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A man who died after an accident on a farm on Shetland has been named by police.

Bryden Budge, who was 46 and from Bigton, was fatally injured in the incident, which happened at about 10:00 today on Bigton Farm.

Mr Budge's death is not being treated as suspicious.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and is assisting with a report being prepared for the procurator fiscal.

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering another man.

Liam Strang, from Cranhill, allegedly struck Stephen McGinlay (pictured) on the head and body with a knife or similar instrument on St George's Road on 2 October.

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Mr McGinlay, 26, died three days later.

Mr Strang made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.

The BBC 5 Live commentator Conor McNamara is also looking forward to tonight's match. He tweeted: The impressive National Stadium in Warsaw where Scotland play Poland tonight. Commentary on @bbc5live. #BBCfootball

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It is not long to go now until the big game between Scotland and Poland. As this picture shows, the Tartan Army have been in fine form on the streets of Warsaw today.

Kick off for the Euro 2016 qualifying match is at 19:45 BST. You can listen to live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland and online, and follow live text coverage on the BBC Sport website.

The son of a Dumfries woman found dead in Crete more than five years ago has welcomed support from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Michael Porter and his relatives are convinced Jean Hanlon was murdered.

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He has been frustrated by Greek police investigations.

He met with officials on Monday and said the support promised was a significant step in trying to find out what happened.

A convicted rapist has been jailed for three years after threatening to kill two women in Inverness.

Stephen Stewart, 46, was found guilty of breaking the terms of a court order banning him from approaching unaccompanied women at their homes.

In 2005, he was jailed for eight and a half years for rape.

A court has heard how a woman who attacked a man in Annan told police she had not stabbed him hard enough, and asked officers: "Is he dead yet?".

Sheila Waugh, 53, assaulted Stewart Gilmour in her home in the Dumfries and Galloway town in February.

She had been accused of attempted murder but was found guilty at the High Court in Glasgow of the lesser charge of assault to danger of life.

Cameron McNeish: This "devolution" debate is awful. Brown in fillibustering mode and #ADarling didn't even bother to attend. Sheer contempt for Scotland.

Garve Scott-Lodge: English MPs *do* have a say on Education in Scotland, because their budget decisions affect ours.

Carolyn Barnes: Just turned on BBC Parliament, where are the MPs? #empty

An armed man who robbed a bank in Edinburgh and could be covered in red dye is being sought by police.

Officers are appealing for witnesses following the robbery at a branch of RBS in Craigentinny at 16:45 on Monday.

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He fled the store with a substantial quantity of cash and made off on foot into Restalrig Avenue.

A security device was activated and this may have caused the cash, and the man's clothing, to be contaminated with red dye.

The Sunday Herald's Scottish Political Editor Tom Gordon tweets: Telegraph's Alan Cochrane to publish his Alex Salmond "Downfall" diary on Nov 18, same day Salmond goes as FM

Smithy: I've been watching this debate for an hour. So disappointing - when will they start discussing Scotland? #devodebate #scotlandlive.

Michael Woodward: How is it that a defeated minority in Scotland seem to think that their point of view is the most important one in British politics? The SNP had their opportunity and lost out. Less than 2m voters supported independence and the UK has a population of over 60m. The Yes campaign need to get over themselves and start to operate with a mindset of what is best for Britain!

The chairman of NHS Grampian has announced his resignation amid concern from senior clinical workers of a staffing crisis in the area.

Bill Howatson said there were "significant challenges" that would be best tackled under new leadership.

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Last month, A&E consultants warned NHS Grampian that staffing shortages could be putting patient safety at risk.

Geoff Earl, Portobello: How can English powers be linked to new Scottish powers? The Scottish Convention Blueprint for Devolution was published in 1995 after 6 years of debate. Even then it took another 3 years and a referendum before the 1998 Scottish Act. How can English powers be devolved in just 6 months? Back of fag packet politics.

John Gray Snr: If this is Scotland getting a hearing then god help us, what a shambles, nothing so far other than the English question!

Phil Lofthouse: Hope all the short-sighted NO voters are happy. Not only are we not going to get any extra powers, as we can see from today's "debate", but we're already starting to hear noises regarding the NHS and how we will have to start paying for treatment. What's that? Privatisation you say?

