The Scotsman

Hunt ends in tragedy as mother's body found
THE intensive two week search for a missing mother-of-three ended in tragedy yesterday after her body was discovered in dense undergrowth near Dundee's city centre.
MSPs urge go-ahead for crofters' buyout of Lewis estate
A GROUP of MSPs is urging the Scottish Government to approve a proposed hostile buyout of an estate by island crofters.
Calls for Glasgow Commonwealth Games to be given a discount on 'seen-it-before' logo
THERE were calls last night for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games organisers to get a discount on their new £95,000 logo after The Scotsman revealed that the company behind it ha
'Sheriff could have made a difference on bus laws, but chose not to' – tragic girl's mother
AN ANGRY mother has hit out at a sheriff's failure to call for changes in the law after her teenage daughter was killed moments after getting off a school bus.
Glasgow police bear the brunt as attacks on officers rise 10%
ATTACKS on Scottish police officers rose by 10 per cent in a year, new figures have revealed.
Referendum gives solicitors chance to split up Law Society
THE Law Society of Scotland could be stripped of its historic role as the representative body for solicitors after a growing rebellion of members forced a referendum on its fu
No medals for Dunfermline mascot's Olympic gold tribute
A FOOTBALL mascot has been reprimanded by club bosses after "sledging" down a flight of stairs in tribute to the gold medal-winning performance in the skeleton bob a
Lewis chessmen must stay in British Museum, minister says
A PROPOSAL to create a wing of the British Museum on the Isle of Lewis to house the famous chess pieces found there was yesterday rejected by the UK government.
Ordinary drinkers 'have nothing to fear' from minimum alcohol pricing
A SENIOR MP has rejected as a "myth" the claim that moderate drinkers would be affected by plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.
Nationalists scale down demands over TV debates
SCOTTISH and Welsh yesterday offered a major compromise in their dispute with broadcasters over the election leaders' debates.
Race against the clock to rescue St Andrews golf icon
A BILLIONAIRE who bought one of the most iconic buildings at the home of golf has warned he is facing a race against time to prevent it from "crumbling" away.
Scottish Water fined £6,000 over sewage found in loch
SCOTTISH Water has been fined £6,000 after sewage was discovered in a loch where shellfish are farmed.
Fife Diet goes down a treat as it beefs up the local economy
IT BEGAN with a group of just 14 people trying to eat only local food for a year.
Fish plant hopes to bring jobs back after its recovery
NEARLY 100 jobs are being created as a fish-farm producer will reopen a processing plant it closed just over a year ago.
Mother had sex with murder accused
A YOUNG mother yesterday admitted she had sex with her former partner after he was charged with murdering their five-month-old daughter.
Gordon Brown sends condolences over deaths of Red Road flat refugees
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has sent his "sincere condolences" to the family and friends of three asylum seekers who died in an apparent suicide.
Unveiled: Scotland's carbon capture plans to challenge climate change
THE Scottish Government has unveiled a vision for Scotland to lead the way globally in key technology to capture carbon dioxide from power stations and store it underground.
Reliving 300 years of shipbuilding history
IT WAS the first shipbuilding company not only in Scotland but the world.
Foxes and crows face culls in bid to save bird population
FOXES and crows should be culled in the Scottish uplands to protect threatened wading birds, scientists have argued.
Strikes by BA cabin crew loom as talks end without agreement
TALKS aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew ended without agreement last night, dashing hopes of a breakthrough in a long-running row over pay, jobs and work

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