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Unionist group target Nicola Sturgeon in Northern Irish Flag protest
By a Newsnet reporter The spectre of Northern Ireland flag protests hitting Scotland’s streets loomed tonight after reports that Scottish Unionists have...
Human voice sent to Mars and back as Curiosity relays call
By Bob Duncan The Mars Curiosity Rover has 'phoned home' to NASA scientists and sent them a postcard of nearby Mount Sharp. In spoken words...
Stamp honour for Golden Scot Stanning as she helps GB to...
By a Newsnet reporter Scotland’s Heather Stanning and her English partner Helen Glover have won the first gold medal for Great Britain in the...
Solar-powered airplane makes first international flight
The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has completed a 13-hour flight from its home base in Payerne, Switzerland touching down at Brussels International Airport...
Angry Protests at BP’s AGM
Outside the ExCel centre today in east London, angry protests were held by trade unionists and environmentalists as BP held it's first Annual General...