Gillian Morris, 51, from Ellon, was jailed for 11 months in January over benefits of more than ?50,000.
She had claimed she was a single mother, living in rented accommodation with no income.
A confiscation order of ?46,855 has now been made at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Morris had been living with her husband in a jointly-owned home with access to a shared bank account.
She admitted housing, council tax and income support fraud over several years.
John McPhee was charged with offences going back to 2006, the High Court in Edinburgh heard A Caithness man who abducted a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for nine months and given a life-long restriction order.John McPhee, 58, struck as his victim was leaving a house in Thurso, but she escaped after sending a text message to a friend who came to her aid.
He earlier admitted the abduction, which took place on 25 November last year, at the High Court in Edinburgh.
McPhee also admitted three charges of breach of the peace and one of assault.
His arrest after the November incident led to him being charged with other offences, going back to June 2006.
Police were unable to prosecute at the time because a lack of evidence, judge Lord Stewart heard.
During the abduction of the 14-year-old, McPhee asked the girl for sex and, too frightened to dial 999, she asked a friend to help instead.
The court also heard McPhee made unwelcome advances to a 33-year-old woman at a party in Thurso, in June 2006.
He had also invited two 14-year-olds to his home some time during the school holiday of that year and also begged for sex while a 32-year-old woman was doing her washing.
McPhee also attacked a 15-year-old girl in a house in Thurso, pushing her back onto a couch before she was able to flee.
The crash happened at Drumhollistan on the A836 Thurso to Reay road at 13:10 on Saturday.
The motorbike rider, a 45-year-old man, and the pillion passenger, a woman also aged 45, sustained fatal injuries.
Northern Constabulary closed the road for seven hours while the scene was investigated. A report is to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Police have appealed for help from a van driver who was travelling west and was overtaken by a motorbike shortly before the collision.
Reports of the roaming cattle came in to police at about 10:10 after the six cows and a bull were spotted in parts of the south side of the city.
They had escaped from their home in Pollok Park and some made it as far as Battlefield, more than a mile away.
Park rangers have been involved in capturing the animals, which have caused damage to a number of cars.
Pollok Country Park houses Glasgow City Council's pedigree fold of Highland Cattle.
The original owners of the land, the Maxwell Family, bred prizewinning cattle there in the early 19th Century.
Houses are often modified to accommodate the cannabis farms Police have warned central Scotland landlords to be vigilant after discovering 19 cannabis cultivations in five months, many in rented houses.Detectives said the finds ranged from small "domestic" set-ups to complex operations growing hundreds of plants.
Some of the cultivations are also suspected to have links to organised crime.
Central Scotland Police said many of the larger scale operations were in rented properties.
Ceiling holesThe force has uncovered three cannabis cultivations this month, seizing about 1,300 plants and ?600,000 in cash.
Typically, the properties involved are privately owned and rented out for about six months at a time.
Det Supt Cameron Cavin said: "In the cases of the large-scale cultivations there has been significant damage caused to the structure of the houses.
"Internal walls have been knocked down and holes made in the ceilings to accommodate the essential equipment to grow the plants on a large scale.
"Plastic sheeting is used to cover the walls and windows to create an indoor greenhouse. Industrial lights and heaters are used to create maximum heat for ideal growing conditions."
Det Supt Cavin said landlords should check their properties regularly and make sure their rent was paid by direct debit rather than cash.
The project aims to harness the wave power off the coast of Lewis Plans for one of the world's largest wave energy schemes are in doubt, due to financial problems at one of the firms involved.The Siadar project, off the west coast of Lewis, was a joint venture between RWE Npower Renewables and Inverness-based Wavegen.
But RWE had confirmed it was no longer proceeding with the development.
It was hoped the scheme would generate 4MW of electricity by next year - enough to power 2,500 local homes.
Last year, ministers announced a ?6m allocation of funding to the 10-turbine project, under the Waters fund, supported by the government, Scottish and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the European Regional Development Fund.
Operation Adamant was launched across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Scottish Borders.
Police have been carrying out high-visibility patrols in areas where plant material is used and stored.
Community officers have also been checking for suspicious activity at addresses where metal is kept.
Police said the main focus of the operation was to prevent thefts occurring.
Officers have been identifying potentially vulnerable sites in order to offer advice to residents and businesses.
A police spokesman said: "The theft of metal causes significant damage to properties and can have massive financial implications.
"This was not a one-off operation and Lothian and Borders Police will continue to work alongside our communities to ensure businesses and local residents are equipped with all the necessary information to prevent metal thefts in their area.
"Anyone who is identified as making a financial gain through the theft of metal or plant equipment will be robustly dealt with."
All of those arrested in connection with the alleged metal thefts have appeared at court.
Ronald Smart ran the obscene video business from a newsagent in his home town of Castle Douglas A newsagent who ran a mail order business distributing obscene videos and DVDs has been jailed for 11 months.A sheriff told Ronald Smart, 42, of Abercromby Road, Castle Douglas, there was no alternative to a prison term.
He admitted distributing the material from Barry Smart newsagents on the town's King Street between February 2005 and November 2007.
Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court heard he committed the offence shortly after a previous sentence for a similar crime.
Smart admitted selling obscene videos and DVDs at an earlier hearing.
A not guilty plea was accepted to a charge of taking, permitting to be taken or making four indecent images of children.
Bill McVicar, representing Smart, argued that a custodial sentence would not be appropriate in this case and the public interest would be better served by imposing the maximum period of probation and a community penalty.
However, Sheriff Shirley Foran said he had shown disregard for both the law and his family and handed him a jail term.
About 2,000 people gathered outside the Edinburgh attraction as they waited for the museum doors to open to the public following a ?47.4m refit.
Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the event, which involved live entertainment on the museum steps.
A spokeswoman said 20,017 visitors came to the museum during the day.
The 10,000th visitor had entered the building by midday, she added.
Sixteen new galleries take visitors on a journey through the wonders of nature, the cultures of the world and through to science and discovery.
More than 8,000 objects were on display in the new area, 80% for the first time in generations.
About 2,000 people enjoyed live entertainment while waiting for the doors to open The three-year programme has seen the original interior restored and storage areas turned into public space, making it one of the UK's largest museums.
It means the whole museum, situated in Chambers Street in the Old Town, will have 20,000 objects across 36 galleries.
Exhibits range from a life-sized skeleton cast of a Tyrannosaurus Rex to specimens collected by Charles Darwin and 3,000-year-old mummies.
The project has been jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Scottish government and private donations.
Working with Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins and exhibition designer Ralph Appelbaum, National Museums Scotland has also restored Victorian architecture, created new galleries, a major gallery to host international exhibitions, a three-storey learning centre and a new street-level stone-vaulted entrance hall.
Glass lifts carry visitors from the entrance hall to the Grand Gallery, housing the UK's single largest museum installation, the Window on the World: a four-storey, 18-metre (59ft) high display of more than 800 objects.
Thomas Sharkey Snr was being treated at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary A father who escaped a deliberate house fire which killed his two children has died in hospital.Thomas Sharkey Snr, 55, died six days after Thomas Jnr, 21, and his sister Bridget, eight. The flat fire broke out in Helensburgh, in Dunbartonshire, early last Sunday.
More than 50 police officers are investigating what is now being treated as a triple murder inquiry.
Thomas Snr, 55, and his wife Angela, 46, were both taken to hospital.
Mr Sharkey died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Saturday morning.
He had initially been unaware of the deaths of his children, but his condition had improved enough for him to be informed on Tuesday.
The fire at the Sharkey family home in Helensburgh's Scott Court broke out at about 05:00 on Sunday.
Thomas Sharkey Jnr died in the blaze, while his sister Bridget died later in hospital.
Mr Sharkey was informed of the deaths of Bridget and Thomas Jnr In a statement, Mrs Sharkey's sister said the family had been left "shattered, devastated and angry".
Strathclyde Police have set up an incident room, dedicated phone line and email address for their murder inquiry.
The officer in charge of the investigation, Det Ch Insp Anne McKerchar, said officers had been encouraged by the response from the public, who were "clearly appalled at this cowardly and despicable crime".
