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A Rosyth man who committed a catalogue of domestic offences going back more than 20 years has been sentenced to a community payback order with 150…

Born in 1746, on the Isle of Skye, Peter Bethune was one of thousands of Scots who fled their homeland and settled in the Sandhills. When he died in 1805,

Born in 1746, on the Isle of Skye, Peter Bethune was one of thousands of Scots who fled their homeland and settled in the Sandhills. When he died in 1805,

has decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low 1% for the 17th straight month. the bank made the decision for the 16-nation euro-zone during a board meeting in frankfurt, germany, on thursday. the ecb apparently hopes the move will prop up the regions economy amid lingering concerns over the prospects for a global recovery. the bank of england also decided on thursday to hold its own rates steady at 0.5%. on tuesday, the bank of japan decided to reinstate a ...

the minister says one of the three rescue shafts is now 535 meters deep, less than 100 meters short of the miners cavern. rescuers plan to install steel piping inside the shaft to reduce the risk of rock fall before pulling out the miners one by one in a rescue capsule. the installation of the piping may take up to eight days. its possible all the miners will be brought to the surface by the end of next week. the miners have been stranded in an underground shelter since the august 5th ...

described yesterdays capture of the last of three inmates who escaped from an arizona prison and his alleged accomplice. police say john mccluskey and his fiancee and cousin casslyn welch were arrested after an alert forest ranger spotted their stolen vehicle at a campground in northeastern arizona, then called in the s.w.a.t. team. >> mr. mccluskey was lying down on the campground. he was taken into custody, and he made a statement at that time or a few minutes later that if he had go...

>> and now "bbc world news." >> retreat or redeployment? british forces are to pull out of afghanistans deadliest district, and handover to the americans. swapping spies? russia may be about to free this man convicted of spying for the west in exchange for the suspects arrested in the u.s. the climate conundrum. some of the worlds most influential scientists are clear of hiding key data to exaggerate global warming. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in americ...

news. im george alagiah. bp said its latest attempt to plug the oil leak is going to plan. this is the seed a mile down on the seabed, but a process never tried before at this depth. and at the environmental problem is turning into a political one for president obama. south korea flexes its military muscle. the navy puts on a display of its anti-submarine skills. caribbean conflict -- at least 44 killed as jamaican forces continued their hunt for a suspected drug lord. in spain, the go...