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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Scotland

Scotland stories: 74 news summaries

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Scot Freed After 22 Years on Death Row
in Ohio

Plea bargain ends protracted appeal

Jan 7, 08 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A Scotsman who had served almost 22 years on Ohio's death row was released today, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Kenneth Richey, 43, was convicted in 1986 of causing an apartment fire that caused the death of a 2-year-old, but after a protracted appeal process, a federal court overturned his conviction... More »

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Scotland • arson

Murdoch Libel 'Victim' Charged With Perjury

Ex-Socialist Party boss who won $400K suit slams 'witch hunt'

Dec 17, 07 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A former leader of Scotland's Socialist Party who won a $400,000 libel suit against publisher Rupert Murdoch's News of the World was arrested yesterday on charges of perjury. One-time member of parliament Tommy Sheridan claimed the bust was a "witch hunt orchestrated and influenced by the powerful reach... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Scotland • libel • Tommy Sheridan • News of the World • swingers club

Scottish Isle Longs for
the Donald

Mom's hometown would happily host rejected $2.5B project

Dec 10, 07 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Donald Trump has a fan base in the residents of his Scottish mother's tiny birthplace, and they're waiting for his homecoming. The real estate baron has been trumpeting his roots and making trips to Scotland in hopes of building a $2.5 billion luxury golf course in Aberdeen. His plans... More »

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Donald Trump • Scotland • golf course • Mary MacLeod • Aberdeen • Isle of Lewis

Pack Up Your Clubs, Scotland Tells Trump

Local officials reject
tycoon's plan for
$1B golf resort

Nov 29, 07 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Scottish officials want the Donald to take his golf clubs and go home. A council panel in Scotland today rejected Trump's plans to build a $1 billion golf resort, the Guardian reports. Trump can appeal to higher authorities, but he might just be miffed enough to walk away. "This... More »

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golf • Donald Trump • Scotland

Scottish Cops Recover Stolen da Vinci in Law Office Raid

Four busted in
brazen castle heist

Oct 5, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in Scotland have recovered a stolen $75 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci in a raid on a top Glasgow law firm that led to four arrests. A lawyer in the firm was among those busted. The "Madonna of the Yarnwinder" was stolen in 2003 from the... More »

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art • Scotland • theft • painting • Leonardo da Vinci • art heist

Euro 2008 Success Unites Thrilled Brits

UK national squads
put on surprising show
in qualifying round

Sep 14, 07 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the UK, where following soccer usually means either supporting or scorning Manchester United, the national teams of England and Scotland are captivating the public, the Telegraph reports. And with England's 3-0 trouncing of Russia and Scotland's unexpected 1-0 triumph over France this week, both national teams have a shot... More »

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Manchester United • United Kingdom • Scotland • England • soccer • Euro 2008

Winners of
the Iraq War:
The Scots

Independence party finally scored by opposing war

Sep 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Scotland’s separatists became the first party to wrest control of the Scottish Parliament from Labour last May, it was due to a surge of anti-Iraq-war sentiment as much as pro-independence fervor. But the  Scottish National Party has proved adept at governing, the New Republic notes, making small popular... More »

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Iraq • health care • United Kingdom • Scotland • Scottish National Party • broadcasting • Olympic Games • Iraq war

Harry Potter and the Murdered Heiress?

Rumor has JK Rowling writing crime novel

Aug 19, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - J.K. Rowling has been spotted writing something in an Edinburgh cafe like the one where she penned the first Harry Potter book, and fellow author Ian Rankin says she's moving in on his territory—crime fiction. Rankin admits he hasn't personally talked to Rowling about her next project; it... More »

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Harry Potter • Scotland • JK Rowling • fiction • literature • heiress • author • Edinburgh • book

Scot Separatists Publish Plans for Independence

In challenge to Brown, seek army, taxation, control of oil reserves

Aug 15, 07 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The August lull in British politics has given way to a national debate on an unexpected topic: Scottish independence. The separatist leader of Scotland's regional parliament has published a white paper outlining plans for a referendum and suggesting features of an independent Scotland: its own army, its own EU membership,... More »

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oil • European Union • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • independence • separatists • North Sea • Alex Salmond • Britain

Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital

Brother of alleged attacker faces
charges in botched airport attack

Aug 2, 07 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man who cops say crashed a Jeep full of explosives into a Glasgow airport a month ago has died of his injuries, the AP reports. Kafeel Ahmed suffered critical burns during the attack and died without emerging from a subsequent coma at a local hospital. Police say he attacked... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • British terror attacks • Bilal Abdullah • Mohammed Jamil Asha • Mohamed Haneef • terrorist • Kafeel Ahmed • Sabeel Ahmed • Britain

Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car  Bombings

Officials were on trail before Glasgow attack

Jul 2, 07 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two men who rammed a flaming Jeep into a Glasgow airport terminal Saturday are suspected of being the same people who parked two explosives-packed cars in London the day before, sources tell CNN. One is a doctor who is being treated for severe burns in the hospital where he... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • British terror attacks • car bomb • Britain

UK Arrests 2 More in Bomb Spree

Suspects 6 and 7 captured in Scotland in failed car-bombings

Jul 2, 07 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two new arrests have been made in the failed Glasgow airport attack after houses were searched in several Scottish neighborhoods last night. The two men were 25 and 28 years old, and didn’t appear to be native to the country, the BBC reports. Seven suspects are now in custody. More »

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terrorism • London • United Kingdom • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • bombing • arrest • al-Qaeda

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jeep Cherokee in flames, with two occupants, crashes at high speed into terminal; all flights suspended

Jun 30, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at high speed into the main terminal building at the Glasgow airport today. Two men in the vehicle, described as Asian, survived the crash and were taken into custody, the BBC reports. The airport was evacuated and all flights were suspended. More »

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terrorism • security • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • car crash • airport • Glasgow

Labour Party Escapes Election Catastrophe

Pro-independence faction takes control
of Scottish parliament

May 4, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tony Blair's Labour Party took a beating in yesterday's local elections, winning just 27 percent of the vote. But both the party—wildly unpopular because of Blair's Iraq war stance and several recent scandals—and pundits scored the result a minor victory because Labour lost only 410 local council seats... More »

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Tony Blair • United Kingdom • British elections • Scotland • Labour Party • Tories • Scottish National Party • Britain • Iraq war

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