Fake letter bombs sent to Scottish political addresses

A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) has sent a fake letter bomb to a number of political addresses including the Scottish First minister, Alex Salmond. The SNLA are a group who's mains aim's...

Scottish Government to set alcohol prices

The Scottish Government has announced plans to set the price that alcohol can be sold for in Scottish supermarkets and off-licences. They believe that this will help the major problems Scotland face with drink...

Shops should give £800m of waste food to needy

Supermarkets should make more of an effort to hand out unsold food to the hungry, a Scottish MSP has said. He claims Scotland threw away £800 million worth last year and most of it would have ended up landfill sites. Mike Pringle has asked stores, and the Scottish...

Officials told not to enforce medicare laws

"Internal Health Ministry documents reveal the BC government deliberately and consciously decided not to enforce laws that protect patients from user fees charged by doctors or private for-profit clinics for services covered by public health insurance."See alsoDocuments...

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: MIDI Software Duel

  Last night I bore witness to a battle... a geeky, geeky battle. Two MIDI-support software packages faced off in the arena of death, popcorn and kittens, and only one emerged triumphant. At odds were...

B.C. first to cover acupuncture for low-income residents

British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to cover acupuncture under its Medical Services Plan. "Low-income British Columbians will receive some added pain relief as the B.C. government becomes the...

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