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Sailor Charged With Murder in Nuclear Sub Shooting

LONDON -- Police charged a Royal Navy sailor on Sunday with murdering an officer aboard a British nuclear-powered submarine. Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22, is also charged with the attempted murder of three other crew members on HMS Astute. Lt. Cmdr. Ian Molyneux, the sub's weapons engineer, was shot dead Friday while the...

1 Dead After Shooting Aboard UK Nuclear Sub

LONDON -- A British sailor aboard a nuclear-powered submarine allegedly shot dead a crew member and seriously wounded another Friday while the vessel was on a goodwill visit to an English port, officials said. A sailor was detained aboard HMS Astute and arrested on suspicion of murder. Police and military officials said...

Prince William's Cousin Zara Phillips Sets Wedding Date

All the talk is about Prince William and Kate Middleton, but theirs isn't the only royal wedding in the works. William's cousin Zara Phillips and her fiance, Mike Tindall, will tie the knot on July 30 in Scotland, Buckingham Palace announced today. Phillips, 29, and rugby star Tindall, 32, will trade vows at Canongate...

William and Kate Surprise Crowd With Visit to Belfast

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- She flipped a pancake on Shrove Tuesday - and somehow it even landed back in the pan. Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton traveled to Belfast on Tuesday, delighting a surprised but enthusiastic crowd with their first official visit to Northern Ireland before their April 29...

Mom Admits Fatally Stabbing Her 3 Kids

An American woman admitted today in a Scottish court that she stabbed her three young children to death while embroiled in a custody dispute with their father. Theresa Riggi, 47, appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh, where she pleaded guilty to charges of culpable homicide, the Scottish equivalent of manslaughter, on...

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Sue Akers, Scotland Yard's Phone Hacking Inquiry Chief, To Retire

The senior policewoman leading Scotland's Yard investigation into illegal newsgathering is to retire after the Olympics, the Met has confirmed.

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World's First Tidal Turbines Turn Off Islay

An underwater turbine destined to form part of a major green energy project is already using tidal power to produce electricity for homes on a remote Scottish island.

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Duran Duran Among Many Acts To Play London 2012 Olympics Concert, BT London Live

Duran Duran are to represent musical talent from England at a concert marking the start of the Olympic Games.

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Donald Trump Demands Scotland Dump Wind-Farm Plans

Donald Trump on Wednesday swept into Scotland's parliament to demand the country end plans for an offshore wind farm that he fears will spoil the view at his exclusive new $750 million pound ($1.2 billion) golf resort.

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A Collective Yawn: Dull, Scotland And Boring, Oregon Forge Partnership

An unlikely partnership between a Scottish village named 'Dull', and an Oregon town named 'Boring' is in the works, reports the Telegraph.

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05/31/12 Scottish Parliament set to formally endorse plans for... Source: STV The Scottish Parliament is expected to back independence for the first time in its history.
05/31/12 Alex Salmond's Â£46 billion green 'gamble' with... Source: Telegraph - London - UK "And you are betting that the consumers of the UK generally, or somewhere else in Europe, will be willing to pay for all this. Those are two big bets.
05/31/12 McDonagh on national duty Source: Swindon Advertiser - Swindon - Wiltshire - UK Walcot boxer Patrick McDonagh will represent England in a Three Nations Schoolboys Tournament in Scotland this weekend.
05/31/12 Fraud detection scheme involving Scotland's public... Source: STV The results of a fraud detection scheme involving Scotland's public bodies have been valued at almost Â£20m for 2010/11.
05/31/12 Sir Robin the Hood? Source: Anna Raccoon How do you write about a terminally boring, hugely complicated, but very important subject?

Background on Scotland

Scotland ( ( )) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest.

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