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Scottish leader defends Lockerbie bomber release (AP)
US lawmakers urge probe of Lockerbie bomber's release (AFP)
Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber release (AFP)
Long leg room of the law: UK police fly 1st class (AP)
Proud Scots feel heat over Libyan bomber's release (Reuters)
Great train robber Biggs says sorry -- to his family (AFP)
MoD procurement harms army's ability to fight: report (AFP)
The charm of the Mini rolls on at 50 (AFP)
Labour still way behind in polls (AFP)

Scottish leader defends Lockerbie bomber release (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 05:22 PM PDT

AP - Scotland's government defended itself Sunday against unrelenting criticism from the U.S. over the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber on compassionate grounds.

US lawmakers urge probe of Lockerbie bomber's release (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 03:52 PM PDT

AFP - A senior US senator on Sunday urged an independent investigation of Scotland's decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, expressing concern that British interest in Libyan oil may have played a role.

Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber release (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 12:58 PM PDT

AFP - Scotland's first minister Sunday defended his government's decision to free the Lockerbie bomber after a blistering attack from the FBI chief and insisted that US-Scottish ties would remain strong.

Long leg room of the law: UK police fly 1st class (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 11:20 AM PDT

AP - British police say officers spent about 12.5 million pounds ($20.6 million) on first class and business class flights in the last three years.

Proud Scots feel heat over Libyan bomber's release (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Scotland, unaccustomed to the hot spotlight of international diplomacy, fought to justify its release of the Lockerbie bomber on Sunday, after a U.S. official angrily accused the country of rewarding terrorism.

Great train robber Biggs says sorry -- to his family (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 03:21 AM PDT

AFP - Ronnie Biggs, notorious for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, said sorry in a German newspaper interview on Sunday -- but only to his family for the hurt he has caused them.

MoD procurement harms army's ability to fight: report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:53 PM PDT

AFP - A report for the Ministry of Defence leaked Sunday said the MoD's procurement programme was hugely inefficient and harming Britain's ability to fight enemies like the Taliban.

The charm of the Mini rolls on at 50 (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:19 PM PDT

AFP - The Mini might be 50 years old, but the love for the little British car showed no signs of waning as thousands of "Minimaniacs" gathered earlier this month to celebrate the anniversary.