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Entries from December 2005

Man dies in fall avoiding police

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[Maybe Scotland can brace itself for riots like in France as they started with a death after police chase-ed]
A 23-year-old man has died after falling from a rooftop as police attempted to speak to him.
He climbed out of a window when police arrived at the address in Lochee High Street at about 1155 [...]

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Gay Marriage Scotland

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MORE than 140 gay couples in Scotland have applied to tie the knot when same-sex “marriages” begin next month.
New figures show gay men and women are flocking to register offices north of the Border.
A total of 143 bookings for civil partnerships have been made, although the law does not come into force until December 5.
Edinburgh [...]

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Fake Kilts

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Companies which imply tartan products made in India are the product of Scotland could face tougher sanctions.
The Department of Trade has agreed to conduct an investigation into concerns raised by Scottish tartan manufacturers about unfair trading practices.
The Scottish Tartans Authority said some websites were passing off kilts from India as “made in Scotland”.
Trade [...]

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George Galloway Anti Semitism

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Anti-Israel politician George Galloway came under fire yet again this week after he told an Arab television interviewer that Zionists control the media.
The Bethnal Green and Bow MP’s latest comments came after he was introduced as “a former member of the British Houses of Parliament” during a live interview with Qatari Al-Jazeera television.
He responded: [...]

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Tags: Politics