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Scottish News: Crime victims Bill at first stage

Strathearn Herald — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:15 GMT

Legislation aimed at protecting victims of crime is expected to pass its first hurdle at the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish News: Parents urge ashes scandal inquiry

Strathearn Herald — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:15 GMT

Bereaved parents are to take photographs of their dead infants to Holyrood as part of a campaign for a public inquiry to be held into the baby ashes scandal.

Scottish News: Report: Home sales up as prices dip

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:15 GMT

House prices have fallen 1.4% in the year to April while sales are increasing, according to a report.

Scottish News: Wildlife protection demands issued

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:15 GMT

Environmental groups have produced a green hit list for 2020 to halt the decline of wildlife and protect it for future generations.

Scottish News: 'Younger people need sex education'

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:14 GMT

Controversial policies such as providing sex education at a younger age and free contraception for people as young as 13 are required to bring down the rate of teenage pregnancies, according to a Scottish Parliament inquiry.

Scottish News: Food group deal safeguards jobs

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:16 GMT

Thousands of jobs are to be safeguarded in food production across the UK.

Scottish News: Bedroom tax review vital - Sturgeon

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:14 GMT

It is "absolutely imperative" that the UK Government review the impact of the so-called bedroom tax on Scots, the Deputy First Minister has said.

Scottish News: Winning BP Portrait a family affair

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:14 GMT

This year's £30,000 BP Portrait Award is a family affair with both the winner and runner-up entering portraits of their children.

Scottish News: Ukip: Democracy problem in Scotland

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:14 GMT

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said there is "something unpleasant going on" in Scotland after a chaotic day's campaigning, with a senior party figure claiming there is a "problem with democracy" north of the border.

Scottish News: 25-year-old man charged with murder

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:14 GMT

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was found badly hurt in a town street.

Scottish News: Swinney in pledge over pensions

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:25:15 GMT

Senior citizens in Scotland would benefit from stronger pension safeguards than those elsewhere in the UK if Scotland became independent, the Finance Secretary has said.

Scottish News: 'More rapes but overall crime down'

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

Recorded crime has fallen to its lowest level for almost four decades, new figures reveal.

Scottish News: Teacher's wife weeps over split

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

The wife of a teacher who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France has broken down in tears as she told a court how their marriage was falling apart.

Scottish News: Coulson bailed on perjury charge

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

Prime Minister David Cameron's former communications chief Andy Coulson has appeared in court charged with perjury.

Scottish News: Bird of prey poisoner given fine

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:16 GMT

A gamekeeper who poisoned a bird of prey and owned illegal pesticides has been fined £4,450.

Scottish News: Fish discards trial hailed success

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT

A trial which encourages fishermen to fish more selectively has virtually eliminated "discards" of species such as cod and plaice, officials have revealed.

Scottish News: Victoria artwork in castle display

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT

Intimate sketches by Queen Victoria of her children will be one of the highlights of a new exhibition featuring artwork by the Royal Family through the centuries.

Scottish News: Man arrested over attempted murder

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:14 GMT

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a man outside a bar.

Scottish News: Man becomes Europe's oldest jumper

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:14 GMT

A 90-year-old man has leapt 131ft from a bridge for charity, becoming the oldest bungee jumper in Europe.

Scottish News: Girl 'feared teacher faced prison'

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:16 GMT

A schoolgirl allegedly abducted to France by her married maths teacher was worried that he could be imprisoned for "sexual contact" with her, a friend has told a court.

Scottish News: Hydro opening 'still on schedule'

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:25:15 GMT

The fire-damaged Hydro entertainment venue remains scheduled to open at the end of September, operators have said.

Scottish News: Farage set for return to Scotland

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:17 GMT

Ukip leader Nigel Farage is to return to campaign in Scotland, a month after angry demonstrators hounded him out of an Edinburgh pub.

Scottish News: Event to mark Piper Alpha disaster

Strathearn Herald — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:17 GMT

A three-day conference to review health and safety in the oil and gas industry, marking the 25th anniversary of one of the world's worst offshore disasters is beginning.

Scottish News: Shark spawning found at coral reef

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:25:17 GMT

A deep-sea shark spawning ground has been discovered in Scottish waters for the first time, according to marine biologists.

Scottish News: Games mascot spreading the word

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:25:17 GMT

Clyde the Commonwealth Games mascot has so far met 250,000 people, including royalty, as momentum builds for Glasgow 2014, officials said.

Scottish News: Childcare right 'must be statutory'

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:25:16 GMT

Families should have a statutory right to childcare from birth up to the age of 15, according to a committee of MSPs.

Scottish News: Swinney in pension protection claim

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:25:15 GMT

Protecting pensions is "more affordable" in Scotland than the UK, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth has said.

Scottish News: Bug shuts ward to new patients

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

A bacterial infection has caused a city hospital to shut one of its wards to new admissions.

Scottish News: City palace seeks superintendent

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:25:15 GMT

The job of running the Queen's official residence in Scotland is being advertised.

Scottish News: Brady 'wants to end life in prison'

Strathearn Herald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT

Moors murderer Ian Brady wants to go to prison so he is "free to end his life", a mental health tribunal has heard.