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Murphy vows to smash far right party with local coalition

Deadline News Journalist - January 17, 2010

By Rory Reynolds THE BRITISH National Party’s Scottish leader aims to contest Jim Murphy’s seat in the May election as part of PR drive to...

Labour peer demands changes to First Ministers Questions

Deadline News Journalist - January 10, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond A SENIOR Labour Peer has written to the Scottish Parliament to demand changes to First Minister Questions, describing the current format as...

Bin men refuse to work in ice and snow

Deadline News Journalist - January 8, 2010

By Cara Sulieman RUBBISH in Edinburgh is being left to rot in the streets after bin men refused to go and collect it in the...

Snow-blanketed Britain seen from space

Deadline News Journalist - January 7, 2010

By Michael MacLeod THE extent of Britain’s winter whiteout is revealed in a stunning picture from space, received today by scientists in Dundee. The nationwide...

Old Labour government planned to give Scotland more international powers

Deadline News Journalist - January 3, 2010

By Rory Reynolds A LABOUR government planned to give Scots control over their foreign policy to appease “maverick” nationalists, according to newly declassified documents. James Callaghan’s...

Veteran human rights campaigner calls for same-sex marriage in Scotland

Deadline News Journalist - November 17, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond VETERAN human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Alex Salmond and the SNP administration to legalise same-sex civil marriage in Scotland. He...

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