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MSPs to debate Tory school plans

The Tories will step up calls for a break-up of the monopoly local councils have in the running of state schools.Read

Winston named as Government advisor

A celebrity scientist has been appointed as an advisor to the Scottish Government.Read

Crew given wrong airport approach

The crew of a British Airways plane had to quickly pull out of an approach to a busy airport after not being correctly warned they were flying in an area of steeply rising ground, an official accident report said.Read

MPs call for 'more co-operation'

Political will is needed if the level of co-operation between Holyrood and Westminster is to be improved, a committee of MPs said.Read

New snaring rules come into force

Rules governing the way animals can be caught in snares have come into force despite a campaign to have the traps outlawed.Read

Council confidence 'remains low'

Confidence in a council's leadership "remains low" despite repeat attempts to improve performance, a report revealed.Read

Trams could face two-year delay

A tram project for Edinburgh may not be finished for another two years, it has emerged.Read

Labour MP faces vote on future

A Labour MP is facing deselection after the party's executive agreed to allow a vote on her future.Read

Teacher struck off for taking money

A head teacher found to have embezzled around £3,000 from his school has been struck off after a panel deemed his conduct "reprehensible and disgraceful".Read

Brown meets MP over flats deaths

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent his "sincere condolences" to the family and friends of three asylum seekers who died in an apparent suicide.Read

Police officer attacks up by 600

Assaults on police officers have jumped by more than 600 in a year, official figures showed today.Read

Body found in missing woman probe

Police searching for a woman who vanished on a night out have found a body in undergrowth.Read

Carbon emissions plan outlined

Ministers have set out their vision for Scotland to lead the world in using new technology to reduce carbon emissions.Read

Van appeal in store shooting probe

Detectives investigating a gangland execution in a supermarket car park have said they were keen to trace a van driver who may have important clues.Read