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Scottish news http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/purse-find-helped-vicky-probe-51226-22314018/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/purse-find-helped-vicky-probe-51226-22314018/ The discovery of Vicky Hamilton's purse had a dramatic effect on the investigation into the Scottish schoolgirl's disappearance, a murder trial has been told. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/doctor-denies-car-bombing-role-51226-22313279/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/doctor-denies-car-bombing-role-51226-22313279/ A high-flying NHS doctor has denied conspiring to kill hundreds of people in a terrorist car bombing campaign targeting Glasgow and London. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/sturgeon-faces-calls-to-quit-51226-22313063/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:55:16 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/sturgeon-faces-calls-to-quit-51226-22313063/ The families of hospital patients who died in an outbreak of Clostridium difficile have demanded the resignation of health secretary Nicola Sturgeon. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/pitch-invader-sentenced-51226-22313029/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:55:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/pitch-invader-sentenced-51226-22313029/ A teenage pitch invader who disrupted play during Celtic's Champions League match against Manchester United has been locked up for six months. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/homeowners-get-3m-for-legal-help-51226-22312556/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:55:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/homeowners-get-3m-for-legal-help-51226-22312556/ Homeowners facing the threat of repossession are to get extra legal help, it has been announced. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/car-bomb-accused-is-a-pacifist-51226-22312529/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:55:14 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/car-bomb-accused-is-a-pacifist-51226-22312529/ A high-flying neurologist accused of masterminding a car bomb campaign in Glasgow and London is a dedicated pacifist, a court has heard. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/family-demands-sturgeon-resignation-51226-22312409/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:17 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/family-demands-sturgeon-resignation-51226-22312409/ The families of hospital patients who died in an outbreak of Clostridium difficile demanded the resignation of health secretary Nicola Sturgeon. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/teacher-admits-to-incompetence-51226-22312330/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:16 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/teacher-admits-to-incompetence-51226-22312330/ A primary school teacher has pleaded guilty to professional incompetence. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/3-500-year-old-weapon-found-in-burn-51226-22312343/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:16 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/3-500-year-old-weapon-found-in-burn-51226-22312343/ A Bronze Age spearhead which lay submerged in a burn for 3,500 years has been discovered and handed to a museum. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/call-for-answers-over-baby-s-death-51226-22312368/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:16 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/call-for-answers-over-baby-s-death-51226-22312368/ A father has called for answers after his baby daughter died despite seeing five doctors in as many days. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/ex-bankers-concede-defeat-over-hbos-51226-22312301/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/ex-bankers-concede-defeat-over-hbos-51226-22312301/ Two former Scottish bankers have conceded defeat in their battle to force a rethink on the Halifax Bank of Scotland takeover by Lloyds TSB. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/prison-population-set-to-rise-51226-22311406/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/prison-population-set-to-rise-51226-22311406/ Scotland's prison population will reach almost 10,000 in ten years' time if present trends continue, it has been predicted. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/train-ticket-prices-to-rise-by-6-51226-22311442/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/train-ticket-prices-to-rise-by-6-51226-22311442/ Train passengers in Scotland will face a 6% rise in the cost of most tickets from January, it has been announced. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/police-to-shred-3-000-weapons-51226-22309137/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:14 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/police-to-shred-3-000-weapons-51226-22309137/ Scotland's biggest police force will destroy 3,000 knives collected during part of an anti-violence campaign. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/bus-drivers-set-to-strike-over-pay-51226-22309176/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:14 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/bus-drivers-set-to-strike-over-pay-51226-22309176/ Bus workers in the north of Scotland are going to take part in their second day of strikes over pay. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/rbs-review-after-bailout-bid-agreed-51226-22309041/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/rbs-review-after-bailout-bid-agreed-51226-22309041/ A full review of Royal Bank of Scotland is getting under way after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a £20 billion bail-out plan for the company. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/away-facing-buggies-hinder-babies-51226-22309068/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/away-facing-buggies-hinder-babies-51226-22309068/ Babies pushed in buggies facing away from their parents could suffer lasting psychological harm, scientists have claimed. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/plan-to-reintroduce-beavers-to-wild-51226-22309087/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/plan-to-reintroduce-beavers-to-wild-51226-22309087/ A plan to reintroduce beavers to the UK after a 400-year absence has entered its next phase after the arrival of four families from Norway. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/football-pitch-invader-sentence-due-51226-22309112/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:13 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/21/football-pitch-invader-sentence-due-51226-22309112/ A pitch invader who disrupted play during Celtic's Champions League match against Manchester United is due to be sentenced. http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/20/police-probe-murder-case-claims-51226-22307512/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:25:15 GMT http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/scottish-news/2008/11/20/police-probe-murder-case-claims-51226-22307512/ Police said they were investigating claims from a woman that she was with a murderer when he shot a waiter on Orkney.