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Scottish News for Monday, Feb 6, 2012...

Scotland slump in IRB Rankings
ESPNScrum.com
Scotland have fallen to 11th place in the latest International Rugby Board Rankings as a result of their Six Nations loss to England on Saturday. The Scots' 13-6 defeat at Murrayfield resulted in them dropping below Samoa to equal their worst ever ...
Six Nations: Scotland 6-13 EnglandBBC Sport
Six Nations: Scotland 6-13 England - Stuart Lancaster's battling England ...Mirror.co.uk
Jones: Six Nations wide openSkySports
Telegraph.co.uk -Lancashire Evening Post
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Scottish independence: Government 'entirely confident' of top credit rating ...
Scotsman
They both challenged the SNP administration after the Financial Times newspaper reported the three leading credit agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch had indicated that an independent Scotland would not automatically inherit the UK's ...
SNP accused of 'gambling with Scotland's future' in light of credit rating claimsstv.tv
Scotland's credit rating becomes an issueNew Statesman (blog)
An independent Scotland may not get triple A status, rating agencies warnDaily Mail
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Six Nations 2012: Greig Laidlaw sure he can solve Scotland's try problem ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Greig Laidlaw is confident he can show Scotland the way to the try line if selected for Sunday's Six Nations clash with Wales. By Andrew Lomax Laidlaw very nearly did just that in Saturday's 13-6 loss to England, only for the television match official ...
Scotland must turn control into attacking flairstv.tv
Scotland 6 England 13: Scots left facing the same old questionsScotland Courier
Six Nations: Scotland lock Jim Hamilton calls for cool heads in wake of ...Scottish Daily Record
Scotsman
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Royal role in independence debate
BBC News
From Scotland come widespread congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Most obviously, a 21-gun salute from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle. Less volubly, messages of support from Scotland's ...
What happens to Scottish outsourcing if the UK breaks up?Silicon.com
Polls apart? The news for the SNP might not be as good as it looksLeft Foot Forward
Swinney defends EU nationals' votesThe Press Association
The Guardian
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Leveson Inquiry: Scotland Yard probing more than 50 data intrusion cases
Telegraph.co.uk
Operation Weeting began last January after Scotland Yard received "significant" information from News International - publishers of the now-axed News of the World - relating to the interception of voicemails. Ms Akers, who is overseeing all three ...
police bribery probe expanded after Sun arrestsThe Guardian
Leveson Inquiry: 800 victims of phone hacking identified by policeScotsman
Hacking scale revealedITV.com

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Hackers Eavesdrop on FBI Scotland Yard Conference Call Discussing Hackers
IEEE Spectrum
The Wall Street Journal quoted a New Scotland Yard spokesperson as saying, "no operational risks have been identified" by the disclosure. But security lapses that could tarnish the agencies' reputations certainly were. The FBI insisted in a story ...
Insecure email the culprit of hacked FBI-Scotland Yard call?Infosecurity Magazine (US)
Anonymous Hacks FBI-Scotland Yard Conference CallJDJournal.com
Anonymous Embarrasses FBI and Scotland Yard by Publishing CallThe Nonprofit Quarterly
Macworld UK -Washington Times -Alaska Dispatch
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Historic Scotland awards £8m for city heritage projects
BBC News
The Historic Scotland grants will be used to enhance conservation areas and maintain historic sites. Glasgow will receive £2550000, Edinburgh will be given £2145000, and Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling will each receive £750000.
Historic Scotland offer City Heritage Trust grants to Scotlands six citiesM&H Online
Conservation grants given to citiesThe Press Association
Cities to share £7m grant for heritage and conservationstv.tv

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Scotland's Lawrie romps to second win in Qatar
Gulf Times
I think if I can get into enough tournaments then that's a realistic target I hope. If I just keep doing what I'm doing and working at it, then it's all about confidence for me.” Paul Lawrie of Scotland receives the Commercialbank Qatar Masters trophy ...
Scotland's Paul Lawrie Takes One Shot LeFOXSports.com
Paul Lawrie wins Qatar MastersNorth County Times
Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters; Jason Day ties for secondCourier Mail
Sydney Morning Herald -Toronto Sun
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Rector warns Scotland could be 'sleepwalking into a possible disaster' with ...
Scotland Courier
The rector of one of Scotland's top schools has warned we are ''sleepwalking into a possible disaster'' thanks to the new national curriculum. Dr Halliday says he is ''becoming increasingly aghast at what is happening to our cherished curriculum.
Editor's Choice: Classroom veteran claims the new Curriculum for Excellence is ...Scottish Daily Record

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Scottish firms 'locked out' from procurement contracts
BBC News
Scotland is losing out on contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds because Scottish firms are "locked out" of major building and infrastructure projects, according to a think-tank. A report by The Jimmy Reid Foundation claimed the current public ...
Hundreds of millions 'leaking out' of ScotlandScotsman
Procurement systems lock out Scottish firms, says think-tankPublic Finance
Procurement 'not aiding economy'The Press Association

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