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Ministers propose 45p drink priceThe Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption.RBS move to boost Scottish jobsRoyal Bank of Scotland says Scotland is likely to gain jobs as a result of major restructuring, despite news that 3,500 UK posts will be lost.More Pakistan flood aid pledgedAn extra £300,000 of emergency funding is pledged by the Scottish government to help the relief effort in Pakistan.Fiscal report on dog attack ownerThe owner of an Akita dog which attacked a 10-year-old girl in Kilmarnock is reported to the procurator fiscal.Man in court over fatal collisionA French tourist appears in court charged with causing the deaths of two biking enthusiasts in a crash in the Highlands on Sunday.Trio sentenced over prison riotThree prisoners are jailed for rioting at Addiewell Prison near Livingston, just eight weeks after it opened.Men sought over £350,000 gem raidA pensioner is dragged from his car and robbed of jewellery worth more than £350,000 in Glasgow.One in nine schools 'half empty'Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled.Drunk driver caught at police HQA drunk driver was caught after taking a wrong turn and ending up in a police headquarters car park, a court hears.Greenpeace rig activists arrestedFour Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.Four power firms face sales probeFour of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.Fitness challenge to fire serviceLower levels of medical fitness may have to be accepted by a fire service so it can cover remote communities.Cosmetic surgery women 'not vain'Many women having cosmetic surgery believe that it is other people having work done who are motivated by vanity, it is claimed.CCTV image could be missing womanPolice are appealing for help identifying CCTV footage they believe might be of a missing Edinburgh woman.New Edinburgh flight to FinlandEdinburgh Airport announces a new route to the Finnish Capital Helsinki.Man to appear over drug seizurePolice seize cocaine with an estimated street value of £150,000 in Fife.Rangers' plan to stop riot re-runRangers fans will go into a "holding zone" ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the 2008 riots.Council bosses pay-off tops £13mScotland's largest local authority is to spend £13m laying off more than a third of its most senior managers, BBC Scotland learns.Man admits blood syringe robberyA man admits spraying a shop owner with a syringe full of blood during a newsagent robbery in Renfrewshire.Councillor faces benefits chargesA Highland councillor is accused of illegally claiming almost £45,000 in benefits.Council wants enterprise roleWestern Isles council is asking the Scottish government for an enterprise agency's powers and budget.Life sciences employment boostThe development of medicines and medical technology employs about 1,800 people and is worth £130m to the Highlands and Islands.Oil money to fund museum revampA major redevelopment of Aberdeen Maritime Museum's energy exploration galleries is to go ahead.Police plea over historic watchPolice have appealed for information after an "irreplaceable" watch was stolen from the heritage centre on the Orkney island of Eday.Firm fined over electrical fireAn Aberdeen building firm is fined £9,000 and ordered to pay a workman £4,000 after he suffered burns in a fire.Woman rescued after cliff plungeA woman is airlifted to hospital after falling 50ft down a cliff on the Scottish Borders coast and breaking her leg.Council draws up redundancy plansA council seeks approval for a voluntary redundancy scheme in order to try to meet a potential savings target of £50m.Graveyard vandal sentence delayedA sheriff criticises prison officials after deferring sentence for a second time on two men who vandalised a cemetery.Two-pupil school 'should close'A school that costs £108,000 a year to run and has only two pupils should be closed, officials recommend.Facebook page for historic geniusA polymath who influenced the worlds of maths, science and the arts has been signed up to Facebook 60 years after his death.Minister pledges gaming supportThe games industry has the "world-class talent and skills" to prosper after recent setbacks, the culture minister says.Blair admits role in 2007 defeatTony Blair suggests that Scottish Labour might have won the last Holyrood election if he had not been PM and party leader.Political row over ferry schemeA row breaks out over the year's extension to the Scottish government's lower cost ferry fares scheme pilot.Councillor steps down from dutiesAn Aberdeen councillor facing embezzlement court proceedings steps down from some of his duties.Musician in deal with audio firmA former rock musician joins forces with Fife-based Clear Audio Systems to provide specialist audio systems for deaf people.Standard Life set to cut 500 jobsEdinburgh-based insurance and pensions giant Standard Life is to cut up to 500 jobs over the next 15 months.Indian acquisition for Weir GroupGlasgow-based engineering company Weir Group strengthens its presence in the Indian market.XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 664
