Postcode lottery leaves carers in poverty
	12:50am today
	Exclusive: Thousands of grandparents who become family carers are the victims of a postcode lottery in the allowances they receive.

Police watchdog: single force is ‘inevitable’

12:29am today

Exclusive: Scotland's new police watchdog is the latest figure to back the amalgamation of the country’s eight forces into one. The appointment of Bill Skelly has drawn criticism from politicians concerned that the country’s forces are to be centralised.

Public pay freeze call triggers backlash from unions

12:20am today

Alistair Darling has triggered a furious reaction from trade unions by refusing to rule out a public sector pay freeze in the battle to put the government’s finances back into balance.

Government is ‘silencing voice of parents’ on school changes

12:46am today

Exclusive: The Scottish Government has been accused of downgrading the influence of parents on key decisions made about education. The warning follows the removal of Judith Gillespie from the board of Scotland’s exam body.

	Town in chaos as burst pipe leaves 9000 without water
	12:48am today
	More than 9000 households were left without water yesterday when a whole town centre was cut off, leaving families to queue for hours for bottled water at the local supermarket.

Two more British soldiers killed in Afghanistan

12:40am today

Two British soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan. Their names have not yet been released by the Ministry of Defence.

Facebook blows cover of UK’s next chief spy

12:59am today

He has the world’s most sophisticated security technology at his disposal and has made a distinguished career keeping state secrets.

Diageo warns of further cuts as it prepares for jobs battle

12:43am today

The management of Diageo has warned the company’s bottling operations could be moved abroad if Scotland does not remain a globally competitive place to operate from.

Obama’s climate adviser praises Scotland

12:04am today

Exclusive:The world must follow Scotland’s lead in environmental policy if global catastrophe is to be averted, Barack Obama’s climate adviser has warned.

Coffee link in quest for Alzheimer’s cure

12:11am today

A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Scientists have uncovered powerful evidence that caffeine not only helps to stave off the disease but can treat it.

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