A cut-down version of the ui-bootstrap tab component - this fixes the transclusion of tab header content.

ui-bootstrap-tabs-edited-0.10.0.js

/*
 * angular-ui-bootstrap
 * http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/

 * Version: 0.10.0 - 2014-05-05
 * License: MIT
 */
angular.module("ui.bootstrap", ["ui.bootstrap.tpls", "ui.bootstrap.tabs"]);
angular.module("ui.bootstrap.tpls", ["template/tabs/tab.html","template/tabs/tabset.html"]);

/**
 * @ngdoc overview
 * @name ui.bootstrap.tabs
 *
 * @description
 * AngularJS version of the tabs directive.
 */

angular.module('ui.bootstrap.tabs', [])

.controller('TabsetController', ['$scope', function TabsetCtrl($scope) {
  var ctrl = this,
      tabs = ctrl.tabs = $scope.tabs = [];

  ctrl.select = function(tab) {
    angular.forEach(tabs, function(tab) {
      tab.active = false;
    });
    tab.active = true;
  };

  ctrl.addTab = function addTab(tab) {
    tabs.push(tab);
    if (tabs.length === 1 || tab.active) {
      ctrl.select(tab);
    }
  };

  ctrl.removeTab = function removeTab(tab) {
    var index = tabs.indexOf(tab);
    //Select a new tab if the tab to be removed is selected
    if (tab.active && tabs.length > 1) {
      //If this is the last tab, select the previous tab. else, the next tab.
      var newActiveIndex = index == tabs.length - 1 ? index - 1 : index + 1;
      ctrl.select(tabs[newActiveIndex]);
    }
    tabs.splice(index, 1);
  };
}])

/**
 * @ngdoc directive
 * @name ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tabset
 * @restrict EA
 *
 * @description
 * Tabset is the outer container for the tabs directive
 *
 * @param {boolean=} vertical Whether or not to use vertical styling for the tabs.
 * @param {boolean=} justified Whether or not to use justified styling for the tabs.
 *
 * @example
<example module="ui.bootstrap">
  <file name="index.html">
    <tabset>
      <tab heading="Tab 1"><b>First</b> Content!</tab>
      <tab heading="Tab 2"><i>Second</i> Content!</tab>
    </tabset>
    <hr />
    <tabset vertical="true">
      <tab heading="Vertical Tab 1"><b>First</b> Vertical Content!</tab>
      <tab heading="Vertical Tab 2"><i>Second</i> Vertical Content!</tab>
    </tabset>
    <tabset justified="true">
      <tab heading="Justified Tab 1"><b>First</b> Justified Content!</tab>
      <tab heading="Justified Tab 2"><i>Second</i> Justified Content!</tab>
    </tabset>
  </file>
</example>
 */
.directive('tabset', function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'EA',
    transclude: true,
    replace: true,
    scope: {},
    controller: 'TabsetController',
    templateUrl: 'template/tabs/tabset.html',
    link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
      scope.vertical = angular.isDefined(attrs.vertical) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.vertical) : false;
      scope.justified = angular.isDefined(attrs.justified) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.justified) : false;
      scope.type = angular.isDefined(attrs.type) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.type) : 'tabs';
    }
  };
})

/**
 * @ngdoc directive
 * @name ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tab
 * @restrict EA
 *
 * @param {string=} heading The visible heading, or title, of the tab. Set HTML headings with {@link ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tabHeading tabHeading}.
 * @param {string=} select An expression to evaluate when the tab is selected.
 * @param {boolean=} active A binding, telling whether or not this tab is selected.
 * @param {boolean=} disabled A binding, telling whether or not this tab is disabled.
 *
 * @description
 * Creates a tab with a heading and content. Must be placed within a {@link ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tabset tabset}.
 *
 * @example
<example module="ui.bootstrap">
  <file name="index.html">
    <div ng-controller="TabsDemoCtrl">
      <button class="btn btn-small" ng-click="items[0].active = true">
        Select item 1, using active binding
      </button>
      <button class="btn btn-small" ng-click="items[1].disabled = !items[1].disabled">
        Enable/disable item 2, using disabled binding
      </button>
      <br />
      <tabset>
        <tab heading="Tab 1">First Tab</tab>
        <tab select="alertMe()">
          <tab-heading><i class="icon-bell"></i> Alert me!</tab-heading>
          Second Tab, with alert callback and html heading!
        </tab>
        <tab ng-repeat="item in items"
          heading="{{item.title}}"
          disabled="item.disabled"
          active="item.active">
          {{item.content}}
        </tab>
      </tabset>
    </div>
  </file>
  <file name="script.js">
    function TabsDemoCtrl($scope) {
      $scope.items = [
        { title:"Dynamic Title 1", content:"Dynamic Item 0" },
        { title:"Dynamic Title 2", content:"Dynamic Item 1", disabled: true }
      ];

      $scope.alertMe = function() {
        setTimeout(function() {
          alert("You've selected the alert tab!");
        });
      };
    };
  </file>
</example>
 */

