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Scottish News for 21 June 2012

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Two rescued from sinking yacht Jun 21 2012

Two men were rescued after their yacht hit rocks and was partially sunk.Read

Orchestra kicks off Games festival Jun 21 2012

Celebrations marking the London 2012 festival leading up to the Olympics have kicked off in Scotland.Read

Book festival programme is unveiled Jun 21 2012

The programme for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival has been announced.Read

Wife 'unaware' of terror blast plan Jun 21 2012

The wife of a man who blew himself up in a Stockholm street has told a court that she had no prior knowledge that her husband planned to carry out a terrorist act in Sweden.Read

Dalai Lama arrives for Scots tour Jun 21 2012

The Dalai Lama has arrived in Scotland for a two-day tour which will see him give public talks in three cities.Read

Kensington tops property rich list Jun 21 2012

Kensington in west London has come top of a property rich list, where an iPad-sized floor space costs more than £550, a study has found.Read

Grid connection issues on agenda Jun 21 2012

The "high" transmission charges to connect renewable energy generators to the National Grid will be discussed at a meeting of British and Irish ministers.Read

Man in court over £2.1m drugs haul Jun 21 2012

A man has appeared in a Scottish court charged in connection with a multimillion-pound seizure of cannabis on its way to Northern Ireland.Read

Grimason talks on trade treaty Jun 21 2012

A father whose toddler son was shot dead in a cafe in Turkey has met with the Secretary of State for Scotland ahead of UN talks on a global treaty on the arms trade.Read

£5bn rail network overhaul revealed Jun 21 2012

An overhaul of the train network worth £5 billion over five years has been announced by the transport minister.Read

Flame Burns bright at poet's statue Jun 21 2012

The Olympic Flame has visited a statue of Scotland's bard Robert Burns as it continued on its relay around the UK.Read

Meals blog father meets council Jun 21 2012

The father of a girl who was banned by her council for blogging about her school meals has met the local authority leaders to discuss ways of working together.Read

Study finds gallbladder ops risk Jun 21 2012

Elderly patients and those with underlying health problems having gallbladder surgery could be more at-risk depending on where they are treated, a new study has suggested.Read

Inquiry into crane accident death Jun 21 2012

An investigation has been launched after a man died when a crane collapsed at a city-centre construction site.Read

Minister challenged on tax proposal Jun 21 2012

The Scottish Government has been challenged to demonstrate how proposals which would increase the tax that owners of empty business premises have to pay will bring properties back into use.Read

Aberdeen suburb named priciest area Jun 21 2012

A suburb on the outskirts of Aberdeen has been named as Scotland's most expensive neighbourhood, according to an online property search engine.Read

MSP: Support vital for drug users Jun 21 2012

The impact of drug abuse on families should be given more focus, the Conservatives have said.Read

Strike GP not expecting sympathy Jun 21 2012

A doctors' leader has said he does not expect sympathy from the public as the profession takes strike action for the first time in almost 40 years.Read

Shot boy's father meets minister Jun 21 2012

A father whose toddler son was shot dead in a cafe in Turkey is to meet the Secretary of State for Scotland ahead of UN talks on a global treaty on the arms trade.Read

Tories want rates proposals axed Jun 21 2012

The Conservatives are to use a Holyrood debate to call on the Scottish Government to scrap proposals which would increase the tax that owners of empty business premises have to pay.Read

Dalai Lama arriving for Scots tour Jun 21 2012

The Dalai Lama is to arrive in Scotland ahead of a two-day tour that will see him visit three cities delivering public talks.Read

Longines named as 2014 timekeeper Jun 21 2012

A luxury watch brand has been named as the official timekeeper of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games.Read

41% of Scots 'favour Devo Plus' Jun 21 2012

Holyrood should be given more powers short of independence, according to a new poll.Read

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