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 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:32:39 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 BBC Scotland publishes further evidence about a suspected conflict of interest concerning the administrators of Rangers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18212287 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:21:23 GMT The ten most popular areas for young Scottish professionals to buy property are all in major cities, according to the Bank of Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18211526#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18211526 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:23:22 GMT A large wild fire breaks out on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides and is threatening two cottages on the north west of the island. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18216293#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18216293 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:11:38 GMT A 10-day biking festival reckoned to be worth more than £500,000 to the local economy gets under way in the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18205831#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18205831 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:26:34 GMT Voters failed to turnout in numbers for the council elections because they were confused by the voting system, Independents say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18207441#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18207441 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:30:12 GMT The "yes" campaign for independence wants one million Scots to sign a declaration of support by the time of the referendum in the autumn of 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18162832#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18162832 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:57:38 GMT Rangers ask the Court of Session to overturn a transfer ban imposed on the club by the Scottish Football Association. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18211947#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18211947 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:28:59 GMT A 6,000 tonne section of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth travels under the Forth Bridges en-route to Rosyth in Fife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18189687#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18189687 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:21:01 GMT A man is arrested after a 19-year-old woman was raped in Glasgow's west end. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206185#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206185 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:05 GMT Aberdeen FC's move to a new stadium has been put back for a year, it is announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18208190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18208190 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:20:30 GMT Only one person in the world had the motive to kill Arlene Fraser, a murder trial hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18203192#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18203192 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:37:17 GMT Two children who attend an Aberdeenshire nursery remain in hospital after an outbreak of E. coli O157. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18206794#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18206794 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:48:09 GMT Police name a woman who died after her car was involved in a crash with a lorry on the outskirts of Perth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18204499#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18204499 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:39:16 GMT A man who killed his partner after a row about holding a baby is jailed for seven-and-a-half years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206180#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206180 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:05:42 GMT Moving nuclear material from Dounreay to Sellafield will not result in a "meaningful saving" that can be spent on communities, local authorities are told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18196024#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18196024 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:36:25 GMT Lord Smith of Kelvin will chair the UK's Green Investment Bank, Business Secretary Vince Cable announces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18207982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18207982 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:15:08 GMT The RNLI, coastguard and RAF have helped a man in a cabin cruiser navigate out of thick fog in the Moray Firth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18210360#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18210360 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:25 GMT Dumfries driver Andy Scott is "living the dream" this weekend as he races in front of an expected crowd of 200,000 in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18212750#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18212750 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:27:54 GMT The Scottish town which won two Carbuncle honours for its ugly shopping centre scoops Best Town at the Scottish Design Awards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18200899#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18200899 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:38:48 GMT A smartphone app is developed to gauge how people feel about themselves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18205080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18205080 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:14:46 GMT An Edinburgh man admits to giving limited food and water access to 30 animals crammed in cages piled on top of each other. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18205084#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18205084 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:57 GMT Thousands of traffic fines issued to drivers in Edinburgh for using bus lanes are to be cancelled. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18187457#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18187457 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:34:55 GMT Police launch a murder investigation after the body of a 59-year-old man is discovered in his Glasgow home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18203470#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18203470 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:06:12 GMT A man who died after being stabbed in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow suffered a "brutal attack", police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206178#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206178 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:28:45 GMT A man from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, forfeits £99,960 in cash under proceeds of crime laws after being stopped by police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206181#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18206181 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:44 GMT An online virtual tour could be created for a seabed at the centre of a row over moves to make it a protected area. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18204693#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18204693 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:18:10 GMT Temperatures in the Highlands and Islands are expected to rise to a maximum of 28C on Saturday, according to the Met Office. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18210356#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18210356 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:45:43 GMT Thirty jobs have been saved at the civil engineering arm of collapsed construction company, UBC Group. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18204692#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18204692 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:47 GMT A second man appears in court after an incident in the Aberdeenshire town of Banff which saw streets evacuated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18203196#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18203196 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:38:38 GMT A woman is charged after a Grampian Police car is involved in a collision while responding to an emergency. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18191494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18191494 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:44 GMT An Aberdeen man who posted a threatening Twitter comment after Celtic's chief executive said the club did not need Rangers avoids jail. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18195970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18195970 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:49:26 GMT People trying to cool off in the hot weather are being warned about the dangers after a teenager is rescued from the River Nith in Dumfries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208544#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18208544 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:13 GMT Work starts on a £1.3m project to bring a former fish farm on the outskirts of Dumfries back into use as a fresh water salmon hatchery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204741#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18204741 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:11:48 GMT The public gets a chance to comment on plans for a £4.2m landmark sculpture on the Scotland-England border at Gretna. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18197700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18197700 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:34:02 GMT Seven people are rescued from a boat drifting dangerously close to rocks on Loch Lomond in the early hours of the morning. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18195731#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18195731 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:45:04 GMT An original watercolour by Scottish impressionist William McTaggart worth £3,000 is stolen from a framers in Perth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18196765#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18196765 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:52:31 GMT Firefighters extinguished a blaze inside a furnace at the Inveralmond Industrial Estate in Perth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18195724#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18195724 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:03 GMT Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing, after MSPs passed the plan at parliament. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18160832#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18160832 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:24:07 GMT A move to second the deputy chief constable of Dumfries and Galloway to a group examining police reforms comes in for criticism. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18173606#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-18173606 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:14:26 GMT Moving nuclear material from Scotland to England would see trains travelling on a rail line under armed escort from 2012 to 2020, campaigners fear. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18188007#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18188007 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:55 GMT The stamp duty holiday saw first-time buyers buy higher-priced homes than usual in the first quarter, say mortgage lenders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18204801#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18204801 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:38:41 GMT Scots firms are tightening up cash and credit control procedures in a bid to prevent late payments, a bank report suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18205096#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18205096 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:33:08 GMT The owner of Currys and PC World, Dixons Retail, says it has been given new credit by its banks and will be able to meet this year's debt repayments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18206045#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18206045 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:04:25 GMT Manager Craig Levein believes the quality of players at his disposal despite call-offs shows the strength of the Scotland squad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18215614 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18215614 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:37:08 GMT Scotland and Edinburgh forward Geoff Cross eyes a trio of wins in Australasia - if consistency can be found. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18215599 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18215599 Fri, 25 May 2012 19:34:19 GMT Britain's Andy Murray is drawn to face Tatsuma Ito of Japan, the world number 69, in the opening round of the French Open. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18206326 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18206326 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:44:01 GMT Companaidh gus 30 duine de luchd-obrach UBC a chumail air obair einnsinireachd air Ghàidhealtachd. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18205841 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18205841 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:48:56 GMT Dh'fhaodadh a' choimhearsnachd feuchainn ri seann ospadal Uibhist a Tuath a cheannach. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18206965 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18206965 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:35 GMT Tha dùil ri co-dhùnadh a dh'aithghearr air cùis-lagha Chomhairle nan Eilean Siar an aghaidh Riaghaltas na h-Alba mu dhùnadh sgoiltean. http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18205833 http://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/18205833 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:30 GMT MSPs vote to pass the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill after its final debate in the chamber on 24 May 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9723000/9723693.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9723000/9723693.stm Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:30 GMT Alex Salmond says he hopes to get one million people to sign up to the campaign for an independent Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18210774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18210774 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:35:59 GMT Alex Salmond says he wants one million Scots to sign the declaration for Scottish independence at the launch of the 'Yes' campaign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18205601#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18205601 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:26:53 GMT Thousands of traffic fines issued to drivers in Edinburgh look set to be cancelled following an outcry from motorists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189732#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189732 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:36:36 GMT BBC Scotland reveals allegations Rangers Football Club's administrators knew of the funding which allowed Craig Whyte to buy the club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189729#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189729 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:28:05 GMT Seven-year-old Katherine Abuaglain from Edinburgh wins a best actress award at Cannes film festival and gets the afternoon off school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189727#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18189727 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:59:42 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 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:45:35 GMT A selection of your pictures taken across the country over the last week http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18161055#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18161055 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:41:04 GMT Marinas and harbours bank on anchoring more business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18209489#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18209489 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:32:26 GMT How Holyrood met Hollywood in "yes" campaign launch http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18210076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18210076 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:30:31 GMT Elizabeth Quigley's MS symptoms eased during pregnancy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18164858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18164858 Fri, 25 May 2012 00:29:53 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 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:23 GMT How to send us your photographs of 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, 11 May 2012 10:52:42 GMT