http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Scotland section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:20 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The policies of past and present Westminster governments have held back Scotland, Holyrood's SNP administration claims in an economic document on independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22601357#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22601357 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:19 GMT A small cruise liner which ran aground in the waters of Oban Bay, with 112 people on board, is refloated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22603212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22603212 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:41:44 GMT The underwater prowess of the penguin may have cost the bird its ability to fly, scientists believe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22601223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22601223 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:25:54 GMT An 86-year-old woman dies in a house fire in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, which broke out on Monday evening. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22606950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22606950 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:18:12 GMT Scotland's biggest producer of farmed salmon faces renewed calls to move its farms away from wild salmon rivers to prevent parasite transmission. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22605725#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22605725 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:56:37 GMT The amount of alcohol sold in Scottish shops has fallen by 2.6% in the year since multi-buy promotions were banned, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598494 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:52 GMT Councillors are asked to commit £455,000 towards the cost of redeveloping Scotland's oldest working theatre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596153#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596153 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:58 GMT The Church of Scotland's ruling General Assembly has voted to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22580322#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22580322 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:56 GMT A man is charged after another man was left seriously injured following a stabbing in Aberdeen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22607935#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22607935 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:22:22 GMT A man and an 11-year-old boy are taken to hospital after a candle sparks a fire in an Edinburgh flat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22608276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22608276 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:51 GMT Eight members of a Liverpool-based drugs gang are jailed for supplying tens of millions of pounds worth of cocaine and heroin to Glasgow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22600187#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22600187 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:00 GMT Highland councillors are due to consider planning applications for two major wind farms in Caithness and Sutherland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608013 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:43:54 GMT Up to 30 jobs could be created if an egg pasteurising plant is given the go-ahead in the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22608034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22608034 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:09:04 GMT Two men appear in court in connection with the death of a Frenchman who went missing four years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22600669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22600669 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:57 GMT The centenary of the birth of Muddy Waters is to be marked at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival with a concert featuring his eldest son. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22601804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22601804 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:19 GMT People cycling to work in Glasgow helped generate £4m health-related savings last year, it is claimed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22609109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22609109 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:12 GMT How an episode of Top Gear inspired a community-run visitor centre to offer an off-road mobility scooter trail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22600932#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22600932 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:17 GMT Hearts avoid immediate relegation as the SPL decides it could not say their parent company had breached its rules. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22599730 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22599730 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:29:22 GMT Two 16-year-old boys are arrested in connection with smoke canister offences at a Fife football match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22595829#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22595829 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:44 GMT Police in Edinburgh investigating a bag snatch in Edinburgh last year release a CCTV image of a man they want to trace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22595825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22595825 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:15 GMT Rod Stewart is unveiled as the first rock star to perform at Glasgow's new music venue, The Hydro. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22596736#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22596736 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:09:00 GMT An anonymous 999 caller named someone they claimed was connected to a fire in which three family members died, a court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22598493#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22598493 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:45:45 GMT A man who helped run a major heroin dealing operation from a council flat in Glasgow is jailed for five years and three months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22596740#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22596740 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:36:07 GMT Firefighters and police are investigating the cause of a blaze at the Falls of Shin Visitor Centre, near Lairg in Sutherland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594603#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594603 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:31 GMT A former councillor is to have more than £34,000 of falsely claimed income support confiscated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22598538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22598538 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:05:26 GMT Sainsbury's say an error was made in the labelling of some of its Scottish salmon products. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594599#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594599 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:28 GMT The broken-down ferry which was taken off the Orkney to Scrabster service is hit by further problems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22601160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22601160 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:21 GMT Four people appear in court after drugs with an estimated street value of more than £46,000 are seized in Aberdeen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22594959#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22594959 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:01 GMT A capercaillie is released back into the wild after being found injured in Aberdeenshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22594960#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22594960 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:28 GMT Three men appear in court following a demonstration in Dumfries at the weekend over proposals to expand the use of a local mosque. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22602563#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22602563 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:51:18 GMT Guernsey's Sea Fisheries impounds a Dumfries-registered fishing boat on suspicion of fishing within the island's 12-mile limit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-22596414#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-22596414 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:53:31 GMT A 27-year-old man makes a brief appearance at Dumfries Sheriff Court on a charge of rape. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596157#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596157 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:40 GMT St Johnstone hopes vital Monday meetings will settle the club's budget - and manager Steve Lomas' future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22587914 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22587914 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:33:59 GMT A man jailed for mistreating puppies could have £12,000-worth of any future assets seized under proceeds of crime legislation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22576429#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22576429 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:13 GMT Union members at Stirling Council are set to be balloted for strike action in a row over pay and conditions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22574710#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22574710 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:54 GMT A UK Treasury analysis paper says an independent Scotland could have "significant difficulties" providing protection for savers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22590395#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22590395 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:58:36 GMT More women in Scotland will be offered a breast cancer genetic test in line with a decision south of the border, the Scottish government confirms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598491#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598491 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:29:18 GMT A third of calls to a confidential phone line which allows health workers in Scotland to raise concerns about the NHS came from other parts of the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22586531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22586531 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:19:12 GMT Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605609#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605609 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:35:45 GMT The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605884 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:23 GMT Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605880#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605880 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:03:15 GMT Leigh Griffiths and Tony Watt are called up to the Scotland squad for next month's match against Croatia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22607488 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22607488 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:48 GMT Dundee's board is considering a formal offer for the club by investors from Texas, BBC Scotland has learned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22604960 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22604960 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:12:44 GMT Scotland's league bodies remain divided on restructuring proposals after the SPL rejects SFL amendments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22601342 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22601342 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:16 GMT Aithisg eadar-amail Buidheann Sgrùdaidh Ath-leasachaidh an Fhearainn na briseadh dùil do luchd-iomairt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22608196 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22608196 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:45 GMT Thèid rannsachadh a dhèanamh feuch dè dh'adhbharaich teine a rinn sgrios air ionad turasachd Eas Sin ann an Cataibh Diluain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22608200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22608200 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:24 GMT BPA far Ghàidhealtachd air iarraidh air an Riaghaltas an àrainneachd a chur air thoiseach air an eaconamaidh nuair a thig e gu leasachaidhean aig muir. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22596916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/22596916 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:06 GMT The Health Committee takes evidence on access to newly licensed medicines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/21006890 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/21006890 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:05:44 GMT The UK Treasury says an independent Scotland would make banking costlier and riskier north of the border. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22599282#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22599282 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:29:34 GMT The National Theatre of Scotland is staging an autism-friendly performance of its latest show for children. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571725#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571725 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:20 GMT UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will not be intimidated out of Scottish politics despite needing police protection during a visit to Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571724#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571724 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:45 GMT UKIP leader Nigel Farage hits back at protesters who besieged him in an Edinburgh pub http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566180#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566180 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:58 GMT Young activists from the Yes and No referendum campaigns have been answering your questions about independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22568538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22568538 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:36 GMT A two-minute round-up of the news which has been happening around Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16824389#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16824389 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:06:49 GMT British Empire Exhibition in Glasgow 75 years on http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22517894 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22517894 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:46:06 GMT BBC political editor Brian Taylor looks at the 1997 referendum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22536357#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22536357 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:33 GMT How do your football club's attendances match up? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22541130#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22541130 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:25 GMT Re-enacting a game of shinty which was played 124 years ago http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22594594 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:08 GMT Should Scotland have more single-sex schools? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22546202#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22546202 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:56 GMT The Edinburgh square which is still a magnet for skaters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22551669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22551669 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:18 GMT A selection of your pictures from across Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22539406#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22539406 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:46:01 GMT Join the audience for Brian Taylor's Big Debate each Friday http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428 Fri, 03 May 2013 15:30:12 GMT The stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13403807#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13403807 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:44:35 GMT How to send us your images from across Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11287381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11287381 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:30:47 GMT