Scottish News for 15 February 2011

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Officers reject single force plan Feb 15 2011

Serving police officers have voted to reject proposals for a single national force for Scotland.Read

Stoppard backs university protest Feb 15 2011

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has put his name to an open letter along with more than 150 academics against cuts to courses at Glasgow University.Read

Norgrove coroner praises US forces Feb 15 2011

A coroner has praised the courage of the US special forces who mounted a botched mission to rescue kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan.Read

Union in plan to tax city tourists Feb 15 2011

A tax on tourists in Edinburgh during peak times such as the festival would help soften the blow of funding cuts, according to trade union leaders.Read

Murder probe police charge man, 29 Feb 15 2011

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old who died after an assault.Read

Verdict over aid worker's death Feb 15 2011

The US soldier who killed kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove during a botched rescue mission in Afghanistan "genuinely feared for the safety of the lives of his colleagues and also himself and had to make a critical decision in a fraction of a second", a coroner has concluded.Read

Rescuers 'assumed cause of death' Feb 15 2011

False information that Linda Norgrove was killed by an Afghan insurgent was issued because the team leader in the rescue operation assumed the captor had blown himself up, an inquest has heard.Read

Probe after swan found dismembered Feb 15 2011

Animal welfare inspectors have launched an investigation after the dismembered body of a swan was found next to a river.Read

Probe after elderly cyclist dies Feb 15 2011

A pensioner has died after taking ill while riding his bicycle along a main road.Read

Police forces in private firm talks Feb 15 2011

Scottish police forces are in talks with a private firm over the future running of cells and other back-office functions.Read

Confusion over aid worker death Feb 15 2011

False information that Linda Norgrove was killed by an Afghan insurgent was issued because the team leader in the rescue operation assumed the captor had blown himself up, an inquest has heard.Read

Health boards 'must save £300m' Feb 15 2011

NHS boards will have to find savings worth £300 million to reinvest in frontline services, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.Read

Religious centre 'attacks' probed Feb 15 2011

Police are investigating allegations of assault at three religious centres in Scotland's largest city.Read

Norgrove family attend inquest Feb 15 2011

The family of kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove have arrived at a coroner's court for the inquest into her death.Read

Afghan aid worker inquest resumes Feb 15 2011

An inquest into the death of kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove is to resume.Read

High praise for science teaching Feb 15 2011

A leading scientific institution has hailed the way science is taught in Scotland, where almost twice as many 16 to 19-year-olds study the subject than in other parts of the UK.Read

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