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Published Sep 09 2012 by West Lothian Courier

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Sex and drugs in lolly lounge hell

“BUK vir jou geluk” (bend over for luck) is what girls are told in the drug dens known as lolly lounges in Eldorado Park.Julian Thomas (not his real name) lived in a drug den for almost two months. The 26-year-old described his experience of the lolly ... [Published Security.co.za - 12 mins ago]

Entities: Drugs, Julian Thomas, Sex

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 3 reports

Davey makes renewable energy investment case for Scotland staying part of UK

Ed Davey said today that Scotland could risk missing out on renewable energy investment worth billions of pounds if it chooses "to go it alone".The Energy and Climate Change Secretary issued the warning as he unveiled new research that shows that since ... [Published Green Wise - 35 mins ago]

Entities: Scotland, Ed Davey, United Kingdom, Renewable Energy

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 22 reports

Nicola Sturgeon On Nation's History Of Innovation And Enterprise

Scotland is historically a world leader in innovation and enterprise - a nation rich in talent that has, for centuries, been at the heart of global economic innovation.The ingenuity of Scots has helped to shape our modern world. The longstanding entrepreneurial ... [Published Huffington Post UK - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, Invention

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 8 reports

Clock Runs Out On Bill Requiring Drug Testing for State Benefits

A medical technician handles and prepares urine sample to be tested for drugs at a small medical clinic in Austin.In a surprising reversal, the Texas House allowed the clock to run out Tuesday night on Senate Bill 11, an initiative that would have created ... [Published The Texas Tribune - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Drugs, Drug Test, Unemployment, Jane Nelson, Chris Turner

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 7 reports

Watch out! Kids on study drugs

A dangerous trend on the rise among teenagers in the US is the use of 'study drugs'—a prescription stimulant or amphetamine—to cram for exams. But a new study released May 20 shows that most parents aren't paying attention.Researchers from the University ... [Published The Week - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Drugs, Stimulant, VYVANSE, Concerta

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 15 reports

Alex Salmond

Salmond: Yes vote will help us flourish

An independent Scotland would rise on "inherent" economic strengths, Alex Salmond said today - but he refused to be pressed on details.The first minister pushed the economic case for an independent Scotland, saying that local conditions for growth had ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Alex Salmond, Scotland, Westminster, Inequality

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 12 reports

Scottish Independence: UK ‘restricts Scotland’

The Scottish Government is launching an attack on Westminster-led economic policy in its latest attempt to promote independence. • SNP says UK governments have held Scotland back for generations.• Scottish Government goes on offensive, highlighting lack ... [Published The Scotsman - May 21 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Scottish Government, Nicola Sturgeon, Westminster

Blogs

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Cameron, Clegg and Miliband: the three messages... [Published News » Politics - 17 mins ago] Nick Clegg: I am the responsible one, the normal one, the one who’ll be sensible and focus on the important stuff, while the other politicos are obsessing over their weird Westminster stuff. ...
Mashable Joins Technology Leaders in Supporting... [Published Mashable! - 22 mins ago] One of my favorite things about technology is its role in democratizing media. With little more than a laptop and Internet connection, I was able to start Mashable from a rather unlikely place — Banchory, Scotland — in 2005. But as the site ...
Two drug dealers arrested in Jambi [Published Allvoices Indonesia - 54 mins ago] Jambi Police's narcotics unit director Sr.Comr.Irawan David Syah said that the two drug dealers Ardiansyah, 32, and Dadang, 30 were both former convicts. Dadang was apprehended at the Taman Jaksa area, Telanaipura district, Jambi City, on Tuesday. We ...
Vodafone sneers at the technofreaks, delays UK ... [Published Engadget - 56 mins ago] Vodafone CEO Vittorio Coalo has conceded that the company is pushing back its 4G rollout to September. The decision was taken in order to ensure the infrastructure is "really ready," promising that Voda's service will be "better performing" than EE's ...
Why doesn't the IMF stop wasting everyone's tim... [Published Telegraph - Jeremy Warner - 1 hour ago] The IMF seems to have rowed back a little in its article IV annual healthcheck on the UK economy from the position it was adopting last April. At the IMF's annual meeting in Washington, the fund's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, said the UK Chancellor, ...

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