Artistic Director Lucy Mason said: "We have been overwhelmed by the humbling and heartening support for The Arches and would like to thank everyone for being so passionate and articulate on our behalf.
"It is impossible to imagine the cultural landscape with The Arches wiped of the map, a situation which is entirely possible given the interdependency of the Arts and Club activity within our organisation."
Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster
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Ian Lilley, the director of BBC Scotland documentary - Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill, has been explaining the problems he faced when trying to recreate and investigate the events of 100 years ago as accurately as possible.
"Documentation about what the crash actually looked like was thin on the ground. We could find little more than a handful official descriptions and a few rough sketches.
"To really get a picture of what happened and understand this terrible incident in the railway's history, we decided to build a recreation of the crash using a model train collection.
"We laid it all out in a large hall, complete with points, trains and a signal box. And with the help of the programme's designer, rail enthusiasts and a whole lot of books, we pieced together the story using a train set, a tape measure and a variety of cameras."
There is an unusual problem when it comes to deciding who will sit on the Scottish Affairs Select Committee in the new UK Parliament.
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each have just one MP with a Scottish seat.
The Tories' sole Scottish representative is Scottish Secretary David Mundell, who will be expected to answer to the committee so clearly cannot serve on it.
Traditionally his opposite number would also not have a committee role so Labour's Ian Murray may also be ruled out.
It would be quite a step for the former Scottish Secretary - Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael - to go on to the committee though he may consider it an important role.
So the SNP will clearly be represented - but most of the other members will have seats outside Scotland.
It is an intriguing prospect for a committee which is likely to have an important role as parliament grapples with the huge constitutional issues on the agenda for the new session.
Lorry crash
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The Aberdeen Evening Express tweets: "Granite slabs blocking road after lorry hits Aberdeen roundabout."
At the House of Commons, the SNP's Angus MacNeil takes the oath three times - in English, Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. He's been giving lessons to five other SNP MPs to take in Gaelic.
Long delays on all approaches due to an accident at Orchard Brae / Comely Bank Road / Crewe Road South
M8 - there has been a multi-vehicle accident eastbound between junction 2 Claylands and 1 Hermiston Gait - all but one of the cars is now on the hard shoulder but traffic is queuing here.
Unseating the beast of Bolsover
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Guardian Scotland tweets: The SNP's first big Westminster battle: turfing Dennis Skinner out of his seat - @guardiang2 #Passnotes looks askance
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Seat wars
Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond said the reason for the ongoing battle between Labour and the SNP over seating arrangements in the House of Commons was Labour's failure to come to terms with the fact they lost the election.
The MP for Gordon told the BBC that "every single precedent" showed his party should occupy the front two rows of the benches, traditionally used by the third party in parliament.
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Mr Salmond, who was one of the first parliamentarians to take the oath of allegiance today, said: "Everybody knows Labour will have to come to an agreement. All this is a sign of Labour not coming to terms with the fact that they lost all their seats."
King latest
BBC Scotland Sport is running a live page on the decision of the Scottish Football Association to pass Dave King as a 'fit and proper' person, leaving him free to be chairman of Rangers.
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The SSE Hydro tweets: "We will be purple tonight in support of @WorldibdDay and @CrohnsColitisUK! #gopurple
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A largely dry end to the day with some evening sunshine in between and elsewhere, with any showers tending to become confined to western coastal areas. The rain affecting the Grampian area will clear away into the North sea.
This will leave predominantly dry night, although a few showers will linger along the west coast. A cold night for mid May, lows around 4C to 7C in towns and cities. Rural parts of central and southern Scotland may well fall to about 1C with a touch of frost possibly by dawn. Around 5C for most
Sub-post office boss Carol Oswald, 53, from Perth, spent the money on internet betting and claimed she was trying to win money to pay the business back.
She also stole more than £8,000 from the elderly post office owner and embezzled about £2,300 from a charity.
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She had worked at Letham Post Office since the 1980s.
Cannabis plant seizure
Two men have been arrested and charged after cannabis plants with a street value of £70,000 were seized from a house in Midlothian.
Officers from the Midlothian Community Action Team (MCAT) executed a search warrant on High Street, Bonnyrigg, yesterday morning.
The men, aged 43 and 39, both of Vietnamese origin, were detained and have appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Super Puma hearing
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At the Court of Session in Edinburgh, lawyers for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have argued that effective investigation of accidents, and the prevention of future incidents, depends on a no-blame culture in which personnel know they can cooperate with investigators without fear of facing legal or disciplinary action.
Scotland's criminal law prosecutor, The Lord Advocate, is applying to force the AAIB to release cockpit voice recordings and data from a Super Puma helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in Shetland in August 2013, killing four passengers.
He says that's necessary for the effective administration of justice and so prosecutors can have access to the best possible evidence.
But a lawyer for Balpa, the pilot's union, cited a near-miss at Schipol which resulted in the prosecution of a number of air traffic controllers.
They said that meant a 50% reduction in the number of incidents voluntarily reported at the airport in following years.
Lawyers for the Balpa said the Crown Office had failed to show why the release of information was strictly necessary, and had failed to take into account any adverse impact on future accident investigations.
Balpa says the presumption against disclosure should apply in the case.
The judge said he would try to make his determination as quickly as possible but warned it could take a while.
Who sits where?
David Porter
Westminster correspondent
There have been more disagreements between Labour and SNP MPs over where to sit in the House of Commons.
The SNP MP Pete Wishart sat on Labour's frontbench ahead of the start of swearing-in of MPs today.
It followed the decision by three Labour MPs, including the veteran Dennis Skinner, to sit on the front bench which the SNP insist is meant for the third party in parliament.
The problem is there are not hard-and-fast rules as to where MPs should sit. Those on the government sit on one side and the opposition sit on the other. There are conventions but not rules.
There is a bit of brinksmanship between the SNP and Labour about who can get the best positions, not only for debates but also for the benefit of television cameras as well."
There is a high-wind warning on the Dornoch Bridge.
M90 Friarton Bridge - lane closures in both directions for roadworks between Junction 11 Dundee Road and Junction 10 Craigend.
Edinburgh - delays on Whitehouse Road Southbound between Braepark Road and A90 Queensferry Road through the roadworks area.
M77 - down to one lane on the southbound off-slip at Junction 3 Nitshill Road with a lane closure southbound between 5 Maidenhill and 6 Kingswell.
'Listening closely'
The Scottish Secretary says he has "listened closely" to Holyrood's devolution committee - but insists the UK government will press ahead with its planned legislation on further powers.
The committee says the legislation proposed by the Conservatives falls short of the Smith Commission recommendations.
After a meeting in London with members of the committee, David Mundell said the government had made its position clear.
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"The UK government will deliver the Smith recommendations," he said.
"The Scotland Bill will be brought forward shortly and will be subject to the full parliamentary process, which will allow views to be heard and debated."
Crash dead named
Two men who died when their car hit a bridge have been named by police.
William Kirk, 25, and Justin McCaig, 18, were travelling in a black Vauxhall Corsa when it crashed on the A747 Glenluce to Glasserton Road at West Barr, Port William in Dumfries and Galloway, at about 9.20pm yesterday.
Mr McCaig died at the scene of the accident and Mr Kirk, who was driving the car, was taken to the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer but later died.
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Scottish government set to publish land reform bill
And the girl from Kirkintilloch who canoes to school
Ian Murray, shadow secretary of state for Scotland, swears in as the only remaining Labour MP in Scotland.
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The "swearing in" ceremony requires MPs old and new to take an oath or solemn affirmation of Parliamentary service in order to formally take their seats.
As there are 650 of them, it usually lasts a few days and is due to finish on 26 May - the day before the formal start of the parliamentary session and State Opening.
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Deputy leader Kezia Dugdale will take over from Mr Murphy when he stands down next month.
Labour's social justice spokesman, Ken McIntosh has confirmed that he will formally announce his intention to stand as leader when the party's election rules are agreed.
Ms Dugdale said she would share her leadership intentions in the coming days.
