URTV National News - Friday 30th December
Scotland's world famous Hogmanay celebrations start tonight in Edinburgh.
A man's been arrested in connection with the murder of twenty-one year-old Stephen Pollock, from Paisley...
More people are moving to Scotland. The country's population's gone up by at least a-hundred thousand
Efforts to stop people using disabled parking spaces.
A growing number of elderly hospital patients are being taken back as an emergency less than twenty-eight days after they're discharged..
Most people will have to work an EXTRA three days this year, compared to four years ago.
Researchers from St Andrews University have discovered chimpanzees instinctively understand when others in their group are at risk..
Three-quarters of Britons will mime or make up the words to Auld Lang Syne this New Year.
National News - 23rd December
A top scientist calls for Vitamin D supplements to be added to food, help on hand for parents worried about what their children are downloading, one of the fathers of football is remembered, dieting found to be good for the brain, and butterflies bamboozled by Scottish weather.
Motorists have been warned to prepare for dangerous driving conditions. Johanne Lamont, the new leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, has promised to bring together experienced former ministers and newer voices to hold the Scottish Government to account. Ministers from around the world are to meet in Edinburgh to debate the power and profile of culture in forging international relationships. Rural residents are being forced to pay unfair delivery charges by retailers. New legislation designed to cut down on irresponsible mortgage lending is being considered by the Financial Services Authority. Emergency services have appealed to people to stay off frozen stretches of water after a 37-year-old man was killed trying to rescue his dog.
URTV National News - Friday 16th December
Snow and ice caused widespread travel disruption to commuters across central Scotland this morning. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to declare a new five million pounds initiative aimed at attracting investment and creating jobs in Scotland’s cities. Members of the public will get their first glimpse of Edinburgh Zoo’s new pandas today. Prestwick Airport is to be used to quarantine aircraft suspected of being hijacked by terrorists as part of UK defence plans to protect the 2012 Olympics. A period of balmy temperatures in the late autumn followed by a sharp cold snap has raised fears for the safety of Scotland’s hedgehogs this winter.
Alex Salmond welcomes increased support for independence:
