

Fury at 'hero's welcome' for Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
Return of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to a "hero's welcome" in his native Libya was met by a volley of criticism... more

Praise for Britain - and the 'deal' struck in a desert tent

21.08.09
The warm words of thanks for the British Government from the Libyan leader's son and presumed heir Seif al-Islam Gaddafi will bring fresh embarrassment for Whitehall... more

Macaskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision

14.08.09
Scottish Justice Secretary comes under fresh pressure over the possible release of the Lockerbie bomber after US government insists he should spend the rest of his life in jail... more

Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal case

14.08.09
The man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing has applied to drop the second appeal against his conviction, it was confirmed... more


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