VIDEO: Girl canoes to school every morning
For many parents and pupils, the school run can be the most stressful part of the day.
But a pupil from a primary school in Kirkintilloch has found a novel way to beat the traffic to the school gate.
PC Smith's evidence is now finished. The next witness, Metropolitan Police officer Richard Fitzgerald, is being sworn in.
DC Fitzgerald confirms that he was assigned to the re-investigation of phone hacking in 2011. His work on Operation Weeting followed up from earlier 2005-6 phone hacking probe Operation Caryatid.
From the court -
DC Fitzgerald confirms details of how phones are hacked, making clear it is about accessing people's voicemails.
He tells how hackers used phone numbers and PIN codes to access voicemail, sometimes "blagging" to get PIN reset.
DC Fitzgerald now being cross-examined by defence. Confirms members of the Royal family and Mr Coulson were hacked.
That's all from DC Fitzgerald; Detective Inspector Steve McCabe is the next witness up.
Help-to-buy 'almost fully subscribed'
The Scottish government says its Help to Buy scheme is almost fully subscribed - less than two months into this year's round of funding.
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The £130m scheme aims to give people a foot up onto the housing ladder if they're struggling to raise a deposit.
Ministers say there's been a bumper level of sales reservations.
PC Smith was present for full 2010 Sheridan trial. He is now confirming content of closing speeches from that trial.
The Sheridan closing speech in 2010 made claims about "the lengths News of the World will go to to do someone in", including breaking the law.
The advocate depute has no further questions for PC Smith. The defence QC Murdo McLeod is now questioning him.
Defending, Mr McLeod QC is now referring back to Sheridan's closing speech from 2010 - noting that Mr Sheridan had said he called Mr Coulson because he felt he had a duty to "expose wrongdoing".
The QC notes that the 2010 trial heard that there was "no evidence" that Mr Sheridan's phone was hacked.
#M77 - down to one lane on southbound off-slip at J3 Nitshill Road with a lane closure southbound between 5 Maidenhill 6 Kingswell. T.T.
Police search for dog killer
Police in Galashiels are searching for a dog killer after two pets died yesterday evening after being poisoned.
It is understood that the two dogs ate contaminated food which was posted through the letterbox of a property in the Forest Gardens area.
Police have delivered an appeal letter to households in the area asking for information.
Super Puma court challenge
Huw Williams
BBC Scotland reporter
The case to force the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to release cockpit voice and data from a helicopter which crashed off Shetland in August 2013 is under way at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Scotland's chief prosecutor, The Lord Advocate, argues that the information is necessary to investigate the deaths of four people in the crash, and in case criminal prosecutions need to follow.
Lawyers for the Crown Office told the court this morning that the Chicago Convention, EU regulations, and domestic law all recognise that parallel investigations into any air accident are likely to be necessary.
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They're asking the judge to rule that any possible negative effects of releasing the information - by, for example, making pilots or international authorities reluctant to co-operate with future enquiries - are outweighed by the demands of justice in this case.
They've pointed to the extreme rarity of cases brought under Section 18 of the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations - citing just one case in 2007 when the High Court in England did order the release of material from a cockpit voice recorder from a crash which happened seven year earlier, as proof that such applications are not routine or undertaken in a cavalier fashion.
But just before the court broke for lunch, the AAIB's legal team began to argue that the Lord Advocate had not made a sufficient case to overcome the high hurdle which mitigates against disclosure of the information.
The judge is being asked to judge between three competing definitions of what is in the public interest: learning the safety lessons from accidents; investigating the sudden deaths of people at their work; and prosecuting those who may have been responsible for causing those deaths.
Harbour plans
Fresh images of a proposed new harbour for Aberdeen have been released.
The cost of the project at Nigg Bay, to the south of the existing harbour, is being estimated at more than £300m.
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A public consultation is currently ongoing.
The exhibition material can be viewed and downloaded, and feedback can be emailed to aberdeenharbour@bartonwillmore.co.uk
The advocate deputy is now questioning the first witness PC Smith.
PC Smith agrees that Mr Coulson testified under oath that he did not know Glenn Mulcaire until Clive Goodman was arrested.
He also agrees that Mr Coulson testified in 2010 that payments were made to Mr Mulcaire "without my knowledge".
He confirms extracts from tape, and agrees that Coulson had claimed under oath to have "no knowledge" of phone-hacking.
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Findhorn beach huts approved
Plans to build a row of 30 colourful beach huts on a stretch of shoreline at Findhorn have been approved by Moray Council after a split vote.
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Council planning officers had recommended refusal and warned the huts would detract from the beach's unspoilt open character.
There were also 175 letters of objection, mainly from local residents.
Members of the council's planning and regulatory services committee approved the plans by eight votes to six.
Free church schools
The Free Church of Scotland has heard a call for members to consider starting their own schools.
Moderator of the general assembly, the Reverend David Robertson, said the current state education system in Scotland was "more about training people for jobs and social engineering than it is about educating people".
The Free Church has about 100 congregations all over Scotland and about 13,000 people attending worship.
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The Reverend Robertson added: "We may not yet be able to set up Christian schools, but that does not mean we should not be involved much more in the current education system."
He said the church should also call on the Scottish government to support a system which allows churches to set up faith-based schools.
Update Coulson trial
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From inside the trial:
Jurors in the court are being played a recording of Andy Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Tommy Sheridan trial in 2010.
Mr Sheridan, who was defending himself, is asking Mr Coulson about his knowledge of the News of the World's stories about him:
In the 2010 tape: Mr Coulson said he "didn't get involved in 2004 stories" about Sheridan; "you were not on my radar". "No offence."
Mr Coulson denies ordering anyone to have Sheridan's phone tapped
Mr Sheridan produces a notebook from private investigator Glen Mulcaire bearing date 14/9/04, with his phone number and address written on it.
Mr Coulson says he had "absolutely no knowledge" of any attempt to hack Sheridan's phone. "I had no interest in you."
Sheridan asks Mr Coulson if he has "collective amnesia" or if he's lying. Andy Coulson: "I'm not lying to you."
Mr Coulson says Sheridan has a "parallel universe" in his mind.
Sheridan and Mr Coulson discuss a video obtained by News of the World purportedly of Mr Sheridan.
Recording finished.
Camera plan for national park
Will photo-post bagging become a new pastime in the Cairngorms National Park?
Wooden posts have been placed at 14 locations across the national park. Each one has a camera bracket on top to ensure everyone takes exactly the same view.
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Patient waiting times in accident and emergency (A&E) departments have risen slightly, according to the latest weekly figures.
In the week ending 10 May, 93.3% of people were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours at the 32 main A&E departments - down from 93.5% in the previous week.
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Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "This is an increase of over seven percentage points since weekly reporting began in February, and demonstrates that staff are continuing to work hard to see, treat and either discharge or admit patients within four hours."
The figures show that 155 patients waited more than eight hours and 30 patients waited more than 12 hours.
This compares with the 76 patients who waited more than eight hours and three patients who waited more than 12 hours in the previous week.
Historic shirt to be auctioned
A Scotland football jersey worn by Jim Baxter in the 2-0 defeat of England at Hampden in Glasgow in 1962 is going up for auction next month.
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The jersey, which was signed by Baxter in 1993, has been on display at the Scottish Football Museum for the past three years.
It will go under the hammer at McTear's Auctioneers in Glasgow on 2 June.
From 2010 tape (the recording of Mr Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Sheridan trial):
Mr Coulson says he is currently "director of communications", but says he "wouldn't argue" with term "spin doctor".
He says that he wouldn't dispute that Mulcaire's consultancy was being paid around £100,000. His "only involvement" was in trying to reduce this bill.
He says NOTW paid "large sums of money" for stories, including annual bill to Mulcaire's consultancy. They were doing "legal searches".
On Glenn Mulcaire consultancy work, Andy Coulson says he "expected it to be legitimate, legal work, the kind that every newspaper and media organisation carries out."
BBC Scotland Environment Correspondent David Miller is in Edinburgh to hear the Scottish government's environment minister Aileen McLeod's keynote speech at the landowners' conference.
Tough gig @AileenMcLeodMSP making case for Scottish government's land reform plans to landowners at #SLEConf15.
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We intend to bring much more land into community ownership, @AileenMcLeodMSP tells #SLEConf15.
There is strong public support for a land reform bill. Broader benefits will flow from proposed reforms, says @AileenMcLeodMSP. #SLEConf15
Scottish government's land reform proposals are not ideologically driven, @AileenMcLeodMSP tells #SLEConf15. Some muttering at that point.
Andy Coulson trial
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BBC Scotland reporter Philip Sim is tweeting from inside the trial of former newspaper boss and UK government communication chief Andy Coulson at the High Court in Edinburgh.
On Glenn Mulcaire, Andy Coulson says: "I never spoke to him, never emailed him, never heard his name." But says he knew that his consultancy had done "legitimate work" for the News of the World.
On tape, witness Mr Coulson is asked if he knew about payments made to corrupt police officers. He replies: "Not to my knowledge."
Asked if he printed lies in his newspaper, he says: "We certainly tried not to."
He denies having heard recordings of Mr Sheridan's voice via private investigators.
Mr Coulson says he had "heard of" the "dark arts". He took it to mean investigative work. He said he told his reporters to always work inside the law.
Home Office immigration enforcement officers visited Bollywood and Hong Kong City in Stranraer and Little India in Newton Stewart on Friday.
Two Bangladeshi men, a Pakistani man and a Chinese man were arrested.
The businesses face potential financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker arrested unless they can show right-to-work document checks were carried out.
House prices up 10%
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Trident whistleblower apprehended at airport
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A Royal Navy submariner who criticised Trident nuclear submarine safety procedures is being held by police after returning to the UK
An official investigation was launched after Mr McNeilly detailed his concerns in an internet post.
Andy Coulson trial
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Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
First witness PC Smith indicates that Mr Coulson was a witness in Tommy Sheridan trial, and that he swore to tell the truth.
The jury are to be played a recording from Mr Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Sheridan trial in December 2010.
In the recording, the witness identified as Andy Coulson. He says he stepped down from the News of the World as he took "ultimate responsibility" for phone hacking.
He insists he had "no knowledge" of phone hacking until the arrests of Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman in 2006.
The Banff-registered Kairos sent two distress calls when its Scottish skipper and four Filipino crew got into difficulty 75 miles off the Isles of Scilly.
A search was launched led by Falmouth coastguard and involving two Irish coastguard helicopters, a lifeboat and two commercial vessels.
The men were plucked to safety and airlifted to Castletownbere in Ireland.
Andy Coulson trial
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Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
First witness is PC James Smith, who was a court officer during the 2010 trial of Tommy Sheridan.
Coming up
Today at Holyrood
BBC Democracy Live
The Welfare Reform Committee will take evidence on bedroom tax mitigation from Scott Wilson, who has Younger Onset Parkinson's disease, who will tell his personal story.
Mr Wilson will be joined by campaigners, the Child Poverty Action Group and council officials tasked with the mitigation.
The committee will then look at "Women and Welfare", as the welfare reforms disproportionately impact on women. MSPs will quiz academics on the issue.
During topical questions, Labour MSP David Stewart will ask the Scottish government what assessment it has made of the recently published road traffic statistics.
There will then be a government debate on allied health professionals and their role in enabling active and independent living.
SNP MSP Kevin Stewart will then raise a glass to World Whisky Day 2015.
Keep up to date with all the business at Holyrood here.
Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
The trial of former newspaper boss and UK government communication chief Andy Coulson is set to under way at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Mr Coulson denies committing perjury during the Tommy Sheridan trial in 2010. He's accused of lying about his knowledge of phone-hacking.
Follow me on Twitter for live updates from the case.
'No problem' with festival accounts
Big Burns Supper festival organisers have said there is "no problem" with their accounts after a threat to dissolve the company was lifted.
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Companies House had warned it could be struck off its register within three months over failure to file accounts.
Festival director Graham Main said the accounts, which were originally filed in April, had now been accepted.
Companies House confirmed the necessary documents had been filed and any dissolution action suspended.
The perjury trial of the former editor of the News of the World and Downing Street Head of Communications Andy Coulson is due to open at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Legal action by the Crown Office against the AAIB to obtain cockpit voice recorder data from accident investigators after a fatal helicopter crash off Shetland will begin in Edinburgh today.
Trident whistleblower hands himself in
A Royal Navy submariner who criticised Trident nuclear submarine safety procedures has handed himself in to police on his return to the UK.
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William McNeilly, 25, went on the run after alleging the Trident missile programme, based on the Clyde, was a "disaster waiting to happen".
Able Seaman Mr McNeilly, from Belfast, has written a report, called The Secret Nuclear Threat, detailing "serious security and safety breaches".
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The UK is in deflation. CPI fell to minus 0.1% in April.
Trident whistleblower hands himself in
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#Trident sub whistleblower William McNeilly has handed himself in to police on return to UK
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#M8 (W) J4 - RTC blocking lane 1 (of 2)
#M74 (N) J13 - RTC
Kaye Adams programme
BBC Radio Scotland
MSPs will gather for a crisis meeting today following Scottish Labour's disappointing general election performance, where the party was reduced to just one MP north of the border.
What can Scottish Labour do to reverse the fortunes of the party in Scotland? And do you care?
Also, after a British toy manufacturer launches a series of new dolls with disabilities and disability aids, Kaye asks how do you talk to your young children about disability?
The Police Federation in England is suggesting that the lower drink drive limit introduced in Scotland should be replicated south of the border.
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Scotland reduced the limit at the end of 2014 and Northern Ireland is considering a similar plan.
Since the change, which saw the limit reduced from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, prosecutions in Scotland have fallen by a third.
The back pages
Hertha Berlin have joined Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar in the battle to land Willem II left back and Celtic target Mitchell Dijks.
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Seven-day NHS for Scotland
Good Morning Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
David Cameron has reiterated plans to turn the NHS in England into a seven-day service. Is it an ambition Scotland should be striving to emulate?
Dr Peter Bennie is the chair of the British Medical Association in Scotland.
He said: "We have seven-day services in the NHS at present. GPs, consultants, SAS doctors, junior doctors are working 24 hours a day to provide appropriate emergency and urgent cover already.
"The health budget in Scotland was growing around about 4-5% in real terms each year up until about 2010 and since then the growth has been less than 1% each year and is budgeted to be less than 1% for next year as well.
"What that is about is the change in overall political policy, with austerity reducing the amount that government is prepared to give to the health service and ultimately that's where the issue lies."
At the moment the party still has in place the electoral college system - which shares the vote between elected politicians, party members and members of trade unions and other affiliated organisations.
Jim Murphy has certainly indicated that he wants to change that before he stands down next month. It was he and MSP Sarah Boyack who recommended that the party should move to a one-member one-vote system back in 2011 but it hasn't been put in place.
The party has asked its constitution committee to look at the rules, and these are to be rewritten over the next few weeks.
Sunny spells and showers today, they'll be most frequent in the Hebrides and on the west coast. Rain in the northern isles will move south to Inverness and North Aberdeen by this afternoon.
There's speculation that MSP Ken McIntosh will throw his hat into the ring to replace Jim Murphy as the leader of Scottish Labour.
But will Mr McIntosh be the first to enter the ring? I think he certainly wants to.
Mr McIntosh stood back in 2011 against Johann Lamont and it is certainly my understanding that he would like to do so again.
He will seek the support of his parliamentary colleagues to secure the nomination but there are some in the party that would prefer a coronation for the party's deputy leader Kezia Dugdale.
Mr McIntosh has written in recent days that the party's first task is to be a more constructive opposition and to use that as a route to persuade Scotland that Labour is an alternative government.
BBC Scotland's political correspondent Glenn Campbell muses on the contenders to take over from Jim Murphy as the Scottish Labour leader.
Scottish Labour are now looking for their sixth leader in just eight years - that doesn't provide a great deal of stability.
The talk is that whoever leads the party into the 2016 Holyrood election has a big task given the scale of the Westminster near wipe-out.
Kezia Dugdale has yet to say if she wants to go for the top job but certainly there is strong support for her should she choose to do so.
It is interesting that Ms Dugdale as the party's deputy leader alongside Jim Murphy seems to have escaped much of the blame for the general election result - she is very much still seen as part of the party's future.
As a relatively young politician at 33 years of age, she has to calculate whether this is the right time for her to enter the race for the top job - because if the party does suffer another defeat, will her colleagues turn on her?
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- DCI McCabe testifies that phone hacking could be "far cheaper" than sourcing such stories by more traditional means.
- Met Police identified Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire as suspects in the hacking of royal messages over 18 months, the court is told.
- NOTW royal correspondent Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire both pled guilty to hacking phones, the court hears.
- Police probed tens of thousands of documents, including 8,000 hand-written pages from Mulcaire's notebooks.
- Mulcaire's notebooks contained "tasking notes", including names of those making request, names, phone numbers and PINs of targets.
- There were "thousands of names" in Mulcaire's notebooks. Potential or likely victims numbered more than 4,700 as of 2012, court told.
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- DC Fitzgerald confirms details of how phones are hacked, making clear it is about accessing people's voicemails.
- He tells how hackers used phone numbers and PIN codes to access voicemail, sometimes "blagging" to get PIN reset.
- DC Fitzgerald now being cross-examined by defence. Confirms members of the Royal family and Mr Coulson were hacked.
- That's all from DC Fitzgerald; Detective Inspector Steve McCabe is the next witness up.
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- PC Smith was present for full 2010 Sheridan trial. He is now confirming content of closing speeches from that trial.
- The Sheridan closing speech in 2010 made claims about "the lengths News of the World will go to to do someone in", including breaking the law.
- The advocate depute has no further questions for PC Smith. The defence QC Murdo McLeod is now questioning him.
- Defending, Mr McLeod QC is now referring back to Sheridan's closing speech from 2010 - noting that Mr Sheridan had said he called Mr Coulson because he felt he had a duty to "expose wrongdoing".
- The QC notes that the 2010 trial heard that there was "no evidence" that Mr Sheridan's phone was hacked.
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- Jim Murphy says he'll "keep out" of leadership contest over who will succeed him but will "watch with interest"
- MSP Ken McIntosh confirms he has indicated to colleagues that he is interested in putting name forward for the Scottish Labour leadership.
- PC Smith agrees that Mr Coulson testified in 2010 that he had no email exchanges with Clive Goodman about Glenn Mulcaire.
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- PC Smith agrees that Mr Coulson testified under oath that he did not know Glenn Mulcaire until Clive Goodman was arrested.
- He also agrees that Mr Coulson testified in 2010 that payments were made to Mr Mulcaire "without my knowledge".
- He confirms extracts from tape, and agrees that Coulson had claimed under oath to have "no knowledge" of phone-hacking.
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- In the 2010 tape: Mr Coulson said he "didn't get involved in 2004 stories" about Sheridan; "you were not on my radar". "No offence."
- Mr Coulson denies ordering anyone to have Sheridan's phone tapped
- Mr Sheridan produces a notebook from private investigator Glen Mulcaire bearing date 14/9/04, with his phone number and address written on it.
- Mr Coulson says he had "absolutely no knowledge" of any attempt to hack Sheridan's phone. "I had no interest in you."
- Sheridan asks Mr Coulson if he has "collective amnesia" or if he's lying. Andy Coulson: "I'm not lying to you."
- Mr Coulson says Sheridan has a "parallel universe" in his mind.
- Sheridan and Mr Coulson discuss a video obtained by News of the World purportedly of Mr Sheridan.
- Recording finished.
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- Coulson accepts that system for payments was "too loose" at NOTW (News of the World). "Six-figure sums" paid for stories.
- Coulson: "I never set out to ruin anyone's life. I was concerned to make sure the stories were true."
- Coulson reiterates that he never met Glen Mulcaire, never heard of him until his arrest, other than via his consultancy
- Coulson says: "I have no interest in destroying you Mr Sheridan."
- NOTW spent about £200,000 on Sheridan stories
- Sheridan questions witness Coulson about costs of his previous legal action vs NOTW. Andy Coulson: "Nowhere near" £2m figure suggested.
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- Mr Coulson says he is currently "director of communications", but says he "wouldn't argue" with term "spin doctor".
- He says that he wouldn't dispute that Mulcaire's consultancy was being paid around £100,000. His "only involvement" was in trying to reduce this bill.
- He says NOTW paid "large sums of money" for stories, including annual bill to Mulcaire's consultancy. They were doing "legal searches".
- On Glenn Mulcaire consultancy work, Andy Coulson says he "expected it to be legitimate, legal work, the kind that every newspaper and media organisation carries out."
- Mr Coulson agrees revelations of phone-hacking were "shocking". His concern was that paper cooperated with police.
- He says he "doesn't remember" if his desk was searched by police. "I don't believe they searched my office."
- He says when he was deputy editor of NOTW, the budget of paper was roughly £35m.
- He says I "wouldn't describe myself as slap-dash. But "it's impossible to go into every story in detail - you trust your staff".
- Mr Coulson adds I "never had any conversation with (NOTW employee) Greg Miskiw about Glenn Mulcaire".
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- There is strong public support for a land reform bill. Broader benefits will flow from proposed reforms, says @AileenMcLeodMSP. #SLEConf15
- Scottish government's land reform proposals are not ideologically driven, @AileenMcLeodMSP tells #SLEConf15. Some muttering at that point.
- On Glenn Mulcaire, Andy Coulson says: "I never spoke to him, never emailed him, never heard his name." But says he knew that his consultancy had done "legitimate work" for the News of the World.
- On tape, witness Mr Coulson is asked if he knew about payments made to corrupt police officers. He replies: "Not to my knowledge."
- Asked if he printed lies in his newspaper, he says: "We certainly tried not to."
- He denies having heard recordings of Mr Sheridan's voice via private investigators.
- Mr Coulson says he had "heard of" the "dark arts". He took it to mean investigative work. He said he told his reporters to always work inside the law.
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- First witness PC Smith indicates that Mr Coulson was a witness in Tommy Sheridan trial, and that he swore to tell the truth.
- The jury are to be played a recording from Mr Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Sheridan trial in December 2010.
- In the recording, the witness identified as Andy Coulson. He says he stepped down from the News of the World as he took "ultimate responsibility" for phone hacking.
- He insists he had "no knowledge" of phone hacking until the arrests of Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman in 2006.
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- The Welfare Reform Committee will take evidence on bedroom tax mitigation from Scott Wilson, who has Younger Onset Parkinson's disease, who will tell his personal story.
- Mr Wilson will be joined by campaigners, the Child Poverty Action Group and council officials tasked with the mitigation.
- The committee will then look at "Women and Welfare", as the welfare reforms disproportionately impact on women. MSPs will quiz academics on the issue.
- During topical questions, Labour MSP David Stewart will ask the Scottish government what assessment it has made of the recently published road traffic statistics.
- There will then be a government debate on allied health professionals and their role in enabling active and independent living.
- SNP MSP Kevin Stewart will then raise a glass to World Whisky Day 2015.
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- Land reform minister Aileen McLeod will make a keynote speech at the landowners' conference ahead of the Scottish government's publication of its land reform bill.
- The perjury trial of the former editor of the News of the World and Downing Street Head of Communications Andy Coulson is due to open at the High Court in Edinburgh.
- Legal action by the Crown Office against the AAIB to obtain cockpit voice recorder data from accident investigators after a fatal helicopter crash off Shetland will begin in Edinburgh today.
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- #M8 (W) J4 - RTC blocking lane 1 (of 2)
- #M74 (N) J13 - RTC
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- He said: "We have seven-day services in the NHS at present. GPs, consultants, SAS doctors, junior doctors are working 24 hours a day to provide appropriate emergency and urgent cover already.
