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Web Issue 3191	July 5 2008

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Labour disarray over by-election candidate

Labour's plans for the Glasgow East by-election were thrown into turmoil last night when the party was left without a candidate for the crucial first weekend of campaigning.

Politics: Labour mystery as parties launch battle plans

Motorists warned of 20p a litre fuel price rise

Motorists are facing further misery after a warning that the continuing surge in crude oil prices to record levels could add another 20p to a litre of petrol and diesel at the pumps within weeks.

Editorial Comment: Alternative to oil?

Biofuels �have pushed food prices up 75%�

Afghan governor vows to help coalition forces

A former Taliban warlord, now trying to secure peace in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan, told The Herald why he had switched sides in the conflict.

Saved by his helmet: soldier�s Afghan escape

Former warlord calls for country to unite

Editorial Comment: Power struggles

British public 'expect violent crime will get even worse'

The British public overwhelmingly expects violent crime to get worse over the next year and has little faith in politicians to halt it, according to a new poll.

Victim of knife crime pleaded for mother as he lay dying

Trump lawyer: benefits outweigh the costs

Donald Trump's lawyer yesterday admitted the tycoon's planned £1bn golf resort would have "significant adverse effects" on the environment.

Could a film festival transform Nairn into Cannes of the North?

Another starry location is to be added to the list of the world's most famous film festivals, following the lead of Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Edinburgh: the Highland town of Nairn.

Cost of living for pensioners rises by a third over 10 years

Pensioners have seen the cost of goods and services they use rise by more than one-third during the past 10 years, new research has shown.

Capital economist to keep an eye on market

The stern expression on Adam Smith's face suggests the great man is not entirely pleased to have been returned to Edinburgh at last in statue form.

Forget chickens … road has to close so froglets can get to the other side

The busy single-track route around Holyrood Park in Edinburgh that traverses the path of miniature frogs and toads risking life and limb in their annual migration was expected to be shut all weekend to ease their struggle.

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.

French students may have been murdered for their games consoles

The victims of a sadistic double murder might have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles, police said last night.

Orkney pilgrimage for PoW who turned hut into an Italian chapel

Guido DeBonis, one of the prisoners who turned two cheerless huts into a place of compelling beauty, returned yesterday to Orkney�s world renowned Italian Chapel for the first time since the Second World War.

Gas supplier did not carry out checks on ICL Plastics’ pipework

The company which supplied gas to the ICL Plastics factory in Glasgow when it exploded with the loss of nine lives carried out no safety checks on the pipework in the building when it took over the contract from a rival supplier.

Tributes flow in after reporting legend Charles Wheeler dies

Veteran foreign correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler has died after more than 60 years covering the world for the BBC.

Father jailed for shaking baby daughter to death

A father was jailed for six years and eight months yesterday for shaking his crying baby daughter to death.

Calls for crackdown on Jerusalem Arabs

Abramovich steps down as governor

Arrests made as ultra-nationalist group ‘plots coup’

Bush to attend Olympic Games opening

Zimbabwe opposition supporters seek refuge at embassy

From the cradle to the grave across generations

Getting to the root of family trees

The pioneers who consigned so much misery to history

The future of life behind bars

A more dangerous job than ever

A very different world … for patients and doctors

From days of four jobs to an IT revolution

Poisoning causes decline of eagles

Former Taliban warlord calls for country to unite

Saved by his helmet: soldier’s Afghan escape

Treatment of Iraqi interpreter criticised

Staff amnesty to emphasise importance of handling data

Anglers may be caught by plans to raise cost of their sport

Aspiring model who lied about her age to work in Hollywood escapes jail

They’re like nothing in nature, so judge rules Pringles aren’t crisps

Aliens can’t reach Earth ‘because its too far for them to fly’

Civil service union calls on members to accept pay deal

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