/**
 * @ngdoc directive
 * @name ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tabHeading
 * @restrict EA
 *
 * @description
 * Creates an HTML heading for a {@link ui.bootstrap.tabs.directive:tab tab}. Must be placed as a child of a tab element.
 *
 * @example
<example module="ui.bootstrap">
  <file name="index.html">
    <tabset>
      <tab>
        <tab-heading><b>HTML</b> in my titles?!</tab-heading>
        And some content, too!
      </tab>
      <tab>
        <tab-heading><i class="icon-heart"></i> Icon heading?!?</tab-heading>
        That's right.
      </tab>
    </tabset>
  </file>
</example>
 */
.directive('tab', ['$parse', function($parse) {
  return {
    require: '^tabset',
    restrict: 'EA',
    replace: true,
    templateUrl: 'template/tabs/tab.html',
    transclude: true,
    scope: {
      heading: '@',
      onSelect: '&select', //This callback is called in contentHeadingTransclude
                          //once it inserts the tab's content into the dom
      onDeselect: '&deselect'
    },
    controller: function() {
      //Empty controller so other directives can require being 'under' a tab
    },
    compile: function(elm, attrs, transclude) {
      return function postLink(scope, elm, attrs, tabsetCtrl) {
        var getActive, setActive;
        if (attrs.active) {
          getActive = $parse(attrs.active);
          setActive = getActive.assign;
          scope.$parent.$watch(getActive, function updateActive(value, oldVal) {
            // Avoid re-initializing scope.active as it is already initialized
            // below. (watcher is called async during init with value ===
            // oldVal)
            if (value !== oldVal) {
              scope.active = !!value;
            }
          });
          scope.active = getActive(scope.$parent);
        } else {
          setActive = getActive = angular.noop;
        }

        scope.$watch('active', function(active) {
          // Note this watcher also initializes and assigns scope.active to the
          // attrs.active expression.
          setActive(scope.$parent, active);
          if (active) {
            tabsetCtrl.select(scope);
            scope.onSelect();
          } else {
            scope.onDeselect();
          }
        });

        scope.disabled = false;
        if ( attrs.disabled ) {
          scope.$parent.$watch($parse(attrs.disabled), function(value) {
            scope.disabled = !! value;
          });
        }

        scope.select = function() {
          if ( ! scope.disabled ) {
            scope.active = true;
          }
        };

        tabsetCtrl.addTab(scope);
        scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
          tabsetCtrl.removeTab(scope);
        });


        //We need to transclude later, once the content container is ready.
        //when this link happens, we're inside a tab heading.
        scope.$transcludeFn = transclude;
      };
    }
  };
}])

/* Original behaviour:*/
//.directive('tabHeadingTransclude', [function() {
//  return {
//    restrict: 'A',
//    require: '^tab',
//    link: function(scope, elm, attrs, tabCtrl) {
//      scope.$watch('headingElement', function updateHeadingElement(heading) {
//        if (heading) {
//          elm.html('');
//          elm.append(heading);
//        }
//      });
//    }
//  };
//}])

.directive('tabHeadingTransclude', ['$compile', function($compile) {
  return {
    restrict: 'A',
    require: '^tab',
    link: function(scope, elm, attrs, tabCtrl) {
      scope.$watch('headingElement', function updateHeadingElement(heading) {
        if (heading) {
          elm.html('');
          
          var headerTmpl = $compile(heading.innerHTML)(scope.$parent, function(elem, scope){
            elm.append(elem);
          });

        }
      });
    }
  };
}])
  
.directive('tabContentTransclude', function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'A',
    require: '^tabset',
    link: function(scope, elm, attrs) {
      var tab = scope.$eval(attrs.tabContentTransclude);

      //Now our tab is ready to be transcluded: both the tab heading area
      //and the tab content area are loaded.  Transclude 'em both.
      tab.$transcludeFn(tab.$parent, function(contents) {
        angular.forEach(contents, function(node) {
          if (isTabHeading(node)) {
            //Let tabHeadingTransclude know.
            tab.headingElement = node;
          } else {
            elm.append(node);
          }
        });
      });
    }
  };
  function isTabHeading(node) {
    return node.tagName &&  (
      node.hasAttribute('tab-heading') ||
      node.hasAttribute('data-tab-heading') ||
      node.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'tab-heading' ||
      node.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'data-tab-heading'
    );
  }
})

;

angular.module("template/tabs/tab.html", []).run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
  $templateCache.put("template/tabs/tab.html",
    "<li ng-class=\"{active: active, disabled: disabled}\">\n" +
    "  <a ng-click=\"select()\" tab-heading-transclude>{{heading}}</a>\n" +
    "</li>\n" +
    "");
}]);

angular.module("template/tabs/tabset.html", []).run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
  $templateCache.put("template/tabs/tabset.html",
    "\n" +
    "<div class=\"tabbable\">\n" +
    "  <ul class=\"nav {{type && 'nav-' + type}}\" ng-class=\"{'nav-stacked': vertical, 'nav-justified': justified}\" ng-transclude></ul>\n" +
    "  <div class=\"tab-content\">\n" +
    "    <div class=\"tab-pane\" \n" +
    "         ng-repeat=\"tab in tabs\" \n" +
    "         ng-class=\"{active: tab.active}\"\n" +
    "         tab-content-transclude=\"tab\">\n" +
    "    </div>\n" +
    "  </div>\n" +
    "</div>\n" +
    "");
}]);