- "The health budget in Scotland was growing around about 4-5% in real terms each year up until about 2010 and since then the growth has been less than 1% each year and is budgeted to be less than 1% for next year as well.
- "What that is about is the change in overall political policy, with austerity reducing the amount that government is prepared to give to the health service and ultimately that's where the issue lies."
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- At the moment the party still has in place the electoral college system - which shares the vote between elected politicians, party members and members of trade unions and other affiliated organisations.
- Jim Murphy has certainly indicated that he wants to change that before he stands down next month. It was he and MSP Sarah Boyack who recommended that the party should move to a one-member one-vote system back in 2011 but it hasn't been put in place.
- The party has asked its constitution committee to look at the rules, and these are to be rewritten over the next few weeks.
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- Mr McIntosh stood back in 2011 against Johann Lamont and it is certainly my understanding that he would like to do so again.
- He will seek the support of his parliamentary colleagues to secure the nomination but there are some in the party that would prefer a coronation for the party's deputy leader Kezia Dugdale.
- Mr McIntosh has written in recent days that the party's first task is to be a more constructive opposition and to use that as a route to persuade Scotland that Labour is an alternative government.
- Scottish Labour are now looking for their sixth leader in just eight years - that doesn't provide a great deal of stability.
- The talk is that whoever leads the party into the 2016 Holyrood election has a big task given the scale of the Westminster near wipe-out.
- Kezia Dugdale has yet to say if she wants to go for the top job but certainly there is strong support for her should she choose to do so.
- It is interesting that Ms Dugdale as the party's deputy leader alongside Jim Murphy seems to have escaped much of the blame for the general election result - she is very much still seen as part of the party's future.
- As a relatively young politician at 33 years of age, she has to calculate whether this is the right time for her to enter the race for the top job - because if the party does suffer another defeat, will her colleagues turn on her?
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- The bagpipes of a fallen WWI soldier form the centrepiece of a new recording honouring the war dead and raising funds for veterans.
- The Labour Party, its leadership election, its funding - and its trade union links come under the spotlight.
- Should Scotland be emulating plans south of the border for a seven-day NHS?
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That's all from Scotland live for today. We'll be back at 07:00 in the morning.
Tonight's programme
Scotland 2015
BBC Two Scotland
On tonight's show, we'll have the latest on the Coulson trial and we'll also be debating the Scottish government's plans for land reform.
We'll hear from author & land reformer Alastair McIntosh who helped bring the Isle of Eigg into community ownership.
Scotland 2015 is on BBC Two Scotland at 22:30.
Post update
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Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News tweets: "Teenager held after Comely Bank crash: A 16-year-old boy has been detained by police following a crash."
Wednesday's weather
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Tomorrow will be dry and sunny, but rather chilly first thing.
It will remain largely dry with bright or sunny spells although some fair weather cloud will bubble up during the afternoon.
Signs of cloud increasing along the west coast during the day with the arrival of patchy rain into the Western Isles eventually.
A warmer feel with winds falling light. Temperatures reaching around 14C for many, a possible 16C in the sunny east.
Fox-hunting ban
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The National tweets: Pressure on SNP MPs to stand against fox hunting despite lack of impact on Scotland
Arches takes legal action
Glasgow venue The Arches is taking legal advice over a decision to curtail its nightclub licence.
Last week's decision sparked more than 30,000 to back an online petition calling for the club's licence to be reinstated.
Artistic Director Lucy Mason said: "We have been overwhelmed by the humbling and heartening support for The Arches and would like to thank everyone for being so passionate and articulate on our behalf.
"It is impossible to imagine the cultural landscape with The Arches wiped of the map, a situation which is entirely possible given the interdependency of the Arts and Club activity within our organisation."
Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster
Ian Lilley, the director of BBC Scotland documentary - Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill, has been explaining the problems he faced when trying to recreate and investigate the events of 100 years ago as accurately as possible.
"Documentation about what the crash actually looked like was thin on the ground. We could find little more than a handful official descriptions and a few rough sketches.
"To really get a picture of what happened and understand this terrible incident in the railway's history, we decided to build a recreation of the crash using a model train collection.
"We laid it all out in a large hall, complete with points, trains and a signal box. And with the help of the programme's designer, rail enthusiasts and a whole lot of books, we pieced together the story using a train set, a tape measure and a variety of cameras."
Scottish committee dilemma
Carole Walker
Political correspondent, BBC News
There is an unusual problem when it comes to deciding who will sit on the Scottish Affairs Select Committee in the new UK Parliament.
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats each have just one MP with a Scottish seat.
The Tories' sole Scottish representative is Scottish Secretary David Mundell, who will be expected to answer to the committee so clearly cannot serve on it.
Traditionally his opposite number would also not have a committee role so Labour's Ian Murray may also be ruled out.
It would be quite a step for the former Scottish Secretary - Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael - to go on to the committee though he may consider it an important role.
So the SNP will clearly be represented - but most of the other members will have seats outside Scotland.
It is an intriguing prospect for a committee which is likely to have an important role as parliament grapples with the huge constitutional issues on the agenda for the new session.
Lorry crash
Evening Express
The Aberdeen Evening Express tweets: "Granite slabs blocking road after lorry hits Aberdeen roundabout."
Lots of swearing
Tim Reid
Political correspondent, BBC News
At the House of Commons, the SNP's Angus MacNeil takes the oath three times - in English, Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. He's been giving lessons to five other SNP MPs to take in Gaelic.
"Jockalypse House"
Tim Reid
Political correspondent, BBC News
The SNP have been allocated a building on Whitehall to accommodate more than half of their new intake at Westminster.
The building - at 53 Parliament Street (not 56 which might have been more apt given the 56 SNP MPs) contains offices for 37 nationalist MPs.
The others will be scattered throughout the parliamentary estate. It's already been dubbed "Jockalypse House" by some in the SNP's ranks.
Edinburgh accident
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Long delays on all approaches due to an accident at Orchard Brae / Comely Bank Road / Crewe Road South
M8 - there has been a multi-vehicle accident eastbound between junction 2 Claylands and 1 Hermiston Gait - all but one of the cars is now on the hard shoulder but traffic is queuing here.
Unseating the beast of Bolsover
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Guardian Scotland tweets: The SNP's first big Westminster battle: turfing Dennis Skinner out of his seat - @guardiang2 #Passnotes looks askance
Seat wars
Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond said the reason for the ongoing battle between Labour and the SNP over seating arrangements in the House of Commons was Labour's failure to come to terms with the fact they lost the election.
The MP for Gordon told the BBC that "every single precedent" showed his party should occupy the front two rows of the benches, traditionally used by the third party in parliament.
Mr Salmond, who was one of the first parliamentarians to take the oath of allegiance today, said: "Everybody knows Labour will have to come to an agreement. All this is a sign of Labour not coming to terms with the fact that they lost all their seats."
King latest
BBC Scotland Sport is running a live page on the decision of the Scottish Football Association to pass Dave King as a 'fit and proper' person, leaving him free to be chairman of Rangers.
Go Purple
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The SSE Hydro tweets: "We will be purple tonight in support of @WorldibdDay and @CrohnsColitisUK! #gopurple
Tonight's weather
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A largely dry end to the day with some evening sunshine in between and elsewhere, with any showers tending to become confined to western coastal areas. The rain affecting the Grampian area will clear away into the North sea.
This will leave predominantly dry night, although a few showers will linger along the west coast. A cold night for mid May, lows around 4C to 7C in towns and cities. Rural parts of central and southern Scotland may well fall to about 1C with a touch of frost possibly by dawn. Around 5C for most
Post Office manager jailed
A Post Office manager who stole more than £100,000 from her work, a charity and an elderly friend has been jailed for more than three years.
Sub-post office boss Carol Oswald, 53, from Perth, spent the money on internet betting and claimed she was trying to win money to pay the business back.
She also stole more than £8,000 from the elderly post office owner and embezzled about £2,300 from a charity.
She had worked at Letham Post Office since the 1980s.
Cannabis plant seizure
Two men have been arrested and charged after cannabis plants with a street value of £70,000 were seized from a house in Midlothian.
