Sunny outlook: tourists flock to Scotland despite credit crunch
	12:59am Fri 18 Jul 08
	Scotland's holiday market may be flourishing with the country’s welcoming approach to visitors, but those in charge of developing the country as a key destination claim that more needs to be done to meet tough targets on tourist spending.

MoD spending £2.5m to rent Scottish homes

12:58am Friday 18th July 2008

The Ministry of Defence is being forced to spend more than £2.5m a year in Scotland to rent private accommodation for service families and single soldiers because no MoD-owned alternatives are available in the areas where personnel are required to work.

	‘This will mean so much to so many people’
	12:35am Fri 18 Jul 08
	A woman who claimed she was discriminated against at work because of her son's disability yesterday won a landmark case which effectively gives new rights to millions of carers.

Disabled veterans’ payouts doubled

12:48am Friday 18th July 2008

The Ministry of Defence yesterday announced the doubling of lump-sum payments for permanently disabled veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq to £570,000, but capped the maximum amount at that figure and backdated it by only three years.

Museum revamp takes flight with £1m gift

12:42am Friday 18th July 2008

A family who made their fortune from the travel industry have donated £1m to the redevelopment of Scotland’s national museum.

Darwin’s wife: I no longer love my husband

12:04am Friday 18th July 2008

The wife of John Darwin told a court yesterday that she no longer loved her husband. Anne Darwin said her husband had dominated her since they married, even after he was officially declared dead.

Moving in: Sportscotland given a temporary home in Glasgow

Friday 18th July 2008

The planned relocation of Scotland’s national sports agency to Glasgow has been brought forward with the announcement of a move to a business park in the city.

Medical expert criticises GP over standard of care given

12:30am Friday 18th July 2008

A GP accused of prescribing sleeping tablets to enable a pensioner to end her life was criticised by a General Medical Council expert yesterday.

Amputation hope for diabetics

7:43am Thursday 17th July 2008

Scientists believe they have uncovered the link between diabetes and circulatory problems which causes thousands of Britons to need a limb amputation each year.

Another 400 patients added to inquiry into locum's cases

12:31am Friday 18th July 2008

A review of diagnoses at a Scottish hospital, which was announced after concerns were raised about the work of a consultant radiologist, has been widened to cover hundreds more patients.

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