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Arrests in Old Firm hate raids - POLICE yesterday launched a series of raids to crack down on sectarian abuse posted on the internet by Old Firm fans who conduct vicious online hate campaigns.

Iain Gray under fire after poor show in new poll - IAIN GRAY's leadership of Scottish Labour's election campaign was under attack by his own allies last night as an exclusive poll revealed his party is now haemorrhagin

Royal Wedding's funeral cover-up - THERE will be two major Royal events in London next Friday - one very much higher profile than the other.

Coalition rift over intern allocations - DAVID Cameron yesterday appeared to undermine his Liberal Democrat partners when he defended the allocation of internship placements to the children of friends and colleagues.

Reel men make a ceilidh of Kandahar - TAKE YOUR partners please for the Kandahar Reel. No body armour, helmets or desert boots required.

Tom Devine: World now knows our sinister little secret - THE disgraceful episode of "bombs in the post" has produced unprecedented soul-searching about this country's age-old problem of sectarianism. It has led to claim

Widow to sue over smoking drug suicide - A WIDOW whose husband took his own life after suffering a terrifying mental illness she believes was caused by an anti-smoking drug is to sue its manufacturer.

Call to net west coast scallop fraudsters - THEY feature on the menus of most of Scotland's top restaurants and are prized by diners for their sweet white flesh.

Rebels claim victory in Misrata - REBEL forces in Misrata last night claimed victory over Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's troops and said the city, which has been under attack for two months, was now "fre

'Curse of Glenlyon' haunts hydro plan - THEY have watched over the high moors of Glenlyon for thousands of years as part of a ritual that goes back to pagan Scotland.

Bargains on biblical scale in Kirk sales - THEY may need some attention and the neighbours might be closer than you would strictly want but they could be heaven-sent for first-time buyers.

Art institute has brush with law over missing paintings - IN JANUARY, French police investigators entered the regal Parisian building of an art research centre called the Wildenstein Institute and began sifting through a substantial

Religion 'can add 14 years to lifespan' - LET us pray for good health. Literally.

Amazon's dolphins harpooned for bait - ALONG the rivers of the Amazon rain forest, people still recount legends in which pink dolphins are magical creatures that can turn into men and impregnate women.

US fires first drone missile at Gaddaf i - THE United States launched its first Predator drone strike on Libya yesterday.

Syria: Mourners killed after 76 die in clashes - SYRIAN security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners during funeral processions, killing at least nine people as the mounting death toll prompted two Syrian politicia

Chinese puzzle over mystery of the missing statue of Confucius - THE MYSTERIOUS disappearance of a 31ft bronze statue of Confucius opposite Beijing's Tiananmen Square has sparked an online flurry of speculation by worried Chinese.

A right royal celebration - it's all in the detail - THE KISS

Royal wedding: Who's having a party? Poopers outweigh troopers - IN A SMALL corner of Shetland, one of the last outposts of the United Kingdom and a place rarely known for royalist sentiments, Elspeth Bisset is already hanging out the bunt

Old Firm fans just want to get on with game - IT'S lunchtime in Bairds Bar and preparations are already beginning for the big match. The Celtic supporters' pub is packed and lively, with drinkers' raucous laug

Ten soldiers dead as border clashes flare between Thailand and Cambodia - THAI and Cambodian troops fired shells and small arms across their countries' border yesterday, killing at least 10 soldiers as violence flared between the two Southeast

Happiness is… a Bank Holiday under canvas - FORGET fancy hotels, luxury spas and 130 threadcount sheets. If you really want a happy Bank Holiday, try sleeping under canvas.

Teaching union blames parents for pupil indiscipline - PARENTS were accused of abandoning responsibility for their children at the school gates today as teachers warned that pupils are turning up unprepared for lessons.

Revealed: the great and the good on royal guest list - IT'S the guest list everyone wanted to be on. And yesterday St James's Palace released some of the names of the privileged few invited to the Royal Wedding this Frida

'Immense sadness' at gamekeeper's funeral - THE family of a teenager who died in a shooting at a remote cottage spoke of their "immense sadness" at their loss after hundreds gathered for his funeral.

Irish terrorism trial hears of footprint - A FOOTPRINT found at a major dissident republican arms dump belongs to a man charged by detectives investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Northern Ireland, a cour

UN questions mystery votes in Haiti election - THE legitimacy of Haiti's election is in question after officials released results showing 18 legislative candidates suddenly received thousands of votes and were named

Lindsay Lohan on bail over probation violation - ACTRESS Lindsay Lohan has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail, just hours after she was sentenced to 120 days for violating her probation.

Legal challenges delay report on RBS collapse - A REPORT by the City regulator into what caused Royal Bank of Scotland to implode is being delayed by legal challenges orchestrated by ex-directors of the bailed-out instituti

Have I got bleeps for you: BBC gags MP - A CONSERVATIVE MP's comments were bleeped out of a BBC quiz show after she came close to revealing the name of a footballer who is the subject of a so-called super-injunct