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Aid has reached east Africa but we need to be quicker next time, charities say. Pic: Andy Hall/Oxfam

East Africa: delay was deadly

Quicker response to drought could have saved thousands of lives

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Schools Journalist of the Year competition


Have a go at being a reporter for a chance to win a prize for your school and a family ticket to Edinburgh Zoo!


Hundreds of men dressed as Vikings take part in a torchlight procession through Lerwick. Pic: nb360/Flickr

Up Helly Aa!


Island town ablaze with Viking torches as fire festival celebrates Norse past


A haggis, made with a sheep's lungs, heart and liver, is sliced with a skean dhu at a traditional Burns Supper

Could haggis conquer America?


Call for ban on national dish to be lifted


Modern scans let experts find out about mummies without unwrapping them. Pic: Stewart Attwood/Newsquest Media

Mummies' secrets unwrapped


Visitors to come face to face with ancient mummies at new exhibition


World Archive

Posted Thursday, 22 December 2011 in World

Daily What News round-up 2011

A look at some of our top stories from the past year

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Dictator: Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea for 17 years. Crowds cried and punched the ground when his death was announced.
Posted Tuesday, 20 December 2011 in World

North Koreans weep over death of leader

Ten days of mourning for dictator Kim Jong Il

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The people of the slums of Kenya's capital city, Nairobi. Pic: Colin Templeton, Newsquest Media
Posted Monday, 19 December 2011 in World

Christmas appeal to help people of east Africa

Worst drought for 60 years causes suffering for millions

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The highest level of warning has been given about today's weather - a red alert
Posted Thursday, 08 December 2011 in World

Hurricane warning for Scotland

Schools close as winds of over 90 mph are expected to cause widespread damage

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Splashing out: despite the hard times parents will spend more on kids' gifts this year
Posted Tuesday, 06 December 2011 in World

Get ready for a bumper Christmas

Scottish parents set to spend most on presents

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Roisin Jones celebrates her palindromic birthday. Pic: Colin Templeton/Newsquest Media
Posted Friday, 11 November 2011 in World

11.11.11

Meet the 11.11.11 eleven year-olds

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Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, the 93rd anniversary of the end of the First World War. Pic: Gordon Terris/Newsquest Media
Posted Thursday, 10 November 2011 in World

Footballers allowed to wear poppies

Fifa backs down from banning remembrance poppies on football strips

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The King of Pop died in June 2009 from an overdose of sedatives and propofol, a drug normally used in surgery
Posted Tuesday, 08 November 2011 in World

Michael Jackson’s doctor found guilty

Medic gave singer deadly overdose of powerful anaesthetic

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Greece to get new government and prime minister after money problems led to political chaos
Posted Monday, 07 November 2011 in World

Greece tries to find way out of trouble

Country desperate for solution to money problems that could bankrupt other nations too

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A huge 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey on Sunday killing hundreds of people
Posted Wednesday, 26 October 2011 in World

Family rescued alive

Baby, mother and grandmother survive Turkish earthquake

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