http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/default.stmGet the latest BBC Scotland news: breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus audio and video coverage on topical issues from around Scotland.en-gbThu, 12 Nov 2009 23:50:49 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/default.stmCounting is under way in the Glasgow North East Westminster by-election, amid predictions by the SNP of a Labour victory.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8355282.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8355282.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 23:37:13 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestRangers FC debts increase as they make a loss of nearly £13m last year, compared with a profit of £7.2m the previous year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8356651.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8356651.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:56 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestAn Edinburgh-based property group with offices across the UK, Middle East and Europe has gone into administration.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8358010.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8358010.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 21:35:17 GMTEdinburgh, East and FifeTwo of Scotland's most high-profile killers, Nat Fraser and Luke Mitchell, try to persuade judges to re-examine their cases.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8357451.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8357451.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:24 GMTNorth East/N IslesAn adult from the Dumfries & Galloway region who was suffering from an underlying health condition has died after contracting H1N1.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8357969.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8357969.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:28 GMTScotlandPurchasing cocaine in UK pharmacies is one of the ideas presented in a new book by the think tank Transform setting out how drugs could be regulated. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8357082.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8357082.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:35:35 GMTUKThe extradition to the US of computer hacker Gary McKinnon should be halted owing to his "precarious" mental health, say MPs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8357417.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8357417.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:12:02 GMTUKAlmost 30,000 people across the UK still tune into their favourite programmes on black and white television sets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355519.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355519.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 08:48:30 GMTScotlandDounreay could become the UK's first nuclear heritage site under plans by the company dismantling the complex.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8356848.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8356848.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:53:03 GMTHighlands and IslandsThe UK's biggest bus builder, Alexander Dennis, says 260 jobs are at risk at its Falkirk base due to lack of demand.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8356759.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8356759.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:56 GMTTayside and CentralSTV calls for reform in the way the ITV network is run as the row over its decision to drop shows like The Bill continues.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8356969.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8356969.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:02:38 GMTScotlandPremier League chairmen reject a proposal to bring Celtic and Rangers into English football's top flight.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8353937.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8353937.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:04:35 GMTPremier LeagueAndy Murray is knocked out of the Paris Masters in the third round by Radek Stepanek in three sets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/8357861.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8357861.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:21 GMTTennisFigures show Scots are giving up food to pay off debtshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355815.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355815.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:22 GMTScotlandAll the latest from the Glasgow by-election counthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/briantaylor/2009/11/glasgow_north_east_byelection.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/briantaylor/2009/11/glasgow_north_east_byelection.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 22:13:01 GMTScotlandA round up of the stories you have been readinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8351985.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8351985.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:40 GMTScotlandHuw Williams on a touch of velvet that toppled a regimehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8349837.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8349837.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:23:55 GMTScotlandDouglas Fraser on why gas prices keep on risinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/11/squeezing_the_gas_pipeline.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/11/squeezing_the_gas_pipeline.htmlSat, 31 Oct 2009 12:45:57 GMTScotlandA selection of photographs taken across Scotlandhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8250281.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8250281.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:29 GMTScotlandA man who told off youths who were causing a disturbance is beaten with a golf club and baseball bat, police say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8357679.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8357679.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:36:16 GMTScotlandA pensioner whose dog escaped and bit a five-year-old boy on his face is fined £200 and ordered to pay £350 in compensation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8357123.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8357123.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:14 GMTEdinburgh, East and FifeA sailing enthusiast from Fife who was once rescued by the RNLI gifts his entire fortune to the lifeboat charity.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8355563.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8355563.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:40:52 GMTEdinburgh, East and FifeA 25-year-old man and his 44-year-old uncle are jailed for the murder of their neighbour after a long-running feud.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8357254.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8357254.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:48:54 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestPolice hunt two men who carried out an armed raid and threatened a worker at a DIY store in a retaill park in Bishopbriggs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8356823.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8356823.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:37:36 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestA rare moth's caterpillar which according to folklore is an indicator of winter conditions is among rare finds on Scotland's canals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8357161.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8357161.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:37 GMTHighlands and IslandsA council is to submit plans to the government for two schools to replace two in Lochaber and three in Easter Ross. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8357310.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8357310.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:41 GMTHighlands and IslandsA probe into why a light aircraft crashed on Cairn Gorm reports that the pilot was not qualified to fly in the conditions.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8355466.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8355466.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:31:54 GMTHighlands and IslandsA curious pine marten is photographed as it appears on a night-time forage on the outskirts of Inverness.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/local/highlandsandislands/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8356000/8356950.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/local/highlandsandislands/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8356000/8356950.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:42 GMTNature & OutdoorsA man killed when his motorcycle burst into flames in a collision with a lorry on an Aberdeenshire road is named.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8357507.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8357507.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:44:30 GMTNorth East/N IslesFamilies fighting for compensation for the RAF Kinloss Nimrod explosion that killed 14 men meet the armed forces minister.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356907.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356907.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:47:49 GMTNorth East/N IslesA search for a 28-year-old deckhand lost overboard from a fishing boat in the North Sea is called off by the coastguard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356014.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356014.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:43:44 GMTNorth East/N IslesA 50-year-old man has died following an early morning house fire in Stranraer in the south west of Scotland, police confirm.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8356330.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8356330.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:21 GMTSouth of ScotlandA 17-year-old appears in court accused of starting a blaze which caused damage of £20,000 to a house in the Borders.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8357372.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8357372.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMTSouth of ScotlandAttacks on staff working in schools in the Scottish Borders rise by 60% over the last three years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8357259.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8357259.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:26 GMTSouth of ScotlandHealth Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is confident the Clostridium Difficile outbreak at a Dundee hospital was identified quickly.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8355547.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8355547.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:58 GMTTayside and CentralPupils attending Alva Academy gain restricted access to their school as firefighters work to end a fire that destroyed a printer factory in the village.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8357640.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8357640.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:04 GMTTayside and CentralA woman has been fined £1,000 after being caught more than three times over the drink-drive limit.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356684.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8356684.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:26:15 GMTNorth East/N IslesHolyrood's justice committee votes in favour of keeping short prison sentences, instead of giving offenders community service.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355643.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355643.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:29:35 GMTScotlandA mental health charity accuses Angus Council of putting cost before welfare after it unveiled plans to withdraw funding.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8354570.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8354570.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:37:19 GMTTayside and CentralThe number of people unemployed in Scotland rises to 194,000 in the last quarter, 67,000 more than last year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8354225.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8354225.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:48:54 GMTScotlandThe stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8277093.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8277093.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:22:55 GMTScotland