Tag: Labour

“No excuse” for lost police phones, laptops and USB memory sticks

Deadline News Journalist - June 29, 2009

By Michael MacLeod CALLING the cops is getting harder than ever - because they keep losing their mobile phones. Bungling officers at forces across Scotland have...

Six thousand suspected criminals on the run in Scotland

Deadline News Journalist - June 26, 2009

By Cara Sulieman JUSTICE Secretary Kenny Mackaskill was yesterday accused of “losing grip” on crime after it was revealed almost 6,000 suspected criminals are on...

Jim Murphy MP helps out with Hibs pre-season preparations

Deadline News Journalist - June 18, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond SECRETARY of State for Scotland Jim Murphy MP lent a hand with Hibs' pre-season preparations yesterday. The MP for East Renfrewshire helped to...

Top tories call for general election in wake of expenses scandal

Deadline News Journalist - May 22, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond CALLS for a general election intensified yesterday as a team of senior Tory politicians appeared at the Scottish Parliament to back the...

Scots BBC presenter in live on-air row with Labour peer over salary

Deadline News Journalist - May 12, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond SCOTS BBC presenter Carrie Gracie came under fire live on-air yesterday in a heated exchange with Labour peer Lord Foulkes. The Bahrain-born Scots...