"We are continuing to conduct door-to-door inquiries and are following a number of lines of inquiry," she said.
"We have always said that the key to this investigation will be someone in the community who knows who did this and the people in Helensburgh have responded to our call in great numbers."
The inquiry number for people to call is 01389 822162. The dedicated email address is: operationendeavour@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk
The couple say they were running a legitimate chemical business A couple accused of supplying chemicals to crystal meth dealers over the internet have lost their appeal against extradition to the United States.Brian and Kerry Ann Howes, from Bo'ness, near Falkirk, are said to have sold legal chemicals which were then used to make illegal drugs in the US.
The pair maintain they ran a legitimate business and have been fighting extradition for more than four years.
Their lawyers are now considering a further appeal to the European Court.
The pair were arrested by Central Scotland Police in 2007, amid claims they supplied more than 40 chemicals to dealers via the online company Lab Chemicals International.
No UK trialThe charges against Mr and Mrs Howes allege they used their internet company to supply red phosphorous and iodine to 400 customers in the US, most of whom were producing methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth.
Red phosphorous and iodine are legal in Britain, but regulated in the US.
The case falls under the 2003 Extradition Act which allows the extradition of people to the US without any trial taking place in the UK, removing the need for US authorities to provide prima facie evidence of criminality.
An extradition order was made by the Scottish government on 29 May 2008.
Continue reading the main storyIt is a sad, but unavoidable, fact of life that the consequences of criminal proceedings often affect the family of the wrongdoer more severely than the wrongdoer themself”End Quote Appeal Court ruling The Appeal Court upheld certain parts of the appeal, but ruled the extradition must go ahead as the couple had failed to establish that the action would be a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Judges Lord Osborne, Lord Reed and Lord Mackay of Drumadoon said the alleged offences were of an "extremely serious nature".
The allegations include deliberately mislabelling chemicals sent to the US in a bid to avoid detection.
The ruling said: "This conduct is alleged to have been persisted in over a period of years, despite searches of the appellants' premises, the seizure of evidence, and a warning to desist by the United States authorities.
"The highly dangerous nature of methamphetamine is reflected in the fact that it has, since 2007, been classified in the United Kingdom as a Class A drug in terms of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971."
Mr and Mrs Howes face being separated from their children if they are extradited to the US, but the judges said the impact on the private life of the couple was "proportionate".
They added: "The court proceeded on the basis that there is a risk that the children may require to be taken into care and that there is a risk, in that eventuality, that they may require to be separated.
"The court observed that it is a sad, but unavoidable, fact of life that the consequences of criminal proceedings often affect the family of the wrongdoer more severely than the wrongdoer themself."
Mnemonic Photography is one of the new Torry businesses A Dragons' Den-style challenge to regenerate an Aberdeen community should be rolled out across Scotland, it has been claimed.The winners of Retail Rocks were given empty shop units rent free for a year in the Torry area, plus ongoing business support.
The budding entrepreneurs say trading has got off to a good start.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) called for other Scottish councils to adopt the project.
The scheme, backed by the public and private sector, was the first of its kind in Scotland.
BBC Scotland has learned discussions are already at an early stage with East Lothian Council and East Ayrshire Council to replicate it.
Mnemonic Photography, run by Steven Bedford and Lindsay Stott, is one of the new Torry businesses, which is being run from a former boarded-up unit.
They said their first two weeks had been even busier than expected, with people coming in off the street as well as finding them through sources such as Twitter.
The local community has also welcomed the project as something offering hope to young people in the area.
Retail Rocks is being funded by the Scottish government, the city council and local businesses.
More than 4,000 people usually attend the traditional George Square party Glasgow's traditional Hogmanay party in George Square has been scrapped after the city council decided it was no longer delivering value for money.Instead, the focus will switch to family-friendly events aimed at boosting the day and nighttime economy.
This year's event will finish at 22:00 and feature music, ceilidh dancing and curling on the George Square ice rink.
The council said with services under pressure it was "imperative that we get the best bang for every Glasgow buck".
Value concernsCouncil leader Gordon Matheson said: "At the moment we are being asked to justify spending ?34 of public money per head on an event which just isn't delivering value and indeed received a fair amount of negative feedback last year."
Continue reading the main story Jamie McIvor BBC Scotland local government correspondentGlasgow's decision to scrap the party at the bells in George Square is bound to attract some bad publicity. Claims a hard-up council is acting like a party pooper seem inevitable.
While the need to save money is focusing minds at councils across Scotland, there is a very real question over whether the midnight event represented value for money for Glasgow City Council anyway.
The George Square celebrations attracted some big names over the years but were always modest compared to the massive celebrations in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
The crowds along the length of Princes Street include visitors from all across Scotland, the rest of the UK and far beyond. Indeed Edinburgh's programme of Hogmanay celebrations give a big boost to the capital's tourist industry during what would otherwise be a quite spell.
The George Square party, in contrast, mostly attracts Glaswegians
The hope is the family events which will replace the midnight party will prove better value for money and more enjoyable to more people - perhaps even making the city more attractive to visitors.
Although there is a long Scottish tradition of bringing in the New Year in the open air, in many parts of the country that tradition came under threat or died out completely. Instead people began to bring in the New Year at home or with their friends.
In the 1990s though, many cities and large towns started to revive open air festivities.
Glasgow is not the first city to scrap its party at the bells. Aberdeen stopped its big city centre celebrations two years ago to focus on smaller events. Some other places, such as Stirling, have scaled back their midnight celebrations.
And while there is no threat to Edinburgh's Hogmanay, some have spoken about whether the private sector may have to foot a greater share of the cost in the future.
He added: "This is on top of the ?19 ticket price we are asking the public to pay."Contrast that with the free fireworks display in November which costs the council just ?1.50 per head, or the hugely popular Christmas lights switch on which costs ?6 per head to stage, and I think most people would agree that Hogmanay in the Square is not good value for money."
Glasgow's traditional Hogmanay celebrations attracts 4,500 to George Square but the council said this was only "a fraction of those out and about in the city" to celebrate the New Year.
The council now plans to focus resources on the existing "Glasgow Loves Christmas" events across the festive period.
This will dovetail with a "Glasgow Loves Hogmanay" series of events on 31 December which will be co-ordinated with the city's hospitality industry.
The aim is to create a family day in George Square rather than a one-off party.
Councillor Matheson added: "At a time when frontline services are under extreme financial pressure it is imperative that we get the best bang for every Glasgow buck and that is not what is happening at the moment."
He added: "The change means that the ice rink and all the other hugely popular attractions in George Square can be open to families and visitors on Hogmanay and New Year's Day which previously hasn't been possible for operational reasons.
"With special Hogmanay events up until 10pm, such as curling on the ice rink and a ceilidh, George Square will have a welcoming family feel to it throughout the New Year period."
The decision to ditch the traditional Hogmanay party has been backed by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.
Commercial director Richard Muir said: "The entertainment economy is a priority sector for us with our bars, clubs, restaurants and other venues estimated to generate ?600m for the local economy and employing almost 30,000 people throughout the city.
"By promoting Glasgow as a destination we can encourage locals and visitors to use the wide range of top-class facilities, enjoy themselves during their stay and to visit again."
Brian Newton of Greenlaw died in the the fire last month at the Wicken Fen site in Duns A councillor has warned that 35 proposed job losses following a fatal factory fire will have a "big impact" on a small Scottish Borders town.Mid Berwickshire councillor Donald Moffat said it was a major blow for Duns and the surrounding area.
Brian Newton, 37, from Greenlaw, died in the fire at the Wicken Fen site.
The company said it would be at least six months before the factory could be operational, leaving them with no choice but to make staff redundant.
A major emergency operation took place in the Borders town in June when fire broke out at the food factory.
It subsequently emerged Mr Newton had died in the premises.
The circumstances of the fire are still under investigation.
The company has now confirmed it has entered a 30-day consultation on redundancy with its staff.
'Sad day'Co-founder Paul Weeks said: "We are still waiting for a decision from the insurance company.
"There has been extensive damage from fire and smoke and, at the moment, the premises are completely unusable."
