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US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber to jail

Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber to jail A US senator has written to Gordon Brown, demanding the immediate return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's early release from Greenock jail in Scotland on compassionate grounds was granted on the assumption that he had only three months to live because he was suffering from...

• Sen Schumer wants Lockerbie bomber back in Scottish prison - The Lockerbie Case
• Lockerbie row reignited as Megrahi exceeds his life expectancy at time of release - The Guardian
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Strachan Staying At Riverside!

mfc1986.co.uk (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Gordon Strachan says he has no interest in the vacant Scotland job.

'Send Megrahi back to Scotland'

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday

A UNITED States senator has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, demanding that the Lockerbie bomber should be returned to prison in Scotland.

'Send Megrahi back to Scotland'

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

A UNITED States senator has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, demanding that the Lockerbie bomber should be returned to prison in Scotland.

UK policeman dies in Cumbria flood

The Observer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Four bridges collapse, main roads are blocked and hundreds are evacuated as 12 inches of rain falls in Cumbria in 24 hours A policeman swept away and killed during the devastating flooding that hit north-west England was trying to save lives by directing motorists off a bridge across a swollen river. PC Bill Barker, who would have been 45tomorrow , was praised by Gordon Brown as a "very heroic,...

EU Appointments... who?!

Right to Common Sense (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Yesterday evening the news broke on who the EU appointments for President and Foreign Secretary (EU High Representative). The first was Herman van Rompuy , the Prime Minister of Belgium and the latter was Baroness Ashton . First of all I don't think there was any need for either position in the first place but now that there is I'm glad the President is going to be more of an administrative type. Having...

SPL: Hibernian manager John Hughes happy to focus on Easter Road dream job

The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

HIBS boss John Hughes yesterday proved he is the clown prince of Scottish football managers when he cheekily mimicked snubbing SFA chief executive Gordon Smith over the vacant Scotland job.

Ally McCoist hoping Rangers manager Walter Smith remains at Ibrox

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

• 'Smith has been there before and has other priorities now' • McCoist says new manager must make players believe again Ally McCoist has said that Walter Smith is yet to tell him that he has no interest in becoming Scotland's manager for a second time, but would be delighted if that was the 61-year-old's stance. McCoist, the assistant to Smith at Rangers, said: "He [Smith] has not made...

U-turn over misfit trio proves that the SFA are a joke and a sham

Scotzine.com - The Home of Scottish Football (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

So as soon as the SFA sacked George Burley, Chief Executive Gordon Smith revealed that the new Scotland manager, whoever he may be, would be able to call upon Kris Boyd, Allan McGregor and Barry Ferguson despite them shaming themselves, disrespecting the fans and the Dark blue jersey of Scotland. How this man could come [...]

Strach not interested in Scots

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Sky Sports News understands Gordon Strachan has no interest in the vacant Scotland job.

Caption competition: Gordon Brown welcomes Willie Bain to parliament

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Labour's newest MP is greeted by prime minister and wife at No 10 During the Glasgow North East byelection, opponents of Labour candidate Willie Bain produced a poster asking: " Do you really believe Willie Bain lives in his ma's hoose? " (He works in London two days a week .) Looking at this picture of the diminutive MP meeting Gordon and Sarah Brown yesterday before being sworn in as an...

Scots cops track more than 200 online sex beasts in crackdown

Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MORE than 200 paedophiles who were grooming children for sex on the internet have been netted by cops after the biggest investigation of its kind in Scotland. The beasts used sites such as Bebo, Facebook and MSN to snare 150 kids, some as young as eight. And Central Scotland Police last night said the alarming results of Operation Defender should act as a wake-up call to parents across the country....

Live Sport Reports: Smith: Managing Scotland is not impossible

icWales (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Gordon Smith has described the job as Scotland team boss as difficult "but not impossible".

• Smith: Managing Scotland is not impossible - Mirror.co.uk
• Smith: Scotland not impossible job - TEAMtalk
• See the 8 articles on the same subject

NHS turn down Liver Cancer drug on cost

Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

I know that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has to think of all the patients and the costs of all drugs for the NHS. However, surely if there is a drug available that helps liver cancer patients live longer then that has to be a price worth paying. Not everything in life should be about cost, and perhaps NICE and the Government, who claim they are taking cancer seriously...

Shamed duo set for Scotland return

tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith has opened the door for a return to international football for shamed duo Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor. read more

HM Crown Ministry of Defence - Home Security/Organised Crime - FBI SOCA Gerald Carroll Trust Case

carrolltrust | 29/06/2009

HM Crown Ministry of Defence interests with the Farnborough Aerospace Development Corporation a Carroll Foundation Global Group Structure are the victims in this formerly HM Government Carroll Trust owned research development facility which involved “just about every form of military aviation development you could imagine”. TAG Aviation presently located at Farnborough Airport executed major fraudulent

TAG Aviation at Farnborough Airport in Carroll One Billion Dollars Scotland Yard Organised Criminal Conspiracy Case

carrolltrust | 17/06/2009

TAG Aviation at Farnborough Airport are the subject of major criminal allegations of serious corruption obstruction racketeering complicity in Britain's longest running largest organised criminal conspiracy and corruption case. Furthermore the Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust Case law enforcement "Direction and Control Sanctions" are being delayed and obstructed by Baroness Scotland QC Britain's

Baroness Patricia Scotland Attorney General Corruption Allegations in Britain's One Billion Dollars Carroll Trust Case

carrolltrust | 17/06/2009

Baroness Scotland QC Britain's most senior law enforcement officer is the subject of serious corruption allegations of obstruction racketeering complicity in Britain's longest running largest organised criminal conspiracy and corruption case. The Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust Case law enforcement "Direction and Control Sanctions" are being delayed and obstructed by senior politicians in Britain's