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April, 2006
Gang who killed Mary-Ann sentenced to 154 years' jail The Scotsman, 29 April 2006 Six gang members were jailed for life yesterday for the gratuitous torture and execution of schoolgirl Mary-Ann Leneghan. They were given minimum sentences of between 23 and 27 years - a total of 154 years.
Triple volcano risk to 70,000 The Scotsman, 29 April 2006 The imminent eruption of three powerful volcanoes is endangering the lives of more than 70,000 people and threatening to affect the global climate by ejecting millions of tonnes of volcanic ash into the atmosphere.
Police appeal for calm in wake of pub shooting The Scotsman, 25 April 2006 The families of two men gunned down as they sat drinking in an Edinburgh pub have been warned by police not to attempt to exact further revenge on those involved.
Gun suspect guarded after revenge attack The Scotsman, 24 April 2006 A man suspected of gunning down two drinkers in an Edinburgh pub was under police guard in hospital last night after the families of the victims took their violent revenge.
'I'll tell Ken Bigley's family where to find his body' The Scotsman, 21 April 2006 A suspected al-Qaeda militant has offered to reveal where the body of Ken Bigley was dumped after he was beheaded in Iraq.
MoD admits that troop levels are stretched The Scotsman, 20 April 2006 The armed forces are stretched and the burden of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has to be relieved, the government has admitted.
Mystery surrounds 'missing head' excuse after delay in identifying species of bird The Scotsman, 15 April 2006 Claims that the delay in identifying the swan found dead from bird flu in Fife were due to the absence of the creature's head are incorrect, The Scotsman has learned.
US is inching closer to military action on Iran The Scotsman, 14 April 2006 If anyone thinks for a moment that President George Bush is not seriously considering a military attack on Iran, this might be the time to reconsider. Operation Persian Freedom is not just the stuff of Jack Straw's nightmares; if Iran ...
Revealed: the final moments of Flight 93 The Scotsman, 13 April 2006 "PLEASE, please don't hurt me," the voice says. It could be the pilot. There are other people talking. "Oh God!" the voice says. More people talking. "Sit down, shut up." "No more," the voice says. A few seconds pass: "I don't want to die." And again: "I don't want to die." And again.
Experts fear bird flu test 'flaws' may have missed other cases The Scotsman, 13 April 2006 Scientists have raised the possibility that hundreds of cases of bird flu may have been missed because of flaws in Britain's testing regime.
Bird flu measures in doubt as DNA test reveals dead swan was a visitor The Scotsman, 12 April 2006 Sweeping new bird flu restrictions may have to be imposed across large parts of Britain after scientists discovered they had wrongly identified the type of swan found dead in Fife, the Scottish Executive admitted yesterday.
Decision on whether to restrict poultry movements delayed for further bird flu tests The Scotsman, 11 April 2006 A decision on whether to impose restrictions on the movement of poultry and poultry products around the suspected source of the Scottish bird flu outbreak will not be taken until further tests have been carried out, the Scottish Executive ...
Government unable to stop disease, says farmer The Scotsman, 8 April 2006 One of the organic farmers hit by the restrictions placed on poultry said yesterday that he believed there was nothing the government could do to prevent the spread of the disease.
Life goes on for villagers in eye of flu storm The Scotsman, 7 April 2006 She had seen all the dire warnings of bird flu on the television, but still Pat Hughes could not contemplate confining her six Black Rock hens to their quarters: a wooden hen-hut at the side of the field by her house.
Lack of air support puts troops at risk in Afghan mission The Scotsman, 6 April 2006 Serious doubts have been cast on the viability of Britain's planned military deployment to Afghanistan after MPs warned that troops lacked sufficient equipment to defend themselves and their efforts were likely to worsen the security situation.
Damilola family's anguish as second jury admits defeat The Scotsman, 5 April 2006 The family of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor was last night in shock after a second attempt to secure a conviction for his killing ended in failure.
Human rights group details new claims on CIA 'torture flights' The Scotsman, 5 April 2006, 570 words, (English) Fresh evidence has emerged of the brutality involved in the CIA's programme of extraordinary rendition and its use of Scottish airports as stopping-off points for aircraft involved in the controversial programme.
MoD will use new law to crack down on Faslane intruders The Scotsman, 4 April 2006 The government is to use its new anti-crime laws to clamp down on protests at Scottish nuclear bases.
England hooligans take the fly road The Scotsman, 1 April 2006 English football hooligans planning to cause trouble at this summer's World Cup in Germany will try to slip into the country over its eastern border with Poland, the German intelligence service has discovered.
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