Tune in to @BBCRadioScot #Newsdrive from 1630 to hear from Gordon Strachan & Gary Caldwell ahead of Scotland v Poland in #Euro2016Qualifiers.

Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell, who chaired his party's devolution commission, has just his fellow MPs.

He argues that a failure to stick to the timetable to deliver more powers for Scotland would hand "a considerable political advantage" to the SNP.

Scotland should be given direct representation in the European Union and other international bodies in the package of powers currently being negotiated by the Smith Commission, External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop has told a Brussels think-tank.

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Scottish interests are currently represented in the Council of Europe and other international state gatherings by UK ministers, who balance Scotland's priorities with the other nations and regions of the UK.

But the SNP believe Scotland should have its own voice in the EU and internationally, and even take the lead role "in areas such as fisheries, where Scotland has the predominant interest within the UK".

Scottish Labour MP Tom Clarke says that people who voted in the referendum "were worried about Westminster, they were worried about poverty and they expect us to respond to their concerns".

The devolution debate has certainly caught your attention on Twitter.

The following terms are currently trending in Glasgow: Gordon, Scots, Tories, UKIP, vow, #indyref, SNP, devolution, Westminster, Cameron, Labour, MPs.

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In Inverness, #devodebate is the top trending term, while #indyref and #indyscot are among the most tweeted terms in Aberdeen.

Watch the Leader of the House William Hague outline how the "vow" of more devolution for Scotland pledged by the three main Westminster parties during the referendum campaign is "unconditional".

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In the House of Commons, the SNP's Pete Wishart says former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been seeking the signatures of 100,000 people for a petition calling on the UK government to stick to the "vow" on further devolution.

He suggests that Mr Brown, who spoke earlier in today's Commons debate, "came close to saying he had been duped" by the UK government.

He adds that the SNP will seek "the maximum devolution that people now want".

An attacker who turned up at a family's home in Motherwell brandishing a chainsaw before assaulting two men has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.

William Winnie, 24, of Dinmont Crescent, admitted committing the offences on his own street in June.

He wounded two men in knife attacks after striking them on the head with a chain with a padlock attached to it.

However, one of his victims fought back despite his injuries and managed to overpower Winnie and disarm him.

Garve Scott-Lodge: Second Tory MP to say the vow was 'not in his name'. #scotdebate

Taylor James Scott: Very measured and interesting contribution from Graham Allen MP in today's #DevoDebate

Chad Rickard: Only sensible Unionist so far is Sir Roger Gale. Full federalism, new structures + balanced UK senate. Won't happen though.

SNP MP Pete Wishart says the referendum was "almost like a festival of politics".

He adds: "I almost wish we could do it again."

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He argues that the House of Commons should have provided "a full day's debate" to consider Scottish devolution, with English votes for English laws considered separately.

Homebuyers will no longer be eligible for shared equity on properties between £250,000 and £400,000 after the Scottish government cut the upper limit on its Help to Buy scheme.

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The decision will widen access to the scheme for lower income families and first-time buyers by favouring less expensive houses, according to Housing Minister Margaret Burgess.

Trade body Homes for Scotland welcomed the move following the "market disruption" caused after Help to Buy funding for 2014/15 ran out in July.

However, the £100m allocated for 2015/16 is not expected to last the full year as the new cap will still cover the vast majority of the market, Homes for Scotland chief executive Philip Hogg said.

On the subject of English votes for English laws in the UK Parliament, Labour MP Ian Davidson tells MPs: "I don't think we can have a situation where Scots are sent out of the room in certain debates."

Bryan Ewington: Not sure if I am missing anything but it seems this is turning into an attack on SNP and Scotland. So many times the question about English votes for English laws and more powers of England has been brought up and discussed. Yet, when Scotland has been raised, the person asking the question is met with contempt.

Doug Bryce: All three parties need to sit down and agree what "extensive new powers" should be devolved to Scotland. This is what the vow promised. At the moment they are just arguing which option would give them advantage at Westminster!

