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Debut Scotland striker Chris Iwelumo smashed a nation's dreams after missing a goal from two yards during Saturday's Scotland v Norway World Cup qualifier.

Tax from booze sales ‘should be used to treat drinkers’
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
The Scottish Parliament’s own think-tank has called for tax from alcohol sales to be ringfenced for treating the country’s 150,000 “hazardous drinkers”.

Private sector economy shrinks amid oil gloom
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
Scotland's private sector economy shrunk by the largest margin in a decade amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy.

City’s culture group eyes national expansion
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
The body that runs Glasgow’s museums, galleries and leisure facilities could expand its role into other local authorities across Scotland, The Herald understands.

Salmond to set up oil fund study
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
The First Minister announced yesterday that the Scottish Government is to commission a study of the benefits of an oil fund for Scotland, after the revelation that a fund for the UK was considered by the Treasury in the 1970s.

G8 nations call for domestic solutions to oil price rises
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
‘The increase of oil prices is becoming a real threat to the world econo my’
The energy ministers of the world’s leading industrialised nations yesterday decided to look inward for solutions to record oil prices.

Unhealthy trend: soaring obesity rates to spark ‘diabetes explosion’
Unhealthy trend: soaring obesity rates to spark ‘diabetes explosion’
12:01am Mon 9 Jun 08
More than four million Britons will have diabetes by 2025, a 46% rise mostly fuelled by the obesity crisis, figures show today.

New treatment could save thousands of patients from dialysis or transplants
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
A new treatment could save thousands of people with diabetes from needing kidney dialysis or even a transplant.

Graduates allowed to defer £2000 endowment payment
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
Scottish postgraduates faced by a shock payment of more than £2000 are to be allowed to put off paying the fee until the end of their studies, the Scottish Government said yesterday.

Moira police quiz sex offenders
12:01am Monday 9th June 2008
More than 100 sex offenders have been questioned in relation to the killing of Moira Jones as it emerged another female had been the victim of a serious sex attack yards from where the businesswoman’s body was found.

Stephen thought winning Herald’s house in Italy was a prank
Stephen thought winning Herald’s house in Italy was a prank
12:01am Mon 9 Jun 08
When Stephen Trelfa received a call to say he had won The Herald’s Italian holiday home competition he thought it was a prank.

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