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BBC News - Scotland

• Police raids after drill attack

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:44 GMT

  Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.

• Fans jailed for Manchester riot

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:06:16 GMT

  Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" will be going to jail, a judge says.

• City centre plan for 20mph zone

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:11 GMT

  Edinburgh's transport leader admits speeding but said he still believes a 20mph zone would be a good idea.

• Fringe defends ticket sales total

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:33:09 GMT

  Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.

• Lawyer firing rapist loses appeal

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:55 GMT

  A rapist who fired his defence lawyers 14 times finally loses his appeal against the conviction.

• Travel warning before Pope visit

  Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:31:43 GMT

  Traffic management plans are being finalised across central Scotland for the forthcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

• Judges split over gun jail term

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:35:43 GMT

  Appeal judges are split over the five-year sentence handed to a Dundee grandmother for possessing an "heirloom" pistol.

• Consultation over school closures

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:30:37 GMT

  Councillors in Stirling accept a recommendation to consider the closure of two primary schools.

• Teacher maternity costs warning

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:11:37 GMT

  Complying with rules on maternity leave could cost Highland Council more than £1m, according to a report.

• Payout after spillage slip claim

  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41:07 GMT

  A 71-year-old woman who broke her hip after slipping on a spilled prawn cocktail wins £7,500 from Marks and Spencer.