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Senate Lockerbie probe moves to UK
US Senate investigators may come to Britain to speak key witnesses in Lockerbie bomber release case
Osborne: MoD must pay for Trident
Chancellor says replacement for nuclear deterrent must be paid for from MoD budget, despite past exemption
''60,000 jobs could go in Scotland''
Up to 10 per cent of all public sector workers in Scotland could lose their jobs as part of a massive cut in spending, an independent review panel has warned
New review into Chinook tragedy
A retired judge is to stage a further inquiry into a 1994 helicopter accident that claimed the lives of 29 people
Threat to RAF bases
Community leaders in Moray are demanding top-level talks over the possible closure of two bases
LATEST PUBLIC SECTOR FEATURES
Passing the test of partnership government – McConnell's top tips to Cameron and Clegg
As a former First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell knows exactly what it's like to operate within a coalition government
Let's lower the barriers to welfare
The Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform's 'manifesto for change' calls for reform reform of the welfare system. Matt Lancashire, of Citizens Advice Scotland, explains why the investment would pay off
Schools 're-announcement' under fire
The Scottish Government's announcement that plans are going ahead to spend £300m on 35 new schools has met with a dusty response from opposition parties.
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