Salmond demands full probe into Uefa cup clashes

12:39am today

Alex Salmond is leading cross-party calls for a full inquiry into Wednesday’s clashes between Rangers fans and Manchester police officers

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‘In life you only meet a few special people. He was certainly that’

8:33am Thursday 15th May 2008

Tributes to Celtic legend Tommy Burns have poured in from politicians, entertainers and football figures after he lost a long-running battle with skin cancer. (Video: Prime Minister pays tribute to Celtic hero)

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By DAMIEN HENDERSON

	‘He loved football, he loved Celtic, he loved people. All loved him back’
	12:01am today
	Tommy Burns went from a schoolboy in Glasgow’s Calton to a great footballer whose worth shone off the pitch.
	By HUGH MacDONALD, Chief Sportswriter

Bullying of teachers by senior staff is common, says union

12:34am today

Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent STAFF at secondary schools across Scotland are routinely bullied by headteachers and deputy heads, a teachers' conference will hear today.

Sermon on the Mound revisited: Brown to address Assembly

12:36am today

Twenty years almost to the day after Margaret Thatcher gave her deeply controversial Sermon on the Mound to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Gordon Brown will outline his own vision of Britain in an address in Edinburgh tomorrow.

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By MICHAEL SETTLE

Heart attack victims could be airlifted to key hospitals

12:34am today

Study launched by ambulance service Flying heart attack patients to hospital – even if they live in mainland Scotland – is being considered by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

By HELEN PUTTICK, Health Correspondent

Scottish house prices up 7% over last year

12:28am today

House prices in Scotland have increased by more than 7% over the last year, according to the most comprehensive official statistics.

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By STEWART PATERSON

Three female directors get funding boost for new films

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Three female directors, including two associated with Scotland, have received significant new funds from the UK Film Council to help make their new films.

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By PHIL MILLER, Arts Correspondent

	Manchester picks up the pieces as police reveal the full scale of riot
	12:01am today
	Authorities in Manchester yesterday defended their hosting of the Uefa Cup final amid complaints from fans and residents alike.
	By DAVID LEASK

‘The fans were friendly. How could this have happened?’

12:01am today

His English was poor. But he said what fans of Rangers wanted to hear.

By DAVID LEASK

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