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Alex Salmond warms up with a hearty bowl of Scots porridge

Christine Lavelle - October 6, 2010

By Christine Lavelle FIRST Minister Alex Salmond put a Scottish staple on breakfast when he joined a group of school kids for a hearty bowl...

First Minister hails Pope's 'tremendous' visit to Scotland

Shaun Milne - September 16, 2010

By Shaun Milne FIRST Minister Alex Salmond tonight hailed the ‘Pope Benedict XVI’s State Visit to Britain as “tremendous” after his journey kicked off in...

Papal tartan welcome as thousands cheer Pope in Edinburgh

Shaun Milne - September 16, 2010

By Shaun Milne THE POPE arrived in Scotland to be greeted by an adoring crowd of some 125,000 people in glorious Edinburgh sunshine on his...

£300,000 pledged to Pakistan flood victims

Christine Lavelle - September 2, 2010

By Amanda MacMillan FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has announced an extra £300,000 for the flood victims in Pakistan and praised the aid efforts of the...

Axe falls on Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 20, 2010

By Shaun Milne SCOTLAND’S flagship passenger ferry service to Europe is to be scrapped. The three weekly sailings of the Scottish Viking, which was launched...

Andy Murray gets castle party promise from Salmond

Deadline News Journalist - June 18, 2010

By Christine Lavelle and Martin Graham ANDY Murray will get a champagne reception at Edinburgh Castle if he wins Wimbledon. Scotland’s tennis ace was given the...

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