Scottish Labour MSP Jenny Marra said making trafficking an aggravation was a simple measure which could be brought forward but also called on the government to look at a lesser burden of proof being required for a conviction.

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According to the latest NVCA industry stats, most venture capitalists predict investment increases in Business IT, Healthcare IT, and to a lesser extent Consumer IT, the latter being the sector of greatest expectations last year.

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He was originally charged with murdering the father-of-three, who bled to death after being stabbed, but the Crown accepted a guilty plea to the lesser charge of culpable homicide.

BBC: police forensic officer at the scene

Because they've always disliked Mr. Blagojevich, a man who owes his career partly to family connections and partly to being the lesser of two evils.

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Meanwhile, a separate row broke out, because many Army Rangers objected to the idea of lesser types being allowed to wear their black berets.

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