http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=7071 Get the latest breaking UK news headlines and video from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Irealnd including updates on swine flu and the UK economy en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk TS http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=7071&format=rss Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:50:35 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/TS_rss.gif http://thescotsman.scotsman.com 281 70 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Amanda-Knox.5886956.jp AMANDA Knox was found guilty last night of the brutal sex murder of British student Meredith Kercher and sentenced to 26 years in prison by an Italian court. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Amanda-Knox.5886956.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/UN-asks-Did-British-experts.5886722.jp THE "Climategate" row threatening to overshadow next week's international global warming summit has taken a dramatic new twist. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/UN-asks-Did-British-experts.5886722.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Farewell-to-a-reallife-war.5886775.jp ACTOR Richard Todd, best known for his roles in war films The Dam Busters and The Longest Day, has died at the age of 90. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Farewell-to-a-reallife-war.5886775.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Iraq-Treasury-refused-to-fund.5886787.jp THE Treasury refused to release additional funds for the reconstruction of Basra following the invasion of Iraq, the official inquiry into the war has been told. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Iraq-Treasury-refused-to-fund.5886787.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Afghanistan-France-and-Germany-are.5886738.jp FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband has challenged Nato allies to do "the maximum possible" to support efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, as 25 out of 43 countries co http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Afghanistan-France-and-Germany-are.5886738.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Even-if-ET-phones-there39ll.5886724.jp FOR decades, thousands of people have made frantic reports of strange objects and lights in the skies above Britain, convinced we are not alone. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Even-if-ET-phones-there39ll.5886724.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Sorry-Mum-says-sheepish-sailor.5886768.jp THE British sailors freed after a week in Iranian custody apologised to their families as they were reunited yesterday, for the first time since their ordeal. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Sorry-Mum-says-sheepish-sailor.5886768.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-A-39sentimental39.5886953.jp AMANDA Knox, a University of Washington student, was on a year out in Perugia to study when she met Raffaele Sollecito, an IT undergraduate from a middle-class Italian family. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-A-39sentimental39.5886953.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Civil-service-to-save-by.5886739.jp PAY-OFFS for civil servants are to be slashed in an effort to save up to £500million over the next three years, it was confirmed yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Civil-service-to-save-by.5886739.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Dame-Helen-wants-more-women.5886729.jp DAME Helen Mirren called for more women to get behind the camera as she collected a lifetime achievement award yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Dame-Helen-wants-more-women.5886729.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Seemingly-innocuous.5886952.jp AN INNOCUOUS message card pinned to an Italian university notice board led British student Meredith Kercher to her pointless and savage death. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Seemingly-innocuous.5886952.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Puzzling-justice.5886955.jp TO MANY non-Italians following the Meredith Kercher murder trial, the justice process has at times seemed puzzling. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Meredith-Kercher-verdict-Puzzling-justice.5886955.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Child-flu-jab-fever-warning.5886772.jp CHILDREN having their second dose of the swine flu jab may develop a high fever, European regulators warned yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Child-flu-jab-fever-warning.5886772.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Earl-Spencer-and-Lady-Kitty.5886742.jp EARL Spencer and his daughter Lady Kitty accepted substantial undisclosed damages yesterday over claims that they acted improperly in connection with his divorce from his seco http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Earl-Spencer-and-Lady-Kitty.5886742.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Tax-avoidance-stance-raises-almost.5886737.jp ALMOST £1 billion (£990m) was raised through the UK government tackling tax- avoidance by individuals and companies, but there was huge potential to raise more money, http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Tax-avoidance-stance-raises-almost.5886737.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Man-set-to-stand-trial.5886743.jp A MAN accused of killing two jockeys will stand trial next year. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Man-set-to-stand-trial.5886743.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/75000-fine-for-staff-radiation.5886736.jp SELLAFIELD nuclear plant was fined £75,000 in court yesterday and ordered to pay £26,100 in costs after two workers were exposed to radiation. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/75000-fine-for-staff-radiation.5886736.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Minister-tells-bankers-to-heed.5883850.jp BANKERS should not expect "wholly fortuitous" bonuses, amid concerns over the size of planned payments at Royal Bank of Scotland, the City minister said yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Minister-tells-bankers-to-heed.5883850.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/UK-banks--lead-.5883890.jp UK BANKS make up the biggest group of foreign creditors for debt-swamped Dubai World, and Royal Bank of Scotland is the most exposed, it was reported yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/UK-banks--lead-.5883890.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/PM-39sorry39-as-letters-of.5883858.jp THREE bereaved forces families did not receive letters of condolence from the Prime Minister when their loved ones were killed in action two years ago, Downing Street admitted http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/PM-39sorry39-as-letters-of.5883858.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Coming-soon-to-a-street.5883859.jp INTERNET giant Google is in talks with estate agents to launch a free online property portal in the UK, which experts say could revolutionise the process of buying a home. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Coming-soon-to-a-street.5883859.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/May-2002--the-date.5883728.jp BRITISH defence chiefs "ramped up" planning for possible involvement in a US invasion of Iraq after a key meeting between Tony Blair and George Bush. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/May-2002--the-date.5883728.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Bin-Laden-not-here-in.5883848.jp PAKISTAN'S prime minister yesterday publicly disputed Gordon Brown's assessment of his country's efforts to fight terrorism and capture the leaders of al-Qaeda. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Bin-Laden-not-here-in.5883848.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Rich-list39-drugs-baron-jailed.5884064.jp DRUGS baron Curtis Warren, thought to be one of Britain's richest criminals, was jailed for 13 years yesterday. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Rich-list39-drugs-baron-jailed.5884064.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Thais-deport-deathsentence-Sandra-Gregory.5883857.jp CONVICTED heroin smuggler Sandra Gregory was deported from Thailand yesterday after she tried to enter the country where she once faced a death sentence. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Thais-deport-deathsentence-Sandra-Gregory.5883857.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/For-sale-100000-coat-and.5884075.jp AT THE age of five, he became head of one of the most powerful kingdoms in the Indian sub-continent. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/For-sale-100000-coat-and.5884075.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Diabetes-drug-could-increase-risk.5883879.jp A COMMONLY prescribed class of drugs used by people with diabetes could increase the risk of heart failure and death, experts warn today. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Diabetes-drug-could-increase-risk.5883879.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Can39t-wait39-say-T-in.5883877.jp KASABIAN were announced yesterday as the first headline act for next year's T in the Park music festival. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/39Can39t-wait39-say-T-in.5883877.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Health-charity-hits-out-at.5883853.jp THE head of one of the Prince of Wales's charities launched an attack on doctors yesterday, accusing them of "washing their hands" over tightening the law on herba http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Health-charity-hits-out-at.5883853.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Bercow39s--wife--39a.5883891.jp SPEAKER John Bercow's wife confessed yesterday that she used to be an "argumentative, stroppy drunk" who had a series of flings and put herself in danger through m http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Bercow39s--wife--39a.5883891.jp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT