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Evacuations underway as floods hit towns

AFP European Edition 2 days ago

Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said. Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern England, northwest Wales and ...

Rugby player Blair ruled out for Scots

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

Mike Blair, Scotland's back-up scrum-half, has been ruled out of Saturday's Test against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured ankle. The Edinburgh number nine suffered the injury in last Saturday's 23-10 win over Fiji after coming on to replace ...

Smith rules out second stint with Scotland

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

Walter Smith, the Rangers boss who had been regarded as one of the favourites to become Scotland's next manager, on Friday ruled himself out of a return to the helm of the national squad. Smith was in charge of Scotland between 2004 ...

Floods hit towns, evacuations underway

AFP European Edition 2 days ago

Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding, police said. Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern England, northwest Wales and western Scotland throughout Thursday, rescue officials ...

Severe Weather Conditions Hit The UK

Getty Images 3 days ago

DUMFRIES, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 19: The river Nith, burst its bank at the Whitesands in Dumfries on November 19, 2009 in Dumfries, Scotland. Much of south west Scotland and the north west of England are on flood alert after the Met ...

Poet reduces cellulosic ethanol production costs

AP News 4 days ago

Poet says it has reduced cellulosic ethanol production costs to $2.35 per gallon Poet LLC, the nation's top ethanol producer, says it is has reduced its cellulosic ethanol production cost during the past year from $4.13 per gallon to $2.35 per gallon. ...

Climate Change And Global Pollution To Be Discussed At Copenhagen Summit

Getty Images 5 days ago

COCKENZIE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 17: The Cockenzie coal-fired power station stands on the south shore of the Firth of Forth on November 17, 2009 in Cockenzie ,Scotland. As world leaders prepare to gather for the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December, the ...

Scots sack Burley

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

George Burley's 22-month reign as Scotland manager came to an end Monday when the Scottish Football Association (SFA) terminated his contract with immediate effect. Burley's assistants, Terry Butcher and Paul Hegarty, were also released, 48 hours after Scotland succumbed to a 3-0 ...

Scots to axe Burley after Wales debacle

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

George Burley will lose his job as manager of Scotland before the end of this week, local media predicted on Monday after it emerged that his bosses are to discuss his future in the wake of a 3-0 friendly defeat by Wales. ...

Scottish park set to become Mecca for star-gazers

Reuters Life! Online Report 6 days ago

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A corner of Scotland has been designated Britain's first "Dark Sky Park," aiming to become a world-class destination for star-gazers. Unlike most of densely populated Britain, where light pollution stops 90 percent of people from seeing the Milky ...

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