Mr McConnell said: "I think Liberal Democrat voters the length and breadth of Scotland should think about voting for Labour, not just because we've got better policies but because the only way of stopping the Nationalists wrecking the progress made in Scotland by the Executive is to vote Labour. Mr McConnell said: "I think Liberal Democrat voters the length and breadth of Scotland should think about voting for Labour, not just because we've got better policies but because the only way of...

My question for the forum: do you watch this show? Do you find it as thrilling, exciting and thought provoking as I do? Jack Bauer for president '08? I really need to know if I am alone with this as my sleep pattern has been significantly altered since becoming a "24 freak"?! Also, I figured this show may be popular with the HBO crowd so advice from you regulars is much appreciated! My question for the forum: do you watch this show? Do you find it as thrilling, exciting and thought...

The king's image has been immortalized by the surviving portraits of a bloated, middle-age tyrant known for his half-dozen wives and predilection for chopping off heads. He wore loud green sweats and a pale gray sleeveless shirt, smoked, drank tea with milk, an-nun-ci-a-ted like a thespian and bounced his leg up and down so hard that his trailer was shaking. This Henry VIII is not merely a tyrant and a ladies' man, but a cultured, multilingual, artistically minded and literary young man...

Maintaining what is now a three-year tradition, confusion again surrounds the much heralded (possible) arrival of a herd of goats from Oregon to do fire prevention work by grazing a 12-acre piece of Peck Park Canyon in San Pedro. Bunten believes there's a meeting set for May 14 to finalize plans. Rain or no rain, she said, weeds will grow. Peck Park Canyon's weed-grazing goats are on the horns of a dilemma. Los Angeles parks officials say no goats -- they have determined that there hasn't...

New Zealand First believes there should not be state funding of political organisations in New Zealand, but is supportive of any initiatives to remove corruption and bring greater transparency to our electoral system, says New Zealand First leader Winston. The database indexes approximately 4 months of Scoop items and is updated each night. New Zealand First believes there should not be state funding of political organisations in New Zealand, but is supportive of any initiatives to remove...