Officers from the Midlothian Community Action Team (MCAT) executed a search warrant on High Street, Bonnyrigg, yesterday morning.
The men, aged 43 and 39, both of Vietnamese origin, were detained and have appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Super Puma hearing
Huw Williams
BBC Scotland reporter
At the Court of Session in Edinburgh, lawyers for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have argued that effective investigation of accidents, and the prevention of future incidents, depends on a no-blame culture in which personnel know they can cooperate with investigators without fear of facing legal or disciplinary action.
Scotland's criminal law prosecutor, The Lord Advocate, is applying to force the AAIB to release cockpit voice recordings and data from a Super Puma helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in Shetland in August 2013, killing four passengers.
He says that's necessary for the effective administration of justice and so prosecutors can have access to the best possible evidence.
But a lawyer for Balpa, the pilot's union, cited a near-miss at Schipol which resulted in the prosecution of a number of air traffic controllers.
They said that meant a 50% reduction in the number of incidents voluntarily reported at the airport in following years.
Lawyers for the Balpa said the Crown Office had failed to show why the release of information was strictly necessary, and had failed to take into account any adverse impact on future accident investigations.
Balpa says the presumption against disclosure should apply in the case.
The judge said he would try to make his determination as quickly as possible but warned it could take a while.
Who sits where?
David Porter
Westminster correspondent
There have been more disagreements between Labour and SNP MPs over where to sit in the House of Commons.
The SNP MP Pete Wishart sat on Labour's frontbench ahead of the start of swearing-in of MPs today.
It followed the decision by three Labour MPs, including the veteran Dennis Skinner, to sit on the front bench which the SNP insist is meant for the third party in parliament.
The problem is there are not hard-and-fast rules as to where MPs should sit. Those on the government sit on one side and the opposition sit on the other. There are conventions but not rules.
There is a bit of brinksmanship between the SNP and Labour about who can get the best positions, not only for debates but also for the benefit of television cameras as well."
King 'fit and proper'
Dave King is free to take up the chairman's role at Rangers after being passed "fit and proper" by the Scottish Football Association.
He led a successful bid to oust the previous board at Ibrox in March.
However, the governing body needed time to assess King's suitability, given his tax convictions in South Africa.
The fact he sat on the Rangers board prior to administration and subsequent liquidation was also taken into consideration.
Swearing in
Here are David Mundell (Tory), Ian Murray (Labour), Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem) and Angus Robertson (SNP) swearing in as MPs at the House of Commons.
Speculative Society opens to women
A debating and literary society, whose members have included Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Walter Scott, has opened its doors to female members.
The Speculative Society, "dedicated to public speaking and literary composition", has been a men-only society since it was founded in 1764.
Members voted three to one in favour of admitting women.
Missing woman search
Police are continuing to carry out extensive searches in Perthshire for missing American tourist Susan McLean.
The 61-year-old, from Pennsylvania, was reported missing from her holiday lodge in Aberfeldy on Sunday evening.
She was last seen wearing a black and grey coloured waterproof jacket, beige khaki trousers and white trainers.
Latest travel
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There is a high-wind warning on the Dornoch Bridge.
M90 Friarton Bridge - lane closures in both directions for roadworks between Junction 11 Dundee Road and Junction 10 Craigend.
Edinburgh - delays on Whitehouse Road Southbound between Braepark Road and A90 Queensferry Road through the roadworks area.
M77 - down to one lane on the southbound off-slip at Junction 3 Nitshill Road with a lane closure southbound between 5 Maidenhill and 6 Kingswell.
'Listening closely'
The Scottish Secretary says he has "listened closely" to Holyrood's devolution committee - but insists the UK government will press ahead with its planned legislation on further powers.
The committee says the legislation proposed by the Conservatives falls short of the Smith Commission recommendations.
After a meeting in London with members of the committee, David Mundell said the government had made its position clear.
"The UK government will deliver the Smith recommendations," he said.
"The Scotland Bill will be brought forward shortly and will be subject to the full parliamentary process, which will allow views to be heard and debated."
Crash dead named
Two men who died when their car hit a bridge have been named by police.
William Kirk, 25, and Justin McCaig, 18, were travelling in a black Vauxhall Corsa when it crashed on the A747 Glenluce to Glasserton Road at West Barr, Port William in Dumfries and Galloway, at about 9.20pm yesterday.
Mr McCaig died at the scene of the accident and Mr Kirk, who was driving the car, was taken to the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer but later died.
Newsdrive at 16:00
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Absconded prisoner found
A prisoner who absconded from Greenock prison last month has been recaptured.
James Leiser had served 11 years of a 12-year sentence for murder.
The 38-year-old failed to return to prison after unescorted leave on 24 April.
He was last seen by his family in Parkhead, Glasgow, at about 15:30 that day.
Coulson trial out for the day
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
No further questions from advocate depute.
We're out of witnesses for the day, so court is adjourned early. Back tomorrow morning.
Alex Salmond swears in
Westminster Live
SNP MP Alex Salmond took his oath in the "Scottish manner" ie raising his hand but not holding a sacred text. These MPs can kiss the book instead.
MPs can chose between the New Testament, the Old Testament (in English and Hebrew), the Koran, the Granth, the Welsh Bible and the Gaelic Bible.
Clerk says to Salmond:"Welcome back!"
Lotta bottle
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Scotland
Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs has dismissed the notion the Easter Road side lack "bottle" on the big occasion.
Hibs have lost two recent Scottish Cup finals and last season's Premiership play-off final against Hamilton.
But Stubbs and his captain Liam Craig are confident they can disprove their critics against Rangers on Wednesday.
Update: Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
In the witness box: DCI McCabe is the investigating officer on Operation Weeting, probing News of the World (NOTW) phone-hacking.
Read the full roundup here.
Ian Murray 'swears in'
Westminster Live
Nick Eardley
BBC News
Ian Murray, shadow secretary of state for Scotland, swears in as the only remaining Labour MP in Scotland.
Meanwhile...Alex Salmond and Nick Clegg have a chat as they wait to swear in (bottom left)
The "swearing in" ceremony requires MPs old and new to take an oath or solemn affirmation of Parliamentary service in order to formally take their seats.
As there are 650 of them, it usually lasts a few days and is due to finish on 26 May - the day before the formal start of the parliamentary session and State Opening.
Read about how new and returning MPs begin as they are supposed to go on - with a ritual that dates back at least 400 years.
Labour leadership latest
Labour MSPs have met at Holyrood for the first time since Jim Murphy announced his intention to stand down as Scottish party leader.
Deputy leader Kezia Dugdale will take over from Mr Murphy when he stands down next month.
Labour's social justice spokesman, Ken McIntosh has confirmed that he will formally announce his intention to stand as leader when the party's election rules are agreed.
Ms Dugdale said she would share her leadership intentions in the coming days.
VIDEO: Girl canoes to school every morning
For many parents and pupils, the school run can be the most stressful part of the day.
But a pupil from a primary school in Kirkintilloch has found a novel way to beat the traffic to the school gate.
Charley and her dad canoe to school each morning.
BBC Scotland's Julie Peacock has been to meet her.
Update Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
PC Smith's evidence is now finished. The next witness, Metropolitan Police officer Richard Fitzgerald, is being sworn in.
DC Fitzgerald confirms that he was assigned to the re-investigation of phone hacking in 2011. His work on Operation Weeting followed up from earlier 2005-6 phone hacking probe Operation Caryatid.
From the court -
Help-to-buy 'almost fully subscribed'
The Scottish government says its Help to Buy scheme is almost fully subscribed - less than two months into this year's round of funding.
The £130m scheme aims to give people a foot up onto the housing ladder if they're struggling to raise a deposit.
Ministers say there's been a bumper level of sales reservations.
Update Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
Tweeting from the court:
Read the full roundup here.
UDA murder plot accused 'wanted war'
One of four men accused of plotting to kill two former UDA leaders in Scotland told his girlfriend he was "trying to get a war started", a court has heard.
Anton Duffy made the remarks to Stacey McAllister at his home in Glasgow which was bugged and recorded by police.
