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January
Kennedy marriage: legal problems emerge.
Waverley wash and brush up:
new rail money to improve the waiting passenger experience.
Underage drinking shock:
Father said to be devastated
Worry grows over new archbishop:
is he a closet hun?
February
New Edinburgh Academy exam: "Conjugate the verb ‘To smoke hash’"
McLaren bids nostalgic, tourettic farewell to rugby.
The Queen! God Bless her:
an open letter from the editor
Euro Bid rethink:
new partner exclusive
Sarwar, Marshall missing after meeting with George Galloway
.
"Well, it's traditional isn’t it?" :  dislike flares as twats trot thru’ town.
"I’m telling Mum":
sibling stramash spoils supersonic sky sortie.
March
McLeish Crisis:
Labour Party pay for holiday.
Swinney:
"SNP must appeal more to women"- police called, charges may follow
BOLLOCKS:
Boffins identify root of male crabbitness.
"There can be only one":
Bertie in hilarious name mix up.
"Oh, now I get it." :
IDS admits to Easterhouse conversion.
Retailer to be sued:
"the drugs are pish like."
It's Citytastic!
"Stirling a beacon of hope in a troubled world" claims Lord Provost before going for a lie down.
April
"Pipes not pints":
semantic mix up wrecks NYC Tartan Day.
"You will enjoy yourselves" :
Tommy plans summer of fun.
Remaining Windsors on full alert:
lucky white heather airlifted to Balmoral.
Beckham tragedy
Deity is distraught.
Second runway at Edinburgh Airport:
part of city’s new "Social exclusion" strategy?
One for the Laydeez:
not a dry seat in the house as gorgeous Lib-Dem duo wow conference.
Scottish Enterprise Chief Exec hails "risk free" entrepreneurship
Motherwell goes tits up
SPL revamp put on hold.
"You’re all moaning gets":
Swinney kicks off phase two of SNP election strategy
Margo in measured response to Swinney attack:
"Fuck off you speccy twat."
Polis endorse right to strikeinvent self-lifting picket.
See Spot Run!
See Wendy and Dorothy resign! See Jack and John laugh like drains
Cheap ethnic stereotyping ahoy a
s new ferry heads off in a Zeebruggish direction.
Media shy Phil in Whacky Wallace Let-off!
May
Benefit Officers raid Holyrood: dole fiddlers arrested, JT editor apologises in advance.
Completely apropos of nothing :
great national anthems of the world.
"A School on every corner":
Tory in well thought through faith school initiative.
It's official! :
Lime green is the new black!
June
SNP soccer session spoiled by speccy strongman :"who is that?" ask bemused footie fans.
Whoops! Up your kilt missus etc -
it's Helen and Anne!
Scots Tories revamp voting system :
introduce one loony, one vote.
Scottish experts predict:
vague sense of unease to continue.
Lazy get syndrome :
Government to appoint Tsar Tsar.
"The games are helluva early...ken" :
Bonnybridge resident still doesn’t get it.
English celebrations marred by painfully placed trumpet.
July
Art imitates life or something when it comes to glowing things, report finds.
"What the fuck’s that?": Scots ask as great flaming ball appears in sky.
£7.2m ad bill: "It's an arts subsidy" minister explains.
Scots foxes concern over "swamping."
Yet another "booze is bad" report :
we ask, is Scotland becoming addicted to reports?
HMS Scotsman "not sinking",
curiously coiffured Captain in Chief asserts in poorly executed maritime metaphor.
Mrs Tigglywinkle Terror! :
Navy offers to help. (Arran ferry cancelled in precautionary measure.)
Edinburgh MP promises Glasgow will not lose out :
hollow laughter heard echoing along M8.
HRH ensures that new national park opens with a bang.
"Country Life" Panel wins JT award.
"How does she get in that wee box?" :
Virtual Newsreader flummoxes MSPs
Get ready to grumble!
Wee Frees square off in Godless Mammon stushie!
August
Shettleston Soaking : Residents are fucked basically - an official spokesbastard helpfully explains.
