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Scottish news direct from Scotland		Monday, 24th January 2005

	Part-time MPs should replace MSPs - Forsyth THE Scottish Tories suffered an embarrassing setback yesterday in their efforts to portray themselves as supporters of devolution when it emerged that one of the party's most senior figures, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, had publicly called for the...

	Give way over concessions or lose toll vote, say critics PRESSURE mounted on Edinburgh City Council last night to make further concessions over its congestion charging scheme to stand a chance of winning next month's referendum on the issue.

	One in four jail inmates comes from 50 'hotspot' crime areas A QUARTER of the prisoners in Scotland's jails come from just over 50 of 1,222 council wards across the country, according to new research which exposes the high concentrations of criminals in Scotland's poorest communities.



	Fans snap up 3,000 tickets in a day for Scottish tsunami concert A TSUNAMI aid concert featuring Scotland's biggest bands was yesterday heading towards a sell-out...		Jodi double: I walked with Mitchell in murder lane LUKE Mitchell's other girlfriend has told how he could have killed her when they walked along the...

	Monty's anger as he sells £6m home COLIN Montgomerie spoke yesterday of the anger he feels over his failed marriage as he put his...		Scotland bids to stage UK premiere of new George Clooney film SCOTLAND is bidding to host the UK premiere of the £20 million film The Jacket, starring George...

	First to unveil its £29m Glasgow bus fleet BUS operator First have announced that they will be investing £29 million in boosting Glasgow's...		Report to call the tune on sectarian march conduct COUNCILS should be given the power to demand a "behaviour bond" from the organisers of sectarian...

	Burns quest A NATIONWIDE search for songs celebrating Robert Burns is being supported by funding of £100,000,..		Sunshine city ABERDEEN has been named the sunniest place in Scotland for the second year running.

	Police: Mitchell holiday plan led to Jodi's murder THE detective who put killer Luke Mitchell behind bars believes the teenager murdered Jodi Jones...		Cheney firm's £40m MoD deal THE MULTIBILLION-pound project to build Britain's biggest ever warships will be placed under the...

	Natural born killer THE detective who brought Luke Mitchell to justice answers the final question: why was Jodi Jones...		Scots follow Irish lead in chase for expat dollars NEARLY a century after Andrew Carnegie used much of his vast wealth to help charities in the...