Provides the latest RSS feeds for Scotland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Scotland News.net http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/cat/5ba58fd38447f467/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:14 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:14 -0400 30 Model-turned actress Lily Cole will be honoured with a doctorate by a Scottish University for outstanding contribution to humanitarian and environmental causes. The 25-year-old will be presented the Doctor of Letters degree from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) July 3. She had worked with professor Muhammad Yunus of Cambridge University on her new social networking site Impossible.com, where ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684592/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:10:01 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684592/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Scotland's police force is one of the most advanced in Europe in tackling domestic abuse.. but the courts are tripping them up at the final ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700880/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:48 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700880/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Scottish wildcats, one of the world's rarest animals, could be extinct in two years because of cross breeding with feral and hybrid cats, a biologist says. Paul O'Donoghue of the University of Chester, who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats, said extinction is a certainty unless "urgent" conservation measures are put in place. "Our research ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700881/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:28 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700881/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 FORECASTERS have warned hillwalkers not to be caught out over the next few days as they predict severe blizzards on higher ground. This week's sunny spell is expected to turn wintry from tomorrow, with snow forecast on the mountains. Wind gusts of up to 80mph could make conditions very hazardous for walkers, the Met Office said. Chief forecaster Martin Young said: "Although we are ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696661/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:41 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696661/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 THE first concert announced for new 125 million Glasgow venue The Hydro is to be delayed, operators confirmed today. But the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) insisted that the move was as a result of securing Rod Stewart for the opening concert on September 30 and not because of any construction delays. It means the Andrea Bocelli concert scheduled for Sunday September 15 will ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695098/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:05 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695098/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 May 22 - London-based company Pitch has been appointed to handle public relations for next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it was announced ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214692886/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:00 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214692886/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tam Cowan: Maggie May have been a bloke but Rod Stewart has still got it TAM reckons Rod Stewart is a perfect choice for the first gig at The ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214693497/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:40 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214693497/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 renewable energy projects if it voted for independence, putting its green energy revolution at risk.Davey told a renewable energy conference in Aberdeen that more than one-third of the UK's subsidies for wind, wave and tidal projects - currently 1.4bn a year - was spent in Scotland. That was worth 530m, even though only 9% of all UK electricity sales were in Scotland.The energy secretary ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214689665/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:23 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214689665/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 CAMPAIGNERS for a nurse convicted of murdering four patients claim new evidence has emerged that challenges his conviction.Glasgow-born Colin Norris was jailed for at least 30 years after being found guilty in March 2008 of murdering the elderly women while working in Leeds General Infirmary and the city's St James's Hospital in 2002.A doctor raised the alarm after noticing that one of ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214690195/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:03 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214690195/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 FRIENDS, family and soldiers have gathered for the funeral of one of three servicemen recently killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.Corporal William Savage died with Fusilier Samuel Flint and Private Robert Hetherington when their Mastiff armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a routine patrol in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, on April 30.His wife Lyndsey, who is pregnant ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214688726/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:18 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214688726/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 This website uses 'cookies' to give you the best, most relevant experience. 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He was trapped 30m down a bank of the River Esk near High Street, Dalkeith, Midlothian, at around 2.20am today. Four fire crews used a line and a stretcher to winch the man up the bank and he was treated by paramedics before being taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. A spokesman for the ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686083/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:33 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686083/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tam Cowan: Maggie May have been a bloke but Rod Stewart has still got it TAM reckons Rod Stewart is a perfect choice for the first gig at The ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686084/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:32 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686084/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Alex Salmond said. Salmond introduced a 42-page paper -- "Scotland's Economy: The Case for Independence" -- arguing there are enough sources of income available to go it alone. "Scotland has a strong onshore economy and vast offshore potential, as well as a highly educated workforce and world class technology and research," he said in a statement. Salmond's ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686085/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:20:13 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214686085/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 DISABLED daredevils are being given the chance to tackle a mountain bike course - on mobility scooters.Using top-of-the-range cross-country machines, they will be able to scale steep slopes and negotiate rocky, muddy terrain and puddles at up to 8mph.The scooters are up for hire alongside mountain bikes at an outdoor centre in Carradale, Kintyre.The scheme was inspired by a BBC Top Gear stunt ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214685123/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:59 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214685123/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 /* SMA widget */ #sma-val-service{ text-align: center; /*margin-top:5px;*/ margin:5px auto 5px; width:230px;} #sma-val-service img{} #sma-val-service p{ float: left; width: 100%; display: block; text-align: left; } #sma-val-service p.valuation{ text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.5em; color: Green; } #sma-val-service span{ font-weight: bold; display: block; text-align: left; ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214685124/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:59 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214685124/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 running here are David Rudisha (the current 800m world record holder and Olympic champion), Wilson Kipsang (the second fastest marathon runner in history), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (world record holder in the steeplechase), Mary Keitany (twice London marathon winner) ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684862/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:40 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684862/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Relations between Irish Presbyterians and the Scottish church from whence they came four centuries ago have been strained by the Church of Scotland decision to allow gay ministers. On Monday the Church of Scotland's General Assembly voted to permit its ministers to enter homosexual relationships - while at the same time reaffirming traditional church teaching that such relationships are ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684102/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:38:03 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684102/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 /* SMA widget */ #sma-val-service{ text-align: center; /*margin-top:5px;*/ margin:5px auto 5px; width:230px;} #sma-val-service img{} #sma-val-service p{ float: left; width: 100%; display: block; text-align: left; } #sma-val-service p.valuation{ text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.5em; color: Green; } #sma-val-service span{ font-weight: bold; display: block; text-align: left; ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684103/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:31:48 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684103/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 This website uses 'cookies' to give you the best, most relevant experience. 