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Page last updated at 01:39 GMT, Wednesday, 5 November 2008

A prison guard and bars
Children 'should not be jailed'
The prisons inspector calls for an end to the incarceration of children, after a rise in the number of inmates under the age of 16.
Jail population hits record high
Prison system 'failing' Scotland

Asbestos fibres Worry over asbestos pay-out
Concern is raised that Scots ministers will be hit with huge extra costs under is asbestos compensation plans.
Bank notes Businesses 'pay more for credit'
Firms are having to "pay through the nose" for credit, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.


SCOTTISH VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS
cow Worry raised over cattle disease

RBS boss on the banking sector
fireworks Hogmanay line-up released

Remembering the WWI fallen

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
uniform Time to remember
Marking the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI
Groove Armada Street party
Groove Armada will bring in Edinburgh's New Year
graph Royal beginnings
Looking back at the history of the Royal Bank of Scotland

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EDINBURGH, EAST AND FIFE
Young girl killed in road crash
Heritage site status under review
Rare pink birds invade Edinburgh

GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE AND WEST
Man guilty of raping young girls
2012 Olympics 'threaten heritage'
Cancer patient 'denied' surgery

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
OAP made 999 killing confession
Vandals close city primary school
Hostel key to reviving community

NORTH EAST/N ISLES
Housebuilder set to cut more jobs
Trump eager to get ball rolling
Lotto winner in time for £121,000

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND
Football pays tribute to Mileson
Economic growth found in forests
Senior manager wage bill sliced

TAYSIDE AND CENTRAL
Hospital parking charges increase
Children to give firework lessons
Da Vinci works draw record crowds

SCOTTISH POLITICS
Parliament to cut two top posts
Parties battle for votes in Fife
MPs want UK jail time for hacker

NEWSPAPER ROUND-UP
What the Scottish papers say
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