Labour MP Ian Davidson, who chairs the Scottish Affairs Select Committee at Westminster, says that England and Wales - unlike Scotland - "have not yet had a vote on remaining in the Union". He notes that Northern Ireland had a referendum on sovereignty in 1973.

Mr Davidson, a supporter of the pro-Union Better Together campaign, claims that the "Yes" side in Scotland's referendum had "better propaganda" and "better music".

He adds: "All we had were better arguments."

Jane Plain: #devodebate turning into a bun fight, shows the discontent all over the UK with Westminster

Alawevans: Watching the UK parliament debate devolution in the UK. Amusing to say the least. #squeakybumtime #devodebate #commons #devolution

Rob Murray: #devodebate is providing some afternoon entertainment. #indyref

In conclusion to his concerns on Conservative plans for devolved income tax, and the subsequent prevention of Scottish MPs voting on budget matters, Mr Brown said "nations can collapse by accident" and "unions can disintegrate".

Bryan: There is something very natural about @WilliamJHague; his speech easily beat that of 'professional', robotic @SadiqKhan. #ScotlandLive

Rodels Rants: The english dont want the Scots … they want their oil ! #scotlandlive

Back at the debate, Gordon Brown believes there are "other ways" to meet the sensitivities of those who wants English votes for English laws.

Mr Brown fears the Union would be in trouble if MPs representing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland did not vote on certain matters.

Former Celtic and Scotland defender Gary Caldwell has said Scotland will be wary of Poland's star striker Robert Lewandowski but will not adopt an overly cautious approach in Warsaw tonight.

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The 32-year-old, who is not in Gordon Strachan's squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier, said: "He is a positive manager, which is good for Scotland, and he won't only be worrying about Lewandowski and the threats Poland have."

Mr Brown describes the Conservative party plan - for Scotland to have 100% of income tax devolved to Scotland - as a "lethal cocktail".

He suggests Scottish MPs could become second-class citizens as a result.

Former PM Gordon Brown says he believes there is "common ground" between political parties on the timetable for the delivery for further devolution, and also to which powers should be devolved.

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Referring to devolution and the the English votes question Mr Brown says a "vow that was written on the Tuesday was being changed on the Friday morning".

Karen Birch: Listening to devo debate. There isn't an anti-politics feeling in Scotland mate! There is an anti-Westminster feeling across the UK.

Al: @AngusMacNeilMP Angus - best speaker at the devo debate as well as best county in Scotland.

Scott Harrison: How great would it be to see 30-40 SNP MPs taking part in this sort of debate? Scotland might get an ounce of respect then.

Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore, the former Scottish secretary, says it is the job of all the participants of the Smith Commission to "create a package that will meet the ambitious aspirations of Scotland", adding it must "prove stable".

Mr Moore said politicians must "seize the moment".

A father has told a murder trial he heard on the radio two bodies had been found in East Lothian the day after his daughter failed to return home.

Morain Scott, 84, has started giving evidence in the trial of Angus Sinclair, 69, at the High Court in Livingston.

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Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, both 17, were last seen at the World's End pub in Edinburgh in October 1977.

Mr Sinclair denies murdering the girls after raping and strangling them.

First Minister Alex Salmond has accused David Cameron of "reneging" on pledges made during the referendum campaign.

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Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Salmond said: "The prime minister started the process of reneging on the commitment when he came out of Downing Street hours after the referendum and said that progress in Scotland should be in tandem with ... constitutional change in England.

"Even Gordon Brown is finding it difficult to stomach," he added.

Bill: This is a complete shambles. This mob hold Scotland in total contempt. It is nothing but an incoherent shambles. The speaker for the Labour Party is nothing but an arrogant idiot.

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David Cameron has accused Labour of "not being interested in fairness" after the party said it would boycott talks on the so-called English votes for English laws issue.

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Ed Miliband's party denounced the talks being led by leader of the Commons William Hague as "a closed-shop stitch-up" when "proper reform" is needed.

The prime minister rejected the suggestion that he was playing politics with the Union following the "vow" made to the people of Scotland during the referendum campaign.

He said: "What we need is obviously more devolution for Scotland but a settlement that's fair for the whole of the United Kingdom.