Mr Weeks said that even when the insurance company paid out it would take at least six months to get the premises back to working order.
He said that a lot of work would also have to be done to restore lost orders.
Mr Moffat said the announcement would hit the local economy hard.
"I think it is a sad day for Duns and for Berwickshire in general because not all the workers would come from Duns," he said.
"It is one of these things that is going to affect a lot of families in the area.
"Any firm that loses 30 to 40 jobs in a rural area has quite a big impact."
Craig Duffy, 17, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, admitted assaulting Michael MacDougall, 37, to his severe injury in Oban in February this year.
His accomplice Fraser McKerracher, 19, previously admitted attempting to murder Mr MacDougall.
The High Court in Glasgow heard the how the victim had been left disfigured with more than 20 wounds to his body.
Duffy pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr MacDougall by repeatedly punching and kicking him on the head and body with knives, pouring bleach onto his body and chasing him from his house all to his severe injury.
Prosecutor Jennifer Bain told the court that the victim was sleeping when the two attackers woke him up by knocking on his door.
Knife attackShe said: "Fraser McKerracher expressed anger at the fact that the complainer had ignored the door, despite the complainer's explanation that he had been asleep.
"Fraser McKerracher attacked the complainer and began punching him on the head and face. The accused then joined in by punching and kicking the complainer on the head and body."
Continue reading the main storyThis is an extremely serious matter and you should not underestimate the position you're in at this time in your life”End Quote Mark Stewart QC Judge The court was told that the victim managed to retreat into the living room but he was followed by the pair.
McKerracher then brought out a kitchen knife with an eight-inch blade and Duffy also revealed a smaller blade.
Prosecutor Bain added: "The attack continued and despite using his arms to fend off blows, the complainer was stabbed several times on the head and body.
"The complainer then became aware of the smell of bleach and the contents of a yellow bottle of bleach was poured over him by his attackers."
The pair then fled and Mr MacDougall was able to make his way to Oban police office where he was found by officers covered in blood at about 0245 GMT on 27 February.
Jailing Duffy, judge Mark Stewart QC said: "Mr Duffy, at your age to be in the High Court charged with a serious violent crime involving knives is something that needs to be taken seriously.
"This is an extremely serious matter and you should not underestimate the position you're in at this time in your life.
"Given your early pleas I sentence you to three years and nine months."
Consumer Focus has called on all energy companies to halt doorstep selling Customer watchdog Consumer Focus Scotland has called for an end to doorstep sales by energy companies, amid concerns people are being misled.The organisation has published a survey indicating nine-out-of-10 people who bought energy products in this way would never do so again.
The call came after Scottish and Southern Energy halted all of its doorstep sales activity in the UK.
Consumer Focus Scotland has called on other energy companies to do the same.
Scottish and Southern has said commission-based doorstep selling was "no longer an effective way" to gain customers.
In May, the energy giant was found guilty at Guildford Crown Court of tricking people into switching from their existing energy firms, between September 2008 and July 2009.
The court found its sales agents had used misleading sales scripts when talking to people on their doorsteps.
A total of 1,878 adults across the UK were questioned by TNS Omnibus for the Consumer Focus survey.
Four per cent of those surveyed said they had a positive view of doorstep selling by energy companies, while 92% said they would never again buy energy-related products on the door.
'Pandora's box'Consumer Focus Scotland deputy director Trisha McAuley said: "The end of the road has been reached on cold-call energy doorstep sales in Scotland.
"This industry has an appalling track record of mis-selling at people's homes and has had over a decade to change.
"Assurances from energy firms that they will get better simply aren't good enough - unless the problems with doorstep selling are tackled, and firm protections put in place, customers in Scotland will continue to lose out."
Ms McAuley also warned a "Pandora's box of mis-selling" could also be opened with the roll-out of smart meters in homes.
Consumer Focus said all of the UK's "big six" energy companies must voluntarily end doorstep sales immediately for a three-month period to look at alternatives, or energy regulator Ofgem should force them to do so.
Mrs Cumming's husband was inured in a car crash shortly before she was found dead by police Police investigating the murder of a mother-of-two near Dundee are examining mobile phone images of a crash which left her husband seriously injured.Jane Cumming, 40, was found dead in her home in Longforgan by police officers on 15 July.
Detectives are waiting to question her 45-year-old husband Neil in connection with the death. He has been unconscious in hospital since the crash on the A90.
The photographs of the scene were taken from a passing vehicle.
Tayside Police have linked the murder with the collision of her husband's car with a lorry on the outskirts of Dundee on Friday morning.
Mrs Cumming's body was found about two hours later.
It is believed that the photographs of the crash scene were taken by a child sitting in the back of a passing car.
Detectives have been treating Mrs Cumming's death as murder since a post-mortem examination.
Tayside Police said they were carrying out "extensive" door-to-door inquiries in the village and were also examining private CCTV in a bid to piece together Mrs Cumming's movements in the hours before her death.
It has been suggested the range could be used for testing drones The future of the UK's largest missile range is secure for at least the next five years, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.The Hebrides Range, set up in the 1950s, has sites on Benbecula, North and South Uist and a radar station on the remote St Kilda archipelago.
The range offers the largest area in the UK for the live-firing of rockets and missiles. About 200 staff run it.
Defence contractor QinetiQ runs the site on the MoD's behalf.
There have been previous concerns expressed by the local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and by island politicians that the range would be shut down.
The MoD said it would be working with QinetiQ to come up with cost effective ways of upgrading the range and its associated sites.
Both organisations have also said they were willing to work with the council-led Hebrides Range Task Force in looking at other uses for the range.
Weapons tested at the Hebrides Range are being used in operations in Libya In the past, it has been suggested the area could be used for testing and training in unmanned military and civilian aircraft and drones.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Peter Luff, said weapons systems tested on the range were being used in operations in Libya.
He added: "The Hebrides Range is the largest facility of its kind in the UK and provides a vital testing capability for the UK's air defence weapons systems.
"This further demonstrates the government's commitment to the MoD in Scotland and ensures the UK maintains this important capability within our shores."
Ian Taylor, QinetiQ's head of site at the Hebrides Range, said "This is good news for the range and its users.
"Some of the facilities and equipment at the range are old or difficult to maintain, and we knew that they would be in need of replacement, either now or in the next few years.
"The decision to invest in the range means that QinetiQ and the MoD can now address obsolescence issues as a matter of priority to keep the range operational."
Gillan plays Shirley, a secretary who turns against her vitriolic employer Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan is to make her professional theatre debut in a West End revival of John Osborne's 1964 play Inadmissible Evidence.Gillan, who plays the Doctor's feisty assistant Amy Pond, will appear with Douglas Hodge in the show, which opens at the Donmar Warehouse in October.
Hodge plays a self-destructive lawyer, while Gillan will play his secretary.
The 23-year-old Scot will be seen later this year playing model Jean Shrimpton in BBC Four film We'll Take Manhattan.
Dame Eileen Atkins played Gillan's role in the original production of Osborne's play at the Royal Court in London.
Jamie Lloyd will direct the Donmar's revival, which - according to the Daily Mail - will make "subtle cuts" to Osborne's text.
British actress Thandie Newton will also be treading the boards this autumn, this time in a revival of the Ariel Dorfman play Death and the Maiden.
The play - opening at the Comedy Theatre in October - will see the 38-year-old play a former political prisoner who kidnaps a man she believes raped and tortured her.
Newton appeared with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II and won a Bafta in 2006 for her work in Crash.
Juliet Stevenson appeared in the original 1991 production of the play, while Sigourney Weaver starred in Roman Polanski's 1994 film.
Generation from renewables increased by 67% mostly due to stronger winds Falling demand for gas and electricity has hit profits at Glasgow-based energy firm ScottishPower. The company which is part of the Spanish group, Iberdrola, announced half-year profits of ?526m - a drop of 21.4% on the previous year.
ScottishPower said the fall was down to a drop in demand due to a warmer winter as well as higher wholesale prices.
The company, which has over five million gas and electricity customers, recently announced price increases.
From the beginning of August, it is to raise the cost of gas by 19% and the cost of electricity by 10%.
