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Scottish News for 18 November 2010

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Tycoon confirms Rangers interest Nov 18 2010

A Scottish business tycoon has confirmed his interest in buying Rangers FC.Read

MSPs urged to reject suicide plan Nov 18 2010

Doctors' leaders and campaigners have united to urge MSPs to reject controversial proposals to legalise assisted suicide.Read

Holyrood loses tax-varying powers Nov 18 2010

The Scottish Government has lost the power to raise the "tartan tax" for the next three years, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore has confirmed.Read

Counter-terrorism probe after blast Nov 18 2010

An explosion in a remote forest area is being investigated by counter-terrorism officers in Scotland.Read

Police investigate forest explosion Nov 18 2010

Police are investigating an explosion in a remote Scottish forest area.Read

Warning over public sector salaries Nov 18 2010

Public bodies have taken on almost 200 additional high earners on £80,000 salaries in the last year as spending cuts begin to bite, the Liberal Democrats have said.Read

Family tribute to 'little angel' Nov 18 2010

The family of a six-year-old boy who died after he was apparently run over by his mother have paid tribute to their "little angel".Read

27 held after drug gang raids in UK Nov 18 2010

More than 200 police officers took part in co-ordinated raids across the UK in an operation targeting drug gangs, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) said.Read

No prosecution for expense probe MP Nov 18 2010

Scotland Office minister David Mundell will not be prosecuted over allegations he breached the rules with his election expenses.Read

Trump: I may run for US president Nov 18 2010

Property mogul Donald Trump, the man behind a controversial £750 million luxury golf and housing development in Aberdeenshire, is thinking about running for president, saying "everybody's ripping off the United States".Read

Wartime pistol sentence overturned Nov 18 2010

A grandmother who was jailed for five years for keeping her father's Second World War pistol under her mattress has had her sentence quashed.Read

Energy policy criticism rejected Nov 18 2010

Alex Salmond has rejected accusations that his energy policy had been "torn apart" by an industry executive.Read

Salmond talks tough over pay freeze Nov 18 2010

Freezing pay for tens of thousands of public sector workers is a "tough thing to do", First Minister Alex Salmond said.Read

Tommy Sheridan 'seen at adult club' Nov 18 2010

A woman has told a court how she saw Tommy Sheridan at a swingers' club in Manchester and has admitted she recognised the politician because "of what he did with the poll tax".Read

Marine and sister killed in crash Nov 18 2010

A Royal Marine and his sister have died after their sports car crashed on a country road, authorities said.Read

Opposition parties criticise budget Nov 18 2010

Opposition parties have branded the Scottish Government Budget a "short-term, stop gap" aimed at getting the SNP through next year's election.Read

Committee against suicide law plan Nov 18 2010

The case has not been made for changing the law on assisted suicide, a Holyrood committee said.Read

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