Scots chefs in London Restaurant Festival
Two Scots are among 20 of the UK's leading chefs invited to show off their skills at the London Restaurant...
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Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister has...
View ArticleSudan settles on independence referendum committee head
The referendum commission in Sudan has unanimously agreed on who should take up the key position of...
View ArticleBanks leave some customers in 'dire poverty'
High Street banks have been accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission. Under a...
View ArticleSouth of Scotland food and walking festivals begin
Festivals of food and walking have got under way in Dumfries and...
View ArticleGorse fire at Bloody Bridge in Newcastle, County Down
Firefighters are tackling a major gorse fire in County Down. Twelve fire appliances are being used by...
View ArticleTennessee mosque fire 'was arson', investigators say
A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre has been ruled arson. Officials in Murfreesboro have offered a...
View ArticleIn pictures: New Zealand earthquake
A state of emergency has been declared in Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, after a powerful earthquake hit in the early hours of Saturday morning. Two men were seriously injured by the...
View ArticleReading Arabic 'hard for brain'
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. The...
View ArticleTwo days of raids after power drill attack in Stepps
Police have carried out two days of raids across the west of Scotland after a man was attacked with a power drill in North...
View ArticleUPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two
A cargo plane has crashed at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew...
View ArticleDutch coalition talks collapse as Geert Wilders quits
Negotiations to form a coalition in the Netherlands have collapsed after the leader of the far-right...
View ArticleMassive Mini Countryman targets family car market
By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Bedford Autodrome The classic and the Countryman are very different, yet they are clearly both members of the Mini family A new Mini will hit the road...
View ArticleHurricane Earl weakens as it hits US East Coast
A weakened Hurricane Earl has passed North Carolina...
View ArticleOsborne's 'Star Chamber' at the sharp end
George Osborne's new system for deciding the outcomes of the spending review, the "Star Chamber" has its roots in the 15th Century. And what the...
View ArticlePapers consider phone hack claims
The story engulfing the prime minister's communication's chief grabs many of Saturday's headlines. The Guardian says Andy Coulson has found himself in the direct line of fire amid allegations of phone...
View ArticleNine dead in New Zealand skydive plane crash
Nine people, including four foreigners, have been killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand, say reports. The plane, owned by a...
View ArticleNorth Lanarkshire Council may cut more than 1,000 jobs
One of Scotland's largest local authorities has warned that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs. North Lanarkshire Council is...
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View ArticleInside the Israeli and Palestinian delegations
The leaders had direct talks for the first time in almost two years The eyes of many were on the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington DC but what was it like behind the scenes with the two...
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