Other energy companies have followed suit.
The ScottishPower division which operates the transmission networks achieved a 13.3% increase in profits to ?365m.
But the company's retailing and generating division reported a 53% fall in profits to ?160m.
Although energy production from coal, hydro and gas fell, the group's renewables sector performed better with a 67% increase in generation.
This was partly down to increased capacity but mostly due to stronger winds.
Overall, parent company Iberdrola increased its earnings by 4.4% to more than ?3.5bn.
The 29-year-old was seen jumping into the water at about 1530 BST on Friday.
Two men who were in a nearby boat attempted to pull the man to safety but they needed help from harbour staff and the police.
Tayside Police said the man was taken to Ninewells Hospital where he was under observation.
Bill Hamilton was trying to unblock a drain in Smithton The family of a man whose body was found in a drain said he died after trying to help his neighbours during severe flooding on Sunday.Bill Hamilton, 68, had tried to unblock a culvert when floods hit Smithton, near Inverness.
His stepson Steven Ritchie, 34, said Mr Hamilton fell and hit his head before he was swept away and drowned.
Northern Constabulary said it was investigating his death but were not treating it as suspicious.
Highland Council officials have drawn up an action plan to ease the impact of future flooding in Smithton and nearby Culloden.
The local authority said more than 20 homes in the area were affected over the course of Saturday and Sunday, along with properties and roads near Beauly and Castle Stuart.
Mr Ritchie paid tribute to Mr Hamilton.
He said: "We are absolutely devastated.
"The whole place was getting flooded and Bill, being Bill, tried to help out.
"He went to try to unblock the drains, but it seems he fell and banged his head. He ended up in the burn and drowned."
Police said a neighbour had raised the alarm at about 1745 BST on Sunday.
A spokesman said: "We attended and carried out inquiries and searches of the area.
"Sadly, at about 7pm a member of the public found the body of a man matching the description of the man.
"While there appears to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident, we are investigating the death."
Highland Council's action plan followed a meeting between Inverness Provost Jimmy Gray and councillors Roddy Balfour, John Ford, Glynis Sinclair and Robert Wynd.
Brenda Ford-Sagers, 67, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and her financial advisor husband Robert were jailed in 2004 for five counts of theft.
She faced a ?72,000 confiscation order in the same year but has paid just ?500, the High Court heard.
Judge Milwyn Jarman QC ruled Theodore must give up his Isle of Harris home.
The High Court heard he used The Old School House - estimated to be worth up to ?100,000 - as his main residence outside term time.
His mother gave him the home in 1996, when he was a young boy, by which time she and her husband had already fallen into crime.
'Driving force'From 1995, they began plundering more than ?100,000 from the estate of Roderick Walter, father of actress Harriet, in order to fund the renovation of Eilan Glas Lighthouse, on Scalpay in the Outer Hebrides.
They admitted the charges at Southampton Crown Court and later had their sentences cut to two years on appeal.
The High Court heard Mrs Ford-Sagers - the "driving force" behind the thefts - had not proposed alternative means of paying the confiscation order.
Rupert Jones, for the CPS, said: "If it is a gift made after the commission of the earliest offence, whether or not the gift itself represents the proceeds of crime is wholly irrelevant.
"Mrs Ford-Sagers and her son have actively refused to market and sell the property.
"The victim of the crime remains unpaid as the compensation order was to be paid from the confiscation order."
Judge Jarman said: "I have come to the conclusion that I ought to exercise my discretion and make a receivership order.
"On all the evidence before me I am quite satisfied that this transaction was a gift."
An enforcement receiver will inspect and value the property before it goes on the market.
Up to 25 whales died during the stranding Rescuers who guided 44 pilot whales out of shallow waters are monitoring a remote Highlands coastline to make sure they do not become stranded again.Medics from British Divers Marine Life Rescue, the coastguard and the Navy were called to the Kyle of Durnes after the pod of more than 60 was spotted.
Forty-four were encouraged back to sea but 25 did not survive.
Rescuers said that three whales still alive would be euthanased as their condition was not good for refloating.
Post mortems examinations will be carried out out on bodies on the shore to find out the cause of the stranding and the deaths of the whales.
The team of helpers managed to rotate whales that were upside down to prevent them from drowning when the tide came in.
Medics from as far as Newcastle responded to the incident and nine sets of pontoons were delivered to the site overnight.
Although they were not used because the estuary flooded too quickly, they will remain on the site in case they are needed over the weekend.
A number of volunteers are currently searching the coast, lochs and headlands for evidence of the whales which had returned to open water.
In May, two pilot whales were found dead in a Hebridean loch after experts feared more than 60 of the animals had been at risk of becoming beached.
The pod had got into difficulty in Loch Carnan in South Uist.
Offences being targeted include carrying a knife on public transport First-time offenders caught in possession of a knife are to face longer prison sentences.The plan was announced by the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC, and includes some people being tried by a sheriff and jury.
Mr Mulholland said this will increase the maximum prison term for those convicted to four years.
Knife offences being dealt with under the new process include possessing a knife on licensed premises.
Other targeted offences include carrying a knife in a violence "hot spot", on public transport, or at a bus or train station.
Mr Mulholland said: "Carrying a knife in public is completely unacceptable and a serious offence."Those in our society who choose to ignore this will face the full rigour of the law."
The move was supported by Ch Insp Graham Goulden of the police violence reduction unit.
He said: "The Lord Advocate's announcement sends out a clear warning to those carrying knives that their behaviour will not be tolerated."
Labour has described the move as "a step in the right direction".
Shadow Justice Minister James Kelly MSP said: "Labour will continue to speak up for the victims of knife crime and press for the tough action the public so desperately want."
By Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland 
RBS is selling off non-core assets Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has cleared the sale of its aircraft business for take-off, with the aim of raising at least ?5bn ($8bn).RBS Aviation Capital is ranked in the world's largest five specialists in leasing and financing aircraft.
Its sale will be one of the largest asset disposals by the Edinburgh-based bank.
RBS is selling off non-core assets and as it continues to recover from near collapse in 2008.
Only the sale of RBS Sempra Commodities and the forthcoming disposal of its insurance division rival Aviation Capital for scale.
RBS recently passed the half-way point in selling off the ?258bn of assets deemed non-core when its recovery programme was launched at the start of 2009.
Potential buyersReports have suggested that groups interested in buying RBS Aviation Capital include rival Chinese-owned ICBC, an aviation financing subsidiary of the Bank of China, and private equity firm Terra Firma, headed by Guy Hands.
RBS's aviation division was founded 10 years ago, when the bank acquired International Aviation Management Group (IAMG), formerly Lombard Aviation Capital.
It was rebranded with the RBS name in 2003, by which point it had 108 aircraft, and was dominating the market in purchase and leaseback of new, narrow-body aircraft.
Headquartered in Dublin, it still focuses on working with low-cost carriers, and now has 100 airline customers and 36 investor customers in 38 countries.
In the past seven years, RBS says it has sold 170 commercial aircraft valued at more than ?4bn, and it has financed 320 aircraft for 46 airlines.
Its portfolio of 200 leased aircraft is currently valued at more than ?5bn, with 36 further planes under management.
The money will help drought-hit areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan Aid agencies working in east Africa have been urged to apply for funding from the Scottish government.A total of ?500,000 has been made available from the international development fund for work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan.
More than 10 million people are said to be at risk from conflict and from the worst drought in the region for almost 60 years.
There are reports of 1,300 people a day coming to Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp.
External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "As a compassionate nation, we are deeply saddened by these unfolding events.
"Scotland has many aid agencies working in the affected areas, striving to provide help and relief to those suffering.
"This funding will go directly to support these Scottish organisations and will ensure help is given swiftly and directly to those most in need."
She said the government was working closely with the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Eligible organisations must have a presence in Scotland and experience of working in the countries affected.
The tourism sector reported some of its best figures for three years Scotland's fragile economy is continuing to recover, according to a new report. But the survey, by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, found weak consumer confidence and said rising costs could undermine the recovery.
Covering the second quarter of 2011, the survey found several sectors of the economy performed well.