"I think it's a matter of great regret if Labour are going to walk out of this Cabinet committee which they could join in and make their suggestions.

"But obviously they are not interested in fairness across the United Kingdom so we will have to work hard with other partners to make sure we deliver."

Jack McLuckie: Forget what type of devolution debate this is - the unwavering focus on the West Lothian question is patronising to Scotland #scotlandlive

Pamela Dobbie: Surely this is about devolution to England as a whole not to regions? We need a balanced arrangement for all countries in UK #devodebate

Yvonne Nicolson: No party leaders at debate for more powers for Scotland....quelle surprise! #scotlandlive

Mr Khan says he is "proud of Labour's record of constitutional reform", adding that the party "learned from its experiences".

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Referring to the "English question", he says: "Call it what you want, there is an issue and it will need addressing."

Labour MP Sidiq Khan thanks many of the Labour MPs and MSPs who were part of the Better Together campaign, which backed a "No" vote, by name.

He then goes through some of Labour's "achievements" in government.

M: A debate which came about as a result of party leaders offering Scotland more powers is 'not about Scotland' and has no party leaders at it.

Brendan Docherty: They made 'vow', got result wanted but party leaders show no respect for Scots and do no-show at debate. #Duped #ScotlandLive @ChrisBryantMP

Duncan Scott: #ScotlandLive @BBCScotlandNews so long as block grant is based on English equivalents, elected MPs all have to have say

William Adams: Let the English look after the English people. That is the right thing to do!

The SNP's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson, says the Commons debate is on Scottish devolution, not "a general debate on English votes for English laws".

Speaker John Bercow says Mr Robertson is being "a tad precious" and that this is a "general debate" on devolution following the referendum.

Labour MP John Denham says there should be public debate on devolution in England rather than ministers trying to "force this through in a cabinet debate".

He urges William Hague to "listen to the people of of England".

Mr Hague says he has invited the Labour front bench to Cabinet committee discussions but has not had a response.

YesWestLothian: Now talking about devolution to Wales. Another headache for the govt, but a distraction...#devodebate

Janis Henderson: Watching debate on new scottish powers. Way more about England, Wales and Northern Ireland than about Scotland. Who would have thought it!

Irma Tharn: Wish I'd kept note of relative number of mentions for England, Scotland and Wales in this debate apparently about Scottish Devolution !

William Hague argues that there is no demand for regional devolution in England, noting that voters in the north east of England rejected a regional assembly in a referendum in 2004.

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Greater Manchester Labour MP Graham Stringer agrees that regional assemblies were rejected but says there is demand for devolution to his region.

Anon: The Yes campaign lost because they counted their chickens before they were hatched. I voted No and I will do so every day for the rest of my life if need be. I am British until I am dead.

John McDonald: Debate on 'Scotland' in Westminster now, first 2 questions on empowerment and fairness for England. Strong sense of where the House's focus lies.

Geoff Robbins: For a debate on further powers to Scotland they're not actually mentioning many further powers to Scotland.

Andrew: #ScotlandLive no party leaders from the 'big 3'? No respect for Scotland, no respect for voters, no respect for democracy.

SNP MP Angus MacNeil accuses Prime Minister David Cameron of going back on the pre-referendum vow of more powers for Scotland by making them "conditional" on English votes for English laws or devolution elsewhere.

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"It was an unconditional vow," William Hague insists.

Conservative MP Oliver Heald says he and many English people were "willing the Scots to stay" but he now wants "fairness to England" in terms of voting rights on English matters in the UK Parliament.

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Martin Learmonth: I cannot believe Cameron, Miliband or Nick Clegg have not attended the debate on the vow they made to Scotland. This is a disgrace.

Taylor James Scott: Good line from @WilliamJHague in devolution debate - "important we unite Scotland within a united United Kingdom".

Angus Duncan: Scotland needs more powers, say the majority of Scots. This debate may well become about England. Same pollsters have stopped #indyref polls

If you want to send us your views on the House of Commons debate on devolution, you can email us, text us on 80295, or use the #ScotlandLive on Twitter

Many MPs voice approval when William Hague says that England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be represented when considering more devolution of powers.

