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Energy lease deals to be unveiled

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:14 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond is due to unveil the firms who have won the world's first commercial wave and tidal power leasing deals.

Birds of prey poisoning rises

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:14 GMT

The number of birds of prey being killed with poison has increased, figures will show.

Man in court charged with murder

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:14 GMT

A man is due to appear in court in connection with the murder of a mother of three whose body was discovered in undergrowth.

Psychopathic killer's sentence due

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:25:18 GMT

A violent psychopath who killed a man four months after walking free from court over a brutal attack on another man is due to be sentenced.

Fund gives veterans return tour

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:25:16 GMT

Scottish Second World War veterans will be able to revisit the places where they served after receiving lottery grants, it has been announced.

Big freeze cost businesses £716m

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:25:14 GMT

The big freeze has left small and medium businesses in Scotland facing losses of more than £716 million, new research has shown.

Police apology over stab deaths

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:25:14 GMT

A senior police officer apologised for his force's treatment of a mother whose two children had been stabbed to death.

Radar 'glitch' hits flights

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:25:14 GMT

Aircraft movements in northern England and Scotland were temporarily restricted after a 40-minute radar "glitch", air traffic control agency NATS said.

Coal power station plans slammed

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:13 GMT

Plans to create a new coal-fired power station have come under fire from opposition parties and environmental campaigners.

Call for police to probe council

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:25:15 GMT

An MP has called on police to investigate a string of allegations made since former Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell resigned.

Police arrest man in murder probe

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a mother-of-three whose body was dumped in undergrowth, police have said.

Man left free to kill after attack

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

A violent psychopath who brutally attacked a fellow university student was left free to kill a young father four months after his sentence, a court has heard.

'£140m cuts' for affordable housing

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:13 GMT

The amount of money allocated to building affordable houses in Scotland is facing a £140 million cut, Labour has claimed.

Water boss: 25% of bonus to charity

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:25:14 GMT

One of Scotland's highest-paid public servants has announced he will donate a quarter of his bonus to charity.

Bid to identify violence hotspots

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:25:14 GMT

A scheme that will use hospital data in a bid to identify violence hotspots has been launched.

SPL clubs creating work for jobless

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:16 GMT

More than 400 jobs are to be created at top-flight football clubs for out-of-work people, it has been announced.

Power station plans to be submitted

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

Plans for a new multi-fuel power station at Hunterston will be submitted to the Scottish Government.

Youth panel calls for booze ad ban

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

A youth panel is to call on the Government to ban alcohol advertisements from public places in a bid to "change Scotland's culture of alcohol misuse".

Charity condemns benefits scheme

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:25:14 GMT

A charity has criticised the "confusing and complex" benefits system as new figures revealed £8 million goes unclaimed by cancer patients every year.

Civil justice system revamp plan

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:25:13 GMT

A blueprint to create a civil justice system "fit for the 21st century" has been published.