On a tape played in court, Mr Duffy is also heard to say: "I need to get this Johnny Adair shot first."
Mr Duffy, 39, John Gorman, 58, Paul Sands, 31 and Martin Hughes, 36, deny a plot to kill Mr Adair and Sam McCrory.
Study helps ash mapping for flights
New discoveries about ash clouds could help predict where planes can safely fly following volcanic eruptions, Edinburgh researchers have said.
Experts have studied ash grains taken from Icelandic eruptions to compare satellite-based measurements of ash clouds with ash deposits on the ground.
It is hoped it will help methods of mapping ash concentration to identify where it is safe to fly in eruptions.
Flights were cancelled in 2010 and 2011 following volcanic activity in Iceland.
McIntosh indicates interest in leadership
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Glenn Campbell
Political correspondent, BBC Scotland
Update Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
The Andy Coulson trial is back underway in Edinburgh, I'll be tweeting live updates throughout.
PC James Smith is still giving evidence about Mr Coulson's testimony in 2010 Sheridan trial.
Dugdale poised to decide leadership
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Glenn Campbell
Political correspondent, BBC Scotland
Scottish deputy leader Kezia Dugdale says she'll decide in the next couple of days if she'll stand for leadership of Scottish Labour.
Bogus salesmen con pensioner
Police say a 72-year-old man was robbed in his Glasgow home by two men claiming to be door-to-door salesmen.
The two men gained entry to the house in Crichton Street, Springburn, at about 12:00 yesterday.
They left with a three figure sum of cash.
Det Con David Somerville said: "Luckily the victim was not injured in this incident however it was a very distressing experience for him."
Carbon monoxide warning
A warning has been issued to campers after a family was rushed to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning in Dumfries and Galloway.
They required treatment last month after an extinguished barbecue caused their tent to fill with the gas.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service hopes to raise awareness with music lovers and outdoor enthusiasts set to visit the area in the coming months.
It has teamed up with other groups to help highlight the issue.
M77 lane closure
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#M77 - down to one lane on southbound off-slip at J3 Nitshill Road with a lane closure southbound between 5 Maidenhill 6 Kingswell. T.T.
Police search for dog killer
Police in Galashiels are searching for a dog killer after two pets died yesterday evening after being poisoned.
It is understood that the two dogs ate contaminated food which was posted through the letterbox of a property in the Forest Gardens area.
Police have delivered an appeal letter to households in the area asking for information.
Super Puma court challenge
Huw Williams
BBC Scotland reporter
The case to force the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to release cockpit voice and data from a helicopter which crashed off Shetland in August 2013 is under way at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Scotland's chief prosecutor, The Lord Advocate, argues that the information is necessary to investigate the deaths of four people in the crash, and in case criminal prosecutions need to follow.
Lawyers for the Crown Office told the court this morning that the Chicago Convention, EU regulations, and domestic law all recognise that parallel investigations into any air accident are likely to be necessary.
They're asking the judge to rule that any possible negative effects of releasing the information - by, for example, making pilots or international authorities reluctant to co-operate with future enquiries - are outweighed by the demands of justice in this case.
They've pointed to the extreme rarity of cases brought under Section 18 of the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations - citing just one case in 2007 when the High Court in England did order the release of material from a cockpit voice recorder from a crash which happened seven year earlier, as proof that such applications are not routine or undertaken in a cavalier fashion.
But just before the court broke for lunch, the AAIB's legal team began to argue that the Lord Advocate had not made a sufficient case to overcome the high hurdle which mitigates against disclosure of the information.
The judge is being asked to judge between three competing definitions of what is in the public interest: learning the safety lessons from accidents; investigating the sudden deaths of people at their work; and prosecuting those who may have been responsible for causing those deaths.
Harbour plans
Fresh images of a proposed new harbour for Aberdeen have been released.
The cost of the project at Nigg Bay, to the south of the existing harbour, is being estimated at more than £300m.
A public consultation is currently ongoing.
The exhibition material can be viewed and downloaded, and feedback can be emailed to aberdeenharbour@bartonwillmore.co.uk
Update Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
Tweeting from the trial:
The advocate deputy is now questioning the first witness PC Smith.
Findhorn beach huts approved
Plans to build a row of 30 colourful beach huts on a stretch of shoreline at Findhorn have been approved by Moray Council after a split vote.
Council planning officers had recommended refusal and warned the huts would detract from the beach's unspoilt open character.
There were also 175 letters of objection, mainly from local residents.
Members of the council's planning and regulatory services committee approved the plans by eight votes to six.
Free church schools
The Free Church of Scotland has heard a call for members to consider starting their own schools.
Moderator of the general assembly, the Reverend David Robertson, said the current state education system in Scotland was "more about training people for jobs and social engineering than it is about educating people".
As well as the Church of Scotland general assembly taking place in Edinburgh this week, the Free Church of Scotland is also having its annual gathering.
The Free Church has about 100 congregations all over Scotland and about 13,000 people attending worship.
The Reverend Robertson added: "We may not yet be able to set up Christian schools, but that does not mean we should not be involved much more in the current education system."
He said the church should also call on the Scottish government to support a system which allows churches to set up faith-based schools.
Update Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
From inside the trial:
Jurors in the court are being played a recording of Andy Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Tommy Sheridan trial in 2010.
Mr Sheridan, who was defending himself, is asking Mr Coulson about his knowledge of the News of the World's stories about him:
Camera plan for national park
Will photo-post bagging become a new pastime in the Cairngorms National Park?
Wooden posts have been placed at 14 locations across the national park. Each one has a camera bracket on top to ensure everyone takes exactly the same view.
The photos can be uploaded to a special website to record the changing landscape.
Home price rise 'highest since 2007'
House prices in Scotland have seen their highest annual increase since 2007, according to new figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average prices climbed by 14.6% over the year to March, to stand at £207,000.
That compared with a rise of 9.4% in England, 7.5% in Northern Ireland and 5.7% in Wales.
The average house price across the UK as a whole was £273,000 in March of this year.
Update Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
From inside the trial:
Jurors in the court are being played a recording of Mr Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Tommy Sheridan trial in 2010:
Driver injured in vehicle fire
A man has been injured after the vehicle he was in went on fire on an unclassified road between Dingwall and Evanton.
The incident happened about a mile from Evanton.
Police said the road was closed.
Rise in A&E waiting times
Patient waiting times in accident and emergency (A&E) departments have risen slightly, according to the latest weekly figures.
In the week ending 10 May, 93.3% of people were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours at the 32 main A&E departments - down from 93.5% in the previous week.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "This is an increase of over seven percentage points since weekly reporting began in February, and demonstrates that staff are continuing to work hard to see, treat and either discharge or admit patients within four hours."
The figures show that 155 patients waited more than eight hours and 30 patients waited more than 12 hours.
This compares with the 76 patients who waited more than eight hours and three patients who waited more than 12 hours in the previous week.
Historic shirt to be auctioned
A Scotland football jersey worn by Jim Baxter in the 2-0 defeat of England at Hampden in Glasgow in 1962 is going up for auction next month.
The jersey, which was signed by Baxter in 1993, has been on display at the Scottish Football Museum for the past three years.
It will go under the hammer at McTear's Auctioneers in Glasgow on 2 June.
'Strong' support for land reform
David Miller
BBC Scotland environment correspondent
A Scottish government minister has told a conference in Edinburgh there is "strong support" for land reform.
Aileen McLeod also said she wanted to see "much more" land brought into community ownership.
The one-day event has been organised by the landowners' organisation, Scottish Land and Estates.
The Scottish government's plan to introduce a Land Reform Bill at Holyrood before the summer recess has sparked controversy.
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Update: Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
Tweeting from the trial -
From 2010 tape (the recording of Mr Coulson's testimony from his appearance at the Sheridan trial):
Update: Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
Tweeting from the trial -
From the 2010 tape recording:
Radioactive waste placed in vaults
Two massive vaults built for storing low-level radioactive waste from Dounreay in Caithness have been put to use for the first time.
