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1. Scottish Parliament to Review Bomber Release August 24, 2009 Scotland's parliament has called an emergency meeting on Monday to question the decision to give compassionate release to the Lockerbie bomber.  The parliament wants to grill Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill about his decision to release Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people.  Opposition parties are planning a confidence vote on the decision, with a complete government shakeup possible.    There was intense criticism of Megrahi's release recently.  U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of... (read more)

2. Female escorts Glasgow- a different experience July 04, 2009 Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is known for its beauty, Scottish parliament religion, Glasgow University, Glasgow cathedral, Clyde auditorium, Ashton lane, BBC Scotland and many more. All these features attract more and more tourists to the city every year. Many come to Glasgow for holidays, studying and even for business trips. Many males look for female escorts to spend time with and escorts Glasgow are the ones who can fulfill the needs and wants of all the age groups. These escorts are young, beautiful, gorgeous and passion... (read more) Author: jessica thomson

3. Edinburgh as a city with amazing history June 24, 2009 Edinburgh, against the appearance, is not the biggest city of Scotland. But it's still its capital. Although Glasgow is the biggest Scottish town it's a typical industrial town, that's why it wouldn't be the best place to represent Scotland in the world. Edinburgh has become a capital of Scotland in 1437 year, and since 1999 it is also a base of Scottish Parliament. Due to its closeness to England Edinburgh was during hundreds of years attacked by English army. Scottish people who wanted to feel safer had built defensive walls. They were functioning till XVIII-century when Scotland united... (read more) Author: Michal Costaminnego

4. Edinburgh A Great Place To Visit September 12, 2008 Situated in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and is one of its largest cities, second only to Glasgow. The seat of the Scottish Parliament, it has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 and has a fantastic historic heritage. With over 4,500 listed building in the city, it is a beautiful place to visit, if purely for the history and photography only. Split in to four districts – Old Town, New Town, South Side and Leith – Edinburgh has something to offer everyone. The Old Town offers medieval history with links to Edinburgh Castle, as well as a thriving... (read more) Author: Rakesh Gaikwad

5. British Parliament Rejects Lowering Abortion Time Limit May 20, 2008 The British parliament Tuesday rejected legislation to have the 24-week legal limit on the termination of pregnancy reduced in England, Wales and Scotland. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA. The 24-week limit has been in force since 1990. Those against a lowering of the limit to 20 weeks or even less argue there is no evidence to show a fetus born before 24 weeks now has a better chance of surviving. Health Minister Dawn Primarolo who - like Prime Minister Gordon Brown - was for maintaining the 24-week limit addressed parliament before the vote. "In the upper gest... (read more)

6. Blank cheques for Environmental Destruction? January 02, 2008 A stand in defence of many thousands of migratory birds was made before the European Parliament by Tosh Todorov, who lives and works on the Costa del Sol. Todorov, Duty Manager at Club La Costa Resorts & Hotels, had been invited by the Green Party (Los Verdes) in southern Spain to present his case against European Investment Bank funding of a motorway that would detrimentally affect the birds' migratory routes. It was an attempt, as a member of the 'Colectivo Ornitologico Ciguena Negra' (Black Stork Ornithological Collective), to block what signifies for some 'progress' but for oth... (read more) Author: Club La Costa

7. Taking Care of Insolvency in Scotland July 03, 2007 Insolvency involves a situation, in which a person or an organization is not capable of repaying any of their debts. During such cases, an insolvency trustee is allotted to sell all available and liquid assets, and whatever recovered from the sale is paid to off as liabilities to the creditors. In Scotland, the insolvency of limited companies and limited liability partnerships and other organizational insolvencies are largely chaired by the UK parliament, where as personal insolvencies, including insolvencies of some public bodies like schools are chaired bythe Scottish Parliament and the cou... (read more) Author: william amerson

8. All Day Golf - History of Golf April 14, 2007 How the Game Evolved: There is general agreement that the Scots were the earliest of golf addicts but who actually invented the game is open to debate. We know that golf has existed for at least 500 years because James II of Scotland, in an Act of Parliament dated March 6, 1457, had golf and football banned because these sports were interfering too much with archery practice sorely needed by the loyal defenders of the Scottish realm! It has been suggested that bored shepherds tending flocks of sheep near St. Andrews became adept at hitting rounded stones into rabbits holes with thei... (read more) Author: Rael Zieve

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