Manufacturing and tourism came top and the construction sector also reported a much improved position.
But the poll, of about 200 firms in five sectors, found declining optimism widely reported in wholesale and retail distribution.
Within manufacturing, export-led demand continued to improve, as did confidence. But concerns as to rising raw material and transport costs remained and pressures to raise prices in manufacturing were found to be widespread.
Trends in both construction and tourism were better than expected and better than the past three years.
Garry Clark, head of policy and public affairs at the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said: "Many of Scotland's businesses are performing as well as they can against a challenging background of rising energy costs, inflationary pressures, weak consumer demand and a decline in living standards.
With the impact of government spending cuts and reductions in capital expenditure still to be felt, it remains a difficult environment for business, but our hope is that the encouraging start to the year can be maintained."
The Scottish survey was conducted in conjunction with the University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute.
Villa's Cuellar is pondering a return to Rangers Rangers have agreed a fee with Aston Villa for Carlos Cuellar, who will now decide whether to return to Ibrox.Defender Cuellar left Glasgow for Villa Park in 2008 but new Rangers manager Ally McCoist hopes the 29-year-old can be persuaded to rejoin.
"There's a fee been agreed with Aston Villa in terms of Carlos Cuellar," McCoist told BBC Sport.
"We're very, very hopeful we can finalise a deal with Carlos himself and get that one over the line."
McCoist, after his team beat Linfield 4-1 at Windsor Park in "a very worthwhile exercise", told BBC Northern Ireland that it was evident new players were required.
"We are still needing players. It is our job to get them in and we will get them in," he said.
"In terms of overall fitness, it is coming along nicely."
The Ibrox manager revealed that a deal to keep Steven Davis at the club was very close to completion.
He said: "Talks are on-going at the moment. We are very keen to have him stay for a few more years.
"Steve is keen to stay. We have spoken to his agent and there is just about a deal done there."
Davis also sounded hopeful that a deal could be concluded.
He said after the match: "It's not done and dusted yet but it's not too far away. There will maybe be something to report next week."
McCoist is also considering bringing striker Kenny Miller back to Rangers from Turkish side Bursaspor and a move for Espanyol defender Raul Rodriguez is still on-going.
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I'm very, very keen, as are the rest of the management staff to get some fresh faces in to help the players that are in thereAlly McCoist Rangers manager
"We haven't spoken to Bursaspor but at this stage we wouldn't rule anything out at all," said McCoist.
"They (Espanyol) haven't got back to our fax that we sent them but we'll be pushing that one again.
"Rumour has it that their sporting director said that the bid wasn't enough but they haven't got back to us as a club yet but we'll certainly be making contact in the next 24-48 hours."
"Obviously there's one or two others. We're working tirelessly to get three or four players into the squad, which I'm sure we will.
"We've got five, six or even seven players that we're in contact with at the moment and hopefully within the next three or four days we'll get them over the line.
"I'm very, very keen, as are the rest of the management staff, to get some fresh faces in to help the players that are in there."
Meanwhile, McCoist has played down reports about Burnley's possible interest in re-signing Ibrox forward Kyle Lafferty, who is currently injured.
"That's news to me but Kyle won't be going anywhere," McCoist added.
"Kyle's a very important player to us, he's going absolutely nowhere."
The car veered off Fotheringay Road in Pollokshields, through railings and onto the track between Maxwell Park station and Pollokshields West station.
Strathclyde Police and the British Transport Police were called to the incident at about 1755 hours, and Cathcart Circle trains were stopped.
The driver was checked at the scene by paramedics but recquired no treatment.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue cut the fence to allow the car to be removed.
It was taken off the line by1945 BST.
Scotrail said the train service between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida via Maxwell Park returned to normal at 2115 BST.
Events including wakeboarding were held outside the museum throughout the day The ?74m Riverside Museum in Glasgow has provided the backdrop for a regatta event, featuring events such as wakeboarding and rowing.The Clyde Waterfront Riverside Regatta was scheduled to end at 1800 BST.
Visiting tall ship, Glaciere of Liverpool, also sailed in, offering visitors the chance to go on board.
The Riverside Museum, Scotland's Museum of Transport and Travel, opened last month.
It houses more than 3,000 exhibits including trains, cars, motorbikes, buses and trams and has more than 150 interactive displays.
The ground floor of the museum, in Pointhouse Place, also includes a recreation of a city street during the 1900s.
The BBC apologised to viewers and listeners for any disruption Journalists at the BBC have taken part in a 24-hour strike in a row over compulsory redundancies.Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted for industrial action last month because a number of World Service journalists are facing compulsory redundancy.
The NUJ said the strike had been "solidly supported". A further strike is scheduled for 29 July.
A BBC spokesman said disruption had been less than expected.
Viewers and listeners saw some changes to BBC output on Friday morning as a result of the strike.
Radio 4's Today programme began at 0700 BST - an hour later than normal.
On Radio 5 Live, meanwhile, regular Breakfast hosts Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden were replaced by Ian Payne and Julia Bradbury.
Job losses
A number of people working in the World Service and BBC Monitoring are facing compulsory redundancy this summer, the NUJ said.
General secretary Michelle Stanistreet said union representatives had "tried hard" to resolve the dispute through negotiation.
"We have even agreed to use the Acas conciliation service to try to find a way forward, but BBC senior management has shown no real interest in negotiations.
"It is hard to avoid the conclusion that BBC management wants thousands of its journalists to go on strike rather than settle the dispute.
"If that is the case, it confirms our members' worst fears about the management strategy of introducing compulsory redundancy at the BBC," she said.
"By the deliberate BBC decision to provoke this strike action, journalists will lose a day's pay and audiences will suffer for a dispute that is so easily avoidable. The BBC stance looks stubborn and provocative."
The BBC said it would continue with its efforts to reduce the need for compulsory redundancies.
"Industrial action will not alter the fact that the BBC is faced with a number of potential compulsory redundancies, following significant cuts to the central government grants that support the World Service and BBC Monitoring," a spokesman said.
Lucy Adams, the BBC's business operations director, said in an e-mail to staff that around 14% of those who had been due on duty had decided not to work, and six out of seven staff were working normally.
She said: "The NUJ are still asking us to agree to a policy of no compulsory redundancies - which we are simply unable to do. There is no business of our size that could commit to this policy, especially when central government funding is withdrawn.
"We are committed to maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the NUJ and are always open to using the service of Acas. However, in these circumstances, a meeting with Acas would still not allow us to find around 100 staff new jobs."
Ivy Brown poses a "potential high risk of violence" to the public Police are trying to trace a man who has gone missing from Edinburgh following his release from prison.They have warned that Ivy Brown, 31, poses a "potential high risk of violence to members of the public".
He was released on licence and a warrant has been issued for his immediate recall to custody.
A police spokesman said Brown was known to have travelled to Kings Cross Station in London and it is thought he may be in the Luton area.
He is thought to have lived in that area and has local contacts.
Brown was meant to report to social workers but failed to do so.
Lothian and Borders Police said there were concerns for his well-being as he was not taking prescribed daily medication.
Gold teethHe added that the risk of him being violent "may be heightened in a deteriorating medical state".
Brown was last seen in Edinburgh's Broughton Street at 0815 BST on Saturday, 9 July.
He is black, about 5ft 9in tall, with short dark dreadlocks. He is of stocky build and has two distinctive gold front teeth.
He also has a number of tattoos including one on his left hand, which reads "done one".
Members of the public are advised not to approach him but to contact police.
Archaeologists and volunteers have been digging at the ruins of an ancient roundhouse Human remains including parts of a skull and leg bones have been found during an archaeological dig at an Iron Age site in Caithness.The police and procurator fiscal service have been notified of the finds at Thrumster, near Wick, as normal procedure by archaeologists.
The remains have still to be radiocarbon dated to determine how old they are.
Ancient human remains have previously been uncovered in Caithness.
AOC Archaeology and Yarrows Heritage Trust have been leading teams of 12 to 15 volunteers on the dig.
Dr Andy Heald, of AOC Archaeology, said they had established the site held the ruins of a broch, a massive stone wall Iron Age roundhouse.
