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Scottish News for 2 June 2009

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Two in court over street death Jun 02 2009

Two people have appeared in court in connection with the death of an insurance broker.Read

Greens 'on track for first MEP' Jun 02 2009

The Scottish Green party has said it was on course to return its first member to the European Parliament.Read

Grant helps safeguard refinery jobs Jun 02 2009

A multimillion-pound grant from the Scottish Government will help safeguard more than 500 jobs at a giant oil refinery, First Minister Alex Salmond has said.Read

Swine flu pair in intensive care Jun 02 2009

Two people have been admitted to intensive care with swine flu, it has been announced.Read

MSPs reject compensation shake-up Jun 02 2009

Moves to accelerate a planned shake-up of the law on compensation for wrongful deaths have been rejected by MSPs.Read

Sentence body 'may be unnecessary' Jun 02 2009

Costly proposals for a new body to set out guidance on sentencing for judges may not be "necessary or appropriate", MSPs have heard.Read

Summit tackles museum challenges Jun 02 2009

A summit has taken place aimed at tackling the "difficult challenges" faced by many Scots museums.Read

Loch tragedy man named Jun 02 2009

A young man who died after getting into difficulty in a loch on one of the hottest days of the year has been named by police.Read

Camilla opens cancer therapy garden Jun 02 2009

The Duchess of Cornwall has met cancer patients at the opening of a therapeutic garden in Dundee.Read

Boyle simply exhausted, says Holden Jun 02 2009

Susan Boyle has "no underlying mental issues" and is simply exhausted, Amanda Holden insisted, as questions were raised about the care given to contestants on Britain's Got Talent.Read

'Map' identifies 4,000 gangsters Jun 02 2009

More than 4,000 Scots gangsters have been identified in the first "map" of serious organised crime.Read

Lack of ruling 'dogged print saga' Jun 02 2009

The Shirley McKie fingerprint controversy has been dogged from the start by the lack of a court ruling on the disputed prints, an inquiry heard.Read

Salmond defends open prison system Jun 02 2009

First Minister Alex Salmond has defended the use of open prisons and insisted that scrapping the controversial jails would make Scotland less safe.Read

Wife's tribute to plane passenger Jun 02 2009

The wife of a British oil worker who was on board the Air France jet which disappeared over the Atlantic has paid tribute to her "loving and caring" husband.Read

Oil worker among plane passengers Jun 02 2009

A British oil industry worker is among the passengers feared dead after an Air France jet disappeared over the Atlantic, it has been revealed.Read

Automatic early release to be axed Jun 02 2009

The Scottish Government is acting to scrap the system of automatic early release of prisoners half-way through their sentence, a minister has insisted.Read

McKie probe 'will reveal the truth' Jun 02 2009

The father of the policewoman wrongly accused of leaving her fingerprint at a murder scene said he hopes the public inquiry which is due to open will establish the truth.Read

Proceeds of crime haul revealed Jun 02 2009

More than £6 million in cash and assets was seized from criminals in the past year, figures have revealed.Read

Dementia care under review Jun 02 2009

Care organisations and watchdogs are due to meet to consider how care for dementia sufferers can be improved.Read

£6m worth assets seized in one year Jun 02 2009

More than £6 million in cash and assets was seized from criminals in the past year, figures have revealed.Read

Crime crackdown hotline launched Jun 02 2009

A telephone hotline enabling people to check out suspicious firms will be part of a new war against organised crime, it has been announced.Read

McKie fingerprint inquiry due Jun 02 2009

The father of the policewoman wrongly accused of leaving her fingerprint at a murder scene said he hopes the public inquiry which is due to open will establish the truth.Read

Boyle rests after 'anxiety attack' Jun 02 2009

Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is continuing to recuperate at the Priory clinic as the show's judges were forced to deflect criticism that the Scottish singer was ill-prepared for worldwide fame.Read

Royal couple tour Scotland Jun 02 2009

The Prince of Wales is due to visit a Georgian building which his trust helped restore as part of a series of engagements in Scotland.Read

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