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Angry council staff move to strike over pay-freeze diktat A WINTER of unrest has taken a step closer after members of the largest council union, Unison, voted to explore taking industrial action over the imposition of a three-year pay deal.

We shouldn't pay for Pope, say public MORE than eight out of ten Scots believe the taxpayer should not have to foot the bill for Pope Benedict's visit to Britain.

Blue-light 999 services may be merged in bid to cut costs Radical plans to create a "single blue light" service, merging police, fire and ambulance crews, have been revealed by a Scottish local authority as it grapples with a looming budget deficit.

Tributes as original 'nice one' Cyril Smith dies Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg last night led tributes to "larger-than-life" politician Sir Cyril Smith, who has died at the age of 82.

New Edinburgh chief's tough reputation

Tesco: Give us our superstore or town revamp will falter

Gerry Hassan: Old Firm exit would reflect badly on Scottish society

Joyce McMillan: Trivia fills the political vacuum

Ben Lynfield: Netanyahu may yet prove to be the peacemaker

Graeme Pearson: Dire finances require a radical solution - and this could be one

Tories back William Hague and say he'll survive

Trevor Salmon: The best approach would be doing less, but in a rather better way

Alex Salmond says renewables will help beat the recession

George Osborne's brother free to resume medicine

Fresh recession fears after slowdown in services sector

Florence makes her debut at Downing St

Backward step for specialist lifesavers

More sensible to merge like with like

Negatives of move outweigh the positives

US firefighters trained to give emergency ambulance cover

I won't profit from home sale - Clegg

Farage in bid to lead UKIP again

Defiant Gordon Brown prepares to make Commons comeback

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