[This is the headline over an article by Chief Reporter Lucy Adams on The Herald 's new Scotland Now blog. It reads as follows:] A man is dying in Libya. 270 people have already died in the most horrendous circumstances. Their relatives are seeking answers. Officials in Westminster and the Crown Office are still arguing about what information should or should not be shared with the public and politicians...
I am not an expert on sleep disorders. I have no idea what sort of strange mental disorder - if any - would cause a man to dream there was an intruder in the house and sleep-walk his way to murdering his own wife . What I do know is this: if you can convince a court that you have such a mental disorder and as a result are cleared of murder then since I am not aware of any wonder-drugs that instantly...
Welcome though the prime minister's promise of a manifesto commitment to a referendum on the voting system might be, it will do little to persuade electors that Labour is serious about change. The Guardian is right to argue that Labour should act while it has the opportunity to do so ( Editorial , 14 November). Although it is not our job to tell parties how to win elections, polling we commissioned...
For the last time in this the 15th Parliament of her reign the Queen has delivered the words that her Government's wishes. Well after all the pomp and circumstance has led to the Queen taking her seat on the throne in the House of Lords. When Black Rod entered the Commons though it was surprisingly sparsely populated on the Labour benches. Frank Skinner shouted out "Royal Expenses are on the way!"...
By Molly Gallagher LG International Correspondent When my friends and I arrived in Prague we spent the first day wandering the city. We went to the castle, old town square, and the Charles Bridge. However, we didn’t really know what we were looking at. We decided we wanted to take a tour to learn about the city while we explored it, because the city and country are filled with so much history....
As I announced in my blogiversary post, I am giving away a book. The winner will get to choose from their choice of four books, one of which is this book. In order to showcase those books, my plan is to do a post highlighting each of them! I have started with this book, Sophia's Secret by Susanna Kearsley, not only because I loved it, but also because I happen to have already written a review of it!...
Celtic and Rangers will continue to battle it out for the Scottish Premier League crown after talks of a proposed move to England were brushed aside at a meeting between the English Football Association and Premier League earlier today. The concept of Scotland’s ‘Big Two’ competing for silverware south of the border had been suggested by [...]
THEY are the jewels in the crown of Scotland's cultural scene, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors and pumping £200 million into the nation's economy every y
THEY are the jewels in the crown of Scotland's cultural scene, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors and pumping £200 million into the nation's economy every y
This wee boy from Wordful Wednesday grew up to be England's first Scottish monarch, King James I (James VI of Scotland). In a historic twist of irony, Elizabeth I of England died without an heir, leaving her crown to fall squarely on the head of King James VI, son of her nemesis, Mary, Queen of Scots. This fateful succession would lead to the creation of one of the greatest and most powerful nations...
Hullo there ma wee blog, This continues the theme of mutiny in highland regiments from the post 'Am Freiceadain Dubh' The Mutiny Of the 78th Seaforth Highlanders. Edinburgh, North Britain, September 1778. Thirty five years after the mutiny of the Black Watch regiment in London, a Highland regiment once more felt it necessary to take up arms to prevent itself being treated dishonourably. In the years...
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Tonight is Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night, Bommy Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November , 1605 in which a number of Cat holic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, were alleged to be attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Extract...
A man who bought a metal detector because he wanted a hobby that got him out in the fresh air struck gold the first time he used it when he discovered an iron age treasure hoard possibly worth £1m. Safari park keeper David Booth, 35, had owned his metal detector for five days when he discovered four 2,000-year-old gold neckbands in a Stirlingshire field. The neckbands date from between the 1st...
News Networks - BREAKING NEWS - White House high level officials close to President Barack Obama have expressed deep concerns with regard to the Carroll Foundation Case. Specifically delays to "direction and control" law enforcement actions being sanctioned by Scotland Yard in London UK. Britain's biggest fraud case enters a new twist with sources close to the cross-border law enforcement agencies
News Networks - BREAKING NEWS - White House high level officials close to President Barack Obama have expressed deep concerns with regard to the Carroll Foundation Case. Specifically delays to "direction and control" law enforcement actions being sanctioned by Scotland Yard in London UK. Britain's biggest fraud case enters a new twist with sources close to the cross-border law enforcement agencies
The Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust a global industrial conglomerate has fallen victim of a complete collapse of the regulatory financial controls framework and law enforcement capabilities of the City of London Authorities. Major offshore international criminal syndicates continue to use the City of London banking institutions as a primary platform for wide ranging money laundering tax evasion
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