MSPs Call for Shake-Up of Marine Laws
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By NO BYLINE  A NEW report from MSPs has backed an overhaul of marine legislation, citing the Forth ship-to-ship oil transfer plans as a good example of why change is needed.
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Tough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs.
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Cancer services are failing patients and drastic reform is needed, a report by MPs says.
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'Fair deal' begins to tackle problem of crews being forced to dump dead fish, minister claims
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Changes to the law are needed to make the honours system more transparent, MPs are expected to say.
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Public bodies are ill-prepared for the Freedom of Information Act, says a group of MPs.
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Commons leader Harriet Harman says she wants the law to be changed to make it illegal to pay for sex.
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Governmental sites need to be revamped so people can find what they need, experts tell a Congressional committee.
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By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - Congress early Saturday approved a bill to revamp management of the nation's marine fisheries and strengthen protections against overfishing of dwindling stocks.
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A Tory MP calls for change in law after illegal migrants are told to make their own way to an immigration centre.
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The government intends to press ahead with changes to the way any future Stormont Assembly is run.
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Malaysia's laws on homosexuality need to be amended, says former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, whose conviction and nine-year jail sentence for sodomy were recently overturned on appeal.
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Finance Minister Andy Kerr vows to modernise the civil service as MSPs debate the Fraser Inquiry report.
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A candidate for Labour's deputy leadership says replacing Trident must be debated across the party.
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New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers
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Fishermen draft in the Scottish Government to help fight attempts to cut the time that boats can spend at sea.
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Police officers are urging ministers to come up with a blueprint for the future direction of policing.