He said the bones found could be those of a man.
'Even puppies'Dr Heald said: "At the moment we have no idea on a date. They could be 50 years old, or 3,000 years old."
If analysis finds that the remains were ancient then they could have been placed as part of a ritual honouring the dead.
Dr Heald said: "When skulls were found in the 19th Century people thought it had to do with cannibalism, or were war trophies.
"Cannibalism is just nonsense."
He added: "At another Caithness site at Whitegate human remains, horses and even puppies were placed at a broch 300 years after it was abandoned.
"It was done in some sort of memory ritual, or for it to be a monument on the landscape."
Caithness has more brochs per square mile than any other part of Scotland, according to Highland Council.
Examples of the ancient buildings are also found on Orkney.
Vivien Kyles said all the profits from racing and other events at Hamilton go back into the business At Hamilton Park Racecourse, its chief executive, Vivien Kyles, is gearing up for one of the biggest events of the year. However, it is not a major race meet but a concert by former boy band Westlife on 23 July. It is Hamilton's biggest signing to date and all part of the strategy of its chief executive Vivien Kyles.
She took over the running of the course in 2008 and her plans included making the course pay on the 140 or so days in a year when there wasn't a racing fixture.
Vivien has always been a bit of a trailblazer. She took over at Hamilton Park after a spell as chief executive of Livingston Football Club - one of the few women to head up a football club not just in this country but in the world.
She said: "I probably miss the joys and frustrations we used to have on a Saturday just before the game - standing on front of the white board and asking why they are not using a certain player on the wing because he's faster - that's just the frustrated football manager in me but I certainly don't miss driving home after being beaten 5-nil."Surprisingly, she had never been to the races before her appointment, although she admits to having had a flutter on the Grand National.
Her priority has been to make the course pay during a time of great change in the world of racing.
"It is a changed model," she said. "The money used to be made solely on the race days and there was a lot of central funding which came from the levy - that's the government tax that takes place in the bookmakers.
"We used to get levy figures northwards of about ?750,000 six years ago and now we get about ?240,000, so that's a ?0.5m drop in our revenue streams."
The racecourse has had success in attracting other events. In 2008 there were eight weddings - this year there will be about 30.
Funeral teasVivien said there was a surprising diversity of functions booking the course: "We do a lot of private parties, exhibitions, dinners, funeral teas even - people are looking for something that's a wee bit different.
"So it is trying to make Hamilton Park a business and complement what's going on in the track."
Outside activities now contribute between 35 - 40% of the course's income so racing is still very much at the core of the business.
The average punter will spend ?40 during the day on a flutter and some food and drink. For the evening it's usually more than ?100 and in hospitality it can be much more than that.
Profits from all the activities are ploughed back in to the business and this year that is likely to be 50% more than the previous year.
"We are owned by a racing trust," Vivien said.
"So unlike some of the groups within the racing circuit we're not looking to pay dividends out to people - there's no shareholders cracking the whip (no pun intended) so what I have the luxury of doing is reinvesting the profits we make back into the racecourse and that predominately means putting the profits in the prize money."
The interview with Vivien Kyles can be heard on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Business Scotland' programme on Sunday 17 July at 1005 BST. Business Scotland is available by podcast.
Two people were taken to hospital after the fire broke out at Hillington Road South, near Paisley Road West at about 1600 BST.
Residents could be seen on balconies on the floors above the fire.
More than 15 firefighters tackled the blaze and police said the block was evacuated.
The Scottish Ambulance Service sent 10 vehicles, including three ambulances, to the scene.
The road was closed and police cordons set up.
Joseph Rae, 23, said his father John had been trapped by smoke in his flat on the seventh floor.
He said he'd arrived at the police cordon about 1445 BST.
"My dad could not breathe due to the smoke to start with," he said.
"They had to get oxygen up to him. They carried it up. He's OK now.
"It looks like it started in a flat at the back on the fifth floor."
Strathclyde Police and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service said they could not confirm if there had been fatalities.
Burns lands a right on Cook, who was in trouble throughout the short fight Ricky Burns retained his WBO super-featherweight title in bizarre circumstances with a first-round defeat of Dagenham veteran Nicky Cook. The 28-year-old Scot had Cook in trouble with his first punch, as thechallenger twisted to try to avoid a right to the body after six seconds.
The former world champion was clearly in pain but continued until his corner threw in the towel after 93 seconds.
Cook was stretchered from the ring and later diagnoesed with a prolapsed disc.
The Englishman was taken to hospital where the 31-year-old was later diagnosed to be suffering from a prolapsed disc.
Although Cook, who has a history of back trouble, appeared to be injured as much by an attempt to avoid taking a punch as from the punch itself, Burns insisted the shot to the ribs had been good enough to hurt his opponent.
"It was a shot right on his ribs and I felt him go straightaway. I wouldn't be surprised if he's got a broken rib too," he said.
"I said I wanted to go out fast at the start and obviously the first punch was a good one.
"I'm sure Nicky was prepared properly. He wanted to win, but it was a good shot."
declared himself pleased to It was later confirmed that Cook's injury was a prolapsed disc.
This was Burns' third title defence since winning the belt from Roman Martinez in September last year in Glasgow.
His promoter Frank Warren chose to take his man on the road, to the Echo Arena in Liverpool, to increase his exposure to boxing fans around the UK.
Cook winces in pain in the first round of his bout with Burns But he simply did not have the opportunity to win any new admirers, such was the brevity of the bout against Cook, who had fought only once since March 2009.
After Burns' opening attack left Cook hopping in agony and with his back turned on the champion, there seemed little prospect of the fight lasting until the end of the first round.
And so it proved as twice more Cook, with a record of 30 wins in 32 fights coming into this bout, was sent to the canvas, plainly unable to carry on and relying on referee Phil Edwards for protection.
Burns' trainer Billy Nelson had said earlier in the week that his fighter was in the best shape of his career and that Cook would "have his hands full" when he entered the ring with the Coatbridge fighter. In contrast, Cook had revealed the extent of his back problems in an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Friday, saying: "When it comes I have to take a step back, stop training and it until it goes away again. I can manage it, though."
Burns, who looked in excellent condition and prepared for a gruelling contest was left with conflicting emotions after the bout: a sense of relief at retaining his belt but dejection, too, that he was unable to show off his skills after months of training.
His focus now will be to win the Ring Magazine belt, the so-called "Rocky belt" that he craves, which he can do if he can secure a bout with, and beat, South Africa's Mzonke Fana.
The Ring Magazine belt is awarded to the best fighter in each weight division but, despite his standing with that publication, Fana has been stripped of his IBF title after failing to make a defence.
Drilling fell despite a buoyant oil price encouraging more drilling activity in Norwegian waters. Drilling for oil and gas in British waters fell sharply in the second quarter of this year, according to industry figures.Exploration for new reserves was down by more than 50% when compared with April to June of last year.
It reached the lowest level in that quarter for nine years.
That was despite a buoyant oil price encouraging more drilling activity in Norwegian waters and consistent levels off the coast of the Netherlands.
Industry analysts said it was too early to blame the shock increase in oil industry taxation, which was announced in the Budget in March, but it had added to uncertainty to investment in UK drilling.
Deloitte, the business consultancy, has assessed oil and gas industry figures and said the second quarter figure was 52% below Q2 in 2010.
Over the first six months of the year, drilling was down 43% on 2010, with only 20 exploration and appraisal wells started, or 'spudded', from January to June, compared with 35 at the start of last year.
The second quarter figure was up on the first quarter, but that is normal for the industry.
Reduction 'concerning'Deloitte's analysts said the number of wells was small, but that activity was lower than was expected with the oil price above $100 per barrel.
Analyst Graham Sadler said: "The reduction in activity is concerning, and is likely to be attributable to a combination of issues including a lack of business confidence in the market generally, over recent months, as well as a possible initial reaction to the UK's shifting fiscal regime.
"Although it is difficult to pinpoint how quickly companies would have been able to change drilling plans, as a result of the tax changes announced in this year's Budget, it's quite likely that the UK fiscal regime is now being viewed as unstable and, therefore, a less attractive place to invest."
