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Bradford 'least attractive city'

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:25:19 GMT

Bradford in Yorkshire is the city travellers least want to visit as it is deemed "dangerous, ugly and boring".

Accused Briton claims self-defence

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:25:14 GMT

A former soldier facing the death penalty over the killing of two colleagues in Iraq reportedly claims he acted in self-defence.

Vote opposes power station plan

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:25:14 GMT

MSPs signalled their opposition to a controversial new coal-fired power station.

£7m Malawi aid package unveiled

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:25:15 GMT

Projects working to help people in the poverty-stricken nation of Malawi are to receive more than £7 million, it was announced.

Offender management plans

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:14 GMT

The First Minister said on Thursday that the Government was working hard to assess and manage violent offenders once they are released from jail.

BMA wary of waiting time plans

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:14 GMT

Doctors' leaders said they were "not convinced" by SNP plans to enshrine guaranteed waiting times in law.

Support for pupils of shot teacher

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:14 GMT

Pupils of a teacher who was shot dead at her home were offered counselling and support.

Card company to close city office

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:13 GMT

Barclaycard announced it is to close an office in Scotland with the loss of around 350 jobs.

Five face court after drugs raids

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:25:15 GMT

Cannabis plants with a potential street value of £600,000 have been seized in a series of police raids, it was disclosed.

Young want say on alcohol policy

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Young people must be properly represented on licensing board forums to give them a bigger voice on alcohol issues, the First Minister was told.

Inquiry demanded over flats deaths

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:25:15 GMT

A charity has written to the Lord Advocate demanding an inquiry into the deaths of three asylum seekers who jumped off a tower block.

Body recovered after dock plunge

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:25:15 GMT

A man's body has been recovered from a dock after the stolen van he was driving plunged into the water, police said.

RBS unveils new bonus schedule

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:25:15 GMT

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled new bonus plans for bosses which could see chief executive Stephen Hester reap as much as £4.8 million in shares.

Probe after van plunges into docks

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:25:14 GMT

An investigation is under way after a stolen van plunged into a dock.

Ewing wants 'legal high' drug ban

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:17 GMT

The Scottish Government has stepped up calls for a "legal high" drug to be outlawed after the deaths of the two teenagers.

Labour in greener buses call

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:17 GMT

Labour will call on the Scottish Government to set up a new £3 million fund to put more environmentally friendly buses on roads.

Greens: Scrap power station plans

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:17 GMT

Greens have demanded plans to build a new power station be abandoned after research suggested that carbon capture and storage technology was "not feasible at any cost".

Bid to end rail dispute deadlock

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:15 GMT

Talks aimed at ending the deadlock in a rail dispute are being held.

Dragons' Den stars in non-dom spat

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:25:14 GMT

Duncan Bannatyne has had a dig at Dragons' Den colleague James Caan over his tax status.

Ministers urged to change limos

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

Labour is to call on the Scottish Government to replace ministerial limousines with more eco-friendly vehicles.