Labour hold their seat with Glasgow by-election win

Labour have held their seat in the Glasgow North East By-election.The Scottish National Party (SNP) has came second, Conservatives third and the British National Party (BNP) forth place.Labour has been the the main party in that area of Glasgow for the last 74 years. "Labour...

SNP annual conference in Inverness day 1 highlights

SNP in Inverness, Scotland. The Scottish National Party’s (SNP) leader and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond opened the conference and said that their conference was a "launchpad" for the SNP's campaign in the...

David Cameron would show Scotland 'respect' if he became PM

David Cameron the leader of the UK Conservative party said he would show Scotland 'respect' and would seek a meeting with the Scottish First Minister if he became Prime Minister in the up and coming British general elections.  Recent polls show that...

Al-Megrahi arrives home in Libya to a cheering crowd

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi who was released today by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill on compassionate release has arrived home in Tripoli, Libya. He was greeted by thousands...

Lockerbie bomber's full statement after being released

The following statment was released by Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi after he was released from prison in Scotland: I am obviously very relieved to be leaving my prison cell at last and returning to Libya, my homeland. I would like to first of all take the opportunity to...

Terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber Al-Megrahi released from prison

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over the sky at Lockerbie walked away a free man today and went straight on to a plane bound...

Lockerbie bomber 'to be released' - BBC & SKY reports

The BBC & SKY news this morning has reported that the Lockerbie bomber, Ali al-Megrahi will be released next week on compassionate grounds. Al-Megrahi has terminal prostate cancer and has been serving life in a...

60 Pakistani business officials & musicians refused entry to UK

Over 60 Pakistanis from the Lahore pipe band and a trade group have been refused entry to the UK by the UK Border Agency. The pipe band members were due to attend the World Pipe Band Championships on...

Nearly 500 young Scots charged with rape in five years

The BBC have got a hold of a set of shocking figures this morning through the freedom of information act and it shows that nearly 500 under eighteen year olds in Scotland have been charged with rape. The figures also...

Lockerbie bomber return to Libya desision to be made

Terminally ill Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing may drop an appeal to have his guilty verdict over turned, so he can return to Libra before he dies of prostate...

UK budget may cost Scotland jobs and £500m in funding

Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond has claimed that cuts expected to be made tomorrow during the UK Chancellor Alistair Darling budget address will cost Scotland £500m a year and risk Scottish jobs. Report...

UK and Scottish governments ready to fall out over nuclear

The UK and Scottish governments are ready to have their first major fall out over nuclear powerstations.The UK Government has released a list of 11 sites, of where they could erect new nuclear powerstations in...

Scottish civilians to help police investigate crime

Independent evaluators have giving their belssing to the idea of using civilians in Scotland to help the police investigate crimes with the police. It is Central Scotland Police who have been piloting the idea and...

SNP now control Dundee City Council

This is an update to this story. After a vote the Scottish National Party (SNP) now control the council of Dundee City. Before the council was run by a Labour/Lib Democrats coalition but after the SNP won a...

SNP closer to gaining Dundee City Council

The Scottish National Party (SNP) looks closer than ever to gaining Dundee City Council after making a deal with the Lord Provest who has just resigned from the Labour party. He has become an independent after...

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