BBC Scottish news feed
Date: 05 July 2008
Author: kenhieonly
Last updated: 23/07/2004 12:30:35
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| Labour MSP joins by-election race Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out. |
| Boy dies in mini-motorbike crash A 12-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday. |
| Car plea over missing paedophile Police hunting for a missing sex offender appeal for information about the car he is believed to be using. |
| Lib Dems set out leader timetable The Scottish Liberal Democrats agree a timetable for the leadership election, following the resignation of Nicol Stephen. |
| Sailor wins round-the-world race A skipper from south west Scotland crosses the finish line in first place after a round-the-world yacht race. |
| Escaped cow shot dead by police An "aggressive" cow which escaped on to a busy road in Perthshire was shot dead by police. |
| Orange parades 'pass peacefully' Thousands of marchers took part in "peaceful" annual Orange Order parades, police say. |
| Couple say 'aisle do' in the supermarket where they work A couple tie the knot in the seasonal goods aisle at the supermarket in Dundee where they first met and both work. |
| Brian Taylor on Labour's missing by-election contender Brian Taylor on Labour's missing by-election contender |
| Murrays to play Olympic doubles Judy Murray says her sons Andy and Jamie plan to play in the doubles event at the Olympic Games in Beijing. |
| Monty loses ground at Euro Open England's Ross Fisher hits a birdie on the 18th to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the European Open. |
| Little Sparta Pauline McLean on one artist's garden legacy |
| Piper survivor The boy who lost his father to the North Sea |
| You and yours BBC Radio 4 want your opinions of knife crime |
| Your Pictures Send us pictures from where you live in Scotland |
| Lithuanian legacy Members take over after legal moves to save centre. |
| Top stories The most-read BBC Scotland news website stories |
| Health bosses order data amnesty Health bosses order a data amnesty after an employee loses personal information of 137 patients. |
| Thousands of toads stop traffic Thousands of baby frogs and toads have to be cleared from a road through Edinburgh's Holyrood Park by rangers. |
| Care roll-out report is published Social work bosses publish an interim report on home-care charges, after calls from protestors. |
| No pipe checks at blast factory An inquiry into a fatal factory explosion hears no pipework checks took place when a new gas tank was installed. |
| UK treatment of Iraqis 'shameful' A former defence chief says he feels ashamed at the treatment of an Iraqi family who sought safety in the UK. |
| Jail sentence for knife attacker A man who carried out attacks on a shopkeepers and a taxi driver has been jailed for 11 years. |
| Arts team to revamp city street Preferred applicants are drawn from more than 70 who applied to create an artwork in Inverness. |
| Man left brain damaged by brother A builder is sent to prison for almost four years for an attack which badly injured his older brother. |
| Three vehicle crash victim named A man who died in a crash involving two lorries and a goods van on the A9 is named by police. |
| Man jailed for killing baby girl An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed for six years. |
| Trump rejection 'would be tragic' The inquiry into Donald Trump's £1bn plans for golf resort in Aberdeenshire hears closing submissions. |
| Council to recruit troubleshooter Aberdeen City Council plans to appoint a Birmingham expert to help sort out social work and care problems. |
| First step for new travel network The first stage of a UK-wide network of walking and cycling routes opens in south west Scotland. |
| Firm urged to remove lion rampant An MSP calls on Pringle to drop its lion rampant logo after unveiling plans to stop manufacturing in the Borders. |
| Town savours club's league entry Annan Athletic's entry into the Scottish Football League is hailed as "great news" for the town. |
| Dealers targeted in police raids More than a dozen suspected street level heroin dealers are arrested in a series of raids in Dundee. |
| Freshwater fishing plan unveiled A blueprint on the future of freshwater fishing in Scotland is unveiled by Richard Lochhead. |
| Plans to extend free bus travel Plans to extend free travel to injured forces veterans are announced by the Scottish Government. |
| Troubled science centre cuts jobs Glasgow Science Centre announces plans to cut 28 jobs following concerns over government funding. |
| Offshore safety review A review into North Sea oil industry safety is announced as the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster approaches. |
| What the Scottish papers say The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers. |
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