More than one-third of the members of the Scottish Parliament failed to show up for a speech by Queen Elizabeth II marking the body's 10th anniversary.

By IAIN MACWHIRTER MANY years ago, when I was a hack in the Westminster lobby, a newly-elected woman MP came up to tell me of her surprise when, on her first day in parliament, she was taken aside by Michael Martin and friends and shown how to fill in her expenses.

By JOE MURPHY DAVID CAMERON today called for MPs to lose their gold-plated pensions. He said the generous retirement cushion for MPs was creating "a pension apartheid" between voters and their politicians. "If we really want to look other publicsector employees in the eye ...

By Daniel Martin THE gold-plated pensions enjoyed by MPs could end up costing taxpayers more than twice the sum originally thought, it was claimed last night.

Text of report published by Iranian newspaper Mardom Salari on 14 October. Subheads as published.