about the future of this country? edinburgh, queen elizabeth s northern capital, prepares . to greet her majesty. from the start, the queen clearly felt a deep affinity for scotland and its place in the uk. at her silverjubilee in 1977, she publicly stressed what she called the benefits of union. but in recent times, support for independence has surged. if the union with scotland in particular, but also the united kingdom as we know it is to be preserved, then the monarch has a role to play, the monarch will obviously want to try and maintain what has been there for centuries. how does support for the monarchy in scotland break down by party? yes, so there s clear differences. if you are talking to people who tend to support the conservative party, support is in the high 70s. if you re talking to people who support the liberal democrats and labour, it is in the 605. but if you re talking to people who support the snp, then support is much lower, in the high 20s. and yet the s
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Regionalnachrichten Nordrhein-Westfalen Wirtschaftskriminalität: Schaden mehr als verdoppelt
Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) - Der registrierte Schaden durch Wirtschaftskriminalität hat sich in Nordrhein-Westfalen mehr als verdoppelt. Im vergangenen Jahr sei ein Schaden von 1,23 Milliarden Euro entstanden - ein Anstieg um 770 Millionen Euro gegenüber dem Vorjahr, als der Schaden auf 466 Millionen Euro beziffert wurde, wie aus der aktuellen Kriminalitätsstatistik des Landes hervorgeht.
Der Anstieg sei vor allem auf ein GroÃverfahren zurückzuführen, das mit rund 800 Millionen Euro zu Buche schlug. Dabei gehe es um besonders schweren Betrug, Urkunden- und Bilanzfälschung gegen einen Unternehmer und sieben weitere Beschuldigte, wie das Landeskriminalamt auf Anfrage mitteilte.