About 70 protesters have staged a demonstration at a cricket match involving the Israeli national team.
The Stop the War Coalition said the match in Glasgow should not have taken place during the Middle East conflict.
The team were playing Norway in a European series match in Anniesland. Security was tight, with dozens of police outnumbering [...]

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Scottish Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan has won his defamation case against the News of the World.
The former Scottish Socialist Party leader won £200,000, the maximum possible amount, over allegations he cheated on his wife and took part in orgies.

“They are liars and we have proved that they are liars,” a triumphant Sheridan told reporters outside [...]

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Tommy Sheridan’s successor as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party has told a jury the MSP confessed at a party meeting to visiting a swingers club.
Colin Fox, who returned from holiday in Portugal to give evidence at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, described the admission as a bombshell.
An emergency meeting was called [...]

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A former escort girl who claims she had an affair with Tommy Sheridan has told a court she had a five-in-a-bed orgy with the former SSP leader.
Fiona McGuire, 32, said they were joined by two women and another man as they drank champagne and took cocaine in an Aberdeen hotel room.
However, Ms McGuire [...]

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[What is Scottish about him anyway?-ed]
The Scottish National Party says it is on course to have Scotland’s first Asian MSP sitting at Holyrood.
Glasgow councillor Bashir Ahmad is among the candidates the party has listed as those it most wants elected to the Scottish Parliament next year.

The party’s current Holyrood leader, Nicola Sturgeon, leads [...]

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The following letter was published in the Edinburgh Evening News on Friday the 24th of March.
Melting pot at boiling point
I have been reading with interest readers’ letters on immigration and how some feel jobs are being taken over by immigrant workers.
I feel that our great nation is being turned into a multicultural melting pot [...]

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Almost 900 faults were found in the £431m Scottish Parliament building during final inspections to identify snags, it has emerged.
It has also been revealed that the chamber beam which came loose may not be covered by defects liability.
A final check in February, before responsibility for repairs passed to the parliament, identified 890 snags.
Independent MSP [...]

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[And people in the Scottish parliament talk about the need to tackle sectarianism, while they have tea and biscuits with a bomber.-ed] 
ONE of the IRA’s Brighton bombers was welcomed to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, provoking outrage from some Tories.
Martina Anderson, dubbed the “Beauty Queen bomber”, had lunch with Margo MacDonald, an independent MSP, in the [...]

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SCOTTISH Parliament bosses were under fire today for failing to make clear the full costs of decamping from Holyrood as it emerged the two-week stay at The Hub will mean a bill of more than £100,000.
The parliament did reveal the £20,000 a week cost of hiring the arts venue, following the collapse of a roof [...]

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[Here is a list of some of this man's albums: Criminal Minded, Sex And Violence, By All Means Necessary-ed]
Internationally acclaimed rap & hip hop artists release CD for SSP
SSP Research, Policy & Media UnitPress Release: 26/02/06Some of the leading rap and hip hop artists in the UK and internationally have come together [...]

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The former health secretary has a reputation as one of New Labour’s “hard men”. He gives as good as he gets in interviews and is always willing to tour the television studios, defending the government when it is in hot water.
An ardent Blairite and champion of public service reform, he has held five [...]

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[Will we see a rise in the quality of services that the people in Stirling receive?-ed]
Stirling Council has announced a 4.5% increase in council tax rates for the coming year.
The increase, effective from 1 April, comes after previous talks stalled when Labour and Conservative councillors failed to reach agreement.
The rise means the average [...]

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Sir Menzies Campbell has been elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Party.
Sir Menzies, 64, who was Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman and acting leader, topped a ballot of party members after a five week campaign.
He beat economic affairs spokesman Chris Huhne in the final run off. Party President Simon Hughes came third. [...]

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Students at Aberdeen universities have launched a Muslim awareness week to try and develop understanding between religions.
It has been arranged after the controversy caused by cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Events include showing documentaries, as well as activities and discussions.
Aberdeen University Muslim Students’ Association (Aumsa) said: “It will allow the public to ask [...]

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[Is this a dummy run for the ID cards?-ed]
Every pupil at a Scottish state school is to be given an identity number as part of a child protection drive.
The Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) system will be shared between schools and councils and help bolster a child-tracking system.
Deputy Education Minister Robert Brown said the [...]

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A Liberal Democrat is to become the first MSP to enter a civil partnership, it has been confirmed.
Margaret Smith, 45, MSP for Edinburgh West, will register her relationship with Suzanne Main next month.
In a statement, they said: “The ceremony will take place in Edinburgh in the presence of family and friends.”
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[Maybe they should invite Ian Paisley to the event? I find it a joke that they can have a week long event to tackle sectarianism and involve the Old Firm supporters in such events when it is the Old Firm that are the root cause of sectarianism in Scotland. Might be best to [...]

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Edinburgh City Council leader, Donald Anderson, is to stand down.
The 43-year-old Labour councillor for Kaimes said he would not be seeking re-election to the post next year.
A councillor for 20 years, Mr Anderson will have completed two four-year terms as leader by the time of the next city council elections in May 2007.
He [...]

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[Perhaps we should start with you giving a DNA sample then Paul?-ed]
THE DNA of innocent people should be kept on a police database, a Glasgow MSP said today.
Paul Martin is tabling an amendment to legislation currently going through the Scottish Parliament to give additional powers to the police.
The Springburn Labour MSP wants to [...]

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[How much in expences are these people claiming-ed]
MORE staff have been recruited by Holyrood to handle the soaring number of expense claims by MSPs.
Two more administrators are needed to deal with a £1.9million rise in allowances in the last three years – an average increase of £15,000 per member.
It brings the department staffing level [...]

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