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Tuesday, 2nd December 2008
Vicky Hamilton murder: Peter Tobin jailed for 30 years for killing schoolgirl
CONVICTED sex killer Peter Tobin was jailed for a minimum of 30 years today for the "barbaric" murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.
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Scotland
Vicky Hamilton murder: Timeline of key events
HERE is a timeline of events surrounding the investigation into the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton....
UK
Mortgage slump piles pressure on Bank of England to cut rates again
THE value of new mortgages being offered to prospective home-buyers has plummeted by two-thirds in a month, new figures showed yesterday. ...
Politics
Cost of going green – higher energy bills and 1.7m more in fuel poverty
THE steps needed to achieve ambitious climate change targets will push 1.7 million more people in the UK into fuel poverty, a report has revealed. ...
International
Thai protesters force dissolution of government - but airports remain closed
THAILAND'S government finally stepped down today in the face of mass protests, but the country's main airport looked set to remain closed for a least another fortnight....
Sport
Craig Levein signs contract extension
Dundee United manager Craig Levein has signed a three-year contract extension.
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Henrik Larsson targeted by injury-hit Everton
Hearts are form team but Hibs fans can swing it
Relief at Hearts as wages paid at last
Business
Discount lines deflate Tesco sales volumes
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco today reported a halving in UK sales growth in the third quarter after it said like-for-like sales rose by 2%.
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AAM to slash further £20m from costs – and won't rule out job cuts
Scots engineering 'into recession'
London Scottish goes into administration
Features
Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is set to be the Christmas No 1 thanks to Simon Cowell. So how did it become a universal anthem for our age
THOSE of a precious disposition should look away now. The song that the winner of this year's X Factor will release as a single – which effectively means the song chosen by Simon Cowell for this year's Christmas No 1 slot – has been named. It's Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
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Tights for men - Women have been creeping closer to equality over the decades, but now men are getting their revenge
Two of his current films tackle big issues – racism and the theory of evolution – but it is the third, Inkheart, which sees actor Paul Bettany face his toughest critics: his children.
We need to push the festive drink-drive blitz up a gear
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Scots to face Auld Enemy in World Cup
SCOTLAND will face England in the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 20 years after being paired with the Auld Enemy in Pool B for the 2011 event in New Zealand.
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Watch Peter Tobin being questioned by police
Watch Peter Tobin being questioned by police
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