The Government is to spend more than £10 million on clearing up landmines in Afghanistan, a minister said today.

A CHURCH youth worker and school music teacher has admitted having thousands of pictures of child pornography on his home computer.

A former foster father was jailed for 12 years yesterday after raping two girls and abusing other children.

COUNCIL bosses insisted they were still prepared to talk to unions after an estimated 150,000 local government workers today staged a one-day walkout over pay.

A national plan to improve palliative care provision has been promised by the Scottish Government after concerns over treatment for the terminally ill.

Opposition councillors in Fife have joined forces to call for a review of home-care services in the region.

A SUPPORT group for people with chronic and debilitating fatigue has accused NHS Lothian of “burying” a report that criticises the way sufferers are cared for within the health service.