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You can change which cookies are set at any time - and find out more about them - by following ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684105/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:31:47 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684105/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tam Cowan: Maggie May have been a bloke but Rod Stewart has still got it TAM reckons Rod Stewart is a perfect choice for the first gig at The ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684104/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:31:47 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214684104/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tam Cowan: Maggie May have been a bloke but Rod Stewart has still got it TAM reckons Rod Stewart is a perfect choice for the first gig at The ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683102/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:46 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683102/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 JANE McCLEMENTS, 59, faces eviction from her three-bedroom Tullibody home - despite a SNP council chief promising residents would be safe from the hated tax for a ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683099/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:45 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683099/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Just when you think you're immune to the back-stabbing that has turned the Blue Room into a battlefield, another story comes out that jolts the ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683100/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:45 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683100/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 DEREK Duncan was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday for attacking his former friend, cerebral palsy sufferer Nadine Crowe, and allowing his dog to maul her ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683104/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:44 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683104/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tam Cowan: Maggie May have been a bloke but Rod Stewart has still got it TAM reckons Rod Stewart is a perfect choice for the first gig at The ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683103/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:44 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683103/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Scotland's police force is one of the most advanced in Europe in tackling domestic abuse.. but the courts are tripping them up at the final ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683101/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:43 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683101/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Scotland's police force is one of the most advanced in Europe in tackling domestic abuse.. but the courts are tripping them up at the final ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683105/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:41 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214683105/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 A mother's pride was tinged with sorrow yesterday as she accepted the country's highest military honour for bravery on behalf of her son, who died protecting the lives of his comrades in ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682087/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:17 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682087/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Dozens of people were last night feared dead, including seven children, after a huge tornado ripped through an Oklahoma town destroying scores of homes and a primary ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682088/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:17 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682088/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 A north-east clergyman has hailed a "historic" decision to move towards giving Church of Scotland congregations the freedom to appoint gay people in civil partnerships as their ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682093/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:16 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682093/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Goalkeeper Michael Fraser, defenders Mihael Kovacevic, Grant Munro and Branislav Micic, midfielders Stuart Kettlewell, Rocco Quinn and Alex Cooper and forwards Gary Glen and Steven Ross all agreed new deals to stay at the club for next ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682092/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:16 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682092/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wick Academy manager Barry Wilson is wondering what might have been after his side secured third place in the Highland League table, only four points behind champions Cove ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682091/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:16 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682091/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Brora Rangers' Steven Mackay scored six goals in one game for the first time in his career in last Saturday's 12-2 thrashing of bottom side Fort ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682090/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:15 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682090/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has warned Scotland's Martin Laird has given himself an uphill task of making next year's European team by refusing to join the European Tour until ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682089/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:15 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682089/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Kris Commons has nine caps for his country Commons made the decision prior to Gordon Strachan naming his squad for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Croatia next month, claiming he would like to focus on playing for Celtic and raising his young family.The 29-year-old insists his retirement was not an impulsive decision and conversations with Celtic boss Neil Lennon and Strachan had ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682094/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:12:56 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214682094/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Skeletal remains found by a dog walker in a Scottish woodland have been identified as a 19-year-old man who vanished in 1999, police said Tuesday. Investigators do not believe Colin Law of Gordon in southeast Scotland was the victim of foul play, the Selkirk Weekend Advertiser reported. He was reported missing May 19, 1999. "Colin, I will miss you every day for the rest of my life," ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214681075/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:31 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214681075/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 The Church of Scotland's General Assembly voted Monday to allow congregations the choice of accepting openly gay ordained ministers, while allowing other parishes to opt out if their congregants disagree with the gay ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214677043/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:45 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214677043/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Jessica Ennis , the Olympic heptathlon champion, will open her 2013 season by competing in the UK Women's Athletic League Premier Division meet next month at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre.The appearance will mark her first outdoor competition since her victory at the London 2012 Games and she is expected to compete in three events - hurdles, javelin and long jump - for her club ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214674501/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:46 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214674501/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 THE youngster died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the accident on a busy stretch of road that connects Aberdeen International Airport to the city ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214674502/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:40 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214674502/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Dame Judi Dench has described herself as being "very proud" to be the first patron of a new campaign to preserve the Bomber Command Memorial for generations to ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214671664/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:58 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214671664/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond set out his arguments for how an independence Scotland could survive economically. He was speaking alongside ... http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214669917/scat/5ba58fd38447f467 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:46 -0400 http://www.scotlandnews.net/index.php/sid/214669917/scat/5ba58fd38447f467