And we're finally underway over in the House of Commons.

Opening the devolution debate, Leader of the House William Hague says the referendum campaign was "one of the most remarkable displays of democracy in British history".

He says there is an appetite for "renewal" across the UK and "dither and delay is not an option".

A vote in the Commons has held up the start of the devolution debate, but it is expected to start in a few minutes' time.

And some of you are getting quite impatient...

Ian R Close tweets: Watching House of Commons live. The Scotland debate is like half an hour late now. Come on!

tweets: With some pretty confident Scotland fans in Poland who say this is a must win game.

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Current top temps: 10C in Edinburgh, Lossiemouth and Stornoway. 9C in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Lerwick.

Questions to government ministers are over in the House of Commons, and the debate on devolution will be starting in a few minutes.

The Leader of the House, William Hague, will open the debate.

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Labour has said it will not take part in cross-party discussions about "English votes for English laws".

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With the Commons debating devolution this afternoon, Labour said it would boycott a body set up by David Cameron to examine the future role of English MPs.

The BBC's Norman Smith said the party regards it as "a political stitch up".

William Hague earlier insisted the transfer of more powers to Scotland was "absolutely unequivocal" and "not tied" to a deal covering England.

Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg signed a pledge to devolve substantial new powers to Scotland if there was a "No" vote in September's referendum.

Partick Thistle have signed Belgian central defender Frederic Frans on a short-term contract.

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The 25-year-old former Lierse player, capped by his country at under-20 level, has agreed a deal until January.

A hundred sheep have been stolen from farm in Dumfries and Galloway.

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The Texel cross and Cheviot mule cross sheep were taken between 26 September and 3 October from fields around High Stenries farm at Waterbeck.

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Mike: Most people voted No because they clearly support the Union. Not because they changed opinion at the last moment. SNP twisting the truth as always.

Tom from Glasgow: The significant poll which prompted 'the vow' showed Yes ahead. This is why the vow was made and this definitely influenced the outcome. If the vow hadn't happened it is clear Yes would have won.

British Transport Police have arrested a 43 year-old man in connection with an alleged assault which took place on a Glasgow-Edinburgh train on 28 August.

A 33 year-old woman was subjected to racial and religious abuse during the incident, which happened shortly before the train arrived into Linlithgow station.

He has been remanded in police custody and will appear at Livingston Sheriff Court today.

The legacy of 1990s musician Martyn Bennett is to be honoured at the opening of next year's Celtic Connections.

A 75-member orchestra, hand-picked for the occasion, will stage the lavish tribute to Bennett - an acclaimed performer, composer and producer - in January, shortly before the 10th anniversary of his death.

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Bennett, pictured left, died of cancer at the age of 33.

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BBC Scotland has written to the leaders of the main Holyrood political parties inviting them to discuss setting up general election debates.

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The proposed TV debates would involve the leaders of the four major parties - Ruth Davidson for the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Labour's Johann Lamont, Willie Rennie of the Scottish Lib Dems and the new SNP leader, expected to be Nicola Sturgeon.

There is also a proposal by broadcasters for three UK prime ministerial debates.

The SNP has attacked its exclusion from the UK-wide debates, while the Scottish Greens said they should take part in the Scottish programmes.

A conservation charity is investigating the lifespan of otters in Scotland.

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The Skye-based International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) said research suggests animals in England and Wales die younger than in other parts of Europe, but information on what age otters in Scotland were living to is currently lacking.

Water pollution is thought to be a factor behind the shorter lifespan.

Alan Cameron, Aberdeen, in reply to Linda Mackie on Scotland Live: A referendum is not an election. The elections for Holyrood in 2011 returned an SNP government despite the voting system being designed to stop the nationalists. Had Calamity Cameron included the devo max question as the SNP originally wanted, then all the debate would be finished.

Anne McGregor: Is Linda Mackie suggesting that UKIP does speak for Scotland and Britain? What nonsense to suggest the third largest political party in the UK , with six times as many MPs as UKIP, should not be involved in the debate but UKIP ought.

Do you agree? Tell us what you think using #scotlandlive, emailing here, or texting 80295.