Tourism initiative :
plans for WatterWurld put on hold.
CCTV in Fife:
scientists seek answer to ultimate question.
Hibs boss confesses:
"I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Frank Sauzee."
"Connect reactor part A to coolant system part B with glue provided" :
Nuclear reactor kit to replace Hunterston.
"Come on Cammy old thing, smile for the camera" :
Charles in completely (ahem) spontaneous gesture.
Exam Fiasco v.O8.2OO2 :
"nothing to do with us, thank fuck"- SQA.
New Principal to change Yooni admission procedures : warns against incursion of oiks.
"24" Finale:  will granny live ‘til the end?
Don’t panic! :
Health authorities insist return of Black Death an "isolated outbreak."
Jo-burg stunned as Milngavie speaker makes heartfelt plea for manky water.
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party in doubt :
Glasgow MSPs deny ill-mannered sniggering.
Old Firm unites in condemning sectarianism.
"Scottish Enterprise - Black Ops Central":
exclusive extracts from Tom Clancy’s new blockbuster
September
Nuclear Blackmail! : Threat comes from completely suprising source…
Scots on the box: "Still Game"
BBC Scotland, 9.30pm Fridays.
Mike Watson latest : "It wasn’t me, it was someone else."
"Ok-la-homa! Where the dumdee dumdee dum dee dum…"
New airport for Airth or is it Slamannan?:  
proposal presents safety concerns officials claim.
Little known urban group moves into empty country for the day.
Fingerprints? Shmingerprints! :
Justice minister to promote new art form.
"Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye!": SNP supremo in emotional farewell speech.
"Thank you for your letter- now away and work.": Scottish Executive respond to Prince Charles.
October
West Coast Rail link: Virgin trains re-think rolling stock requirement.
£300m gap in funding Weegie hooses rationally explained.
"Sgt Jack McConnell, RCMP": exclusive extracts from his big-hatted biography.
St.Andrews student finds "women" a difficult concept.
(Not) Scots on the box.
BBC 1, Wednesday 7.30pm, England v. Macedonia.
That (ahem) "missing money"
: an economist explains.
Veggie scran on the menu at Pittodrie : discerning carnivores also to be catered for.
That £33m Stagecoach loss : Deity confesses "I did it for a laugh."
Spoon molesting psychic flees Scotland.
"Bada-Bing Big Man!"
November
Mobile Jobcentre strategy: welcome boost for the defence industry.
Church of Scotland accused of sexism :
"well, duhr…" Church responds.
Glasgow underground crisis : it’s going to run like orange clockwork, management insist.
McConnell calls upon Party to reject sin, embrace virtue.
"My vice shame"
: TV’s "girl next door" tells all to JT.
MacAskill in new bid to head SNP’s surrealism strategy.
"You wot, You wot?"
: Simon Schama in measured response to celtically-gifted academic critics.
The Jaggy Thistle
: a correction.
"Right hand down a bit, down a bit.
Oh Christ, Ooops - OK, reverse…"
SkyNeil tells humans: "Resistance is futile".
Needless fuss about global warming will spoil our view :
asserts not at all Nimby Jeremy.
JT Exclusive! Extracts from a new sci-fi epic
possibly written by that beardy Iain M Banks bloke.
Firefighters crisis :
McConnell sends strongly worded postcard.
December
Chisolm in rebuff to Hep C sufferers : "They’re in the wrong occupational group."
Euro K.B.:
six years of recriminations kicks off.
Conti counterblast! :
Secular schools would result in reduction in mumbo-jumbo input.
"Carry on waving": FM in firm stand against bigotry.
Park Authority in world record attempt.
Pointless waste of time now marginally less pointless :
St.Andrews stooshie over pish easy par four.
Given in evidence :
Arresting Officer’s report.
Ex-pat OAP claims no-one listens to him.
No Foot and Mouth on farm :
"thank fuck for that" moos relieved bullock.
Dr Simpson’s cursebook
: new 3-in-1 psychological condition identified.
 

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