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article 17 May 2013 Politics, Scotland
Ukip leader Nigel Farage compares parts of the Scottish nationalism campaign to fascism after police rescued him from a pub surrounded by angry protesters calling him
Farage in racism row after protesters trap him in pub

Ukip leader Nigel Farage compares parts of the Scottish nationalism campaign to fascism after police rescued him from a pub surrounded by angry protesters calling him "racist Nazi scum".

video 30 April 2013 Scotland

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Salmond: Scotland would not have own central bank - video

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond tells Jon Snow that an independent Scotland's monetary policy would be run by the Bank of England but tax and spending would be set by Edinburgh.

post 23 April 2013
FactCheck: can Scotland avoid paying UK debt?

It's a simple threat from the SNP: if an independent Scotland can't keep the UK's currency, it doesn't have to take on the country's debts. But is there any legal basis for this?

post 23 April 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Osborne and the 'unlikely' currency union with Scotland

In a speech in Glasgow,George Osborne says a currency union between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK would be "unlikely".

article 17 April 2013 UK, Scotland
Sandstorm Inverness Airport
Liam Dutton by Liam Dutton Sandstorm in northern Scotland blocks roads

Northern Scotland was hit by a sandstorm on Tuesday, with snowploughs deployed in Moray to clear the roads of drifting sand.

article 14 April 2013 UK, Scotland
Fire breaks out at Scotland's Five Sisters Zoo (Image: Reuters)
Major blaze breaks out at Scottish zoo

Around 50 firefighters tackle an early morning blaze at a zoo in Scotland as devastated staff battle to rescue animals.

article 08 April 2013 UK, Scotland
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Two arrested over Glasgow schoolgirl bus rape

Two men are arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl on a bus in Scotland.

article 24 February 2013 UK, Scotland
Cardinal reported for 'inappropriate behaviour'
Cardinal reported for 'inappropriate behaviour'

Three priests and a former priest report the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years.

article 09 February 2013 Scotland
Stuart Hogg scores for Scotland (Reuters)
Six Nations wins for Scotland and Wales

Stuart Hogg scores the try of the championship so far to help Scotland to their first win of the Six Nations.

post 07 February 2013
News Read more from Alex Thomson on his blog Rangers - a public wrangle over £400,000

With each hour that passes in silence and non-payment from Rangers, the deeper the damage to the club and investors confidence in its real level of financial security.