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Don’t mention gay marriage – cardinal Keith O’Brien in snub to Alex Salmond 20 Aug 2012 | 04:20 am
THE most senior catholic in Scotland has suspended direct talks with the Scottish Government on the subject of gay marriage after relations between the two bodies became “strained” by the proposals.
Moors Murderer Ian Brady letter could reveal Keith Bennett’s grave 18 Aug 2012 | 11:12 am
MOORS murderer Ian Brady’s mental health advocate has told police she gave a letter in which he apparently reveals the location of one of his victims back to him, sources said last night.
Train ran over father and brother of passenger onboard near Rannoch Station 18 Aug 2012 | 10:01 am
A RAILWAY passenger has described his shock at learning two people struck by the train on which he was travelling were his father and brother.
NHS methadone sends Scottish drug deaths soaring 18 Aug 2012 | 07:02 am
DEATHS among drug users have hit a record high in Scotland, increasing by a fifth in 2011, the latest government figures reveal.
Scots students denied university places offered to rest of UK 18 Aug 2012 | 07:00 am
CONCERN that Scottish school leavers are losing out on places at Scotland’s universities rose last night when details emerged of the courses that are closed to native Scots but not to those from the r...
Scottish independence: Tony Benn: ‘UK split would divide me with a knife’ 18 Aug 2012 | 07:00 am
VETERAN Labour politician Tony Benn has spoken out against Scottish independence, saying splitting up Britain would divide him in half with a knife.
‘I am condemned to a life of indignity and misery’ - Judges reject ‘deeply moving’ plea in right to die case 17 Aug 2012 | 08:45 am
TONY Nicklinson broke down in tears yesterday and said he had been left “devastated and heartbroken” after losing his High Court battle for the legal right to end his life with a doctor’s help.
Diplomatic immunity won’t protect Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, says William Hague 17 Aug 2012 | 08:44 am
JULIAN Assange will not be allowed safe passage out of the United Kingdom, the Foreign Secretary William Hague said last night, as he warned that diplomatic immunity should not be used to harbour all...
In pictures: Last issue of The Dandy to be published on 75th anniversary 17 Aug 2012 | 07:00 am
THE Dandy, Britain’s longest-running children’s comic, is to disappear from shop shelves. The last printed issue will be published on 4 December to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Chief constable investigated over anonymous allegations over conduct 17 Aug 2012 | 07:00 am
THE chief constable of Tayside police is to be investigated by her own police authority after a series of anonymous allegations about her conduct.
