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Former defence chief's shame at Iraqi's new Glasgow home
A former defence chief today said he was "ashamed" at the treatment of an Iraqi interpreter, allowed to resettle in Scotland after working for the British Army. continued...
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HEADLINE NEWS
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RAF Lossiemouth man jailed for shaking daughter to death
An RAF technician who shook his baby daughter to death then blamed his wife for the killing was jailed for six years and eight months today.
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World Bank blames biofuels for food inflation
Biofuels have caused world food prices to go up by 75%, according to a new report from the World Bank.
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Victim of knife crime pleaded for mother as he lay dying
The latest teenage victim of London's knife-crime crisis pleaded for his mother as he lay dying in the street.
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Court rules Pringle is not a potato crisp
A Pringle is undoubtedly crisp - but it is not a potato crisp.
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BBC veteran Sir Charles Wheeler dies at 85
Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most popular foreign correspondents, has died of lung cancer. He was 85.
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Biofuels ‘have pushed food prices up 75%’
The rush for biofuel altern-atives to petrol has had a huge impact on global food stocks, increasing the cost of food by 75%, according to an authoritative report for the World Bank.
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Free travel scheme set to be extended
Scott Macnab The Scottish Government said yesterday it will not be restricting the national free bus travel scheme for pensioners and plans to extend it to injured veterans.
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MAIN BUSINESS
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US investor pulls out of Bradford & Bingley rescue
Bradford & Bingley's shares fell 18% yesterday after a US investor abandoned a scheme to rebuild the capital cushion of the UK's largest buy-to-let lender and its existing shareholders stepped in to foot the bill.
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Bradford & Bingley shareholders urged to reject rights issue
More than 800,000 private shareholders of Bradford & Bingley were today urged to vote down the lender's £400 million fundraising plans next week.
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Crude oil price eases as Iranians respond to offer
The price of black gold fell from near-record highs yesterday as geopolitical tensions eased after Iran said it had given a "constructive" response to the incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a stand-off over Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions.
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CHARLES WHEELER: Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's longest-serving and most popular foreign correspondents, has died of lung cancer. He was 85.
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MAIN SPORT
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Silverstone axed as British Grand Prix venue
Silverstone has been dropped as the home of the British Grand Prix.
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Robson unfazed by hype after semi win
There was a predictable clamour around a British winner yesterday. Laura Robson, a 14-year-old with a refined Home Counties accent, had just reached the final of the girls’ singles championship at Wimbledon.
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Wimbledon Diary
The Sid James memorial award for jokes containing an industrial dose of innuendo was hotly contested yesterday after the press pack spotted Julian Clary.
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Perils and pearls of the Wimbledon post-match press conference
Thereis an unusual ritual that follows every top match at Wimbledon. The players and the press are thrown together in a lecture room. There follows an interaction that resembles the school disco in its awkwardness, its ability to create misunderstanding and its potential to cause a rammy.
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No flagging on the final lap
It was probably appropriate that David Coulthard travelled to Pamplona in advance of his last hurrah at the British Grand Prix, because the veteran Scot was in typically bullish mood after driving his car through the twisting thoroughfares of the Spanish community.
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Zimbabwe’s place now up for grabs
Zimbabwe’s decision to withdraw from next year’s World Twenty20 cricket tournament boosts the chances of Scotland or Ireland qualifying for the event.
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Montgomerie in contention after mini television drama
Colin Montgomerie kept his comeback going with a five-under-par 67 at the European Open yesterday and then revealed: “I don’t often chase men in pink, but I did today.”
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Rob Roy fancied to make up for lost time
It may lack the quality often required to win the Coral Eclipse at Sandown, but today's nine-runner field could produce a thrilling race for this Group 1.
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SLIDESHOW: FASHION PHOTOGRAPHS
David Eustace is an award-winning fashion photographer who won Best Communicator at the Scottish Fashion Awards last weekend. Click here to see examples of his work and see The Herald Magazine on Saturday for comprehensive coverage of the Scottish Fashion Awards 2008.
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