THE European Commission last night firmly blamed the British government for the cuts of up to £600 million in regional development funding that Scotland is set to suffer.
ONE of the army's most senior generals has broken ranks to reveal that he and other officers want a change of heart over cuts to Britain's infantry regiments - and to warn that the names of the Scottish regiments may
PRESSURE on Jack McConnell over his holiday with Kirsty Wark intensified yesterday as Holyrood's standards committee published proposals to tighten the rules on MSPs declaring interests.
GORDON Brown's plans for abolishing poverty in Africa were challenged last night by some leaders who claimed the introduction of widespread free trade could wreak havoc on their economies.
LEGISLATION that would outlaw the practice of giving fish away as fairground prizes has been abandoned by New Labour amid fears that the party might be accused of running a nanny state.
THE new Scottish Parliament building was at the centre of further embarrassing revelations yesterday after it emerged that more than 25,000 defects have been uncovered at the site since it opened.
FOUR years ago, Monica Shaw made the most difficult decision of her life. An excited mother-to-be, she was told the devastating news that her unborn child was suffering from Down's syndrome and a termination would be the best solution.
JM COETZEE, the South African author who has won both the Booker and Nobel prizes, is one of the world's leading writers who will be contributing to a new anthology to raise money for tsunami-hit countries.
THREE teenagers accused of murdering ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who was stabbed to death in south London in 2000, were remanded in custody after appearing via video link at the Old Bailey yesterday.
