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Payment row threatens to delay opening of new arena

SCOTLAND'S major new music venue under construction on the River Clyde is up to two months behind schedule and faces...
Demonstrators defended by Salmond in row with Ukip chief

ALEX Salmond has launched an outspoken attack on Nigel Farage after the Ukip leader blamed "racist" and...
World first's baby from new IVF technique to be born in Scotland

THE world's first baby born using a revolutionary in vitro fertilization technique is expected to be delivered...

Police: minister's 'evil Tories' comment in Holyrood bar isn't breach of new football laws

POLICE have said they cannot take action on a complaint against a Scottish Government minister for breach of...
Janitor who sued after slipping on Vaseline on school stair loses her case

A janitor who was injured when she slipped on Vaseline on stairs at a school with a history of sixth-form pupils...
Scots taking golf back to Cuba

SCOTS are at the heart of a new deal to build the first golf course and resort development in Cuba since the...
Celtic star's partner aims to help families after stillbirth

THE partner of Celtic footballer Kris Commons has pledged to help more Scottish hospitals support couples who have...
Archaeologist claims to have located site of Roman battle

A HISTORIAN is claiming to have found the site of one of Scotland's most significant battles.

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Payment row threatens to delay opening of new arena

18 May 2013

SCOTLAND'S major new music venue under construction on the River Clyde is up to two months behind schedule and faces...
Archaeologist claims to have located site of Roman battle

18 May 2013

A HISTORIAN is claiming to have found the site of one of Scotland's most significant battles.
Solicitor is jailed after trying to take drugs into prison

18 May 2013

A SOLICITOR whose 30-year legal career lay in tatters after he was caught trying to smuggle mobile phones and drugs...

Festival jewels stolen from hotel

18 May 2013

Jewellery worth $1.4 million (£940,000) intended to adorn movie stars at the Cannes film festival was stolen...
Vehicles searched at roadblocks

18 May 2013

POLICE have stopped more than 300 vehicles in a crackdown on driving offences.
Ofcom crackdown on claims management firms over PPI calls

18 May 2013

A fresh clampdown on claims management firms has been launched by Ofcom after it found evidence of people being...
Engelbert takes the hump

18 May 2013

THEY have renamed singer Engelbert Humperdinck as "engle Bert humper distinct" and left viewers of the weather...
£120m affordable homes boost

18 May 2013

A SHARED equity scheme designed to help home-buyers shows the Scottish Government helps people in tough times,...

Crime & Courts

Solicitor gets four years for smuggling mobiles and drugs into prison

17 May 2013

A solicitor who was caught trying to smuggle mobile phones and drugs into Edinburgh's Saughton jail was jailed...
Tia's mother wants to visit murderer Hazell in prison

16 May 2013

THE mother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp wants to visit Stuart Hazell in jail so she can ask why he killed her...
Accused downloaded April photos from Facebook site

16 May 2013

THE man accused of murdering April Jones had viewed and downloaded Facebook photos of the five-year-old in the days...

Life term for gangland figure's killer

16 May 2013

A KNIFE killer who murdered a local gangland figure and left another man fighting for his life has been jailed for a...
Murder suspect Dewani has mental health relapse

16 May 2013

A man wanted in South Africa over the honeymoon murder of his wife has suffered a mental health relapse, a court has...
Stuart Hazell sentenced to 38 years for Tia's murder

15 May 2013

KILLER Stuart Hazell has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 38 years after finally admitting the murder of...
Citation snag risks delaying trial of Craig Whyte's housekeepers

15 May 2013

THE theft trial of the housekeepers of disgraced former Rangers owner Craig Whyte may be delayed because the...
Sharkey fire deaths accused told friend 'blaze went wrong'

15 May 2013

A man accused of starting a house fire that killed a father and his two children told a friend "it went wrong", a...

Health

Fears over death rates at flagship Scots heart hospital

17 May 2013

DEATH rates at Scotland's flagship heart hospital have raised alarm and triggered an internal review.
Surgeon facing fresh complaints

17 May 2013

A SURGEON who bungled spine operations at a private hospital in Scotland could face further investigation after a...
Scientists hope chemicals found in sea could pave way for treatments

17 May 2013

SCOTS scientists have been awarded £6.3 million to scour the seas for chemicals and compounds which could be...

Process to boost brain arithmetic

17 May 2013

A harmless form of brain stimulation can bring about improvements in mental arithmetic skills, according to a new...
Depressed women at higher risk of strokes

17 May 2013

Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of suffering a stroke, according to research.
Cancer sufferer: I had to go to England for free drugs

16 May 2013

A cancer sufferer has described the upheaval facing her family after being told she would have to move to England...
Anger as operations botch surgeon to keep practising

16 May 2013

A SPINAL surgeon who bungled operations on patients at a private hospital in Scotland will be allowed to operate for...
Obese women and smokers to miss out on IVF

16 May 2013

COUPLES struggling to conceive will be limited to two cycles of IVF on the NHS in Scotland in an attempt to drive...

