Army and opposition agree to set up transitional body to run the country, ahead of talks with regional bloc ECOWAS.
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Archive for: April 15th, 2012
‘Dock benefits for truancy’ call
Child benefit should be docked if parents fail to pay fines for persistent truancy by their children, a government adviser says.
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Major Parkinson’s study launched
A neurologist based at Glasgow University is leading the world’s biggest research study into the cause of Parkinson’s disease.
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Lib Dems launching council drive
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie is launching his party’s council election campaign, saying it has a strong record in local government.
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UN monitors arrive in Syria as fighting rages
City of Homs shelled as advance UN team of observers arrives in Damascus to reinforce Annan’s six-point peace plan.
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Was the 1970s really such a grim decade?
The 1970s have a bad repuation. But is it deserved?
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Job vacancies see ‘marked’ rise
The number of permanent job vacancies in Scotland rose “markedly” in March, according to a survey of recruitment agencies.
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UK economy ‘to stall until 2013′
The UK may have avoided a double-dip recession, but the economy will stall for the rest of the year, an independent forecasting group says.
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Summit of Americas ends without consensus
Meeting marred by US prostitution scandal and disputes over Cuba and Falkland Islands closes without joint declaration.
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Drought may last until Christmas
Official drought zones are declared in a further 17 English counties, as a warning comes that water shortages could last until Christmas.
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