Each vault is 36ft (11m) below ground and can hold the equivalent of between 370 and 450 double decker buses.
The stores have been designed to keep different kinds of waste and the first "packages" of materials were placed inside last month.
The Dounreay experimental nuclear power plant was built in the 1950s.
Land Reform speech
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David Miller
BBC Scotland environment correspondent
BBC Scotland Environment Correspondent David Miller is in Edinburgh to hear the Scottish government's environment minister Aileen McLeod's keynote speech at the landowners' conference.
Andy Coulson trial
Update
Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
BBC Scotland reporter Philip Sim is tweeting from inside the trial of former newspaper boss and UK government communication chief Andy Coulson at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Four arrested in immigration raids
Four people have been arrested for immigration offences following raids on three restaurants in southern Scotland.
Home Office immigration enforcement officers visited Bollywood and Hong Kong City in Stranraer and Little India in Newton Stewart on Friday.
Two Bangladeshi men, a Pakistani man and a Chinese man were arrested.
The businesses face potential financial penalties of up to £20,000 per worker arrested unless they can show right-to-work document checks were carried out.
House prices up 10%
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Douglas Fraser
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How have house prices changed across the UK over the downturn years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2015? @ons.
Trident whistleblower apprehended at airport
Update
A Royal Navy submariner who criticised Trident nuclear submarine safety procedures is being held by police after returning to the UK
The Ministry of Defence says Mr McNeilly was "apprehended" by Royal Navy Police at Edinburgh Airport on Monday night and was being held at a military establishment in Scotland.
An official investigation was launched after Mr McNeilly detailed his concerns in an internet post.
Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
Fishermen rescued from life raft
Five fishermen have been rescued from a life raft after their boat sank last night.
The Banff-registered Kairos sent two distress calls when its Scottish skipper and four Filipino crew got into difficulty 75 miles off the Isles of Scilly.
A search was launched led by Falmouth coastguard and involving two Irish coastguard helicopters, a lifeboat and two commercial vessels.
The men were plucked to safety and airlifted to Castletownbere in Ireland.
Andy Coulson trial
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Philip Sim
Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
First witness is PC James Smith, who was a court officer during the 2010 trial of Tommy Sheridan.
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Andy Coulson trial
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Reporting from the High Court in Edinburgh
The trial of former newspaper boss and UK government communication chief Andy Coulson is set to under way at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Mr Coulson denies committing perjury during the Tommy Sheridan trial in 2010. He's accused of lying about his knowledge of phone-hacking.
Follow me on Twitter for live updates from the case.
'No problem' with festival accounts
Big Burns Supper festival organisers have said there is "no problem" with their accounts after a threat to dissolve the company was lifted.
Companies House had warned it could be struck off its register within three months over failure to file accounts.
Festival director Graham Main said the accounts, which were originally filed in April, had now been accepted.
Companies House confirmed the necessary documents had been filed and any dissolution action suspended.
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Trident whistleblower hands himself in
A Royal Navy submariner who criticised Trident nuclear submarine safety procedures has handed himself in to police on his return to the UK.
William McNeilly, 25, went on the run after alleging the Trident missile programme, based on the Clyde, was a "disaster waiting to happen".
Able Seaman Mr McNeilly, from Belfast, has written a report, called The Secret Nuclear Threat, detailing "serious security and safety breaches".
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Trident whistleblower hands himself in
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Defence correspondent, BBC News
#Trident sub whistleblower William McNeilly has handed himself in to police on return to UK
McCall Smith wins book award
Alexander McCall Smith has won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for his novel Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party.
The annual award celebrates books that capture author PG Wodehouse's comic spirit.
The novel tells the story of an Irish-American antiques dealer whose trip to Ireland goes farcically wrong.
The Scot beat off competition from a six-strong shortlist including Helen Lederer, Caitlin Moran and Irvine Welsh.
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Call to replicate Scots drink limit
The Police Federation in England is suggesting that the lower drink drive limit introduced in Scotland should be replicated south of the border.
Scotland reduced the limit at the end of 2014 and Northern Ireland is considering a similar plan.
Since the change, which saw the limit reduced from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, prosecutions in Scotland have fallen by a third.
The back pages
Hertha Berlin have joined Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar in the battle to land Willem II left back and Celtic target Mitchell Dijks.
Find out what else is dominating the back pages of Scotland's newspapers.
Seven-day NHS for Scotland
Good Morning Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
David Cameron has reiterated plans to turn the NHS in England into a seven-day service. Is it an ambition Scotland should be striving to emulate?
Dr Peter Bennie is the chair of the British Medical Association in Scotland.
Land reform issues to be debated
David Miller
BBC Scotland environment correspondent
The Scottish government's plans for land reform are to come under scrutiny at a conference in Edinburgh.
It has been organised by the landowners' organisation, Scottish Land and Estates.
Debate will focus on ways to "deliver public benefits from private land". The issue is highly topical.
The conference will hear from Dr Aileen McLeod, minister for Environment, Climate change and Land Reform.
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Seven-day NHS for Scotland?
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David Cameron has reiterated plans to turn the NHS in England into a seven-day service. Is it an ambition Scotland should be striving to emulate?
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Scotland to launch concussion advice
Scotland is to become the first country in the world to introduce standard guidelines for dealing with concussion in sport.
It will be launched at Hampden Park in Glasgow by Peter Robinson, whose son died after a double concussion in a school rugby match.
The new guidelines are meant for people involved in sport at all levels.
Until now, each sport has had its own means of dealing with head injuries sustained during play.
New rules for leadership contest?
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Glenn Campbell
Political correspondent, BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland political correspondent Glenn Campbell on the issues affecting the election of a new leader for Scottish Labour.
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Sun and showers
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Morning, Chris here.
Sunny spells and showers today, they'll be most frequent in the Hebrides and on the west coast. Rain in the northern isles will move south to Inverness and North Aberdeen by this afternoon.
Afternoon highs of around 11 to 14C west to east.
Ferries back on
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Scottish Labour leadership
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Glenn Campbell
Political correspondent, BBC Scotland
There's speculation that MSP Ken McIntosh will throw his hat into the ring to replace Jim Murphy as the leader of Scottish Labour.
But will Mr McIntosh be the first to enter the ring? I think he certainly wants to.
Scottish Labour leadership
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Political correspondent, BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland's political correspondent Glenn Campbell muses on the contenders to take over from Jim Murphy as the Scottish Labour leader.
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Welcome back beavers, says charity
Beavers should be released at more sites in Scotland, a conservation charity has said.
Moray-based Trees for Life said the animals were a "keystone species" that played "a critical ecological role".
Scottish Natural Heritage is due to release a report on the Knapdale beaver trial in Argyll ahead of a government decision on the project's future.
More than 150 beavers, which originated from escapes or illegal releases, also live in waterways in Tayside.
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M8 lanes blocked
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Two killed in bridge crash
Two men have died following a one vehicle crash in south west Scotland.
One of the victims - an 18 year old man - was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other, aged 25, died later in hospital.
The pair were in a Vauaxhall Corsa car which crashed into a bridge on the A747 Glenluce to Glasserton Road in Wigtownshire.
It happened shortly before 21:30 last night. A police investigation is under way and an appeal is being made for witnesses.
Wood family donation to baby unit
Eleanor Bradford
BBC Scotland Health Correspondent
The son and daughter-in-law of the oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood have donated £250,000 towards medical equipment at Wishaw General Hospital.
Garreth Wood and his wife, former Miss Scotland Nicola Wood, made the offer after losing triplets, born prematurely at the hospital in 2013.
They hope the equipment will help save the lives of other premature babies.
Last week Sir Ian Wood announced he was donating £10m for a new car park at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Legal wrangle over black box data
A hearing is due to be held over legal action to obtain cockpit voice recorder data from a fatal helicopter crash.
Four North Sea oil workers died when the Super Puma crashed off the coast of Shetland in 2013.
Prosecutors investigating the cause of the deaths will mount a legal challenge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
They will argue that the Air Accidents Investigation Branch must hand over data from the black box recorder.
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