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Wednesday, 25th November 2009
Scottish banks' secret £62bn bailout
TAXPAYERS were kept in the dark for almost a year about £62 billion in emergency loans given to Scotland's two major banks to save them from going under.
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THE Scottish Government was facing renewed calls last night to drop its £9 million referendum bill after a poll revealed that support for independence has fallen to its lowest level since the SNP won ...
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Widow praises warrior but pleads for peace
THE widow of a bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan the day before he was due to return home made an emotional plea for peace at his funeral yesterday....
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We discussed toppling Saddam Hussein a year before invasion, mandarin admits
BRITISH officials secretly discussed the prospects for "regime change" in Iraq in late 2001 – more than a year before the invasion – the inquiry into the war has been told. ...
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Walesa sues president over claim he spied for communists
TWENTY years after he helped bring down communism in central Europe, Poland's Lech Walesa has taken his country's leader to court for claiming the former Solidarity chief and one-time Polish ...
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Zero shots on target as Rangers go out of both European competitions
RANGERS manager Walter Smith last night accepted culpability for his team's dismal elimination from the Champions League and admitted his players crumbled under the pressure of having to win their
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Lloyds unveils biggest UK cash call
LLOYDS Banking Group shares made the biggest gain on the market last night after announcing details of the biggest cash call in UK history.
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Interview: Mary Portia, style icon and retail guru
It's not difficult to spot Mary Portas's home. Among the ranks of smart Georgian townhouses with their uniform glossy black doors, the portal to the Portas residence is painted hot pink.
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Robinson makes three changes for Pumas clash
ANDY Robinson's desire for a more attacking style is clear in the three changes made to the Scotland team that beat Australia for this weekend's match against Argentina.
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