Three of the UK's major supermarkets have stepped up their petrol price war.

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Sainsbury's and Asda will cut the price of diesel by up to 2p a litre and unleaded petrol by a penny from today. Tesco will cut unleaded petrol by 1p per litre, with diesel reducing by at least a penny.

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A teenager has been charged in connection with a fire in a derelict factory in Aberdeen.

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Police investigated a video posted online showing a number of youths lighting a fire in the Broadford Works, a former textile mill.

A 13-year-old has been charged in relation to the incident on 4 October.

tweets: Scotland's Sevens team. They go everywhere but they're going nowhere.

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A German astronaut has tweeted a picture of Scotland taken from the International Space Station.

Alexander Gerst, a European Space Agency geophysicist, tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Greetings to #Scotland - looks like a great day down there!"

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Nancy from Edinburgh: TV debates that exclude parties which have a substantial vote in Scotland should not be shown in Scotland. To do otherwise gives other parties an unfair and undemocratic advantage.

Bob from Linwood: Why are the losers SNP still having a say? They should do the gracious thing accept defeat and resign. As for Mr Cameron, he is still doing his main job which is running the 65,000,000 people-dependant UK government, which includes Scotland.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd has said it has overall control of a new ferry for the Ullapool-Stornoway route.

The company commissioned the German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft to build the £41.8m MV Loch Seaforth. It is expected to arrive in Scotland in the next few weeks.

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There were concerns last week that the sale of Flensburger to a Norwegian company could affect the handover of the vessel.

CMAL said: "Following negotiations in Germany last week, CMAL now has overall control of the MV Loch Seaforth and she will not be impacted by negotiations over the future acquisition of FSG."

Pupils have been disciplined and had e-cigarettes confiscated since a ban was introduced in Borders schools earlier this year, it has emerged.

Seven students have had the devices taken from them.

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Three were from Selkirk High - where one triggered the school's fire alarm - while the others were at Earlston High and Berwickshire High.

tweets: Stephen Fry 'took cocaine at Dundee University while rector'

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tweets: Pilots were 'asleep' minutes before Air France crash which killed two North-East men.

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Dave, Edinburgh: I have no time for SNP. However, here's a theoretical scenario. After the general election, SNP hold a large number of MPs - and may be key partners in a coalition govt. So, they are nationally important and should take part in the national TV debate.

Connie, Tullibody: Unionists have a very mixed message. They want Scotland in the union at 10% representation then say that amount is too small to contribute to a UK debate! Contradiction I think!

Jon, East Kilbride: I think the next debate should be between Tommy Sheridan, Frankie Boyle, Billy Connelly - that would at least give us all a laugh.

A planning application has been lodged to create Scotland's first centre for children's literature at a house which helped inspire the Peter Pan story.

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Permission is being sought to build two new extensions and create a "discovery garden" at Moat Brae House in Dumfries.

David McKay in Portknockie: The decision to exclude parties that do not have candidates standing for election in England shows just how England-centred the media coverage of politics in the UK has become. This is a clear breach of the broadcast media's obligation for balanced reporting. We are no longer in a two or even three party contest in the general election and I believe Ofcom should step in and tell the broadcasters that the UK debates should reflect the political diversity across the entire UK.

Linda Mackie, Saltcoats: The SNP should NOT take part in the debate because the referendum proved that they don't speak for Scotland, and they certainly don't speak for Britain.

Blair Drummond safari park has welcomed its newest addition, a newborn rhino from a species being hunted into decline in the wild.

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Bruce, the southern white rhino, is the fourth calf born to mother Dorothy, known to her keepers as Dot.

The species is vulnerable to poachers due to a high demand for rhino horn in Asian markets.

"We pretty much leave everything to Dot," said Chris Lucas, team leader for large mammals. "She's a very experienced and very good mother, so she's knows exactly what needs to be done and she's done a very good job with the other three calfs."

Responding to the accusation that David Cameron's absence from today's devolution debate equates to a "dereliction of duty", Alistair Carmichael said: "Its a little bit desperate from the Scottish nationalists to come up with a line that suggests some kind of lack of commitment on his part.

