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By politics.co.uk staff Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi could live for years, a cancer specialist has warned. Nearly a year has passed since Megrahi was released from prison by Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill. Medical advice at the time claimed he could only expect to remain alive for around another three months, but with the… Read more »
Scotland looks set to scrap the double jeopardy law which prevents someone being tried twice for the same offence. The law, which is 800 years old, was cancelled in England and Wales five years ago. The government is expected to propose the move after a consultation on the issue launched by justice secretary Kenny MacAskill,… Read more »