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Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Weird World: Toddler gets stuck inside sweet machine

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT

TODDLER with a sweet tooth ended up getting stuck inside a sweet machine as he tried to get some treats.

Scottish News: '£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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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".

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: 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.

Scottish News: Nash picked to contest seat

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:25:13 GMT

A 25 year-old parliamentary researcher has been selected to fight for John Reid's seat at the forthcoming general election.

Scottish News: Apology demand over death comments

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:25:14 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond has been urged to apologise to the grieving family of a young Labour activist after a key SNP member circulated "disgusting" speculation about his death.

Scottish News: MP claims she has been bullied

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:25:14 GMT

A Labour MP facing deselection has claimed she had been the victim of bullying by the party's executives.

Scottish News: Pensioner, 87, robbed in her home

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

An 87-year-old woman has been assaulted and robbed in a "shocking" crime in her own home, police said.

Scottish News: Father killed in bike crash named

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:25:15 GMT

A father killed in a motorbike crash has been named by police.

Scottish News: Soldiers food rations 'inadequate'

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:25:13 GMT

Food rations for troops have been branded "inadequate" by Labour's political opponents, following reports soldiers are going to battle on a breakfast costing 52p.

Scottish News: Security guard wins bravery award

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:25:14 GMT

A security guard has insisted he is only doing his job after landing a bravery award for tackling two raiders he caught breaking into a warehouse.

Scottish News: ScotRail: Easter business as usual

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:25:14 GMT

Train operator ScotRail said it would be "business as usual" if rail workers strike during the Easter holidays.

Scottish News: Ellis set to takeover Rangers

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:25:15 GMT

Andrew Ellis is "very likely" to take over Rangers in the next few weeks, according to one of the men helping to facilitate a deal.