DEMANDS have been made for Tony Blair's meetings to be logged in detail on a publicly accessible register.

SCOTTISH local authorities have been urged to help children in their care build up savings.

A PENSIONER celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday with a party for more than 40 friends - and a £7,370 pay-out from the bookies after betting ten years ago that he would notch up a century.

THE population of the Republic of Ireland will overtake Scotland in 14 years unless something is done to reverse demographic decline north of the Border, it was warned last night.

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THE Scots backpacker who died when fire swept through a hostel in the Australian state of Tasmania was only on the island because he had enjoyed an earlier visit so much.

A MOTHER who was photographed running towards a killer wave in a desperate bid to save her children survived the tsunami disaster, along with her loved ones, it emerged yesterday.