Recalling six days that rocked the world (The Scotsman) IT WAS 40 years ago today that Israel launched "a pre-emptive strike", capturing the West Bank from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria and the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt....more...Salmond steers Capital towards guided buses (The Scotsman) ALEX SALMOND has signalled the new SNP government is considering a guided busway as an alternative to part of Edinburgh?s tram scheme....more... Interview with sports minister (clickwalla.com) Sports Minister Richard Caborn answers questions on the role of sport in the Asian community and the Brit Asian involvement in the 2012 Olympics. 1. Football has a diverse fan base ? with fans from many backgrounds coming together to support various teams....more... SNP twists and turns to let Salmond sidestep defeat (The Scotsman) ALEX Salmond will use parliamentary sleight of hand today to avoid an embarrassing defeat in the first test of his authority as First Minister....more... Turnovers hurt play of Billups (Detroit News) CLEVELAND -- Chauncey Billups was better, but he was still nowhere near championship form....more... A9: the road that could lead to political paralysis (The Scotsman) ALEX Salmond was facing a parliamentary backlash last night over his controversial plans to invest in roads at the expense of trams....more... Television movies for the week of May 27 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Read this article ]...more... Brown's new world order (The New Statesman) It's only an academic question, but it has suddenly acquired more force, now that he's about to become prime minister. Could Gordon Brown have stopped the Iraq war?...more... Lesson one: get the yobs out of the classroom (Times Online) David Cameron wants to end the ?pointless and delusional? debate about selection at 11 and concentrate on the education of ?the many, not the few?. This is a sensible, even admirable, ambition....more... |