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Call to help 'exploited workers'

A new body should be set up in Scotland to protect workers from abuse and exploitation by bosses, it is claimed.Read

CAB staff deal with 50,000 issues

In 2010-11 staff at Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) in Scotland helped people with 50,756 employment issues.Read

Salmond condemned over BBC comment

Opposition leaders have called for Alex Salmond to apologise after he used a term linked to officials in Nazi Germany to describe a BBC adviser.Read

SNP faces pressure on college cuts

Opposition parties have called for a rethink over cuts in college funding ahead of this week's vote on the Scottish Government's Budget.Read

Syrians protest after Russian veto

Syrians have demonstrated outside the Russian consulate in protest at Russia's veto of a UN Security Council resolution seeking an end to the violent repression in Syria.Read

Goodwin quits post at Jubilee Trust

Disgraced banker Fred Goodwin has resigned as a trustee of a prestigious charity which has close links with the Queen.Read

Swinney defends EU nationals' votes

Plans to give up to 60,000 EU nationals living in Scotland a vote in the independence referendum have been defended by the country's Finance Secretary.Read

'5% sway' on independence debate

The gap between backers and opponents of Scottish independence stands at around 5%, a new poll has suggested.Read

Record hope in rare whisky auction

A charity is hoping that a rare bottle of whisky will smash a world record when it is sold at auction on Friday.Read

Motorists warned over icy roads

Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads after a night of sub-zero temperatures.Read

BAE to recruit 265 apprentices

Defence giant BAE Systems is to recruit 265 apprentices across the UK this year, it has been announced.Read

App to show alcohol's ageing effect

A phone app which illustrates the impact alcohol has on personal appearance aims to "shock people into drinking just a little bit less", its creator has said.Read