DAVID McLetchie's problems over his travel claims deepened yesterday when the Scottish Parliament confirmed that it would investigate any allegations of impropriety that were brought formally to its attention.

KENNETH Clarke yesterday made a last appeal to Tory MPs not to make him the first leadership contender cut from the field tonight, insisting he was the candidate with the greatest popularity among voters.

THE Conservatives last night vowed to pursue Stephen Byers over his admission that he told an "untruth" to MPs over the collapse of Railtrack.

MEMBERS of the parliamentary watchdog on intelligence matters are pressing for an investigation into Tony Blair's claim that MI5 supports controversial parts of his Terrorism Bill.

COMMENTARY A WELL-DESIGNED UK national identity card could help tackle many problems, including the upward trend in identity fraud and theft.

THE government's case for identity cards has been dealt a serious blow on the day of a crucial Commons vote after the software giant Microsoft warned that the proposals could generate "massive identity fraud" on a scale as yet unseen.

Cisco is adding new security software to all its products including Ethernet switches and wireless gear.

People in the border city of Lloydminster are chuckling at news that, but for a quirk of surveyors, a sliver of land on the Saskatchewan side of the border might have been part of Alberta.

THE average person consumes 33 teaspoons of sugar every day - three times the recommended limit - researchers revealed yesterday.

SCOTLAND might be missing out on the chance to debate some of the most serious ethical issues in modern medicine, according to a leading professor of ethics.

A "FIRST-line" anti-high blood pressure drug is leaving patients at far greater risk of suffering strokes than if they take other medication for the condition, according to a major study.

MEDIA speculation about Romeo Beckham, right, who is reported to have recently had two febrile convulsions, has been fuelled by father David's comments that news of Romeo's condition was "not that positive".

NURSES are to be trained in close combat skills as part of Britain's first zero tolerance campaign against violent patients.

Great Blue Heron in Wetlands HB Ca.

Since September 28, the Information Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Information Industry have been working on identifying and terminating pornography activities active on China's online chatting systems.

Sun New Media has launched FM365, a business-to-business platform designed for consumer products companies to share critical product and advertorial information with their distributors and channel partners.

Huawei says that the global application of Huawei's wireless products has reached a new high of 140 million users, 100 million of which are GSM-based users.

Microsoft today ushered in a series of organizational changes to its worldwide partner business, including naming several new executives to the team while also bringing the company's small-business group under the auspices of the lead channel division run by Allison

The provincial Liberal party will allow teenagers as young as 15 to cast ballots in next spring's leadership vote. As well, anyone will be able to take part in the vote, whether they own a party membership or not.

Peter Morton's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino presents Vince Neil's "Off the Strip" Charity Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament benefiting the T. J. Martell Foundation on November 11, 2005. [PRWEB Oct 15, 2005]