Chris McLaughlin
BBC Sport

Paul Clark, David Whitehouse, Gary Whithey and David Grier are the 4 detained in relation to acquisition of #Rangers

Fire crews battled a blaze in 500 tonnes of straw bales which forced the closure of a Perthshire road.

The B950 was closed in both directions between the A93 at Blacklunans and the A924 due to smoke from the fire at Wester Bleaton Farm in Kirkmichael.

Fire crews were alerted at about 06:00 and arrived to find a shed containing 500 tonnes of straw well alight.

Firefighters got the flames under control by 08:00, but remained in place to damp down.

Global Energy Group has formally applied to the Scottish government to create a new harbour at Nigg on the Cromarty Firth.

The Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA) has criticised the proposal.

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CFPA, which operates a harbour at Invergordon, has concerns that the new harbour would control a large section of firth's main access.

Global Energy said the facility was needed to support its work at sites it operates at Nigg and Invergordon.

Public views are being sought on plans to protect properties in Jedburgh from a repeat of serious flooding suffered in August 2012.

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Homes and businesses in the town were affected by waters overflowing from the Skiprunning Burn.

The proposed £313,000 scheme aims to cut the risk of flooding in the area.

Police are attempting to trace two men following an armed robbery at a bookmakers in Port Glasgow.

The men, who wore dark clothing, entered Ladbrokes in the town's Dubbs Road, at about 21:00 on Thursday.

One of the men produced a knife and demanded cash before both made off with a three-figure sum of money towards the nearby cycle track at Crosshill Palace.

No-one was injured during the raid but staff and customers were left shaken. Police have appealed for witnesses.

Energy supplier Scottish Power has a three-month deadline to improve customer service or it will be banned from sales to new customers.

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Regulator Ofgem said the company must answer customers' calls quicker, reduce a backlog of bills and act on outstanding ombudsman rulings.

Scottish Power said it was taking on more staff to improve its service.

Firefighters tackled a "large" blaze at a fish factory in Fraserburgh last night.

Crews were called to G&J Jack on the town's Harbour Road at about 18:45 on Thursday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the fire in the two-storey building was "well-developed" when crews arrived.

The British Geological Survey has confirmed an earthquake has affected parts of southern Scotland.

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Reports of tremors in the Dumfries area were received at about 11:23.

Data from the monitoring station at Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway also showed a spike at that time.

The judge in the World's End murder trial has started giving his directions to the jury.

Angus Sinclair, 69, denies raping and murdering 17-year-olds Christine Eadie and Helen Scott in 1977.

The judge said the jury had possibly heard a great deal in the media about the girls, which may arouse "feelings of sympathy and of revulsion".

Lord Matthews told jury members at the High Court in Livingston they had to put that out of their minds, and not to base the verdict on any emotions.

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High wind warning on the Kessock and Dornoch Bridges and the Tay Road Bridge is closed to double deckers.

Newton Stewart - A714 Wigtown Road is closed following an accident - police are diverting traffic locally.

Forth Road Bridge - queues on the M90 s/bound approach. Traffic back to Masterton.

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BBC Scotland

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Four men have been detained by police following an investigation into the sale of Rangers in 2012.

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BBC Scotland understands they were held during early morning raids at addresses across the UK involving officers from Surrey Police and Thames Valley Police.

Police Scotland have been investigating the sale of Rangers from Sir David Murray to Craig Whyte for over a year.

It is understood Mr Whyte is not one of the four men who are being held.

Scott Aitkin:, external Proud - @theSNP has just voted for apprentices to be paid the living wage (currently £2.68). Time for #morepowers over min wage. #snp14

Jamie:, external Social justice talk from @mhairi1921. She is one for the future! Great speaker. #snp14

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Joan McDowall:, external Watching SNP Conference..so impressed by the young people taking part...level of discussion very high. Mhairi Black...superb.

McD:, external Never before have I watched a party conference and been able to put a name to the faces. Thank you SNP #ThanksAlex

Graham Fraser
BBC Scotland

We are coming to the end of our coverage of the SNP conference from Perth.

At around noon, the live stream on this page will end. Join us again from 14:00 for more coverage of the conference, including a speech by Alex Salmond at around 15:00.

In the meantime, you will be able to enjoy the normal Scotland Live blog.

You can also keep across all the news from the SNP conference on our Scotland Politics website.

Derek Mackay MSP tweets:, external #snp14 our new SNP Leadership team with media interest on stage at SNP conference.

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Speaking at the SNP conference earlier, John Smart said: "In 2011 the Tories grabbed £10bn from the oil industry and by way of compensation said that the government would take over more responsibility for oil decommissioning.

"Now that the price of oil has gone down the oil industry is asking for more help with decommissioning, we must not undertake that cost.

"[The Scottish government] will be left responsible for decommissioning even though the UK has had all the income. So we have to get it onto our policy and into our statement to the Smith Commission that the UK is entirely responsible for the costs of decommissioning the oil and gas."

Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Editor of the Sunday Herald, tweets, external: On sale at #snp14 conference. A calendar with a foreword by @AlexSalmond

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Norman Smith
BBC Assistant Political Editor

The feeling at conference is that Alex Salmond will stand as an MP in the general election.

Everyone I have spoken to here, everyone believes Alex Salmond will go for it.

He hasn't formally said anything. He's keeping his options open but everyone seems to be working on the basis that yes, he will go for a Westminster seat.

A motion on equalising the minimum wage has been supported by delegates at the conference.