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Scottish News for 20 December 2009

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Heavy snow causes travel chaos Dec 20 2009

Heavy snowfall caused havoc on roads across Scotland as treacherous driving conditions and a spate of accidents led to traffic gridlock on several routes.Read

Seaside town a top travel hotspot Dec 20 2009

A Scottish town has featured highly on an influential list of the world's up-and-coming travel hotspots, it emerged.Read

Man, 71, dies after car overturns Dec 20 2009

An elderly man has died after his car overturned and landed on its roof, police said.Read

Lockerbie bomber 'deteriorating' Dec 20 2009

British officials monitoring the Lockerbie bomber said they had not received a recent medical centre update that is said to detail the Libyan's deteriorating condition.Read

Armed attack on man and dog Dec 20 2009

A man has been left "very shaken" and his dog needed emergency surgery after an attack by an armed gang, police said.Read

Op delayed to see Tobin convicted Dec 20 2009

The father of teenager Dinah McNicol put off life-saving heart surgery to see her killer convicted of his daughter's murder, it was revealed.Read

Public warned over air guns theft Dec 20 2009

Police issued a warning to members of the public after the theft of a number of air weapons.Read

Items still going missing from NHS Dec 20 2009

Thousands of items worth a total of around £725,000 have been lost or stolen from Scots hospitals over the past two years, it has been disclosed.Read

Crime asset seizure power extended Dec 20 2009

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has called for more powers from Westminster to target organised crime.Read

'Flyglobespan collapse needs probe' Dec 20 2009

There needs to be a "full and comprehensive" investigation into the collapse of the Flyglobespan travel firm, Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney said.Read

Exercise plan 'needs organisation' Dec 20 2009

A more co-ordinated approach to get people to exercise more has been called for after it has emerged that one in every five adults did no sport at all last year.Read

Jamieson in nomination bid Dec 20 2009

Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson has announced her intention to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by former defence secretary Des Browne at the next general election.Read

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