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Kiev court suspends presidential decree to dissolve parliament - 2

KIEV, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - The Kiev District Court on Saturday suspended the Ukrainian president's decree to dissolve parliament and call snap parliamentary polls, the Unian agency reported. Volodymyr Pylypenko, a...

Suspect arrested in cocaine bust

A man is due to appear in court on Monday after police seized £50,000 worth of cocaine in Fife. Fife Constabulary said the 21-year-old man, from Glenrothes, was arrested in Inverkeithing on Friday after being caught with the...

Postman who stashed letters fined

A Midlothian postman who hid more than 1,500 letters he was supposed to deliver has avoided a prison sentence. Scott Hamilton, 30, who had warned Royal Mail he was struggling to deal with his workload, was fined £1,000 at...

Pineapple junk – judge's verdict on officer's £1.5m claim

Published Date: 11 October 2008 A FORMER policewoman who claimed £1.5 million in damages after she was struck by a flying pineapple during a riot has been branded a liar by a judge and awarded just £3,000. Tracey Ormsby, 37,...

'You're a radge' . . what a sheriff told rampaging teenager

Published Date: 11 October 2008 A DRUNKEN teenager who caused mayhem in an Edinburgh street in the early hours of the morning has been branded "a complete radge" by a sheriff. Peter MacDonald, 19, took out his anger on passing...

At last, a chunk of common sense

Published Date: 11 October 2008 IN A world which many of us fear has gone mad, it is pleasant to discover that some common sense is still to be found. Yesterday, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Lord Malcolm threw out a...

Sheriff attacks city-centre exclusion zone for thieves

Published Date: 11 October 2008 A SHERIFF has slammed an exclusion zone in the city centre set up by police to ban serial thieves from the area, saying it will simply move the problem to Bruntsfield. Andrew Lothian said he was...

Police officers to return to work

Six Edinburgh police officers have been told to return to work after filling out witnesses statements in connection with the arrest of another colleague. Christopher McGinn, 28, of East Lothian, appeared on petition at...

Man accused of officer murder bid

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a police officer. William Macrae, of Alness, appeared in private at Dingwall Sheriff Court. He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody. He...

Claims for damages based on Amer Sports' earlier tobacco business have been dismissed

The District Court of Helsinki has today decided to dismiss all claims for damages based on Amer Sports Corporation's already discontinued tobacco business. The District Court of Helsinki ordered th.. - Read more

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