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Anger at 'soft' jail terms for serious attacks THE Scottish Government has been accused of presiding over a "soft touch" justice system after it emerged that thugs convicted of attempted murder and serious assault had been given prison sentences of less than six months.

Held British embassy staff face trial says Iranian cleric AN INFLUENTIAL Iranian cleric yesterday accused Britain of plotting a "velvet revolution" in the Islamic Republic and proclaimed that UK embassy staff detained for allegedly fomenting post-election street unrest will be forced to stand trial

Pressure mounts on Diageo over whisky plant closure DRINKS giant Diageo has come under mounting criticism over its shock move to close its iconic Johnnie Walker whisky plant in Ayrshire.

Scots are in no hurry to let go ofthe royal line ON A strange and sweltering July day in Edinburgh, an 83-year-old monarch with a heavy cold drives a few yards up the street from her palace at Holyrood to deliver a tenth birthday greeting to the Scottish Parliament.

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