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Scottish News for 21 August 2009

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Man 'five minutes from death' Aug 21 2009

A teenager stabbed nine times while on holiday in Turkey said that doctors had told him he was five minutes away from dying.Read

Summit meeting cost £25,000 Aug 21 2009

A one-day summit meeting of the First Minister's economic advisers cost the taxpayer more than £25,000, it has been disclosed.Read

Accused referee has case dropped Aug 21 2009

The case against a football referee accused of making racist remarks has been dropped.Read

Increasing joblessness 'continues' Aug 21 2009

Scotland can expect big rises in unemployment to continue into next year, experts said.Read

Salmond backs US relationship Aug 21 2009

The relationship between Scotland and the US will continue to be "deep and enduring" despite the row over the Lockerbie bomber, First Minister Alex Salmond said.Read

Few jobs for probationary teachers Aug 21 2009

Only one in seven probationary teachers in Scotland has secured a permanent post for the next school year, a survey has shown.Read

C diff inquiry chairman appointed Aug 21 2009

A new chairman has been appointed to head the inquiry into the outbreak of a hospital bug which claimed nine lives.Read

Anti-war mother set to meet Brown Aug 21 2009

A mother who campaigned against the war in Iraq after her soldier son was killed will meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown.Read

Bomber's reception wrong - Salmond Aug 21 2009

Scotland's First Minister has condemned the "hero's welcome" given to the Lockerbie bomber as he arrived back in Libya.Read

Earliest human carving unearthed Aug 21 2009

The earliest carving of a human ever found in Scotland has been revealed by archaeologists.Read

Car firm to create 700 jobs Aug 21 2009

Car retailer Arnold Clark has announced plans to create 700 new jobs in the UK by early next year.Read

Megrahi release was mistake - Obama Aug 21 2009

US President Barack Obama has described the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi as a "mistake" and called on the Libyan government to place him under house arrest.Read

Families slam 'entente cordiale' Aug 21 2009

The families of victims of IRA bomb atrocities have attacked the apparent "entente cordiale" between the British and Libyan governments expressed in the release of the Lockerbie bomber.Read

Man held over Briton's Kenya death Aug 21 2009

A man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of Scottish-born mining expert Campbell Bridges in Kenya.Read

Release conditions 'unenforceable' Aug 21 2009

Critics of the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber have attacked the "unenforceable" conditions that accompanied his release.Read

Megrahi release was mistake: Obama Aug 21 2009

US President Barack Obama has described the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi as a "mistake" and called on the Libyan government to place him under house arrest.Read

Fury at 'hero's welcome' for bomber Aug 21 2009

The return of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to a "hero's welcome" in his native Libya has been met by a volley of criticism.Read

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