Chancellor George Osborne stunned the sector with a Budget announcement of a ?2bn per year tax increase, to pay for a cut in petrol duty.
Facing strong criticism from the industry, the Treasury has since announced an extended tax allowance for marginal fields worth an expected ?50m each year.
Mr Sadler said that any impact from the tax increase could be expected to become clearer 12 to 18 months after the tax announcement.
Jim Campbell, left, and Brian Ferguson used the trip to raise money for the RNLI Two men who set themselves the challenge of visiting as many Scottish islands as possible in 14 days have reached their final destination.Jim Campbell, 39, and Brian Ferguson, 38, both from Leith, Edinburgh, dubbed their venture HitchHop and raised money for the RNLI.
The pair travelled between islands using ferries, but also hitched lifts over sea and land.
Their journey ended at the Butt of Lewis on the Western Isles.
Mr Ferguson, a journalist, had said he and his colleague had hoped to reach at least 30 islands if the weather was good.
However, according to their updates on the micro blogging site Twitter, they set foot on more than 100.
The 19-year-old man was walking along Altyre Street, near Adrgay Street, Tollcross, at about 0245 BST on Friday when he was approached by the pair.
He tried to run away but the men caught up with him and carried out an attack which left him with a serious cut to his leg and arm injuries.
The suspects are both white and aged between 18 and 20.
Both were wearing dark hooded tops with the hoods up. One man had a slim build while the other had a heavy build.
'Possible shouting'
Strathclyde Police have appealed for a woman who helped the injured man to come forward.
The victim is currently being treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary where his condition is described as serious but not life-threatening.
Det Con Graham Harries said: "I would really like to ask the lady who came to the man's aid to get in touch as she could have vital information regarding this violent crime.
"I realise the incident took place in the early hours of the morning but it's possible local residents heard some kind of disturbance, perhaps some shouting, and I would urge them to please get in touch with us.
"Any piece of information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, could assist us in tracking down the two men responsible."
Alex Salmond said newspapers have previously broken data protection laws The Scottish government is to urge the public inquiry into phone hacking and media regulation to consider a 2006 report on privacy laws being broken.The first minister highlighted the Operation Motorman report after he was asked by UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to comment on the inquiry's remit.
Alex Salmond said the study revealed about 3,000 cases of various newspapers breaking data protection laws.
He added that questions remained over why no action was taken then.
The Information Commissioner's report exposed an extensive illegal trade in confidential personal information and made recommendations to government and industry.
Mr Salmond said: "We will submit the Scottish government's full response to the UK government's draft terms of reference on Monday, and trust that it will secure a positive response so that the inquiry can be comprehensive and thorough in the public interest."
Prime Minister David Cameron has asked Lord Justice Leveson to oversee the public inquiry after a phone-hacking scandal, led to the closure of the UK's biggest-selling newspaper, the News of the World.
Continue reading the main storyIf the SNP have nothing to hide then Alex Salmond must speak out and convince the public there has been no quid pro quo for Rupert Murdoch's support of the SNP”End Quote Paul Martin Scottish Labour Meanwhile, Scottish Labour claimed there were unanswered questions over the SNP's links with News International - the newspaper's owner.
The party published a list of 25 questions, including asking when the first minister last met with News International chairman James Murdoch, as well as how much the SNP has spent on advertising with the company in the past four years.
Scottish Labour's business manager Paul Martin said: "Throughout the entire phone hacking scandal Alex Salmond has ditched his usual megaphone diplomacy and has been uncharacteristically silent.
"Alex Salmond has desperately attempted to come across as whiter than white by keeping schtum and resorting to his default position of blaming Westminster.
"He would clearly rather we all ignored the fact that he personally met with James Murdoch, wined and dined the editor of the Scottish News of the World and provided free articles and advertising to News International newspapers worth thousands of pounds."
He called on Alex Salmond to speak out and convince the public there had been "no quid pro quo for Rupert Murdoch's support of the SNP".
'Embarrassing nonsense'
The SNP condemned Labour's attack.
A party spokesman said: "This is embarrassing nonsense from Paul Martin - he obviously doesn't let the facts get in the way of a bad press release.
"For example, the first minister was on record at a press conference last week calling on Rebekah Brooks to step down, and also gave numerous broadcast interviews supporting the Commons motion - of which the SNP was a co-sponsor - calling on News Corp's BSkyB bid to be withdrawn.
"Instead of engaging in smear, the key question Paul Martin has to answer is why the last Labour government did precisely nothing about the Operation Motorman report published by the Information Commissioner in 2006, revealing over 3,000 cases of a range of newspapers breaking data protection laws."
About a foot of water collected in some places around East Bridge Street during the one-hour downpour.
The flash flood happened between about 1300 BST and 1400 BST and was followed by thunder and lightning.
Chris McCulloch, 44, said: "I've never seen rain like it in Scotland. All the streets coming down off the hill turned into streams."
Mr McCulloch told the BBC Scotland news website he was trying to pick his 11-year-old daughter Chrisanne up from a friend's flat after she got soaked "from head to foot".
Tearoom flooded"It was an absolute downpour," he said. "The water was going into the flat and I couldn't get down to her because the stairs down to the flat had turned into a river.
"A BMW got stuck in the water but then the police came and stopped people going through."
Mr McCulloch also said a local tearoom was flooded and water also got into other business premises.
He added: "As we were going across the Tay Bridge you couldn't see Kinnoul Hill."
Closures could mean a cut in RAF personnel of up to 74%, the Scottish government claims The Ministry of Defence could be about to announce "massive and disproportionate" RAF cuts in Scotland, according to the Scottish government.The SNP said it believed an announcement on plans to close a second Scottish military airbase was imminent.
Under a UK government review, RAF Kinloss is already to be axed with the cancellation of the Nimrod contract.
Concern remains over the fates of Lossiemouth and Leuchars.
Westminster SNP leader Angus Robertson said the joint closure of RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth would constitute a 74% cut in RAF personnel in Scotland.
The joint closure of RAF Kinloss and RAF Leuchars would constitute a 53% cut, he added.
"Our defence communities are braced for bad news, they have been treated appallingly by the UK government throughout this process, and they now deserve certainty over their future," he said.
Continue reading the main storyNo other part of the country is facing such devastation and Prime Minister Cameron needs to understand this”End Quote Ewan McGregor Actor "There is no strategic or defence reason why the Ministry of Defence should consider massive and disproportionate cuts to the RAF in Scotland, while concentrating basing, spending and manpower in the south of England.
"Given Scotland's geographic location and the increasing importance of the high north it makes no sense for Whitehall to make swinging cuts to capability, personnel and bases.
"How can a cut of up to 74% in Scotland be justified?"
Mr Robertson contrasted Scotland's situation with Nordic countries, claiming they had similar strategic priorities and yet maintained more airbases and more aircraft.
Actor Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin, who is a former Tornado pilot, have added their voices to the appeal to save RAF Lossiemouth.
'No sense'
Trainspotting and Moulin Rouge star Ewan, who is originally from Crieff, said: "It is simply unimaginable for RAF Lossiemouth to be closed as an airbase in addition to RAF Kinloss only a few miles away.
"No other part of the country is facing such devastation and Prime Minister Cameron needs to understand this.
"Anyone who has been to the north of Scotland understands how important this is.
"Having had the good fortune to fly in a Tornado with Colin I know how critical the retention of RAF Lossiemouth is for the whole region."
His brother, who has just returned from Afghanistan where he visited 617 Squadron, added: "RAF Lossiemouth is the most capable military airbase in northern Europe and it makes no sense to close it."
Detectives said that while the total was small it was important to guard against complacency Police figures have shown that 25 weapons were seized from school pupils in Dumfries and Galloway over the past four years. The figures came to light following a freedom of information request.
Detectives said that while the total was relatively small compared with other parts of the country, it was important to guard against complacency.
Officers said they worked closely with the education authority to highlight the risks of pupils carrying weapons.
Insp John Thomson, from Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, said: "It is about re-inforcing the message to all school pupils about the dangers or potential consequences of carrying or using a weapon."
He added: "There is a need to be responsible at all times and consider their safety and that of others.