Education

City college merger hailed as success

17 May 2013

THE merger of three institutions to form the City of Glasgow College has been a success, according to a new report...
Calls for teachers to be stronger in science

16 May 2013

SCOTTISH primary teachers should not be allowed into the profession without a science qualification, according to...
UWS names new deputy principal

16 May 2013

THE University of the West of Scotland has announced the appointment of Professor Paul Martin as its new deputy...

Degree honour

16 May 2013

SCOTTISH Olympic rower Katherine Grainger, former Irish President Mary McAleese and Monty Python star Terry Jones...
Deaf school's nursery rated as excellent

15 May 2013

SCOTLAND'S national deaf school has been praised for the quality of nursery education it offers.
Threat to college reserves criticised

15 May 2013

OPPOSITION parties have attacked the Scottish Government over a threat to the private reserves of colleges worth...
Call for classroom lessons on 2014 vote

15 May 2013

SCOTTISH school pupils should be educated about the independence referendum now the vote has been extended to 16 and...
Parents group warns policy on class size limits school choices

14 May 2013

FAMILIES are finding it harder to get their children into the primary school of their choice because of the Scottish...

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Transport

Local roads still in need of urgent repairs

17 May 2013

RECOMMENDATIONS to upgrade local roads more than two years ago have yet to result in any significant improvements, a...
Brown calls for high-speed rail link to be extended to Scotland

16 May 2013

HIGH-SPEED rail should be extended north of the Border to challenge the dominance of air travel between Scotland and...
Free internet access to be available at 25 railway stations

15 May 2013

PASSENGERS will be able to access the internet for free at 25 railway stations across Scotland by the end of next...

Rail connection: free wifi to be provided at 25 Scots stations

14 May 2013

Railway stations across the country are to benefit from free wifi as part of a new initiative to keep passengers...
Boy aged 13 is charged with rape of eight-year-old on bus

13 May 2013

A BOY aged 13 has been charged with raping an eight-year-old girl on a bus.
Most drivers back higher fines for use of mobile phone at the wheel

13 May 2013

Most drivers will welcome increased fixed penalty fines for those using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel.
Drive for harsher motoring penalties

10 May 2013

DRIVERS caught sending a text or lighting a cigarette at the wheel could face fines of £90 under harsher...
Call for review of Super Puma safety feature

9 May 2013

INVESTIGATORS probing two separate ditchings of Super Puma helicopters in the North Sea have called for tighter...

Environment

Machair under threat from rise in level of seas

15 May 2013

SCOTLAND's sensitive machair meadows could be put at risk by flooding as scientists predict global warming could...
Concern about rising levels of beach rubbish

14 May 2013

RUBBISH on Scotland's beaches increased by 20% in a year showing anti-litter campaigns are now falling on deaf ears...
Rare pearl mussel at risk due to illegal poaching

13 May 2013

CONSERVATIONISTS have called for urgent action to curb illegal fishing that is threatening to push the freshwater...

Climate change due to hit animals

13 May 2013

A third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century due to climate change, scientists predict.
RBS slammed for backing 'obscene' mountaintop removal

12 May 2013

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is under fierce attack for investing hundreds of millions of pounds in US companies...
Climate change threat to UK's trees

10 May 2013

New pests and diseases emerging as a result of climate change are having a major impact on the UK's trees, a report...
Work begins on wind farm opposed by Donald Trump

9 May 2013

Work on a contentious offshore wind turbine development opposed by Donald Trump is under way.
Scotland signs marine energy deal with South Korea

6 May 2013

A partnership has been formed between Scotland and South Korea to develop marine energy in both countries.

World News

Police block Gaza crossing in protest

18 May 2013

GAZA: Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip yesterday to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security forces in the Sinai, witnesses and sources said.
Prayers answered

18 May 2013

Muslim devotees raise their hands to receive sweets as offerings after prayers inside the shrine of Muslim saint Shah e Alam, during Urs in the western Indian city of Ajmer.
Anger as top Shi'ite cleric's home raided

18 May 2013

Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim yesterday, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage the island's majority Shi'ite population, which is at loggerheads with its Sunni rulers.

Jailed US contractor settles lawsuit

18 May 2013

AN American contractor imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the company he was working for and the US government of failing to warn him about the risks of working there.
Attacks on militant camps in Nigeria

18 May 2013

NIGERIAN forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard Islamist militant camps in the north-east yesterday, in their biggest military offensive since Boko Haram launched an uprising in 2009.
Turkey detains car bomb suspect

18 May 2013

ANKARA: Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials have said.
At least 32 killed in Iraq explosions

18 May 2013

BAGHDAD: At least 32 people were killed in two explosions outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 30 miles north-east of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said.
China organ donor cards 'won't work'

18 May 2013

A system of donor cards indicating consent for organ transplants will not work in China as families will insist on having the final say, and many people see nothing wrong in using organs from executed prisoners, an official said yesterday.