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Scots rail fares set to increase

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:09 GMT

Rail passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the ticket prices - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation.

Beavers arrive for spring release

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:06:19 GMT

Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.

Buggy direction 'affects child'

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:32:15 GMT

The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.

Spending on culture year revealed

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:11:14 GMT

An evaluation of Highland 2007 shows more than £44m invested and criticisms over its funding and promotion.

Street lights get dimmer switch

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:12:07 GMT

A council is to introduce street lights that can be dimmed late at night in a bid to save energy

Sainsbury's steps up store plans

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:14:53 GMT

A full planning application is submitted by Sainsbury's to build a new store in the Scottish Borders.

RBS boss apologises over losses

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:34:21 GMT

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties.

Breakfast club gives young footballers early-morning training

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:06:08 GMT

Young footballers experience early-morning training

Brian Taylor on a hospital infection public inquiry

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:40:24 GMT

Brian Taylor on a hospital infection public inquiry

Hibs resigned to losing Fletcher

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:22:26 GMT

Hibernian assistant boss Donald Park concedes it is inevitable that Steven Fletcher will move on from Easter Road.

Reid responds to Murray warning

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:49:46 GMT

Celtic chairman John Reid says he will comment "without fear" after Rangers counterpart Sir David Murray expressed concern over his views.

Power plan

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:12:27 GMT

New coal-burning plant is mooted for Ayrshire

Congo crisis

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:55:15 GMT

Scottish charities launch urgent fundraising appeal

Douglas Fraser

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:36:08 GMT

Future of Scotland's newspapers not black or white

Your Pictures

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:25:25 GMT

Send us pictures from where you live in Scotland.

Switched on

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:29:31 GMT

The move to digital TV in the Borders proceeds 'smoothly'

Top stories

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:53:01 GMT

A round up of the stories you have been reading

Runway revamp ready for take-off

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:35:43 GMT

A multi-million pound project to resurface Scotland's busiest airport runway finishes ahead of schedule.

Tram contractors in pay dispute

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:14:21 GMT

The company charged with moving pipes to make way for tram works in Edinburgh fails to pay its subcontractors.

Three schools are to be shut down

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:29:24 GMT

Three schools in Edinburgh are to close after councillors voted in favour of a report recommending they shutdown.

Man admits causing sons' deaths

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:21:49 GMT

A father admits stabbing to death his two young sons whose bodies were found in a car in East Dunbartonshire.

Bomb accused's father apologises

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:19:53 GMT

The father of a man accused of a terrorist bomb plot says the allegations have "blackened" his family's name.

Detention for sex attack teenager

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:08:34 GMT

A 16-year-old who attacked eight women in Glasgow in two hours is sentenced to four years' detention.

Hundreds of fish jobs threatened

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:35:28 GMT

A factory processing salmon is earmarked for closure by its parent company with the loss of more than 350 jobs.

Transport staff poised to strike

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:54:42 GMT

Drivers and other Stagecoach workers in the north east and Highlands are expected to take industrial action.

Clean-up after oil leak on island

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:18:38 GMT

Clean-up operations are under way on South Uist after thousands of litres of oil contaminate a sea loch.

Woman 'was with Orkney murderer'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:15 GMT

A woman claims that she and others were with a man on the night he was said to have shot a waiter in Orkney.

Men convicted after stone attack

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:21 GMT

Two men who attacked their victim with a stone and left his body submerged in a stream are jailed.

Lab closure 'could hamper police'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:56 GMT

The justice secretary is being urged to reject plans to close Aberdeen's police forensics laboratory.

Anthrax case lacks 'simple' cause

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:37:44 GMT

An inquiry hears there is no "simple answer" why only one person contracted anthrax from infected drums.

Crash inquiry uncovers cannabis

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:48 GMT

A court hears how a man was found with a cannabis haul in his boot after a motorway accident.

School cash cut protest delivered

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:06:41 GMT

A petition against any cuts to school funding in the Scottish Borders is presented to councillors.

Fingerprints on Vicky's body bag

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:33:25 GMT

Fingerprints of the man accused of killing Vicky Hamilton are found on a bag containing part of her body.

Five-hour sex attack man jailed

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:25:36 GMT

A man who tied up and raped a woman while a child was in a nearby room is sent to prison.

'Sewed wounds' knifeman jailed

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:01 GMT

A teenager who used a needle and thread to sew up the wounds of the friend he stabbed is jailed.

Instant C.diff inquiry ruled out

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:07:42 GMT

The health secretary rules out an immediate public inquiry into the issue of Clostridium difficile at Scottish hospitals.

Downturn halts £500m development

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:39 GMT

The future of a £500m development to transform a 150-acre site in Falkirk and create 5,000 new jobs is in doubt.

EU cod target boosts quota hopes

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:13 GMT

Scottish fishing industry leaders welcome a deal by EU fisheries ministers to protect cod stocks.

What the Scottish papers say

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:37:02 GMT

The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.

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