Scotland’s first minister has told a group of high school pupils that it is okay to get drunk “once in…
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Brown calls for £5.5bn Aids fund
Gordon Brown has called on rich nations to fund a £5.5bn ($10bn) plan to fight the Aids epidemic and find…
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Drink remark ‘acts as diversion’
The first minister’s statement that it was okay to get drunk “once in a while” has diverted attention from the…
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Councils ‘must find Gypsy sites’
Ministers are telling councils to find more sites for travellers, amid continuing rows concerning a string of unauthorised encampments. Councils…
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Ministers lose slopping out case
The Scottish Executive has lost an appeal against an inmate’s compensation for being forced to slop out in prison. Armed…
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US casino ‘tricks’ face ban in UK
Controversial new UK casinos will be banned from using American tricks of the trade to ensure they are “socially responsible”,…
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UK firms ’embracing e-commerce’
UK firms are embracing internet trading opportunities as never before, e-commerce minister Mike O’Brien says. A government-commissioned study ranked the…
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Abbas ‘will not tolerate’ attacks
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said he will not tolerate attacks such as last Friday’s suicide bombing in the Israeli…
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E-University ‘disgraceful waste’
A failed government scheme to offer UK university courses online has been branded a “disgraceful waste” by MPs. The e-University…
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Tsunami ‘won’t divert Africa aid’
UK aid to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster will not take much needed relief from Africa, Prime…
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