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Canoe case: Darwins jailed for £250,000 fraud
Husband and wife fraudsters John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years today for the £250,000 insurance fraud in which he faked his own death in a canoeing accident. continued...
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Massive drop in anti-social behaviour after Fife alcohol crackdown
A community in Scotland has seen anti-social behaviour drop by almost 60% after a ban on alcohol sales to under-21s.
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Manufacturing confidence lowest since 1980
Manufacturers are experiencing their worst price pressure for nearly 30 years, a survey said today.
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Police take no action over John Leslie rape allegation
No further action will be taken over a rape allegation made against former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie, police confirmed today.
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Edinburgh murder hunt after man dies in street fight
A murder inquiry was launched today after a young man died in a late-night street fight.
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Pregnant woman in Glasgow hit and run
A pregnant woman was deliberately struck by a car in a hit-and-run, police said today.
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Glasgow East: Labour in final push
Labour mounted its final push in the Glasgow East by-election campaign today with a fighting speech from candidate Margaret Curran.
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Marshall airbrushed from the campaign
ANALYSIS: Questions have been raised over David Marshall's office costs, writes Douglas Fraser
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HBOS shares rise on bid rumours
Shares in the UK's biggest mortgage lender soared today amid rumours of a possible takeover approach from Spanish bank BBVA.
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Bank of England split on interest rates
A Bank of England rate-setter voted to hike interest rates this month amid concerns about soaring inflation, it was revealed today.
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Vodafone shares plunge on profits warning
£10bn wiped off the market value of mobile phone giant
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ALTERED IMAGES: Radovan Karadzic, left, when he was Bosnian Serb leader in 1995, and how he looks now.
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Celtic: Struggling Nakamura set for hernia op
Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has revealed he can no longer ignore the groin pain which has blighted him for months.
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Rangers: Thomson pledges to fill Ferguson void
Kevin Thomson has vowed to shoulder extra responsibility in the Rangers midfield as the club faces months without injured captain Barry Ferguson.
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McCoist still hopeful of signings with Loovens on radar
Ally McCoist claims Rangers will try to strengthen ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League deadline but insists it won’t be a disaster if they fail to add to their squad.
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Old favourites reunite to entertain their fans
This may have been a pre-season friendly but it also resembled a gathering of Friends Reunited.
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Doug Gillon on Wednesday
Gene therapy evidence offers disturbing view for future of world sport
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The Boys are back in town
After Greg Norman's heroics at Royal Birkdale, Sam Torrance can't wait for the action to start at the Senior British Open, writes Douglas Lowe
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Kaunas confirm Rangers contest with home rout
FBK Kaunas will face Rangers in the second qualifying round after beating Santa Coloma 3-1 in Lithuania last night.
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Henry aims to iron out problems at home of golf
Thierry Henry began his own personal reinvention against the background of the splendour of the Old Course Hotel at St Andrews.
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