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Parade numbers 'not sustainable'

The number of parades and marches which Scotland's largest force has to police is unsustainable, a senior police authority figure has said.Read

UK 'unwilling' to curb booze ads

The UK Government is reluctant to back SNP calls for curbs on alcohol advertising, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.Read

The Scottish government's transport minister Stewart Stevenson is to hold talks with railway bosses about possible safety improvements to level crossings, such as at the one where three people were recently killed.Read

Pupils 'harmed' by building delays

Labour has accused the SNP of "inordinate delay" in building schools and claimed children are being harmed as a result.Read

Companies could own legal practices

Lawyers may be allowed to set up practice with non-legal firms as part of a shake-up in proposed legislation.Read

Stranded ferry was 'under equipped'

A ferry stranded off port for 24 hours after a lorry crashed through its rear door did not have the necessary equipment to secure vehicles on board, maritime investigators have found.Read

Carson tells of secret daughter

Former jockey Willie Carson has spoken for the first time about his guilt over the secret daughter he has never met.Read

Treasury to lend cash for equal pay

Councils will be able to borrow money from the Treasury to help meet equal-pay costs, it has been announced.Read

Anger over new quango chief's pay

The £200,000 salary for the new head of Scotland's main economic development body has been defended by the Scottish Government.Read

Salmond and Gray at Speirs funeral

First Minister Alex Salmond and Labour leader Iain Gray set aside political differences to attend the funeral of a prominent trade unionist.Read

Payout plan for victims of abuse

A council will decide whether to pay £20,000 to every victim of a child abuse scandal at one of its residential homes.Read

Holyrood set to debate equal pay

Delays and increased costs for equal pay in local government are being debated at the Scottish Parliament.Read

SNP demand place at climate talks

Alex Salmond urged the UK Government to reconsider its decision not to invite a Scottish minister to attend important climate talks in Copenhagen.Read

£2m spent on Parliament security

Nearly £2 million is being spent on improving security at the Scottish Parliament, MSPs have heard.Read

Ministers warned over budgets

Holyrood ministers can expect to have "much more stringent budgets" in the next few years, an expert has warned.Read

Extra housing funds bid criticised

The money the Scottish Government brought forward in the wake of the recession was "never going to be enough", a leading figure from the construction industry has claimed.Read