Man cleared of rape after jury not told ‘victim’ was a prostitute

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

A motor dealer jailed for raping a young mother was cleared yesterday because a jury did not know the woman was a prostitute.

By BRIAN HORNE

MoD looking at cap on foreigners in armed forces

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

The Ministry of Defence is considering imposing a ceiling on the number of foreigners recruited for the UK's armed forces because senior officers fear that the growing influx of overseas volunteers could dilute the essential "Britishness" of the Army, The Herald can reveal.

By IAN BRUCE, Defence Correspondent

Study of St Kilda lambs finds early growth could be fatal

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

Getting a head start in life is no sure path to success, a study of wild sheep on St Kilda suggests.

By JAMES MORGAN reporter

Amputee sprinter Pistorius can compete in Olympics

2:24pm Thursday 15th May 2008

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal today to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

	Hundreds go trainspotting as rail link restored after 40 years
	12:56am Fri 16 May 08
	Rail enthusiasts from across Europe yesterday descended on Scotland to travel between Alloa and Stirling for the first time in more than 40 years.
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By JULIA HORTON

Jail for father who claimed cash for 36 fake children

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

A father was jailed for 13 months yesterday after he conned the benefits system out of nearly £80,000 for 36 fictitious children.

Company sends two ‘floating hospitals’ to help relief effort

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

A Scots-owned tour boat company in Burma has donated two of its paddle steamers to the relief effort which will be used as floating hospitals in the devastated Irrawaddy region.

By ALISON CAMPSIE

Download growth in music… but not all of it legal

12:58am Friday 16th May 2008

The record industry insisted yesterday that the UK’s legal music download market was growing rapidly as a new report suggested that many online consumers are still resorting to piracy.

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Fragments of bone are found at Jersey home

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

Police investigating decades of child abuse at a former Jersey children’s home said yesterday they found a sixth tooth in an underground chamber.

Police concerned over ‘infatuated’ teenage runaway

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

Police yesterday said they had “concerns” after a 16-year-old schoolgirl was believed to have run away with a grandfather nearly three times her age.

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