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RELATIVES of the Lockerbie victims have vowed to pursue a public inquiry, even if it means forcing the hand of the UK Government through the courts.

MURDER accused Nat Fraser chose to keep silent yesterday in the trial in which he is accused of murdering his estranged wife.

THE position of the new National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya has been consistent only in its inconsistencies in relation to the Lockerbie bombing.

A TEAM of British police officers travelled to Paris to oversee payment of the ransom for a British five-year-old held hostage in Pakistan, a court heard.

POLICE praised both Hearts and Hibs fans for their behaviour during the Scottish Cup Final.

A teenager is being questioned by police in connection with a bomb squad investigation that led to a mass evacuation in Banff.

A MAN has been charged with directing dissident republican terrorism in Northern Ireland.

THE family of a woman killed in a car crash have called for more research into the effects of taking different medication before getting behind the wheel after the woman who caused the fatal accident was banned from driving.

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit had his conviction quashed.

A landmark High Court ruling has blocked an attempt by the police to seize large quantities of TV film footage shot during high-profile evictions at a travellers' site.

A MOTHER of four was yesterday jailed for six months after falsely claiming more than £35,000 in benefits in a six-year scam.

The father of six children who died in a suspected arson attack broke down in tears yesterday as he thanked fire crews for their efforts to save them.

FIVE men and a teenager have been charged in connection with anti-Semitic comments on Facebook that allegedly caused fear and alarm in Scotland's largest Jewish community.

AN off-duty policeman who exchanged blows with an aggressive drunk after being goaded was cleared by appeal judges in Edinburgh yesterday.