Courtesy Scotland on Sunday

By CHRIS MARSHALL
Published on Sunday 5 February 2012 00:00

BOYS and girls could be banned from competing separately at school sports days under plans being considered by a Scottish council.

Edinburgh City Council also plans to put an end to children lining up separately for class after a successful pilot to tackle “gender stereotyping” at one of its primary schools.

Courtesy Scotsman

By JENNY FYALL
Published on Saturday 4 February 2012 13:21

SCOTS who do not insulate their homes should be forced to pay higher council tax or face increased stamp duty on their property, according to a leading figure in the sector.

Alex McLeod, chairman of the Association for the Conservation of Energy, told The Scotsman he thinks “sticks” as well as “carrots” are needed to encourage people to conserve energy in their homes.

Courtesy Daily Mail

By Jack Doyle

Hundreds of thousands of criminals will have their convictions wiped under ‘rehabilitation’ plans revealed last night.

Rapists, paedophiles and even some killers will overnight be relieved of any obligation to declare their crimes when applying for a job.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke will also slash the time period before convictions become ‘spent’, to help criminals get back into work.

Courtesy Daily Mail

By Jason Groves

Immigrants are to be banned from taking the driving test in their native  language amid mounting evidence that rogue translators are helping them cheat their way to a licence.

Government sources last night said that it would ditch the rules ‘within months’ that let learners sit the theory test in any of 19 foreign languages – including Urdu, Russian and Albanian – and ban translators who can currently sit in on the practical test to explain the examiner’s instructions.