TO THE electoral officials they are known as "attainers"; to most of us they are 16 and 17-year-olds; to the SNP they may become a key part of the vote at the independence referendum planned for 2014.
AN MSP whose daughter died after struggling with an eating disorder for more than five years has made a poignant appeal for greater awareness among GPs and medical professionals so sufferers are diagnosed and treated earlier.
PLANS by Alex Salmond to establish a £30 billion oil fund to help future generations will put current service levels at risk or will require adding to Scotland's debt levels, a leading economic think-tank has claimed.