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Bush calls for joint global action on economic meltdown ... Brown says British spirit can lead the way to pull through ... Germany: markets must serve the people, not ruin them
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor

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Call to end judges' 'old-boys' network

By Tom Gordon and Paul Hutcheon

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Trouble brewing over Iceland money

Holyrood and Westminster battle looming over financial relief available to bail out councils who have lost money
By Tom Gordon Scottish Political Editor

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GP gives cervical cancer vaccine to 13 year-old ... against parents' wishes

Health board launches investigations after mother's complaint
By Helen McArdle

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Male, white, middle class, privately educated, Edinburgh resident, New Club member ... is it time to change the face of the Scottish judiciary?

INVESTIGATION: By Paul Hutcheon, Investigations Editor, and Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Editor

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Palin ‘abused powers of office’ in pursuing feud

Inquiry rules against controversial Republican vice-presidential candidate

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Back to the drawing board … 25 rewrites for SNP’s crucial referendum question

Freedom of information probe hints at civil service unease
By Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Correspondent

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Doctor comes to aid of Amnesty

David Tennant spells out rights in introduction to new picture book
By Toby McDonald

The end of the world as we know it

ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, PART 1: The global response, by James Cusick

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What do we want? Nationalisation. When do we want it? Any minute now

ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, PART 2: An essay by Ian Bell

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The councils caught up in the Iceland crisis ... what it means to you

ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, PART 3: By Steven Vass and Mhairi Macleod

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Giving it laldy at Lidl and Aldi

ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, PART 4: By Tom Shields

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Race row Tory walks into new storm over climate change

Westminster candidate criticises wind farm subsidies
By Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Editor

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ITV boss Grade launches new attack on STV

Call to remove Scottish branding from network's top shows
By Peter John Meiklem, Media Correspondent.

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How Glasgow posties pushed the envelope to rise to riddler's challenge

By Edd McCracken

One in five Scots ignorant of global war zones

By Rachelle Money

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Visions of Scotland 2050

Flooding, rationing, refugees, power failures ... but we'll all be happier. Experts were asked to imagine our country in 42 years ... Environment Editor Rob Edwards looks at their predictions.

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Who thought we would need seven bridges over the Forth?

Scotland 2050: An edited version of the essay written by Green MSP Patrick Harvie for the David Hume Institute

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Searching for stars? It's a stroll in the park

Scotland signs up for dark skies
By John Harley

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The perfect place to unveil your latest movie? Aberfeldy

Dougray Scott thriller preview ahead of London
By Brian Pendreigh

Councils miss waste target ... by 35,500 tonnes

Government suspends fines for offenders
By Rob Edwards, Environment Editor

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