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Iraqi kidnappers claim British hostage has committed suicide
By John Bynorth
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Down to the wire
'Less than 1000 votes' separate Labour and SNP in Glasgow East by-election
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor
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Brown in Baghdad: no timescale for troops pull-out
Prime minister makes unannounced visit to Basra
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor
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Revealed: the last paintings of a lost genius
Landmark exhibition on the anniversary of artist’s death will seal his reputation as one of Scotland’s greatest painters
By Edd McCracken, Arts Correspondent
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20% of Scots golf clubs 'in financial difficulty'
As global economy hits rough times, courses face battle to survive
By Mike J Wilson
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Shirley McKie’s partner in row over his role in fingerprint
Whistleblower to sue police services authority
By John Bynorth, Home Affairs Editor
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GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT
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The last lap
GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: Labour admit it’ll be a sweat to hold on to one of their safest seats; the SNP insist there’s a mood of change that will go their way. Our report looks at the battle for Glasgow East as it enters the home stretch
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The heart of the circus: cut price tablet, 'no huns' knickers ... and a supersize portion of apathy
GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: A walk in Glasgow East
By Alan Taylor
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My mother was stabbed on the streets of Shettleston ... today they are even worse
GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: By Jane Godley
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Two faces of the East End
GLASGOW EAST BY-ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT: We know about the poverty ... but there's more to the constituency than that. Ian Williamson looks at the different lives of two residents
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Vampires: the Celtic Connection
Evidence shows migrating tribes may have spread the vampire myth around Europe. By Gabriel Ronay in Budapest
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Charity abandoned by Radio Clyde accuses station of acting 'shabbily'
Volunteering group is told it is no longer wanted as a 29-year collaboration with radio station is brought to an end
By Rachelle Money
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Fringe ticket chaos deepens as sales suspended again
By Edd McCracken, Arts Correspondent
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Inmate’s pleas for aid overlooked four days before death
Fellow prisoners allege staff said Sorley was ‘at it’
By Kate Smith
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KNIFE CULTURE: SPECIAL REPORT

The human cost of knife culture
SPECIAL REPORT: When Colin Waters' cousin was brutally stabbed to death 18 years ago his family was plunged into a nightmare. The mounting hysteria over knife crime on our streets sent Waters on a mission to understand why so many young people have a fascination with the blade, to chart the change in public reaction ... and to find solutions

A love affair with the blade
SPECIAL REPORT: Scotland's always had a problem with knives - but why is it getting worse? By High Times writer John Rooney

Coastguard strike goes ahead as they seek parity with others
Action follows months of work-to-rule as discontent among public sector workers grows
By Ian Williamson

US ‘cannot be trusted’ on promises about torture
MPs’ report also highlights concern about outsourcing interrogation of British nationals

Landslide threat hangs over many of Scotland’s most important roads
A9 and M74 among those at most significant risk
By Rob Edwards, Environment Editor
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Glasgow station for blind listeners to go UK-wide
Insight Radio may offer courses to help visually impaired into work
By Jasper Hamill

Darling freezes public-service budgets
No more money for schools and hospitals, says chancellor
By James Hamilton
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Scotland's filthy beaches...
Waste from sewers and farm run-off is blamed as Cruden Bay loses its seaside flag award and 10 others stand on the brink. Environment editor Rob Edwards reports

...And the worst polluters
By Rob Edwards, Environment Editor
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