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The Reality Of Walking Out Of Iraq

At the end of a month that has seen unbelievable carnage and the failure of the US army to pacify Baghdad, despite a deployment of additional troops, the word from Washington is that some other means have to be found...

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This MSP bills the taxpayer £7000 a year … to rent his son’s flat

By Paul Hutcheon, Scottish Political Editor

THE taxpayer is footing a £7000-a-year bill so that one of Scotland’s wealthiest MSPs can live in his son’s Edinburgh flat, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Labour’s John Home Robertson bills the public £600 a month to rent a property...

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Pope condemns church sex abuse

By Paul Hutcheon, Scottish Political Editor

Pope Benedict XVI yesterday issued a condemnation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and instructed bishops to do whatever was necessary to prevent such offences. In rare comments about the sensitive issue, the religious leader said the church needed...

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Bearing witness to the intifada

David Pratt

Ramallah, March-April 2002 THEY came through the wall using sledgehammers. With their faces daubed in camouflage paint and assault rifles and machine guns under their arms, they were a terrifying sight for the Hassan family, who huddled together in fear....

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Executive to spend £2.5 million getting Scots to wash their hands

By Judith Duffy, Health Correspondent

THE Scottish Executive is launching a major drive to improve the hygiene habits of the nation through a £2.5 million campaign that will encourage people to wash their hands more frequently. A two-year initiative will aim to reduce the spread...

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‘Feral’ Glaswegians exposed by Commonwealth Games rivals

By Paul Hutcheon, Scottish Political Editor

GLASGOW’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games could be damaged by a Canadian documentary portraying the city as awash with gangland violence. One million viewers in the North American country watched harrowing scenes of teenage assaults in Scotland’s largest city....

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Withdrawal? It isn’t an option

While George Bush and Tony Blair pursue a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, the reality on the ground means it is not likely to happen any time soon
By Trevor Royle, Diplomatic Editor

IN Baghdad, not a morning passes without scores of pitiable dead bodies being cleared from the street, victims of the death squads which thrive in the sprawling Iraqi capital. In southern Iraq, British troops are on standby to intervene in...

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The getting of wisdom

Three journalists – Joan Bakewell, Gabriel Ronay and Tom Shields – write about the experiences that shaped their lives and how they feel about the process of ageing

Joan Bakewell AS the days pass, it grows more and more clear that memories flood the mind. Oh, we can be engaged with friends and outings, golf clubs and theatre visits, holidays with the children and grandchildren. But when we’re...

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High-speed rail link ‘could wreck climate’

By Rob Edwards

A NEW high-speed rail link between Scotland and England could help wreck the climate, not save it, as it would increase pollution by encouraging more people to travel. A major report to be unveiled tomorrow challenges the growing green assumption...

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