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Demi a fan of talent show star Apr 16 2009

Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has said that she was overwhelmed to discover Hollywood star Demi Moore was among her growing army of fans.Read

Call to release £150m fuel cash Apr 16 2009

Finance Secretary John Swinney has called on the the Chancellor to release a cash pot worth almost £150 million to Scotland.Read

Brown promises a budget for jobs Apr 16 2009

The Prime Minister promised a budget for jobs when the Cabinet met in Scotland for the first time since 1921.Read

2008 divorces higher than thought Apr 16 2009

Thousands more couples divorced in Scotland last year than originally thought, statisticians have admitted.Read

Police reveal the force within them Apr 16 2009

A police force appears to have some Star Wars fans in its midst after eight of its officers recorded their religion as "Jedi".Read

Miliband meets relocated Iraqis Apr 16 2009

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met Iraqi families living in Glasgow.Read

Cabinet in Scotland after 88 years Apr 16 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has brought the UK Cabinet to Scotland for the first time since 1921.Read

Ministers try out electric car Apr 16 2009

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon took an electric car for a spin in Fife as they launched the Government's package of measures for low-carbon vehicles.Read

Staff who tackled terrorists hailed Apr 16 2009

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has praised workers who dealt with the terrorists who targeted Glasgow Airport as she visited the scene of the attack.Read

Appeal to find £2.8m lottery winner Apr 16 2009

A lucky lottery winner is sitting on a jackpot of almost £3 million - but does not know it yet.Read

Governments in nuclear fall out Apr 16 2009

A senior UK minister has been accused of launching a "nuclear strike" on the Scottish Government's energy policy.Read

Supermarket murder inquiry launched Apr 16 2009

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was killed in a supermarket in Aberdeen.Read

Councillor 'caught on Trump estate' Apr 16 2009

US tycoon Donald Trump has reported a councillor to a public watchdog after she was caught on his estate.Read

Murder probe over supermarket death Apr 16 2009

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man died in a city supermarket.Read

Call to release levy surplus Apr 16 2009

Finance Secretary John Swinney is due to make a plea for UK ministers to release a cash pot worth almost £150 million to Scotland.Read

Brown takes UK Cabinet to Scotland Apr 16 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to take the UK Cabinet to Scotland for the first time in almost 100 years.Read

Rate of economic decline 'may ease' Apr 16 2009

A new survey offers a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered Scottish economy.Read

Balancing act with expensive drugs Apr 16 2009

Expensive medicines are putting hospital budgets under pressure, public spending watchdogs have said.Read

Fund for helicopter crash victims Apr 16 2009

A fund has been set up in memory of the 16 men who lost their lives in the North Sea helicopter crash, oil chiefs have revealed.Read

'Alarming lack' of cancer awareness Apr 16 2009

New research revealed an "alarming lack of awareness" among Scots women about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.Read

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