Scottish News for 31 March 2009

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Pension dispute resolved Mar 31 2009

A pension dispute which left more than 200 workers effectively without an employer has been resolved.Read

Councillor criticised by Trump Mar 31 2009

A councillor who opposed plans for Donald Trump's £1 billion golf resort has been criticised by the US property tycoon.Read

Ministers agree pay freeze Mar 31 2009

The Scottish Government's 16 ministers are to take a voluntary pay freeze, it has been announced.Read

Group to lodge pension protest vote Mar 31 2009

The war of words over former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin's controversial pension has flared up again as a taxpayer-backed body prepared to lodge a formal protest vote over the £703,000 deal.Read

Concern grows for missing pensioner Mar 31 2009

Police have said they are becoming "increasingly worried" for the welfare of a missing pensioner.Read

Man jailed for raping young woman Mar 31 2009

A sex attacker who strangled a policeman's daughter until she was unconscious before raping her has been jailed for at least eight years.Read

Workers in protest over pension row Mar 31 2009

Angry construction workers have staged a protest over a pension row which has left them "in limbo".Read

Stakeholder to vote against pension Mar 31 2009

The public body which owns a majority stake in Royal Bank of Scotland has said it would register a protest vote against Sir Fred Goodwin's controversial £703,000 pension at the bank's annual meeting on Friday.Read

Plans lodged for £800m data centre Mar 31 2009

Plans have been lodged for an £800 million data centre which could create 1,000 jobs.Read

Mexican President meets oil chiefs Mar 31 2009

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has arrived in Aberdeen to hear about work being carried out in the energy sector.Read

Addicts 'wait year' for assessment Mar 31 2009

More than a quarter of drug addicts seeking treatment have waited over a year just to be assessed, official figures show.Read

Bowel cancer screening extended Mar 31 2009

More than 100 lives may be saved in a single area of Scotland through a major extension to a cancer screening programme, it has been predicted.Read

Maths failings revealed in survey Mar 31 2009

Scotland faces challenges in improving pupils' performance in maths and numeracy, education minister Fiona Hyslop said.Read

MSPs to decide on sleazebuster Mar 31 2009

MSPs will decide whether to approve the appointment of a new sleazebuster for Holyrood on Wednesday.Read

MSP drops sex games law change bid Mar 31 2009

MSPs have heard a plea for the fear of prosecution for assault to be lifted from those taking part in consensual bondage, sado-masochism and similar practices.Read

Fall in racist incidents: Police Mar 31 2009

The number of racist incidents recorded by police in Scotland has fallen for the first time in four years, figures reveal.Read

£60m scheme aids first time buyers Mar 31 2009

A £60m scheme which could help about 1,500 first time buyers on to the property ladder has got under way.Read

No extra damages for blood victims Mar 31 2009

Victims who were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from contaminated blood will not receive extra compensation, an inquiry has heard.Read

Rise in obesity drug prescriptions Mar 31 2009

Prescriptions for drugs to combat obesity are more than 25 times higher than they were a decade ago.Read

Anger at toddler killer's sentence Mar 31 2009

The grandmother of a child killed by her daughter's boyfriend said that his 10-year jail term was not enough for the "devastation" he had caused the family.Read

£35bn plan to boost railway network Mar 31 2009

Passengers packed into crowded rush-hour trains have been promised relief from overcrowding as part of a five-year, £35 billion spending programme by Network Rail(NR).Read

Man faces sentence on toddler death Mar 31 2009

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend's young son is due to be sentenced.Read

Big Apple hosts kilt-edged event Mar 31 2009

Shrek star Mike Myers sashayed up and down the catwalk in a kilt as New York started its annual celebration of all things Scottish.Read

Fed-up Briton 'tried to exit plane' Mar 31 2009

A British air passenger became so fed up during a delay on the tarmac he tried to open the aircraft door and get out, US prosecutors have said.Read

Calderon to meet UK energy figures Mar 31 2009

Mexican president Felipe Calderon is due to meet figures from the energy sector as part of his state visit to Britain.Read

Talks over builders' pension feud Mar 31 2009

Talks are taking place aimed at resolving a pension row which led to more than 200 workers being sent home indefinitely.Read

Blood infection inquiry opens Mar 31 2009

An inquiry into why people were infected with hepatitis C and HIV from contaminated blood is getting under way.Read

Building society Scottish bid anger Mar 31 2009

A Scottish-led consortium was interested in a potential merger with the Dunfermline Building Society.Read

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