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Two held over £120,000 drugs haul

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:14 GMT

Drugs with an estimated street value of £120,000 have been seized by police, it has been revealed.

Salmond joins Trident protesters

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:13 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond has joined hundreds of marchers in calling for the Trident nuclear programme to be scrapped.

Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:25:15 GMT

The postal watchdog is considering action against Royal Mail after allegations that quality tests were rigged.

Union supports rail workers strike

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:25:15 GMT

Union leaders claimed to have "rock solid" support for a 24-hour walkout by rail workers.

'No disruption' for rugby fans

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:25:15 GMT

A train operator has insisted rugby fans would not have their journeys disrupted as staff began a 24-hour strike.

Protest march over flat deaths

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:25:15 GMT

Campaigners will stage a march and rally following the deaths of three asylum seekers who leapt from a tower block.

Salmond to join anti-Trident march

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:25:14 GMT

First Minister Alex Salmond will lead calls to scrap the Trident nuclear programme at a major rally in the capital.

Murder probe after body found

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:25:14 GMT

The death of a mother-of-three whose body was found dumped in undergrowth after a night out is being treated as murder, police have said.

BBC to look at SNP debate proposals

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:16 GMT

The BBC is to consider SNP proposals aimed at resolving a row over forthcoming General Election television debates after talks.

Youth charged over Boyle theft

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:14 GMT

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home, police said.

Giuliani to visit Glasgow

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:16 GMT

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani will visit Scotland later this year to address a major business gathering.

MSPs wary of law firm proposals

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:25:16 GMT

Proposals which will allow banks and supermarkets to own law firms could hit customers, MSPs warned.

SNP 'breaking' school nurses pledge

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:18 GMT

The SNP Government is breaking a pledge to double the number of school nurses, Labour has sai.

Salmond and BBC in debate talks

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:25:17 GMT

SNP leaders will meet the BBC on Friday in the ongoing row about leaders of devolved nations being excluded from General Election television debates.

Tributes paid to 'voice of rugby'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:14 GMT

Rugby stars were among thousands of people who gathered to remember veteran commentator Bill McLaren at Murrayfield.

Ex-hostage relives mock shooting

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:14 GMT

Former hostage Peter Moore has described the moment he thought he had been shot dead when his captors staged a mock execution.

£10,000 for world's oldest malt

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:15 GMT

The world's oldest malt whisky went on sale with a price tag of up to £10,000 a bottle.

Final stage of mountain cycle trek

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:14 GMT

Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont said goodbye to the bicycle that carried him 13,000 miles across the Americas.

GPs want alcohol loyalty points ban

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:14 GMT

Shoppers should not be able to get supermarket loyalty points for alcohol, doctors said.

Calls for high-speed rail link

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:18 GMT

A high-speed railway proposed by the UK Government must be extended to Scotland from the outset, business leaders said.