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Covering Glasgow, Edinburgh with focus on Hamilton and the Lanarkshire region. en-gb Hamilton Advertiser http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/dam-pumped-amid-flood-fears-51525-21489343/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:55:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/dam-pumped-amid-flood-fears-51525-21489343/ Emergency pumping work has been being carried out on a dam as heavy rain brought flooding and major disruption to much of Scotland. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/man-in-court-over-fight-death-51525-21489326/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:55:14 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/man-in-court-over-fight-death-51525-21489326/ A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 32-year-old following a street fight. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/more-games-protests-say-tibet-pair-51525-21489164/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:55:13 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/more-games-protests-say-tibet-pair-51525-21489164/ Two Britons arrested after staging a Free Tibet protest outside China's showpiece Olympic Stadium have predicted the games will be disrupted by more demonstrations. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/councillor-suspended-for-rifle-film-51525-21488975/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:25:16 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/councillor-suspended-for-rifle-film-51525-21488975/ An SNP councillor has been suspended after it emerged he was caught on video firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle in Pakistan. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/over-2m-spent-on-festival-tickets-51525-21488582/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:25:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/over-2m-spent-on-festival-tickets-51525-21488582/ More than £2 million has already been spent on tickets for events at the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival (EIF), it has been revealed. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/c-diff-linked-to-285-deaths-study-51525-21488313/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:55:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/c-diff-linked-to-285-deaths-study-51525-21488313/ The Clostridium difficile bug was a factor in almost 300 deaths in Scots hospitals in six months, a report has found. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/homes-raided-in-murder-inquiry-51525-21487620/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:55:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/homes-raided-in-murder-inquiry-51525-21487620/ Police investigating the murder of a man at a block of flats have carried out raids on homes hundreds of miles from the crime scene. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/households-living-on-10-000-a-year-51525-21487636/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:55:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/households-living-on-10-000-a-year-51525-21487636/ One in five households in Scotland is getting by on less than £10,000 a year, figures have revealed. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/ravine-fall-boy-lucky-to-be-alive-51525-21487649/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:55:15 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/ravine-fall-boy-lucky-to-be-alive-51525-21487649/ A rescuer has said a teenage boy was lucky to be alive after he plunged 50ft into a ravine on an activity trip to a remote island. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/tibet-protester-back-in-uk-51525-21486716/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:25:13 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/tibet-protester-back-in-uk-51525-21486716/ An Edinburgh-based campaigner arrested in China after staging a Free Tibet protest outside the Olympic Stadium in Beijing has landed back in the UK. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/best-press-photographs-on-show-51525-21485075/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:55:17 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/best-press-photographs-on-show-51525-21485075/ An exhibition of the award-winning work of the world's top press photographers will be launched. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/drug-deaths-at-record-high-51525-21485088/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:55:17 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/drug-deaths-at-record-high-51525-21485088/ Scotland's drugs death toll reached a record high last year, new figures have revealed. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/council-bid-to-ward-off-crunch-51525-21485101/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:55:17 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/council-bid-to-ward-off-crunch-51525-21485101/ A cash-strapped council has announced the appointment of a financial expert to help it out of its current crisis. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/fourth-man-arrested-over-stabbing-51525-21483185/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:55:17 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/fourth-man-arrested-over-stabbing-51525-21483185/ A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-year-old, police said. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/downpours-cause-flooding-on-roads-51525-21483160/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:25:16 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/downpours-cause-flooding-on-roads-51525-21483160/ Heavy rain has brought flooding and major disruption to Scotland's roads. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/pro-tibet-activists-leave-china-51525-21483131/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:25:14 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/pro-tibet-activists-leave-china-51525-21483131/ Two British Free Tibet campaigners have left China after they were arrested for unfurling a Tibetan flag and banner outside the Olympic stadium, their campaign group said. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/samurai-swords-and-machetes-seized-51525-21481676/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:55:14 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/samurai-swords-and-machetes-seized-51525-21481676/ Samurai swords and machetes are among almost 3,000 weapons seized by police in the west of Scotland this year, it was revealed. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/fatal-superbug-outbreak-report-due-51525-21480964/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:25:14 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/fatal-superbug-outbreak-report-due-51525-21480964/ An independent review into a fatal outbreak of a hospital bug is due to be published. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/man-in-court-over-street-death-51525-21480996/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:25:14 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/man-in-court-over-street-death-51525-21480996/ A man is due to appear in court in connection with the death of a 32-year-old in a street fight. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/rescue-teams-winch-boy-from-ravine-51525-21480957/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:25:13 GMT http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2008/08/07/rescue-teams-winch-boy-from-ravine-51525-21480957/ A teenage boy is recovering after falling into a ravine on an activity trip to a remote island.