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ScottishPower announces 34% gas price rise
ScottishPower today announced it was increasing gas prices by an average 34% and electricity prices by 9%. continued...
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HEADLINE NEWS
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McCain choses little-known female governor as running mate
Republican John McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his surprise choice for running mate on Friday, adding a political unknown to the presidential ticket who could help him appeal to women voters.
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VIDEO: Obama promises to keep the American dream alive
Barack Obama last night made history by becoming the first black US presidential candidate and in doing so declared that the 2008 election was "our chance to keep the American promise alive".
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Almost 65,000 Zoom travellers hit by airline collapse
Thousands of travellers left stranded following the collapse of Scottish low-fare airline Zoom will attempt to make their way home today.
(Video: Passengers stranded at Glasgow airport)
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Scotland's prison population at all-time high
Scotland's prison population has risen to all time-time high, it was disclosed today.
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Karadzic trial: Scottish judge enters not guilty plea
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic today refused to enter pleas to the 11 war crimes charges he faces.
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SNP planning ferry revolution for Scotland
A major review of ferry services across Scotland was today announced by ministers.
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SNP’s ‘no’ to nuclear power challenged by key advisers
Scottish ministers are facing challenges to several key policies from a particularly awkward quarter – the Council of Economic Advisers set up by Alex Salmond.
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Labour persuades major lenders to write off part of £17m debt
The Labour Party, which is more than £17m in the red, has persuaded some of its major lenders to write off their loans but wealthy donors are still backing the Conservatives in far larger numbers and with more money.
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MAIN BUSINESS
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Bradford & Bingley crashes into the red
Beleaguered lender Bradford & Bingley today said it had crashed into the red in the first half of 2008, after credit crunch losses and rising bad debts.
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Industry that keeps rolling on
Saturday interview: WHILE business organisations have spent years complaining about Scotland’s roads, Chris Parr is someone who claims to enjoy commuting.
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BPI chief blasts energy prices
The chief executive of British Polythene Industries (BPI) called for a shake-up of the regulation of energy markets as the company reported a fall in profits that followed a huge increase in the firm's electricity bills.
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SURPRISE CHOICE FROM MCCAIN: In a surprise move, US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has selected Sarah Palin, the govenor of Alaska, as his running mate for the forthcoming election
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MAIN SPORT
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Trip to France holds no fear for McGhee and company
As Nancy may not be big box office, but they are beatable. Motherwell avoided luminaries such as Valencia, Club Brugge, Sparta Prague and Manchester City to draw the French Ligue 1 side in the first round of the UEFA Cup yesterday.
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We can make last 16 again, say Celtic
Celtic have a “good chance” of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League, according to the club’s chief executive Peter Lawwell, after they were drawn against Manchester United, Villarreal and Aalborg in Monte Carlo last night.
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McDonald ready to emulate past feats
Scott McDonald watched in thrall of Shunsuke Nakamura as the Japanese playmaker contemplated an audacious free kick and effortlessly dispatched the ball on its fated trajectory beyond the groping hands of Edwin van der Sar.
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No faint praise from old team-mate as Mendes gets call-up
Pedro Mendes yesterday discovered that playing in Scottish football need not be harmful to his international prospects.
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Hodgkiss fills gap left by Maybury
Aberdeen last night signed the West Bromwich Albion right-back, Jared Hodgkiss, on a five-month loan after growing tired of Alan Maybury’s indecision over whether to accept the offer of a deal at Pittodrie.
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Hearts badly in need of cutting edge, says Bannon
Csaba Laszlo suffered his first big setback as Hearts head coach – following an otherwise encouraging start to the season – in Wednesday night’s Co-Operative Insurance Cup capitulation to Airdrie United.
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Murray turns a little nasty to fire himself up
Third-round matches at grand slams, like tempers, can be lost. Andy Murray had to let out a little of the inner fire which he has worked so hard to subdue over the past few months to beat Frenchman Michael Llodra.
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Westwood says greens are not fit for Ryder Cup
Lee Westwood launched a scathing attack on the PGA Centenary Course yesterday, claiming the greens need to be dug up and reconstructed.
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