"I suspect that if it was the other way round, you would have the nationalists putting out a press notice saying 'Why is David Cameron controlling everything? Doesn't he trust his ministers to do the job?'."

But SNP MP Pete Wishart accused Cameron of being scared to "look Scots in the eye".

In today's Daily Record the Perthshire MP said: "It is appalling that he is not going to be there to look Scottish people in the eye and say that he will deliver it without caveat or condition or connection to any other issue."

Waverley station in Edinburgh has been given a makeover as part of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the book from which it gets its name.

Quotations from Waverley by Sir Walter Scott, below, will be written on the walls and floors, and free booklets telling the story of the novel will be handed out.

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In the first 12 months after its publication in 1814, Waverley sold more copies than all the other novels published in the UK that year put together.

The Waterboys are to headline this year's Hogmanay celebrations at Stirling Castle.

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Celtic rockers Skerryvore will also be playing, along with JJ Gilmour and Dundee band Model Aeroplanes.

Susan Harrop: The Scottish majority voted NO to independence - that was the one and only question on the ballot paper, nothing about devo max! I did not vote for independence by the back door of devo max. The SNP do not have a mandate to negotiate more powers. Cameron is running scared and as a result will break up the union anyway by allowing this mess to continue.

Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael has argued it is "not strange at all" that Prime Minister David Cameron will not be leading today's Commons debate on further devolved powers.

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Speaking on Good Morning Scotland, Mr Carmichael said, "This is not a government that is just restricted to a man at the top. It is a cabinet government.

"It's William Hague who chairs the government committee for devolution, and he and myself will be listening and responding to the debate.

"The prime minister will be available for questioning from MPs tomorrow afternoon when he comes to the house for prime ministers questions."

Tonight is the big night for Gordon Strachan and Scotland as the national side takes on Poland in Warsaw in the Euro 2016 qualifier.

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Find out all the latest from the Scotland camp, and news of a new signing for Partick Thistle, in today's Football Gossip.

Coming up at 08:50 with Kaye Adams... What extra powers do you think Scotland should have? Negotiations have formally started and already a gulf exists between Westminster and the Scottish government.

Where do you stand? And who do you want to see take part in pre-general election TV debates? Is the SNP right to want to be included?

Lines are open now. Call 0500 92 95 00, text 80295 or email morningcallscotland@bbc.co.uk.

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tweets: Due to a Network Rail train fault at Hartwood services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh via Shotts may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

A few light showers may make their way across coastal parts of north west Scotland this morning. It's another fairly cold start across western parts, in the Highlands in particular, with temperatures having fallen below freezing overnight.

It'll remain cloudy throughout the day, with the Western Isles, the Highlands and Argyll enjoying the best of any sunny spells. Temperatures are expected to hit the 11C to 13C mark.

On today's front pages, The Scotsman leads with the news that TV debates in the lead up to the general election could face a legal challenge from the SNP and the Greens, who have not been invited to take part.

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The Herald reports concerns about Scotland's public CCTV systems, while the Scottish Daily Mail carries reaction to a decision not to approve a drug for treating some patients with breast cancer.

The Daily Record's front page is dominated by 'Cam's Devo Snub' - reporting that the prime minister will send William Hague to today's House of Commons debate on powers for the Scottish parliament, rather than attending himself.

Angus Robertson has criticised Prime Minister David Cameron for not leading today's Westminster debate on further devolution for Scotland.

"He can't even be bothered to lead the debate on what he calls an important issue," Mr Robertson told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland.

"Many people are deeply sceptical about the approach the leaders of the main parties are taking.

"They think Scotland is now 'done' and they have moved on the the general election."

Scotland takes centre stage at Westminster today, with the debate on devolution - we'll bring you live text, video and audio coverage from the off.

Some English MPs are expected to use the debate to call for more devolution for England, and for Scottish MPs to be prevented from voting on English-only matters.

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Wreaths are due to be laid to mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the battleship HMS Royal Oak.

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The warship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, in 1939, while it was at anchor in Scapa Flow in Orkney.

Most of the 1,200 crew were asleep below deck, and more than 800 - including many boy sailors - died.

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