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  • Mileson absent from Gretna mess
    BBC Sport
    The administrator handling Gretna has had no contact with the ailing club's former backer Brooks Mileson. Creditors have questioned the lack of information coming from Mileson, whose illness and...

  • Cooper opts to stay at Peterhead
    BBC Sport
    Neale Cooper has agreed to take the Peterhead manager's job permanently after a successful spell as caretaker. Cooper, who had been assistant, took charge after the departure of Steve Paterson in...

  • It was in the vanguard of the modern age of microbreweries, spawning a wealth ofcompetitors across Scotland.
    The Herald
    It was in the vanguard of the modern age of microbreweries, spawning a wealth of competitors across Scotland. But yesterday, last orders were called on the management of the Isle of Arran brewery...

  • Nimrod engineer not told of leaks
    BBC
    A top RAF engineer on Nimrod spy planes was not told of increased fuel leaks on the aircraft before one exploded killing 14 men, an inquest has heard. Wing Cdr John Bromehead agreed with coroner...

  • Frail eyeing future with Hearts
    BBC Sport
    Hearts caretaker boss Stephen Frail says he has signing targets but has played down links with Dundee United's Mark Kerr and Rangers' Alan Gow. Frail still does not know whether he will be given...

  • Smith stays focused on SPL title
    BBC Sport
    Walter Smith is confident the Uefa Cup final will not act as a distraction when Rangers play host to Dundee United in their crucial league game. Victory for Rangers would cut Celtic's lead in the...

  • Rangers stay in Scottish title race
    Soccer Way
    Rangers FC remain on course for four trophies after Barry Ferguson's 74th-minute goal gave them a 1-0 win against Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League. The result moves the UEFA Cup...

  • Players concentrating on league - Smith
    BBC Sport
    Walter Smith is sure his Rangers side will not be distracted by the upcoming Uefa Cup final and will be putting all their efforts into winning their league game against Dundee Utd.

  • Strachan hails impact by Robson
    BBC Sport
    Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has credited Barry Robson with re-energising his squad in their race for the league title. The midfielder picked up the SPL player of the month award for April...



  • Strachan aims to take title race to final day
    BBC Sport
    Celtic manager Gordon Strachan speaks at a media conference to BBC Scotland's Kheredine Idessane ahead of his side's weekend SPL clash with Hibernian.

  • Rocastle gets second Hibs chance
    BBC Sport
    Midfielder Craig Rocastle could win a second spell at Hibs after being invited for a trial. The 26-year-old spent six months on loan at Easter Road from Chelsea in 2004 and is a free agent after...

  • Paton confirms switch to Firhill
    BBC Sport
    Partick Thistle have confirmed the capture of defender Paul Paton from Queen's Park. The 21-year-old had previously signed a pre-contract agreement with the First Division club. Thistle manager...

  • Man charged with murdering wife
    BBC
    A pensioner has been charged with the murder of his 74-year-old wife in Badnaban, Lochinver, in the north west Highlands. Edwin Brown appeared on petition at Tain Sheriff Court on the charge of...

  • Man 'wanted girls to think he was sex offender'
    Edinburgh Evening News
    Philip Penstone, 27, of North Fort Street, Leith, looked at nine-year-old girls through the binoculars as they played near his home and when they challenged him he pulled his trousers down.The girls...

  • Police stripogram charges dropped
    BBC
    A further trial of a police stripogram earlier cleared of having an offensive weapon will not proceed, the BBC Scotland news website can reveal. Stuart Kennedy was charged after his act drew the...

  • Bomb team at Local Hero village
    BBC
    A Royal Nayy bomb disposal unit has been called to Pennan after a metal object was found on the shore. Police found the 3ft long cylinder half submerged on Friday, after being alerted by a member...

  • Microchip factory jobs
    BBC
    Hundreds of jobs are at risk after attempts to sell the Freescale microchip plant at East Kilbride have failed, it has emerged. The company said that as a sale appeared unlikely, it would begin a...

  • Innocent prisoner makes complaint
    BBC
    The family of an innocent man who was kept in prison for two days in a case of mistaken identity plans to contact the Police Complaints Commission. Mohammed Aslam, 54, from Leeds, said he was...

  • Sound of silence at station
    The Scotsman
    ... www.worldwithoutsound.org as part of a UK-wide photographic competition. Delia Henry, director of RNID Scotland, said: 'We're asking people using Waverley Station to take a moment to imagine a world...

  • Coach firm is driven out of business for records scam
    The Scotsman
    ... s in 1965, has been banned from holding a public service vehicle operator licence for four years, following a public inquiry in the Capital last month. Browns has a fleet of 15 coaches which are used...

  • Fans want a free ticket for Scotland games on TV
    The Scotsman
    Even a majority of non-football fans back such a move, according to the figures released by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission.The national side's home matches are currently broadcast on...

  • Dobbies defends plea for cash as Hunter takes firm to court
    The Scotsman
    The chief executive of Lothians-based Dobbies Garden Centres today insisted the company is right to ask shareholders for extra funds, after entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter launched a legal action against...

  • Long-lost Scots from Argentina return to Leith to retrace roots
    Edinburgh Evening News
    Although no longer affiliated with the Church of Scotland, the Argentinean kirk still boasts of its Scottish heritage with a St Andrew's Cross in its coat of arms and thistles in the seal of its...

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