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Brown will not quit if Labour loses seat

By Ben Russell, Political Correspondent Gordon Brown was forced to defend his leadership yesterday as Labour finally launched its campaign in the Glasgow East by-election, the result of which could determine his fate. Asked...

Scotland rules out private NHS moves

ft.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

By Nicholas Timmins, Public Policy Editor Scotland is to legislate to prevent commercial companies being able to run family doctor services, Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish health secretary, said on Tuesday. The move creates a...

Returns set to crackle as health-conscious shoppers pick pork

scotsman.com     2 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 09 July 2008 PIG farmers have had a tough struggle over the past 12 months, with much higher feed prices and returns generally failing to cover production costs. In the last week of June the value of UK cull...

Giles buys Carrick Neill

scotsman.com     3 hrs ago   1 related          

GILES Insurance Brokers has bought Carrick Neill & Co, an Edinburgh-based rival, for an undisclosed sum. Giles, which already has 13 offices in Scotland, received a £500 million investment earlier this year from Charterhouse,...

Best museum outfit to try on

scotsman.com     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 09 July 2008 1 SECOND WORLD WAR RAF COASTAL COMMAND FLYING JACKET National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian 01620 897 240 www.nms.ac.uk/flight Imagine how difficult it would be to fly a...

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary uses ExtraMed software

NHS Grampian is planning to roll out a real-time bed management system across its nine hospitals following a deployment at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The BEDS system from ExtraMed has replaced a paper-based system in which ward...

Have the police gone barking mad?

A man’s best friend is his dog, unless you are a Muslim councillor in Scotland who found this advertisement so offensive he complained, received an apology, and was assured that no ‘unclean animal’ would feature again in such a...

Housing slump spreads to country mansions

By Nick Allen and Laura Clout The housing market downturn has spread to country mansions with luxury properties in the Home Counties plummeting in value. Prime country property had until recently defied the slowdown but...

Satellite tracking lets nature enthusiasts follow Ospreys around the world

telegraph.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Fans of Britain's longest-running wildlife soap opera can keep in touch all year round in future thanks to satellite technology. Now it will be possible also to follow the adventures of at least the two offspring during their...

Well set to make transfer moves

bbc.co.uk     6 hrs ago   1 related          

Motherwell assistant manager Scott Leitch says the club are ready to make their first moves in the summer transfer market. The Lanarkshire side have failed to sign a single player so far, with Ross McCormack and Martin Grehan...

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