IT was introduced to make ferry travel cheaper and boost visitor numbers to Scotland's remotest islands.
The former chief inspector of prisons in Scotland has been appointed to chair an inquiry into mental health services at NHS Tayside.
WEALTHY benefactors who would traditionally donate to the Glasgow School of Art should be encouraged to help out businesses hit by the devastating blaze that destroyed it, traders have claimed.
ITS devotees include pop veteran Madonna, former Dr Who Matt Smith and actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Eddie Mair has said he offered to take a pay cut while working at the BBC, and insisted he did not leave because of "pay problems".
THEY were once plentiful all along the coastline until many species were overfished to near extinction.
A new set of eight stamps is being issued to mark the 50th anniversary of TV comedy classic Dad's Army.
A series of international deals has secured programmes worth £5.2 million for Scotland's Gaelic language channel.
