Scottish News
The latest Scottish news and headlines brought to you in association with the BBC and associated press and updated every 30 mins.
The latest stories from the Scotland section of the
BBC News web site.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
A man is treated for minor injuries after an explosion in a container believed to be storing detonators in Inverness.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man outside his Liverpool home in 2004 arrest a man in Aberdeen.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
The mother of a teenage girl killed after getting off a school bus in Aberdeenshire is suing the car driver involved.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
The BBC's news coverage of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has improved significantly over the last year, the BBC Trust says.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
An investigation is launched after a timber worker in his 30s is crushed under a load of wood in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
A rapist who previously fired his defence lawyers 13 times parts company with the legal team overseeing his appeal.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
Work starts on the £1m drop-off area outside Edinburgh Airport's terminal after a contractor is appointed.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
Defence contractor BAE reports a profit of £618m but warns of 'challenging trading' in the face of spending cuts.
