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Scottish News: Trams could face two-year delay

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:13 GMT

A tram project for Edinburgh may not be finished for another two years, it has emerged.

Scottish News: Labour MP faces vote on future

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:14 GMT

A Labour MP is facing deselection after the party's executive agreed to allow a vote on her future.

Scottish News: Teacher struck off for taking money

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:25:13 GMT

A head teacher found to have embezzled around £3,000 from his school has been struck off after a panel deemed his conduct "reprehensible and disgraceful".

Scottish News: Police officer attacks up by 600

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:25:15 GMT

Assaults on police officers have jumped by more than 600 in a year, official figures showed today.

Scottish News: Body found in missing woman probe

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:25:14 GMT

Police searching for a woman who vanished on a night out have found a body in undergrowth.

Scottish News: Carbon emissions plan outlined

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

Ministers have set out their vision for Scotland to lead the world in using new technology to reduce carbon emissions.

Scottish News: Van appeal in store shooting probe

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

Detectives investigating a gangland execution in a supermarket car park have said they were keen to trace a van driver who may have important clues.

Scottish News: Russell admits class size problems

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:15 GMT

Cutting class sizes for younger pupils has been "more difficult" to implement than expected, Education Secretary Mike Russell said.

Scottish News: Census income question may be axed

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:15 GMT

An SNP minister has signalled a re-think over plans to ask "intrusive" census questions on how much people earn.

Scottish News: Woman angered by NHS records error

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:15 GMT

A woman whose medical records were transferred to another surgery without her knowledge has spoken of her anger over the mistake.

Scottish News: 2014 logo similar to earlier design

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:15 GMT

The new logo for the 2014 Commonwealth Games resembles a design produced for an arts organisation several years ago, it has emerged.

Scottish News: Minimum pricing 'will cost jobs'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:15 GMT

Plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol could result in the closure of a whisky bottling plant and the loss of hundreds of jobs, a drinks manufacturer has warned.

Scottish News: MSPs debate seafood industry plans

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:25:14 GMT

Opportunities to harness the global demand for Scotland's multi-million-pound seafood industry will be discussed at Holyrood.

Scottish News: Brown meets MP over flats deaths

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:25:17 GMT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet an MP to hear how a community coped following the apparent suicide of three asylum seekers.

Scottish News: Russell quizzed on class size plans

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

Education Secretary Mike Russell faces a grilling from MSPs over Government plans to cut class sizes for smaller pupils.

Scottish News: Minimum alcohol price 'disasterous'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

Plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol would be "disastrous", a leading drinks manufacturer will warn.

Scottish News: Reconstruction bid to find mother

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:25:13 GMT

Detectives searching for a missing mother will stage a reconstruction of her movements on the night she disappeared to jog people's memories.

Scottish News: Lib Dems want dental health action

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:17 GMT

The number of Scots who have lost all their teeth was branded a "depressing indictment" of the nation's dental health.

Scottish News: Fall family 'had asylum bid denied'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:14 GMT

A father, mother and her son who plunged to their deaths from a block of flats had their application for asylum from Canada rejected by UK authorities, it was claimed.

Scottish News: £80,000 boost for veterans' schemes

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

The Scottish Government has announced £80,000 to fund veterans' projects.

Scottish News: Study finds 700 victims of stalking

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

At least 700 Scots have been the victim of stalking, new research reveals.

Scottish News: Mother's movements reconstructed

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:14 GMT

Detectives searching for a missing mother will stage a reconstruction of her movements on the night she disappeared to jog people's memories.

Scottish News: Public sector workers hold strike

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:14 GMT

The Scottish Parliament has suspended business as thousands of public sector workers joined a second day of UK-wide strike action.

Scottish News: Policeman cleared of rape charge

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:14 GMT

A police officer has been cleared of the rape and attempted murder of a woman.

Scottish News: 2,000 arrested over domestic abuse

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

More than 2,000 people were arrested during a two-month crackdown on domestic violence, Scotland's biggest police force has said.

Scottish News: Tories unveil trust schools plan

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Independently-run free schools should be set up to operate separately from the current state system, the Tories have said.

Scottish News: Knife-carrying jail terms extended

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Longer jail terms for people who carry knives should act as a "wake-up call", Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said.

Scottish News: Fish-farming reforms proposed

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Plans to enhance the fish-farming industry and meet "surging" global demand have been unveiled.

Scottish News: Immigration call after flats plunge

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Protesters have called for changes in immigration policy after the apparent suicide of three asylum-seekers.

Scottish News: £1.6m drive to help teenage mothers

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:25:14 GMT

A US-style project that aims to help teenage mothers has been launched in Scotland.