Cultural commentators fail to correctly forecast exact nature of likely disturbance
Fans of the Leeds popular beat combo The Kaiser Chiefs were up in arms this week when it was revealed just where the band were planning to play warm-up gigs this summer.
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Royal Bank of Scotland crisis : bank to send threatening letter to itself
As the Royal Bank finds itself caught up in the world-wide credit crisis, executives at the institution formerly known as a license to make money are steeling themselves to receive a threatening letter sent by themselves to themselves.
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Salmond entrances conference with new policy directions, six-gun display
SNP party leader Alex Salmond capitivated delegates to the party's spring conference this week with a whole new raft of policy announcements and a bravura demonstration of his skill with a brace of .45 Colt Peacemakers.
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Rick-rolling, Conservative merchandise and a Half Life nasty thing
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World's largest shower rail a bugger to fit, new report finds

It was to soon become all too clear just why formation ski jumping had never really worked in practice

Rubbish dalek reduced to doing cameos in "Dr Who on ice" show

Recent Stories

Referendum okayed by Trent after "no nigras" assurances given
In no way desperate to get an interview with anybody, just anybody, while covering Scotland Week in the US, BBC Scotland hack Glen Campbell managed to get ex-Senator Trent Lott in front of a microphone.

"Twinning arrangement" taxes Texan travellers looking for "downtown" West Lothian
It was confused faces all round this week when visitors from Grapevine, Texas came to Scotland looking for the "town" of West Lothian.

HPV Programme - will it encourage women not to die?
While most sane people welcome the news that the NHS is to make HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination available to protect girls against ovarian cancer in Scotland, there are already worries that the programme of vaccination might encourage women not to die.

Scots on the box
"The Man Who Cycled the World, BBC2 Scotland , 7pm, 7th and 8th April continuing next week.
The Shannon Matthews case: continuing for the foreseeable future.

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