Two men who allegedly drove through Edinburgh city centre wearing masks, alarming passers-by, have appeared at the city’s sheriff court.
Saudi Arabian student Naif Alotaibi, 17, now living in Midlothian, and Abdullah Ghazali Dawood, 25, from Edinburgh, both denied the offence.
The pair were charged with committing a breach of the peace on 25 July at [...]

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AN asylum seeker who dreams of swimming for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games faces deportation after his family lost a five-year fight to stay in the UK.
Palestinian Aatif Alhiatly, 16, is part of the City of Glasgow Swim Team and has been tipped as a future medallist.
His parents [...]

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[what about consulting locals fears over the number of Muslims asylum seekers in Scotland-ed]
SNP leader Alex Salmond is visiting a Glasgow mosque to gauge reaction amongst the Muslim community following the London bombings.
Mr Salmond is meeting worshippers following the weekly prayers in Majid Al-Furqan in the city’s Woodlands area.
He is also meeting younger Muslims after [...]

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A father-of-four has been jailed for five years after attacking and raping a woman in her Glasgow home.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that restaurant worker Mohammed Asif had punched and bitten the 29-year-old.
During the struggle the woman hit her head on a lit fire. Asif claimed the woman agreed to have sex [...]

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[what about local fears of train bombing? what is worse, train bombing or some childish vandalism-ed]
Police have stepped up efforts to reassure Scotland’s ethnic communities following the London bomb attacks.
Lothian and Borders police held their own gathering of faith groups, following a meeting between the prime minister and the UK’s Muslim leaders.
As [...]

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THE World Cup arrived in Scotland yesterday, but the hundreds of footballers aiming to win it have much more important things on their mind than medals and silverware The 27 nations competing for glory at the Homeless World Cup kicked off in Edinburgh - and a group of dedicated Scots players were leading the way [...]

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The founder of BNP John Tyndall died at his home in Brighton today.
Mr Tyndall was was arrested by police on race charges relating to his comments about the Tory leader Michael Howard.
He was due to appear in court this Thursday on race charges and could have faced jail.
John leaves behind a wife and daughter.

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A MUSLIM leader who has been linked to an outlawed extremist group blamed for terror attacks in Pakistan is running a mosque in an upmarket suburb of Edinburgh.
Mullah Abdul Hamid, a Sunni Muslim, founded the Islamic Studies Centre in the Polwarth area of the city and was the UK representative of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, also [...]

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A youth from Lanarkshire has been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at a party in Glasgow.
Mohammed Khan, 17, from Carfin, is also charged with making and distributing images of the alleged assault which was filmed on a mobile, it is claimed.
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The Labour Party has admitted that its members are becoming disillusioned with the Government because they have little influence over its policies.
A review of the way the party draws up its programme has backed activists’ complaints that they were frozen out when key policies such as university tuition fees and foundation hospitals were announced [...]

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[maybe ethnic groups simply do not want to join police so we should respect their decision-ed]
A review into racism in Scotland’s police forces has issued 63 recommendations on how to improve race relations.
It said many of the current policies were to be commended but that did not mean they were working on the ground. [...]

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RACIST incidents in the Lothians have soared by nearly 35 per cent in the past two years, shocking new figures reveal.
The number of racist offences or offences aggravated by racism reported across Scotland rose from 2929 in 2002-03 to 3959 in 2004-05.
And in Lothian and Borders, the figure jumped from 471 to 629, [...]

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[would it not be better to spend money on local services instead-ed]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/mela/glasgow

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US OPEN champion Michael Campbell last night admitted he’ll travel to St Andrews in fear after the London bombing atrocities.
The New Zealander, who lives in Brighton, has been told by a security expert friend that measures to protect players and fans at the top golf tournaments are woefully inadequate.
Campbell said: ‘I’m now concerned for security [...]

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An international line-up of stars joined the call to eradicate poverty at Edinburgh’s climactic Live 8 concert, which was addressed by Nelson Mandela.
Almost 60,000 music fans gathered at Murrayfield Stadium for the Live 8 The Final Push gig, as G8 leaders arrived for talks in Gleneagles.
In a recorded message, the former South African president [...]

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Police in Edinburgh have accused a “hard core” of anarchist protesters of being “irresponsible” and putting people’s safety at risk.
Missiles were thrown and police in riot gear used batons as they clashed with protesters two days before G8 leaders arrive for the Gleneagles summit.
A small number of demonstrators were taken to hospital [...]

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[Why no mention that he was killed for being white?-ed]
SCOTLAND’S three most wanted people have been arrested in connection with the murder of teenager Kriss Donald.
They were seized by armed police in a foreign country which cannot be named for legal reasons.
Despite having no extradition treaty with the UK, that country’s interior minister has authorised [...]

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RANGERS have dropped the Carling logo from their replica shirts - for Muslim fans.
The club said it would sell unbranded tops to supporters who don’t want to advertise beer on their chests.
The move comes after complaints from Muslims whose religion prohibits anything that promotes drinking.
Delighted fan Mansoor Ali, 24, said: “I really [...]

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