SCOTTISH entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer may help bankroll an anti-sleaze campaign at the next general election, it was disclosed yesterday.

SCOTLAND'S finance secretary John Swinney hit back last night following a highly critical report on his flagship public sector building scheme from Scotland's councils

KENNY MacAskill's prospects of remaining as justice secretary were dealt a blow yesterday when Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray said he was considering tabling a no-confid

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling was facing renewed pressure over his expenses last night following reports that he claimed second-home allowances on two properties at the same ti

COMPUTER software that allows hospitals to track patients with infections could prove vital in managing serious superbug outbreaks, experts believe.

THE Scottish Government and Department of Health amended public information leaflets and websites about the decision to vaccinate schoolgirls against cervical cancer after t

BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson yesterday said he had received a "firm" commitment that Vauxhall production would continue in the United Kingdom, but conceded a resc

A BINDING code of conduct for MPs will be part of a package of measures to "clean up" politics, Gordon Brown said yesterday as he battled to rescue Labour from an expe

MORE than 150 girls in Scotland have suffered adverse reactions after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine introduced last autumn, The Scotsman can reveal.

The Party of Regions can resort to protest actions if the power does not take measures on crisis solution. The PR leader Viktor Yanukovych said that today during the opposition government session, the ForUm's correspondent informs. According to him, if

Dear young friends! Dear teachers and parents! I heartily congratulate you on the last ring day - a nice school tradition, real holiday though it is not contained in any of the calendars. It can be only once in the

The BYuT faction proposes to postpone considerations of program on the government activity for next week. The BYuT faction leader Ivan Kyrylenko said that today at the conciliatory session, the ForUm's correspondent informs. "We are finishing it off," he explained.

On Tuesday MPs are going to consider draft law on holding of national referendum. The VRU speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said that today, the ForUm's correspondent informs. According to him, MPs should adopt a decision on this issue, as today there

The leader of BYuT faction Ivan Kyrylenko denied information on BYuT has agreed with the Party of Regions on wide coalition. He said that today in an interview to the parliamentary journalists, the ForUm's correspondent informs. "Do not make people

On May 31 Kyiv marked its day. 22 years ago it was celebrated for the first time. This year the holiday started in Saturday. Kyiv residents and guests were able to attend different tournaments, celebrations, competitions, festivals, exhibitions and shows.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko noted that Ukraine and Russia should have equal and pragmatic relations. He said that in an interview to "Independent" newspaper, ForUm's correspondent informs. "I want Russians not to treat actions of the Ukrainian power

Dear children and parents! From the depth of my heart I wish to congratulate you on a warm and perfect holiday - International Children Day. We would like every minute, every day our children, children all around the world to

HE is the would-be MEP who is pinning his hopes on ESP.

THE BBC has rejected calls for an on-air apology over controversial remarks made by a Question Time panellist that Muslim leaders in the UK were encouraging the slaughter of B