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The number of flights taken by Transport Scotland officials is "sky high", the Scottish Liberal Democrats claim.

Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.

Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating

Injury-hit midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been left out of Manchester United's Champions League squad.

The Foreign Office confirms that 24-year-old Briton Brad Coker was among nine killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand.

Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty.

Britain's Andy Murray says he will take heart from his thrashing of Stanislas Wawrinka in 2008 when they meet again in the US Open third round on Sunday.

Two people are killed when their plane crashes to the ground after a collision with another aircraft on the Isle of Wight.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen returns to form with 116 as Surrey tie their final CB 40 game with Sussex.

Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income tax in the past year, with some facing a bill of up to £1,400 - although others can expect a rebate.

Scottish event rider Nicola Malcolm is airlifted to hospital after falling from her horse during the Burghley Horse Trials.

Vending machine companies warn cheaper "steel" 5p and 10p coins being considered by the Treasury could cost the industry millions of pounds.

The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.

A badly-burnt body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.

Chief Constable Peter Fahy says it was "not right" that TV broadcasters covered the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat on a live rolling basis.

Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World.

GB prefer a trio of youngsters to the experienced Katy Livingston and Mhairi Spence for next week's World Championships in China.

An amateur gardener grows what he believes to be the largest potato in the world.

England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.