Homecoming Scotland 'world's biggest family reunion'

11:09am Thursday 8th January 2009

This year's Homecoming celebrations will be one of the "biggest family reunions" ever staged in the world, enterprise minister Jim Mather said today.

VIDEO: Three injured after blast at refurbished hotel building

12:04am Thursday 8th January 2009

Three people were injured last night when a blast devastated a newly refurbished hotel. The explosion at the Drumtochty Arms hotel in Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, came just weeks after it opened following several months of work.

Four-fold rise in number of patients seeking flu treatment

12:05am Thursday 8th January 2009

Flu levels are continuing to rise in Scotland, with 79 people consulting their GP about flu for every 100,000 in the population, figures out yesterday showed.

Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo in Ferrari road smash

12:55pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo today escaped uninjured after his sportscar hit a roadside barrier. (Pictures)

Alistair Darling: Nobody is talking about printing money

11:06am Thursday 8th January 2009

Chancellor Alistair Darling moved today to quash speculation that he was planning to print money to ease the impact of recession.

Scottish Government urged to abandon sentencing plans

9:21am Thursday 8th January 2009

The Scottish Government today faced calls to abandon plans to phase out prison sentences of less than six months as MSPs prepare to debate the management of offenders.

National tests for all Primary 7 children

12:03am Thursday 8th January 2009

All pupils in Scotland are to sit new national literacy and numeracy tests in the final year of primary school under Scottish Government plans announced yesterday.

Scottish cities offered chance to bid for UK culture crown

12:12am Thursday 8th January 2009

Scotland’s major cities will be able to bid for the title of the UK’s capital of culture under a new competition suggested last night by a government minister.

Watchdog demands transparency over broadband speeds

11:04am Thursday 8th January 2009

Internet companies need to provide better information to broadband subscribers about the speed of service they can expect, a watchdog said today.

	Demand for faster inquiry on hepatitis infections
	12:58am Thu 8 Jan 09
	A judge yesterday demanded answers from the Scottish Government about an inquiry into how patients were infected with contaminated blood.

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