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Scottish News for 6 March 2009

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Salmond in talks with Lord Mayor Mar 06 2009

First Minister Alex Salmond has met with the Lord Mayor of the City of London to discuss the economic crisis.Read

Stewart foregoes RBS payment Mar 06 2009

Sir Jackie Stewart has agreed to forego this year's payment in his role as "global ambassador" to the beleaguered Royal Bank of Scotland.Read

Visitor attractions face closure Mar 06 2009

A number of Scotland's historic visitor attractions are facing closure, a conservation charity has said.Read

£2.5m of drugs seized in raids Mar 06 2009

Drugs worth £2.5 million have been seized in a series of raids, police have said.Read

Labour urged to learn from Obama Mar 06 2009

The Labour Party has been challenged to learn from US President Barack Obama's successful campaign.Read

Team to target sexual crimes Mar 06 2009

A specialist team has been launched to investigate and target serious sexual offences.Read

Shops 'should take Scottish notes' Mar 06 2009

Scottish banknotes should be as acceptable as English ones in shops and businesses throughout the UK, the Commons has been told.Read

Education 'not Government priority' Mar 06 2009

Labour accused the Scottish Government of failing children and teachers by not prioritising education.Read

Prosecutors to be given new powers Mar 06 2009

Prosecutors in Scotland are to be given new powers to appeal in cases like the World's End murder trial, when a judge threw out charges before they reached the jury.Read

Campaigner slams lack of progress Mar 06 2009

A hospital bug campaigner has warned Scotland was being left behind in the battle against the infections.Read

Salmond cleared over funding row Mar 06 2009

First Minister Alex Salmond has been cleared of misleading Parliament in a row over the funding of a religious body.Read

Suspicious security firms targeted Mar 06 2009

Security companies with suspected links to the underworld have been targeted in a major police crackdown.Read

Death row Richey set free Mar 06 2009

Former death row Briton Kenny Richey walked free from court after a judge said he had suffered enough.Read

Life for head-on-beach murderers Mar 06 2009

A former Russian Army soldier and his accomplice have been jailed for life for murdering a Lithuanian migrant worker whose severed head was found on a beach.Read

Labour leader denies party blunder Mar 06 2009

Labour leader Iain Gray on Friday denied his party had blundered with its about-turn on an independence referendum.Read

SNP vows to curb short jail terms Mar 06 2009

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has vowed to end the "hopeless cycle" of short prison sentences with the launch of new legislation.Read

Police probe death of boy, 11 Mar 06 2009

A post mortem is due to be carried out on an 11-year-old boy who died suddenly at his home.Read

New law may scrap short jail terms Mar 06 2009

New legislation which could see shorter jail sentences scrapped is due to be published by Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill.Read

Superbug campaigner at Labour meet Mar 06 2009

A woman calling for a public inquiry into a Clostridium difficile outbreak linked to 18 deaths will take her campaign to Labour's Scottish conference on Friday.Read

Sentencing of head-on-beach killers Mar 06 2009

A convicted killer and his accomplice are due to be sentenced for the "monstrous" murder of a Lithuanian woman whose head was found on a beach.Read

Salmond meets Lord Mayor of London Mar 06 2009

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will discuss the economic crisis when he holds talks with the Lord Mayor of the City of London.Read

Rights group fury on rape sentence Mar 06 2009

A victims' rights group expressed concerns after it was revealed a convicted rapist who repeatedly sacked his defence lawyers is still awaiting sentence.Read

Brown's world blitz on bank bonuses Mar 06 2009

The Prime Minister is set to outline plans for securing international agreement on bankers' pay and bonuses.Read

PM highlights economic progress Mar 06 2009

The Prime Minister is due to tell Labour activists of progress he has made in securing international co-operation to help the world's battered economy.Read

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