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SPECIAL REPORT ON THE TRAGEDY IN BURMA
Part One: The Cyclone
By Neil Mackay and Jasper Hamill
Part Two: The Politics
By Nic Dunlop in Bangkok
Downing Street crackdown fails to end Labour chaos … or speculation over Scottish leadership
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor and Paul Hutcheon, Scottish Political Editor

Breaking News

British Gas owner Centrica has warned of potential further bill hikes for customers after revealing that continued high wholesale gas prices would hit results this year.

International

Although Hillary Clinton will fight to the bitter end, last week Barack Obama effectively became the Democratic nominee, writes Andrew Purcell in New York
‘Tsunami’ of attacks interrupts station’s broadcasts
From Gabriel Ronay In Budapest
Fighters follow al-Qaeda’s example and plot campaign of bombings and suicide attacks
From Nick Meo in Kandahar

Sport

Ian Bell: columnist of the year
ON THE SPOT: Alan Campbell
George Burley might be about to lose his strike pairing from the Barclays Premier League but, as Stewart Fisher discovers, the Scotland manager sees plenty to be positive about as he chooses his squad for the Czech Republic

Business

Expert challenges Scottish Enterprise’s high-tech nurseries with private voucher plan
By Steven Vass
By Colin Donald, Business Editor
Despite large number of bidders, lower than hoped valuation likely
By Ian Fraser

Arts

Fame, riches, women ... Neil Diamond has had it all, but it took an album about loss to make him cool
By Craig McLean
It has the consistency of a boiled egg and holds the key to what makes us human. So says Susan Greenfield, who has devoted her life to studying her brain. But why has this eminent neurologist been vilified by the scientific establishment?
After O Lucky Man, a Clockwork Orange and If...Malcolm McDowell's career hit the skids. Now he's reborn.
By James Mottram

Life

THE RED ROAD FLATS WERE BUILT ON HOPE. NOW THEY ARE COMING DOWN, LEAVING NOTHING BUT BROKEN DREAMS. THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE TOWER BLOCK AND MANY LIVES.
BY PAUL DALGARNO
Some parents, fed up with competitive child-rearing, are looking to alternative strategies to produce balanced human beings at a gradual pace.
By Vicky Allan
 


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