"That is the message we try to get across by utilising our schools officers and the teachers themselves who re-inforce that message of personal safety."
It is claimed the development could create up to 3,600 jobs and generate ?4.4bn for the Scottish economy A plan to create a "world class" business and transport hub on land around Edinburgh Airport has been unveiled. The ?300m proposal would transform 85 hectares of land lying between the airport and RBS headquarters.
The "International Business Gateway" will include offices, hotel and conference facilities and an arena.
The consortium behind the plan has claimed it could generate up to ?4.4bn for the Scottish economy.
It said 3,600 jobs could be created within 20 years.
The implementation plan, containing details of the development, said the site west of Edinburgh offers "huge long-term potential" which is "underpinned " by its proximity to the airport and the motorway as well as a new railway station and possibly tram stops.
Airport growthEdinburgh Airport has recently undergone a ?40m expansion as part of a 10-year development plan and has seen a sharp increase in passenger numbers in recent years.
The developers said that "realising" the airport's growth potential would help "maximise the competitiveness of Edinburgh and Scotland on the world stage".
The scheme also takes in the Royal Highland Showground which has already announced a ?30m upgrade which includes two new hotels.
However the whole scheme depends on investment.
A number of organisations have teamed up to develop the site.
Called the Edinburgh International Development Partnership it includes Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh Airport, the Royal Highland Agricultural Society, as well as Edinburgh City Council and the Scottish government.
TransformationThe Scottish government has backed the plans.
However, Finance Secretary John Swinney warned: "Whilst this is not a commitment to future funding from the Scottish government, the partnership approach to preparing the implementation plan is a positive example of what can be achieved to facilitate long-term growth despite the difficult economic climate."
Lena Wilson, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, said the planned development area was "one of Scotland's most important economic development zones."
She added: "We have been working with our partners to facilitate an implementation plan that will help pave the way for the transformation of the west of Edinburgh into one of Scotland's key centres of commerce and connectivity."
The operators, Total confirmed that a hydro-carbon leak occurred just after 1300 BST.
Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and Grampian Police were called to the plant but were stood down shortly after.
The company said the section of the terminal affected was immediately shut down and depressurised.
Workers were called to muster and all non-essential personnel sent home.
A spokesman for Total said a full investigation into the cause of the leak would now be undertaken.
A lifeboat crewman is to be given a Gallantry medal for saving a man from drowning A lifeboat crewman is to be awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for Gallantry for saving a man from drowning off the coast of Berwickshire.St Abbs lifeboat helm Darren Crowe, 39, rescued Simon Haston, 44, after he became trapped in a cave at low tide.
Mr Crowe swam through a narrow fissure in a rock to reach Mr Haston, who had fallen from St Abbs Head while fishing.
Also honoured are Mr Crowe's uncle, Alistair Crowe, 63, his brother James Crowe, 37, and David Wilson, 36.
The RNLI volunteer crewmen will be given a framed Letter of Thanks from the RNLI chairman.
On 6 June, Mr Haston, a firefighter from Edinburgh, was swept into a gully where he was described by those involved in the rescue as being "completely at the mercy of the powerful swell, cold, battered and clinging to a half submerged rock".'Hardcore rescue'The lifeboat crew rowed to the edge of the cave, and Mr Crowe entered the water to rescue Mr Haston.
Mr Haston said: "I just cannot thank them enough. I'm well aware it was a hardcore rescue, a big job.
"This guy saved my life and he deserves all the recognition he can get and definitely deserves the medal.
"If the RNLI had not been there I would have died that day.
"I would not have lasted much longer, I was almost gone."
But Mr Crowe was modest about his heroism.
He said: "We are all volunteers - we're not in it for medals.
"What we did that day was just part of our job with the RNLI."
RNLI Operations Director Michael Vlasto praised Mr Crowe's "courage, level-headedness, physical strength and resourcefulness".
The View performed the silent gig at the Overgate Centre car park Dundee indie band The View have played a "silent" gig for fans in a shopping centre car park.About 200 people listened on headphones at the Overgate Centre in Dundee, as the group played hits ahead of their T in the Park appearance on Friday.
The music was broadcast using "Silentgig" technology - though many of the fans were singing along.
The View will join dozens of other bands at this year's T in the Park festival, which runs from 7-10 July.
Headliners at the event in Balado, Perth and Kinross, are Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Coldplay. The festival is expected to attract 85,000 people.
The View said they were very "excited" about the "ground-breaking" silent gig, which was set up to avoid disturbing shoppers above the underground car park.
All the proceeds will go towards charity Help the Kids, which aims to raise ?1m for youngsters in the local area.
Trinity Mirror plans to cut 90 jobs from 240 journalist staff at the Sunday Mail and the Daily Record The publisher of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record is being urged to re-think its plans for journalist job cuts.In a letter to Trinity Mirror, the Scottish Trades Union Congress said the closure of the News of the World had changed the newspaper market.
It said the Glasgow-based titles' owner had a chance to invest and boost sales.
Trinity Mirror is to print an extra 250,000 papers this weekend, in a bid to gain from the scandal-hit News International title's closure.
The company is also printing a further 1.5 million copies of the Sunday Mirror and the People, backed by a marketing push and cover price cuts in selected areas.
The Sunday Mail already leads the weekend market in Scotland, with average sales of 340,000 copies between last December and May.
The News of the World was biggest UK seller by far, with 2.67 million average sales recently, while its Scottish edition sold 245,000.
Continue reading the main storyWith its major competitor in such serious difficulty, now is a time for investment at Trinity Mirror in Scotland, not cuts”End Quote Grahame Smith STUC Trinity Mirror announced last month that it intends to cut 90 jobs from the 240 journalist staff at the Sunday Mail and its Daily Record stablemate.
Grahame Smith, general secretary of the STUC, has written to Mark Hollinshead, managing director of Trinity Mirror in Glasgow, to ask that plans to cut jobs should be reassessed in light of News International's difficulties.
Mr Smith said: "It makes no sense to continue with the planned job cuts when a huge opportunity has now presented itself for Trinity Mirror to re-establish the Record and Mail as Scotland's premier popular newspapers.
"With its major competitor in such serious difficulty, now is a time for investment at Trinity Mirror in Scotland, not cuts."
A spokesman for Trinity Mirror declined to comment on the letter.
With the closure of the News of the World in Scotland, 21 journalists were given redundancy notices, and 38 freelance journalists are also affected.
Class A ship Wylde Swan has been booked for corporate hospitality Big celebrations are being planned in the 12 small ports around Scotland where a fleet of tall ships is expected to call on the latest leg of its journey.The 57 sail-powered vessels are heading from Greenock to Lerwick on Shetland where the next step of their race begins.
One of the first stopping-off points after leaving James Watt Dock is Campbeltown.
Wylde Swan, one of the Class A ships, has been booked for corporate hospitality to launch a scheme promoting sailing in the waters around the Kintyre peninsula.
The town is also preparing to celebrate 150 years of its local lifeboat.
Award-winning pipers and a stream of visitors welcomed the sailors ashore.
Local resident Cathie Strother told me: "I think everybody's excited, everybody's talking about it [saying] there's one coming in this morning, so the harbour master tells you."
"Everybody wants to come down and see it."
The harbour master estimates that 22 ships called in at Campeltown on their way to Greenock.
However the number returning is much smaller as the sailors seem to have an ambition to get a few nautical miles under their belts.
Pipers were among those who visited the Tall Ships in Campbeltown Stephen Scally said: "It was quite a lot and it was great for the town. We had a lot of townspeople down seeing them.
"Hopefully we'll get a few more this week as well for the visitors."
No estimates have been placed on how much the visitors are worth to each of the ports but Greenock's three days of festivities were thought to be pulling in ?8m.
Visitor Annie Wilson, on holiday from Lanarkshire, came into Campbeltown to see the ships.
She said: "Well, we're going to come here and have our tea now.
"That's what they want, us to spend our money here."
Amateur photographers have also been flocking to the quayside to capture a snap.
Oban, Ullapool, Kirkwall and Fair Isle are among the places expected to welcome the ships as they make their way north.
