Celtic Connections tickets selling well

12:05am Saturday 10th January 2009

Celtic Connections, the annual traditional, folk and roots music festival held in Glasgow, appears to be bucking the effects of the credit crunch and is selling tickets as swiftly as it did last year, its most successful to date.

Political poker played over Scottish Government budget

5:09pm Friday 9th January 2009

A political poker game over the Scottish Government's £30 billion spending plans intensified today as ministers published their detailed budget.

Woman identified after head found in bag

4:40pm Friday 9th January 2009

A woman whose head was found in a shopping bag on a footpath was named by police today.

Scot free after Saudi supertanker released by Somali pirates

2:55pm Friday 9th January 2009

A Scottish seaman was free today after Somali pirates announced they had released a Saudi supertanker seized last year with its $100 million cargo.

McFall calls on government to consider state bank

2:22pm Friday 9th January 2009

A leading Scottish politician has said the Government should seriously consider establishing a state bank so that businesses are able to reach credit during the recession.

Swinney: SNP budget secures 5,000 jobs

12:27pm Friday 9th January 2009

Almost 5,000 jobs will be secured as a result of the Scottish Government's budget for next year, finance secretary John Swinney said today.

Hit-and-run driver Rona MacKenzie jailed for life for Paisley murder

10:51am Friday 9th January 2009

A driver was jailed for life today for a hit-and-run murder of a mother-of-three.

New rail problems hit Scotland-England West Coast Line

9:56am Friday 9th January 2009

Rail passengers on the Scotland to Scotland West Coast Main Line endured further delays and cancellations today.

Andy Murray beats Roger Federer to reach Qatar final

5:42pm Friday 9th January 2009

Defending champion Andy Murray maintained his wining streak and hold over Roger Federer today to charge into the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win.

Family of Madeleine McCann demand apology over joke

4:44pm Friday 9th January 2009

The family of Madeleine McCann demanded a public apology from a leading Tory youth activist today after he bragged about dressing up as the missing girl at a New Year's party.

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