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Wife of flood PC pays tribute to her “forever friend”

POLICE have found the body of a colleague who was swept away when a bridge collapsed in severe flooding.

Scotland braced for another onslaught

Scotland is braced for a fresh onslaught from the elements today as Dumfries and Galloway battles its worst flooding in nearly 20 years.

Senator demands “immediate” return of Megrahi to Scotland

A US senator has demanded that the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is returned to prison in Scotland.

Attacker given 12 years for gouging out ex’s eye

A man who gouged out his ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away has been jailed for 12 years.

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Increase in number of unoccupied homes

The number of vacant properties in Scotland has soared to a four-year high, newly published figures have revealed.

Biggest UK submarine finds new home on the Clyde

Quietly and stealthily, the biggest and most powerful submarine Britain has ever built arrived at her new home base at Faslane yesterday.

British hostage couple say pirates are “losing patience”

The British couple being held by Somali pirates have reported that their captors were "losing patience" and they could be killed within a week.

Politics

Internet download offenders ‘will be cut off’

Illegal downloaders will have their internet connection cut off under plans unveiled by the UK government yesterday.

Another double for the SNP as Swinney honoured for his handling of recession

John Swinney has been on the political scene for so long it seems surprising he has never won the Scottish Politician of the Year Award until now.

Councillors’ salaries ‘should be frozen’

Councillors should have their salaries frozen for the next two years as the economy drifts into “uncharted territory”, independent advisers to the Scottish Government have said.

Crime & Courts

Campaign “stepped up” to prosecute Duchess over documentary

Turkish officials have stepped up their campaign to prosecute the Duchess of York over her role in a documentary filmed undercover in their country.

Nine plead guilty to violence in Manchester following Rangers’ defeat

Nine football fans have pleaded guilty to violence following Glasgow Rangers’ Uefa Cup final defeat.

Man in custody after major river search

A 20-year-old man was in custody today after a call to police sparked a major river search.

Health

To jab or not to jab our children: that is the question for Scottish parents

It will be the first time young children have been vaccinated en masse against influenza in Scotland.

MSP describes ‘heartbreaking’ C diff death

An emotional MSP has spoken about the “heartbreaking” experience of the family of a patients who died in the latest hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile.

Review reveals X-ray errors led to cancer diagnosis delay

Dozens of patients may have been given the wrong diagnosis, according to an official review of X-ray work at a Scottish hospital.

Education

Hyslop announces teacher training review

A major review of teacher training has been announced to meet concerns about the new curriculum and the fate of many probationers who cannot get a job.

Major review of Scottish teacher training to be launched

A full-scale review of the way teachers are trained has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Headteachers’ anger at literacy proposals

Headteachers will today launch an outspoken attack on the “nightmare scenario” of the Scottish Government’s plans for literacy and numeracy assessments.

Transport & Environment

First Minister makes waves with 60ft Oyster

From the shore it looks like a piece of yellow pipe being battered by the waves, but yesterday this apparently useless flotsam began generating electricity for the national grid.

Airlines face payouts for delays

Airline passengers facing long delays should receive the same cash compensation as those whose flights are cancelled, European judges ruled yesterday.

Second A9 bridge in need of major repairs

Motorists using Highland roads face the most sustained period of traffic disruption in decades after it emerged that a second major bridge on the main artery north of Inverness requires a significant upgrade.

World News

Seventeen arrests in football match-fixing probe

SEVENTEEN arrests have been made across Europe as part of an investigation into football match-fixing allegations.

Masked gunman kills priest in Moscow church

A masked gunman has entered a church and shot dead a Russian Orthodox priest well-known for his missionary work among the young.

Oprah Winfrey Show to end in 2011

Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, is to end her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

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