Gene offers bowel cancer 'shield'
25/11/2009 00:06:26
A gene known to shield the body from harmful chemicals may also protect against bowel cancer, a study suggests.
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Fire accused 'slapped' can at girl
24/11/2009 18:50:24
A murder trial hears the accused told police his girlfriend went on fire after he "slapped" a can of petrol at her.
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Council rejects incinerator plan
24/11/2009 20:51:14
Controversial plans to build a £100m waste energy plant are refused by a committee of councillors in Perth.
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Big in Falkirk festival scrapped
24/11/2009 15:19:55
Councillors in Falkirk vote to scrap financial support for the Big In Falkirk festival amid concern about the costs involved.
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Child rapist, 56, dies in custody
24/11/2009 15:21:07
A prisoner in Dumfries who was jailed for raping a 10-year-old girl in Alloa is confirmed to have died in custody.
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'Help drug parents keep children'
24/11/2009 12:01:41
A Scottish children's charity calls for greater intervention in families with drug abusing parents to help keep children out of care.
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Coal communities 'still deprived'
24/11/2009 14:37:49
Deprivation is disproportionately high in former coalmining communities across Scotland, a new report finds.
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Federer prevails against Murray
24/11/2009 22:59:00
Murray gets set to take on Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals with both aware a win will give them one foot in the semi-finals.
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17/03/2009 16:28:58
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18/03/2009 15:58:45
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